Subsea
Flint Subsea Upgrades Its EQD Skid
Flint Subsea has upgraded its Emergency Quick Disconnect (EQD) skid to include a fail close actuator on the system’s main isolation valve. This new development now provides emergency full system shut down capability in an ‘event’ to isolate the well during direct well pumping operations. In a drift
Shearwater GeoServices Secures Two New Surveys
GC Rieber Shipping’s 50% owned geoservices company Shearwater GeoServices has been awarded 3D surveys in the Mediterranean and South East Asia, adding seven vessel months to the current backlog. The surveys will be starting in the first half of Q4 2018. The Mediterranean survey will take approximate
Deep Sea Off Greece Chosen for XPRIZE Test Site
XPRIZE has chosen the deep sea off Kalamata, Greece, as the field testing location for finalist teams competing in the $7 million Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE. Deep sea, real-world testing is a key stage in the three-year global competition challenging teams to advance ocean technologies for rapid,
BHGE Partners with AFRC to Improve Its Services
The University of Strathclyde’s Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) and Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE), have joined forces to explore how some of the latest manufacturing tools and processes can drive more efficient, smarter ways to reduce cost and increase productivity across BHGE’s operatio
ORE Catapult Takes Delivery of Subsea Cables Test Rig from Osbit
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has taken delivery of cable bend fatigue test rig that should support the development and improve the performance and reliability of subsea cables. Northumberland-based Osbit designed and built the 15-tonne cable fatigue test rig to ORE Catapult’s specifi
Shell and Partners in Arran FID
Shell and its partners have made a final investment decision (FID) for the Arran field development, located in the UK Central North Sea. The Shell-operated Arran field is expected to produce around 100 million standard cubic feet a day of gas and 4,000 barrels per day of condensate, which combined e
Equinor Gets Nod for Snorre Life Extension
Equinor has received consent to continue use of the Snorre A and Snorre B facilities through 2040. The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said it believes there is a basis for continuing operations on Snorre A and B to produce remaining resources in the field. Equinor had consent to use Snorre A until
Pioneer Consulting Names Director of Submarine Networks
Submarine cable consulting firm Pioneer Consulting, has welcomed Philip deGuzman to its core project team as director of Submarine Networks. With over 10 years in system design engineering and project implementation experience, deGuzman will be advising Pioneer Consulting’s global clients in the dev
AGR Consultancy Wins Oceaneering Contract
AGR has signed a two-year contract with Oceaneering in Norway for hire of technical manpower which covers multiple disciplines, including ROV and engineering personnel. The services will be delivered by AGR’s Consultancy business unit which has placed manpower to more than 180 clients in over 60 loc
HAF Consortium to Decommission Brae Bravo Platform
Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) and AF Offshore Decom (AFOD), together known as the HAF consortium, have secured a contract from Marathon Oil Decommissioning Services for the Engineering, Preparation, Removal and Disposal (EPRD) of the Brae Bravo Platform. The scope comprises of the EPRD of the top
Johan Sverdrup’s Power from Shore Switched On
The Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Kjell-Børge Freiberg, has officially opened the power-from-shore solution which will provide the Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea with electricity for more than 50 years. Today Johan Sverdrup’s power from shore was officially switched on about a y
Nexans Joins Northwester 2 Team
Wind farm developer Parkwind has announced Nexans as the export cable supplier for the Northwester 2 offshore wind farm off the coast of Belgium, completing the list of key suppliers for the project. The export cable is a 225 kV 3-phase submarine cable and has an approximate length of 17 kilometers.
Equinor Hires Global Maritime for Njord Marine Ops
Global Maritime has been awarded a contract with Equinor from 2018 through 2020 for marine operations at the Njord field. The field was temporarily shut down in 2016 and the Njord A platform and the Njord B FSO taken to shore for refurbishment, due to be completed in 2020. Global Maritime has towed
Minesto Generates Power from Its First Commercial-Scale Unit
Marine energy developer Minesto has achieved initial electricity generation with its first commercial-scale marine energy kite during the commissioning program of the company’s low-flow tidal energy project in Wales. “We are entering a new era of renewable energy generation and Minesto is at the for