Subsea
Plexus Clinches Oceaneering Deal
Plexus has secured a purchase order to supply and rent its POS-GRIP enabled POS-SET Connector to Oceaneering for well abandonment operations in the North Sea. Operations are expected to begin within the next eight weeks and to take approximately 10 days to complete. Under the terms of the contract,
Framo Tech Delivers for Borkum Riffgrund 2 Project
Framo’s pump technology has been used to successfully anchor 20 wind turbines at the wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 2. A total of 60 suction buckets have been pumped in place as foundation for the 20 wind turbines in Ørsted’s new wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 2. In June 2018, a team of specialists from Fra
DOF Scoops Up Subsea Contracts
DOF Subsea has been awarded several contracts securing utilization of personnel and vessels in the Subsea IMR projects segment. The Oslo-listed firm has won a contract in the Atlantic region with MHI Vestas Offshore Wind for the Skandi Constructor. The contract is scheduled to start at the end of Q3
Dragados Sends Off Sverdrup LQ Jacket
Dragados Offshore has delivered the 7,600-tons steel jacket for the living quarter platform to be installed at Equinor’s Johan Sverdrup field project off Norway. The sail-away of the LQ Jacket took place July 30, from the company’s yard in Puerto Real, Cádiz. Dragados Offshore’s scope of work includ
Prysmian’s NSW to Deliver Northwester 2 Inter-Array Cables
Prysmian’s subsuidiary NSW (Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke) has been awarded a contract by Northwester NV for the development of a submarine inter-array power cable system for the Northwester 2 offshore wind farm, located in the Belgian North Sea. NSW will design, produce and deliver 25 kilometers of 33
Van Oord Beefs Up ‘Aeolus’ for Norther OWF Installation Campaign
Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel Aeolus has went trough a major overhaul for the foundation installation project on the Norther offshore wind farm. The installation of the first of a total of 45 foundations marks the start of the Norther offshore wind farm project. The wind farm will be locat
Nexen Green Light for Buzzard 2
Nexen Petroleum UK has announced that the Buzzard Phase II (BPII) project has received full sanction from partners and the ‘Field Development Plan’ has been approved by the UK Oil and Gas Authority. The define stage, which included the front-end engineering design of the development, was completed i
Bourbon Names New CFO
French vessel owner and offshore services provider, Bourbon, has appointed Thierry Hochoa as its new chief financial officer effective as of August 6, 2018. Hochoa replaces Astrid de Bréon following her resignation from CFO position in July this year. He reports directly to Gaël Bodénès, chief execu
Sparrows Eyes Expansion with New Appointment
Sparrows Group has appointed John Grover to a director-level role responsible for expanding its business globally. Based at Sparrows’ headquarters in Aberdeen, Grover will spearhead the delivery of the company’s long-term growth plan worldwide as it looks to build on its performance history in the o
RTS Becomes R2Sonic Norwegian Distributor
Norwegian subsea equipment provider Rental & Technology Services (RTS) has been appointed as the exclusive distributor of R2Sonic in Norway. RTS will back R2Sonic’s expansion into Norway by providing knowledgeable and personalized support. Helge Knutsen, managing director, RTS, said: “As one of the
Crondall, OGTC Advance ‘Facility of the Future’ Project
Crondall Energy and the Oil & Gas Technology Centre, have joined forces with international oil and gas firms to explore whether a new reusable production buoy concept could help extend North Sea production by unlocking smaller oil and gas reservoirs. The study will explore the feasibility of a float
Marine Technical Limits Hires New Naval Architect
FPSO and marine vessel specialists, Marine Technical Limits (MTL), has expanded its team with the appointment of a new naval architect. The recruitment brings the company’s employee numbers to 42. Lead Naval Architect for MTL, Ian Stewart, said: “I am delighted to welcome Lewis to the company. His a
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (July 30 – August 05). https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/07/27/naval-energies-shelves-tidal-energy-plans-with-openhydro-in-liquidation/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/07/30/inpex-begins-gas-production
Three60 Acquires Norway Based Ridge
Three60 Group has acquired Stavanger based Ridge AS who specializes in the provision of engineering and consultancy services in the subsurface, drilling & wells, subsea and facilities disciplines mainly in the Norwegian North Sea. The acquisition of Ridge represents the third constituent company of