An exploration well is being drilled south of the Troll field in the North Sea, for the first time, with the objective not to find oil or gas, but to investigate whether the reservoir in the deep Johansen Formation is suitable for storage of carbon dioxide (CO2). The Northern Lights project, consist
Prysmian Group has secured €100 million contract from EDF Renewables for the development of submarine and land power cables to connect the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm to the Scottish mainland power grid. The NnG offshore wind farm, located around 15 km off the Fife coast, will generate
Saipem has been awarded a contract by the French company EDF Renewables for the construction of the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) wind farm offshore Scotland. This is the first turn-key project awarded to Saipem in the offshore wind farm sector. The scope of work consists of the engineering, procurement, c
Premier Mark McGowan has announced the opening of the Centre for Long Subsea Tiebacks laboratory located at the University of Western Australia (UWA). The centre will focus on long subsea tieback discoveries that will enhance industry’s understanding of hostile deep-sea conditions. Subsea tiebacks a
OHT has been selected as preferred supplier for the foundation installation at the world’s largest offshore wind farm Dogger Bank. Under the agreement, OHT’s new build vessel Alfa Lift will carry out the transport and installation of monopile foundations and transition pieces for the Creyke Beck A a
Huisman has opened its facilities for submarine production in The Netherlands. For the approaching Dutch Walrus-class submarine replacement project Huisman is directing its capabilities and parts of its Dutch facilities towards the naval building cluster. With this portfolio-extension, Huisman aims
DOF Subsea, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DOF Group, reported loss in the third quarter of 2019 of NOK 1.09 billion ($119 million), compared to loss of NOK 98 million ($10.7 million) in the corresponding period in 2018. Year-to-date result for 2019 came out negative, with loss of NOK 1.1 billion ($12
First Subsea has received a contract to supply three Ballgrab Internal Lifting Tools (ILT) to Allseas. The tools are designed for lifting loads up to 900mT and will be used by Allseas for offshore decommissioning projects. The First Subsea ILT tools are designed to be inserted into a tubular recepta
Subsea 7 has confirmed a contract by Woodside for the execution of phase 2 of the Julimar-Brunello Project. This contract was awarded to Subsea 7 earlier this year, subject to the final investment decision of the Julimar-Brunello joint venture participants (Woodside and KUFPEC), which has now occurr
Unique Group has secured a multi-million-dollar contract from China Offshore Oil Engineering (COOEC), to design, manufacture and deliver a classed saturation diving system to be integrated on COOEC’s vessel, including technical support during and post installation. All equipment will comply with DNV
Tekmar Energy has secured an award in Taiwan from a repeat client Seaway 7 for wpd’s 640MW Yunlin project. Tekmar will be supplying 150 of its patented Cable Protection Systems (CPS) which protect the subsea power cables as they transition from the offshore structures into burial. The project is sch
UK-based oil and gas technology development firm, Deep Casing Tools (DCT), has strengthened its footprint in the South American market with the appointment of a Brazil-based partner, Paschoalin Consultoria em Engenharia. The company will represent Deep Casing Tools within the region and act as a sal
NKT has enhanced NKT Victoria’s capabilities to safely install power cables with the new custom-made cable laying monitoring system. The new system provides real-time monitoring and data collection during cable lay ensuring optimal layback tension, departure angle and touchdown position without any
The construction support vessel Southern Ocean, owned by a joint venture between Bourbon Offshore Norway and Oceanteam, has been awarded two charters on projects off the East Coast of India. The scope is a partial continuation of the scope that was initiated previous year. Works on the first short-t
