Subsea
Nord Stream Piepeline Maintenance Set for September
Nord Stream AG said it will be conducting long-planned annual maintenance works on its twin gas pipelines system between September 11 and 22, 2017. This routine maintenance work will require a temporary shutdown of both lines. “The Nord Stream AG twin pipeline is a state-of-the-art gas infrastructur
DeepOcean Gears for Nemo Link Cabling Work
DeepOcean’s Maersk Connector has completed loading of the first phase on the Nemo Link cables in the port of Blyth. Two 59 km long 400kv HVDC XPLE cables were simultaneously spooled from a freighter onto the 7,000 te. split capacity duel concentric carousel. The vessel is now on its way to the UK co
Oceanteam Sees Revenues Halved, Suspends interim CFO
Oslo-listed Oceanteam has booked net profit of some $23.3 million for the first six months of 2017. This result compares with $4.1 million loss for the period ended June 30, 2016. For the first six months of 2017, the Norwegian-Dutch offshore service provider generated $16.8 million in operating rev
Total Fires Up Edradour and Glenlivet Fields Off UK
Total has started-up production from the Edradour & Glenlivet gas and condensate fields, located in about 300 to 435 meters of water in the West of Shetland area. The Edradour and Glenlivet development will bring additional production capacity of up to 56,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day (boe/d),
Divers Find WWII Ordnance Off UK
A diving operations team at Hinkley Point has discovered a 250lb suspected WWII ordnance two miles north west of the power station, UK Coastguard informed. UK Coastguard has advised vessels in the area of a 1000 meters exclusion zone around the ordnance to ensure they are kept at a safe distance. Ie
Offshore Wind Opportunity for UK Subsea Firms
UK industry body believes there is a huge opportunity for subsea companies to step up and play their part in helping to meet the world’s renewable energy targets, as the global offshore wind expenditure expected to rise to over £350 billion between now and 2026. Subsea UK will be running an event to
AGR UK and Middle East Units Keeping Busy
Energy services and software provider AGR said it is enjoying a strong 2017 and a positive outlook for next year, having secured contracts worth over £6 million in the North Sea and internationally, and recruiting more than 20 engineers and operational experts. The company’s UK and Middle East busin
Statoil Falls Short at Korpfjell
Statoil and partners have proven a small, non-commercial gas volume in the Korpfjell well in the Barents Sea southeast. Korpfjell is the first exploration well drilled in the Norwegian section of a formerly disputed area between Norway and Russia. “Korpfjell is a structure of a size seldom seen on t
Reach Subsea Swings to Loss
Norwegian contractor Reach Subsea has slipped into red in the quarter ended June 30, 2017 as it saw cost increased and start of some projects pushed to Q3 and Q4. The Oslo-listed company reported second-quarter EBITDA of NOK 4.4 million (NOK 12.6 million in Q2 2016). EBITDA for the first half of 201
Kongsberg M3 Sonar for Teledyne Seabotix ROV
Teledyne Seabotix has integrated its vLBV observation class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) with Kongsberg M3 sonar system. The M3 sonar is a 2D multibeam system which provides high-resolution images by combining the rapid refresh rate of conventional multibeam sonar with image quality comparable to
Minesto Takes Delivery of Deep Green Wing
Minesto has taken delivery of the wing, the first one built for a Deep Green system in commercial scale. The wing was delivered to Minesto’s team in Holyhead from Southampton, where it has been manufactured by Green Marine. Prior to the delivery, factory acceptance test was performed at Green Marine
JD-Contractor Gets Nissum Bredning Cabling
JD-Contractor has been awarded the contract for the cabling of the 28MW Nissum Bredning project in Denmark, where Siemens Gamesa will test a variety of its new offshore wind solutions. On behalf of I/S Nissum Bredning Vind, Siemens Gamesa is constructing four wind turbines and related equipment in N
IKM Cleandrill Lands Absheron Gig
Early 2018 IKM Cleandrill will start its first offshore operations in the Caspian Sea, after being awarded a contract for riserless mud circulating system services by Total E&P ABSHERON BV on behalf of JOCAP, Joined Operating Company for Absheron Project, JV between SOCAR (50%) and TOTAL (50%). The
Forth Ports, AF Gruppen to Create Decom Hub at Port of Dundee
Forth Ports Limited and AF Offshore Decom UK, a subsidiary of AF Gruppen, have signed the head of agreement with the intent to establish a new joint venture, AF Dundee, which will lay the foundations of creating a UK North Sea oil and gas decommissioning hub in the city of Dundee, with its nucleus a