Subsea
Coretrax Cuts Well Abandonment Costs
Coretrax said it has saved a North Sea operator more than £500,000 during a well abandonment campaign in the UKCS. The independent wellbore clean-up and abandonment specialist was selected to support the decommissioning of 11 wells and has already saved 28 hours rig time on one well alone. The proje
ECE Offshore Hits Cable Monitoring Milestone
ECE Offshore’s OASYS cable monitoring system has monitored its 100th cable during the installation the Hornsea One export cable installation campaign by the cable-laying vessel Lewek Connector. This milestone was achieved together with DEME’s subsidiary Tideway Offshore Solutions. Reinier Nagtegaal,
GeoSea to Install Borssele 1 & 2 Foundations and Turbines
GeoSea, a part of DEME, has received a contract from Ørsted for the transportation and installation of 94 foundations and turbines for the Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. Borssele 1 & 2 is located 23 km from the Dutch coast and will have a total capacity of 752 MW. GeoSea will
TGS and Spectrum Expand Santos Basin Seismic
TGS and Spectrum have joined forces and expanded the Santos 3D program to 15,000 square kilometers over the prospective southern Santos Basin offshore Brazil. TGS and Spectrum will be equal partners with data processing and imaging to be performed by TGS. The survey covers an area south of the high-
WFN Strategies Gets New Projects Manager
Submarine cable and telecommunications engineering firm WFN Strategies has appointed Hector Hernandez as projects manager. “Hector Hernandez is an outstanding addition to our WFN Strategies team, as he brings a deep blend of knowledge and experience to ensure we continue to offer our clients superio
Ardmore Craig Nets Its 250th Contract
North East-based engineering consultancy, Ardmore Craig, has secured its 250th contract win from an unnamed offshore contractor in the renewable sector. The five-figure contract follows on from previous work scopes undertaken during the summer for the same client that will now see the firm deliver n
EMGS Adds Interim CEO
EMGS has appointed Bjørn Petter Lindhom as interim CEO of the company, following the resignation of Christiaan Vermeijden from CEO position in September due to personal reasons. Lindhom will assume the position on December 01, 2018, the company informed. Lindhom started his career at Telenor and joi
EDS Finalizes Cable Termination and Testing for EOWDC
EDS HV Group (EDS), part of James Fisher and Sons, has completed its scope of work at the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), also known as the Aberdeen offshore wind farm. EDS was sub contracted by Boskalis for the cable termination and testing work. EDS completed the cable terminatio
Rem Saltire Secures Long-Term Job
Subsea construction vessel Rem Saltire has been awarded a long-term contract by an undisclosed large international offshore company. The contract is scheduled to start in December 2018. CEO of Rem Offshore, Fredrik Remøy, said: “The award of this significant contract in a challenging market demonstr
Steinar Riise Switches from Ocean Installer to DOF Subsea
DOF Subsea has appointed Steinar Riise as CCO for DOF Subsea, effective November 1st, 2018. As CCO, Riise will focus on securing commercial growth and success within our defined strategic areas of IMR, Survey, Mooring, Diving and Light Construction businesses, and have key relationships with DOF Sub
Oseberg Vestflanken 2 Field Comes On Stream
Equinor has started production at the Oseberg Vestflanken 2 field in the North Sea on Sunday. Remote-operated from the Oseberg field centre, the new Oseberg H platform is the first unmanned platform on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. “With Oseberg H we take a huge technological leap forward. The fu
SeaBird Extends Gulf of Mexico Stay
SeaBird said it has received a 30-day extension for the currently ongoing work on an ocean bottom node (OBN) survey in the US Gulf of Mexico. The project was announced on June 25, 2018 and kicked off in late August. The extension is in accordance with the contract and brings the firm period of the [
Saipem Nets USD 400 Mln Worth of Offshore Contracts
Saipem has signed new offshore E&C contracts in Azerbaijan, the North Sea and the Republic of Congo with the overall value of approximately USD 400 million. In Azerbaijan, Total has awarded a SURF contract to the consortium between Saipem’s subsidiary, Saipem Contracting Netherlands, Boshelf and Sta
Neptune Marine Building Renewables Workboat for Stewart Marine
UK-based marine services company Stewart Marine has contracted Neptune Marine to build a new EuroCarrier 2611, which is to be named Viking Energy. To meet Stewart Marine’s operational requirements, Neptune will customise the 26-metre long workboat with a DP1 system. The Viking Energy fits in with (o