Subsea
Hurricane Begins Lancaster EPS Offshore Installation
Hurricane Energy has started the offshore installation phase of the Lancaster Early Production System (EPS) development, located on the UKCS Blocks 205/21a, 205/22a and 205/26b. The first operation to be carried out was the installation of the enhanced horizontal Xmas trees on the two existing wells
Wintershall Submits Nova Field PDO
Wintershall has, together with its partners, submitted the Plan for Development and Operation for the Nova field in the North Sea to the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. Hugo Dijkgraaf, Wintershall Norge managing director, handed the Nova document to the Norwegian Minister of Petroleum an
Oceanteam Gets New Interim CEO
Oceanteam informed that its board member, Diederik Legger, has resigned with immediate effect to assume the position of interim CEO of the company. Diederik Legger, board member of Oceanteam since July 31, 2017 will take over the day-to-day management of the company from Meindert van Genderen, who h
SeaBird Reduces Deficit Despite Revenues Drop
Oslo-listed SeaBird has narrowed its quarterly loss for the period ended March 31, 2018 despite revenues dropping some 44 percent, compared to prior-year first quarter. The seismic data provider for oil and gas companies posted loss of around $1 million for the first quarter of 2018, compared to los
AKOFS Offshore to Provide Well Intervention Services for Equinor
AKOFS Offshore, a company owned by Akastor, has entered into a Letter of Intent with Equinor for the provision of year round light well intervention services (LWI) on the Norwegian continental shelf. Pursuant to the Letter of Intent, the contract period is for five years, with an extension option of
DORIS Wraps Up Conceptual Study for Western Gas
DORIS Engineering has completed an engineering study for Western Gas, a Perth based operator, who is looking at developing the Equus gas field on the North West Shelf by 2023. Benoit Lamoureux, DORIS managing director, Asia Pacific, said: “Taking advantage of DORIS’ strong track record in field deve
Impact Subsea Adds New Distributor in Japan
Impact Subsea has appointed SHOSHIN Corporation as a distributor of its products within Japan. The marine equipment department of SHOSHIN will provide local sales and technical support for Impact Subsea’s range of underwater altimeters, depth sensors, attitude and heading reference systems. The depa
C-Ventus Secures Subsea Work at Nordsee Ost OWF
C-Ventus has been awarded a four year contract by innogy for subsea works at Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm in the German sector of the North Sea. The contract will see the company conduct annual ROV inspections of the wind farm infrastructure as well as follow-up and remediation works as and when r
Mermaid Eyes Positive Outlook Despite Red Numbers
Mermaid Maritime, a provider of subsea and drilling services to the offshore oil and gas industry, has reported net loss of $6.2 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2018. This result compares with quarterly profit of some $0.7 million in the corresponding period in 2017. The Singapore
Petrofac to Support UK Offshore Wind Ops
Petrofac has secured a long-term framework agreement with Transmission Capital to provide engineering services across six of its OFTO (Offshore Transmission Owner) assets. Under the agreement, which is for five years, Petrofac has already been awarded two subsea engineering work scopes on key export
BLIX Supports RVO Hollandse Kust West Soil Surveys
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) awarded BLIX and partners an assignment for expert support for soil investigations for the offshore wind farm zone Hollandse Kust (west). This entails management of the geophysical survey, the geotechnical survey and the morphodynamical study. BLIX thus con
Techano Secures Two New Projects
Techano, part of the Dutch Van Aalst Group, has secured a contract for the supply of an offshore winches for a North Sea rig upgrade project. The scope of delivery includes design and production of different winch types, interface customization, DNV approvals and various controls. “Our offshore winc
Nord Stream 2 Preps for Pipelay Works in Germany
Nord Stream 2 AG has started the offshore preparatory works for the subsequent pipelaying in the Bay of Greifswald. Five dredgers are now working on the trench for the two pipeline strings. “We ask all users of the Bay of Greifswald to inform themselves in advance via the official notice to mariners
AUS: Wood Initiates Next Phase of SEAR JIP
Wood has launched the next phase of a collaborative industry effort to develop a better understanding of the reliability of subsea equipment for use offshore Australia. The company is leading the Subsea Equipment Australian Reliability Joint Industry Project (SEAR JIP); an initiative supported by a