Subsea
BP and Reliance Authorize Second Stage of KG D6 Gas Fields Project
BP and Reliance have sanctioned the ‘Satellite cluster’ project in Block KG D6. The companies are moving forward to develop the Block’s discovered deep-water gas fields in an integrated series of projects, bringing new gas production for India. The ‘Satellite cluster’ is the second of three projects
Nexus Starts Borkum Riffgrund 2 Cable Installation
Van Oord’s cable-laying vessel Nexus has started the installation of cables at Ørsted’s offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 2, in the German North Sea. A total of 110 kilometers of cable will be laid in the wind farm to later connect the 56 wind turbines with the offshore substation. Furthermore, a
Synaptec Rolls Out Tech for Subsea Cable Faults Response
A tech start-up Synaptec has developed a new distributed instrumentation technology, which reportedly reduces operating costs for offshore renewables operators by automating the response to subsea power cable faults. The first product based on this new technology is named ‘Refase’ and was designed t
Delmar and MDL Jointly Launch LiveWire
Delmar Systems and Maritime Developments (MDL) have formed a joint-partnership to launch LiveWire, an innovative solution for wire rope inspection and change-out services. LiveWire will be based at Delmar’s Port Fourchon, LA facility and will support the Gulf of Mexico’s offshore crane and winch mar
Polarcus’ Chairman Steps Down
Polarcus has informed that its chairman of the board, Peter Rigg, will be retiring with effect from the annual general meeting (AGM) on May 10, 2018. Peter Rigg served as chairman of the board since Polarcus’ inception in 2008. Polarcus’ nomination committee has now nominated Michael Mannering to su
Lankhorst, Phillystran Ink Exclusive Supply Deal with PTS
Fibre rope manufacturers Lankhorst Ropes and Phillystran, both WireCo WorldGroup companies, have signed an exclusive strategic supply agreement with Precision Tension Solutions (PTS) in Houston, Texas. Under the agreement, PTS will supply project engineered ropes to the offshore construction, subsea
Tullow Gets Orinduik Block Seismic Data Set Off Guyana
Tullow Oil has received a data set of the recently acquired 2,550 square kilometers of 3D seismic on the company’s Orinduik Block, offshore Guyana. Tullow is the operator of the block with the 60% stake, while Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas holds the remaining 40%. The data set, delivered by PGS Geophysic
Pipetech Delivers Active Caisson Management Service
Pipetech, the independent process system integrity specialist, has launched a new ‘Active Caisson Management’ service following a number of recent projects with North Sea operators. Caissons are prone to damage from fatigue and erosion, which can lead to defects and wall failure resulting in a knock
Bibby Offshore Deploys JFD’s COBRA in North Sea
Bibby Offshore has become the first to deploy JFD’s Compact Bailout Rebreathing Apparatus (COBRA) diving safety system in the North Sea. The company deployed COBRA during a recent contract with BP North Sea. Working at depths of up to 110 meters, the Bibby divers used the COBRA system to deliver ele
Tideway Lays First Export Cable Section at Hornsea Project One
Tideway has laid the first offshore export cable section at 1.2GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm owned by Ørsted. The wind farm will be located 120km off the Yorkshire Coast, and three high voltage subsea power cables will carry electricity from three offshore substations to shore. Tideway i
Deep Down Bags New South America Deals
Deep Down has secured orders from two new customers in South America, totaling over $4 million for the installation of subsea equipment. The orders are for the planning, installation and commissioning of an umbilical and a flexible flowline, equipment that enables the transmission of controls, fiber
Jumbo Names Its New Heavy Lift Crane Vessel Stella Synergy
Jumbo has announced the name of its new DP2 Heavy Lift Crane Vessel (HLCV) ‘Stella Synergy’, to be delivered in the first quarter of 2020. The vessel got its name through an internal naming competition where Jumbo employees from around the world were allowed to submit up to three vessel name entries
Dvalin Subsea Template On Its Way
The subsea template for DEA Norge’s Dvalin gas field was loaded out from the Aker Solution yard in Egersund yesterday evening. The load out kicks off a series of Dvalin marine operations planned for the next couple of weeks. The 280-ton template was lifted onto the TechnipFMC offshore construction v
Eni Gets Nod for Merakes Development Off Indonesia
Eni has received the approval of the Plan of Development (POD) for the Merakes field, located in the East Sepinggan PSC, offshore East Kalimantan, Indonesia. The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Indonesia has granted the approval just three months after the submission of t