Black Sea Oil & Gas (BSOG), together with its partners Petro Ventures and Gas Plus, has received the approval from the Romanian Government through the National Agency for Mineral Resources (NAMR) for the development of the Ana and Doina natural gas fields which make up the Midia Gas Development Proj
Transmission system operator, 50Hertz, has connected the offshore wind farms Wikinger and Arkona off the island of Rügen to its transmission grid just in time for their commissioning. The Wikinger offshore wind farm is operated by Iberdrola while Arkona is operated by E.ON and Equinor. After three y
Talos Energy, an operator of Block 7 offshore Mexico, has announced the successful drill stem test (DST) of the Zama-2 side track well (Zama-2ST1) located in Block 7. The Zama-2 ST1 appraisal well is the second of three appraisal penetrations drilled by the consortium, consisting of Talos, Sierra Oi
The Dutch grid operator TenneT has seen the first subsea cable laid for the connection from the Alpha platform to the transformer station in Borssele. On April 12, Boskalis started to pull in the subsea cable on land and early next day the cable reached the newly-built transformer station. After tha
A new generation of subsea technology has been used to improve safety and reduce cost in the North Sea oil and gas industry for the first time. Cutting-edge computing and subsea wireless IP camera technology deployed on a pipeline construction project enhanced diver safety and generated significant
Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has received an additional application from Nord Stream 2 AG for permission to construct transit pipelines south of Bornholm on the continental shelf. The application is accompanied by an environmental impact assessment with a number of annexes in order to assess possible
Norwegian diving contractor SubseaPartner has been awarded a new contract by Var Energi, operator of the Goliat field in the Barents Sea. The engineering and installation project work scope incorporates a 24 hours air diving operation on the FPSO’s fairleads. Project management and engineering work
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McDermott has won an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract from Qatargas for expansion of the North Field offshore facilities in the State of Qatar. The contract for new facilities includes the full suite of EPCI services for eight new offshore jackets. McDermott pl
Sabella has retrieved its D10-1000 turbine in the Fromveur Passage for a short maintenance operation. Prior to the retrieval, the subsea cable exporting the electricity to Ushant Island grid had been disconnected from the turbine. The operations were successfully carried out by Inyanga Maritime, wit
NigerStar 7, a Nigerian joint venture company between Subsea 7 and Nigerdock, has acquired the pipelay vessel Seven Antares to boost its conventional, heavy-lifting and hook-up projects. The acquisition of the Seven Antares adds up to other recent investments made by NigerStar 7 to strengthen its lo
Sapura Energy Berhad has seen a strong start of the financial year with five new contracts valued at approximately RM1.3 billion. The company secured Submarine Rescue Service contract for the Royal Australian Navy, along with other wins across Malaysia and Indonesia. Sapura also marked a new entry i
Cable assessment experts Wirescan and high voltage engineering specialists EDS HV Group (EDS), have carried out LIRA testing at the HVDC link on SSEN Transmission’s Caithness-Moray project. Drew Boa, SSEN Transmission’s HVDC Project Engineer, said: “The initial ‘fingerprint’ LIRA measurements on our
