The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has awarded four contracts with a combined value of more than £6 million over three years for surface and subsurface studies to improve understanding and maximise value by integrating exploration, development, production, late-life planning and decommissioning in the
Rhenus Offshore Logistics, a Germany-headquartered offshore logistics company and part of Rhenus Group has set up its first UK office at Lowestoft to be closer to the UK’s thriving offshore wind industry. The company is among the latest tenants of the OrbisEnergy innovation and incubation centre. Th
Bourbon has posted lower adjusted revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 as low oil price environment keeps dragging utilization and daily rates down. The French vessel owner and offshore services provider generated a total of €284.7 million in second-quarter adjusted revenues, down some 24% f
Saab Seaeye Falcon ROV operated by Roving Eye Enterprises examined the wreck of HMS Hampshire in a collaborative project that includes the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute, with licensed permission from the Ministry of Defence. A secret mission to persuade Tsar Nicholas
Halliburton has released CALIBR engineered flowback service, which reportedly applies advanced diagnostics and a collaborative workflow to continuously manage flowback operations to improve well productivity. According to Halliburton, it also helps maximize water recovery and reduce damage to fractu
The public consultation period for the Marine Institute’s foreshore lease application to upgrade the Galway Bay Marine and Renewable Energy Test Site has been extended until September 9, 2016.
Fugro has completed a 33-month period of metocean data acquisition for Hess Ghana Exploration, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Hess Corporation. Measurements were made at three locations in an area offshore western Ghana known as the Deepwater Tano/Cape Three Points block, in water depths of
Offshore Wind Consultants Limited (OWC) has been employed by Transmission Capital Services Limited (TCS) to provide technical consultancy services on contingency planning and other services relating to the OFTO assets managed by TCS. TCS manages six OFTOs, namely TC Barrow OFTO Limited, TC Gunfleet
Italian ROV manufacturer and survey equipment provider, Ageotec, has merged with marine survey company, Lighthouse, which for years has been part of the same Holding Group. According to the company, the merger should strengthen the current existing sales structure by involving Ageotec staff in selli
Global Marine Systems has installed replacement cables for NEPTUNE deep sea research observatory off the west coast of Canada. The NEPTUNE subsea observatory is operated by the University of Victoria, Ocean Networks Canada. Global Marine was selected to undertake this additional maintenance contract
SeaRoc Group’s marine management and monitoring system, SeaPlanner, has managed a record quantity of project data as the construction phase of the 600MW Gemini offshore wind farm in the Dutch part of the North Sea draws to a close. Gemini has been supported by SeaPlanner since the beginning of 2015
Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has extended a trenching scope on the Wikinger offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea with the award of a seabed clearance project. The Scottish company was last year awarded a contract by Prysmian Group to carry out pre-cut seabed trenching, prior to cable laying, on Iberd
Clinton Marine Survey AB has started unexploded ordnance (UXO) survey along the Beatrice offshore wind farm export cable routes in the Moray Firth on behalf of Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL). The survey, planned to last for minimum of four weeks, is being undertaken by the M/V Northern Wi
DONG Energy Winner of Dutch Borssele I & II Tender DONG Energy will build Dutch offshore wind farms Borssele I and II. Borssele 1&2 World’s Cheapest Offshore Wind Farm The cost of building and operating the 700MW Borssele 1 and 2 offshore wind farm is expected to be EUR 2.7 billion cheaper than prev
