Aker Solutions is reducing management and other staff of its subsea business in Norway. As many as 600 permanent positions at facilities in Fornebu, Moss, Tranby and Ågotnes may be affected. Workforce reductions will be made through normal employee turnover and redundancies. “These are tough but nec
N-Sea, the subsea IMR provider, has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with CERES and TechSub to provide subsea survey, installation and remediation services to the French offshore wind industry. Gerard Keser, CEO of N-Sea, said: “N-Sea has developed a strong track record in UXO management, constructio
Shell and its joint venture have started oil production from the third phase of the deep-water Parque das Conchas (BC-10) development in Brazil’s Campos Basin. Production for this final phase of the project is expected to add up to 20,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d), at peak production
MEC Resources has begun preparatory work to perform a seismic survey in the offshore Sydney Basin in PEP11. This includes procurement of specialist seismic service providers to assist in the new data acquisition planned for PEP11. The PEP11 joint venture participants are Asset Energy Pty Ltd. (85 pe
Williams Partners has reached an agreement with Shell and Nexen to provide deepwater gas gathering services to the Appomattox development, located 80 miles offshore Louisiana, in approximately 2195 meters of water. Williams Partners will provide offshore gas gathering services to its existing Transc
The next phase of offshore wind farms in the UK will drive increased use of helicopters offshore, according to Douglas-Westwood (DW). The research and consultancy company expects helicopters to become an integral part of the offshore wind industry’s O&M mix and forecasts steady growth in helicopter
Eni has started production from the Goliat field located in production licence 229, which is 85 kilometers northwest of Hammerfest in the Barents Sea offshore northern Norway. Goliat is the first oil field to come on stream in the Barents Sea and is being developed using a floating cylindrical produ
Next Geosolutions has secured a £ 12 million (€ 15 million) survey contract from Prysmian Group for the MONITA Project in the Adriatic Sea. The project, which is due for completion in Q3 2016 and is the company’s biggest contract win since its establishment in 2014, consists of a 500kV power cable i
Sembmarine SLP has worked together with and ALE to upend and jack up the jacket structure, built for the Dudgeon offshore wind farm substation. Sembmarine SLP was awarded the EPC contract for the Dudgeon OWF’s substation platform in September 2014 by Siemens Transmission & Distribution Limited (STDL
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (March 07 – March 13). Det norske has been given permission to carry out manned underwater operations in the period from January 1 to December 31, 2016. Under framework agreement, diving operators Tech
UK’s Round 3 Offshore Wind Developers Reveal New Projects The Crown Estate has announced agreements with offshore wind developers ScottishPower Renewables, Vattenfall and DONG Energy, which have reconfigured or identified new projects within their respective Round 3 offshore wind development zones i
The three seafloor production tools (SPTs) for the deep seabed Solwara 1 project have arrived at Duqm Port in Oman, Nautilus Minerals informed on Friday. The three SPTs are scheduled to undergo wet testing at Duqm Port. The testing is one of the next major steps in the progession towards seafloor pr
DONG Energy has appointed Portsmouth-based Fugro EMU to carry out offshore pre-construction surveys for the Walney Extension offshore wind farm off the coast of Cumbria. Fugro will begin seabed survey work in the Irish Sea this month. The purpose of the preconstruction & engineering survey is to pro
Providence Resources has received a confirmation from Searcher Seismic that ‘Polar Marquis’ seismic vessel will carry out 3D survey over its Newgrange Prospect. The 3D seismic programme is scheduled to begin in summer 2016, subject to necessary regulatory approvals. The Newgrange Prospect is located
