Global inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) company Harkand, has started decommissioning work in the United Kingdom Continental Shelf supporting Maersk Oil UK’s work in the Leadon field. Earlier this year, the IRM firm secured a 12-month frame agreement with Maersk Oil in the region for the prov
Sabella is currently performing preparations prior to the planned installation of its 1 MW D10 tidal turbine on June 25, in the Fromveur Passage, off Ushant Island, France. According to Sabella, the cargo ship that will be used for the installation of the turbine, provided by the German-based Combi
JDR has been awarded a contract by energy company, E.ON, alongside partners the UK Green Investment Bank (GIB), to supply its subsea cabling technology and services for the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm. The contract, which started in May 2015 and is expected to last 17 months, will see JDR design and
Eni Norge has informed that the final preparation of the largest cylindrical FPSO, Goliat platform, is well under way in the Barents Sea. With more than 600 people now working offshore at the Goliat field, the company has reported high levels of activity in order to prepare for production start-up l
Tidal Energy Ltd has postponed the deployment of DeltaStream tidal turbine due to lack of finance. Tidal Energy Ltd, the developer behind DeltaStream tidal energy device, has delayed the deployment of the device due to the extra costs that have arisen since the initial deployment plan that was suppo
MMT has been contracted by ABB to perform a pre-lay and UXO survey for a cable laying project between Caithness and Moray in northern Scotland. ABB will provide the Caithness-Moray high-voltage direct current (HVDC) power transmission link, which will connect the electricity grid on either side of t
IHC Hytech is building a dive control container at its workshop in Raamsdonksveer. One container is already delivered and in operation. The dive control container is divided in two sections, namely, one dive control section and a dive helmet workshop section. The air-conditioned dive control section
International Submarine Engineering (ISE), based in Vancouver, Canada, has completed local sea trials and training for the new Fukada Salvage and Marine Works HYSUB ROV. The next stop for the HYSUB ROV is Japan, where Fukada will conduct local trials. This 50HP 3000 meter depth vehicle is the 10th I
Contracts awarded by Statoil Aberdeen to the UK supply chain have now surpassed a value of GBP 1 billion, including all the major contracts for the operational phase on the Mariner field. The Statoil-operated Mariner field is located on the East Shetland Platform of the UK North Sea, approximately 1
National Grid has chosen a corridor option for the connection, which will link new sources of electricity including the proposed new nuclear power station at Moorside into ‘the grid’ in Cumbria and Lancashire. Work is now getting underway on the next stage of the project which is to plan the exact l
Jan De Nul Group has been named as the company that filed a complaint over the regularity of the preferred bidder contract award to China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC). According to BBC, Jan De Nul raised a question on the potential conflict of interest over the award of the £300 mln contract t
Wood Group Kenny (WGK) will support the Kebabangan Petroleum Operating Company (KPOC) in pipeline engineering and flow assurance engineering studies for the Kamansu East (KME) field offshore Sabah, Malaysia. The scope of work will include concept select studies and definition engineering on subsea h
Scans of ships destroyed in the Battle of Jutland 99 years ago have been made for the first time using 21st Century technology, Royal Navy informed. The colourful three-dimensional images made by Royal Navy survey ship HMS Echo show the twisted and battered wreck of HMS Invincible, one of 25 warship
Dolphin informed that the newly delivered 3D seismic vessel, Polar Empress, is in full production towing 14 streamers on the Maud Extension Multi-Client survey in the Barents Sea. The vessel will in end of June mobilise for an exclusive contract with duration in excess of three months. According to
