By Bartolomej Tomić Following years of delays and several set and missed start-up dates at Norway’s Yme field, there is now another first oil forecast – 2019. The Yme field, which used to be operated by Talisman, had been slated for first oil production in 2010. Talisman had taken over operatorship
Australian energy company Woodside Petroleum has informed that activities on the Persephone Project offshore Western Australia are going ahead of schedule. The company said on Thursday that during the fourth quarter 2016 the well development activities were completed ahead of schedule and that the s
Proserv has secured contracts valued at more than $12 million so far in 2017, and has revealed plans for international growth with new bases in Saudi Arabia and India. The wins include a contract for the delivery of a three well subsea control system in Indonesia for the unnamed oil and gas operator
Marinex Construction, a Charleston based marine construction company, has just won a $16.3 million contract for the Savannah inner harbor maintenance dredging project. The work is located in Savannah (GA), on the border of Georgia and South Carolina, in Chatham County. According to the Department of
Seabed Geosolutions has been awarded a 4D baseline ocean bottom node (OBN) project in West Africa. The duration of the project is six-weeks, the company said. The crew is currently in the mobilization phase of the project. According to Seabed Geosolutions, the project will support the optimization o
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has recommended more emphasis to be placed on floating foundations in order to access the best offshore wind resources in the UK and pave the way to subsidy-free offshore wind farms in 2050 energy mix. Floating platform solutions should be further derisked, as
Scotland’s Caledonian Maritime Assets has awarded a contract to Wallace Stone Consulting Engineers for design development work in advance of the introduction of a new LNG-powered ferry on the ‘Skye Triangle’ in 2018. The work will include design development at CMAL’s Tarbert ferry terminal, and Loch
Danish transmission systems operator Energinet.dk and the UK-based National Grid Viking Link Ltd (NGVL) are looking for providers of high voltage direct current (HVDC) cables and converters for the Viking Link Interconnector. The Viking Link is a proposed 1,400 MW HVDC electricity link between the B
Wyre Council recently released a video showing the progress being made on the Rossall sea defenses. The work will replace sea defenses between Rossall Hospital and Rossall Point in four year time, protecting 7,500 properties from the risk of flooding. 325,000 tonnes of rock armor are being used to c
Solstad Offshore has entered into a contract with PT. Saipem Indonesia for offshore installation works for the Jangkrik floating production unit (FPU). The company will be utilizing the construction support vessel (CSV) ‘Normand Installer’ to undertake the work. Jangkrik FPU is a part of Jangkrik Co
Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has signed a new charter agreement for the vessel BOA Thalassa with BOA SBL, the owner of the vessel, at new and improved commercial terms. The new terms are valid through October 01, 2019 with an option to extend the agreement through April 01, 2021. EMGS and the
Elia Asset N.V., part of the Elia Group, has invited tenders for the installation of the Offshore SwitchYard (OSY) Platform for the Modular Offshore Grid (MOG) project in the Belgian North Sea. The contract includes, but is not limited to, installation, engineering, providing cargo barge, transport
Elia Asset N.V., part of the Elia Group, has invited tenders for the installation of the Offshore SwitchYard (OSY) Platform for the Modular Offshore Grid (MOG) project in the Belgian North Sea. The contract includes, but is not limited to, installation, engineering, providing cargo barge, transport
OneSubsea, a Schlumberger company, has secured an engineering, procurement and construction contract from Statoil to supply subsea production system for the Utgard gas and condensate discovery in the North Sea. The scope of the contract includes a subsea template manifold system, two subsea wellhead
