A new interconnector between the UK and Germany will deliver significant carbon benefits, according to an independent new report. Specifically, the NeuConnect link will help deliver a 16 million tonne reduction in CO2 – the equivalent of planting 28 million new trees or removing 400,000 cars off the
Shell, C3 AI, Baker Hughes, and Microsoft have launched the Open AI Energy Initiative (OAI), a first-of-its-kind open ecosystem of artificial intelligence (AI)-based solutions for the energy and process industries. Specifically, the OAI provides a framework for energy operators, service providers, e
Norwegian offshore contractor BOA has secured a new contract with DEME Offshore for the subsea construction vessel BOA Sub C. DEME previously hired the vessel for W2W and accommodation services, grouting and ROV inspections at Morray East offshore wind farm. The new contract will see BOA Sub C utili
MDL horizontal lay system was used for the overside installation of power cables in the Liuhua field, South China Sea. The MDL HLS mobilised with TTS-4/310 series tensioner, complete with steel pads for safe and controlled handling of the umbilical. Prior to the APAC mission the vessel had travelled
A contractor is being sought to build, deliver, and install the subsea power and data cable for the first grid-connected wave energy testing facility in the United States. The so-called PacWave is a collaboration project between the Oregon State University (OSU), the U.S. Department of Energy and ot
Perma-Pipe has won a contract from LLOG Exploration Offshore to supply over eight kilometres of subsea insulation for tiebacks in the Dome Patrol field in the Gulf of Mexico. The contract scope awarded to Perma-Pipe covers overseeing engineering support, pipe coating, and supplying insulation for th
Danish offshore vessel provider Maersk Supply Service has named a new chief financial officer (CFO) of the company with effect from 15 March 2021.
Thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) specialist Strohm has secured a contract to deliver two gas lift jumpers for an offshore project Deepwater Sabah, Malaysia. This is the second time the firm’s technology has become a permanent application in the region. Strohm saw a TCP flowline previously installe
Seismic player Polarcus has received notification from the lenders that they no longer support the continuation of the company’s operations. Following the recent loan default, Polarcus’ lenders took control of its vessels and shipholding unit and also replaced the directors of its subsidiaries contr
Prysmian has selected Tekmar Energy’s Generation 10 cable protection system (CPS) to protect export cables on the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm. The award follows the array cable scope in 2020, meaning that Tekmar’s CPS will guard the entire subsea cable system for the first commercial-scale wind
Energy consultancy AGR said that its Well Management business unit has entered into a strategic framework agreement for decarbonisation exploration with UK-based dCarbonX. The Scope covers supporting dCarbonX in the development of GeoEnergy resources. This includes carbon capture, use and storage (C
Consultancy firm Namaka Subsea has signed an agreement with Aberdeen-based software development company DEV4 Online. Namaka Subsea partnered with DEV4 as its preferred software supplier following the development of its Diving Content Management System, NAMS – Namaka Asset Management System. The syst
C-Innovation, an affiliate of Edison Chouest Offshore, has secured a one-year contract extension with BP for riserless light well intervention (RLWI) in the Gulf of Mexico. Currently mobilised, the vessel Island Venture and team are in the field working on one of BP’s assets now. The initial RLWI co
Seismic contractor PGS has completed GeoStreamer acquisition on 17th Round Blocks in Campos Basin offshore Brazil. Ramform Titan has surveyed additional open acreage to complete PGS coverage of the emerging plays of the outboard Campos Basin. This survey provides the first 3D seismic for Brazil’s 17
