EMGS Vessel Utilization Drops in Q2 2018
Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has recorded a drop of 54% in vessel utilization for the second quarter of 2018. The vessel utilization for the second quarter 2018 was 31% compared with 85% for the second quarter in 2017. In the second quarter of 2018, the company’s vessels were allocated 31% to multi-client projects […]
NKT Provides Export Cable for Hornsea 2 OWF
NKT has been awarded a contract by Ørsted to supply offshore export cable system for the Hornsea 2 offshore wind farm in the UK. The contract, worth over EUR 145 million, will see NKT supply more than 190 kilometers of 220 kV high-voltage AC XLPE for the Hornsea 2 wind farm which […]
C-Kore Lands Norske Shell Deal
C-Kore Systems has secured a contract with A/S Norske Shell for the deployment of its testing tools on Draugen field in Norway. The agreement, planned to begin in the fall of 2018, includes the delivery of C-Kore subsea tools to test the insulation resistance and continuity of electrical lines underwater. C-Kore’s monitoring units are […]
Nexans Orders New Cable Laying Vessel from Ulstein Verft
Nexans Subsea Operations has contracted Ulstein Verft to construct its new DP3 cable laying vessel. The vessel will be outfitted for power cable laying, including bundle laying, cable jointing and repair and cable system protection and trenching. The ST-297 CLV is designed by Skipsteknisk in Ålesund. Ulstein Verft will construct the vessel […]
Fujian Shipbuilding Terminates Nautilus’ Vessel Construction Contract
Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding has canceled the construction contract for the Nautilus Minerals’ Production Support Vessel, a part of the Nautilus’ Solwara 1 project located offshore Papua New Guinea. The contract was terminated due to MAC Goliath’s failure to pay the third installment of the contract price. MAC was hired by Nautilus to procure the construction of […]
Decommissioning Leadership Group Established to Shape Sector’s Future
Industry leaders have formed the Decommissioning Leadership Group (DLG) to shape the future of decommissioning, Decom North Sea informed. The DLG held its inaugural meeting in Aberdeen in June with the mission to set out a strategy for leading the development of an efficient and effective oil and gas decommissioning sector. The DLG will also lead the strategy, […]
Nexans Adds New Chief Executive Officer
Nexans has appointed Christopher Guérin as chief executive officer, effective July 04, 2018. Christopher Guérin has been with Nexans since 1997 and most recently since 2014 served as senior executive vice president, Europe and Telecom/Datacom, Power Accessories Business Groups and member of the management board. Arnaud Poupart-Lafarge will serve as advisor to […]
Mojo Maritime, Ecole Centrale de Nantes Fix Floatgen Connection to Grid
Mojo Maritime, a part of James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS), has, together with Ecole Centrale de Nantes, enabled Floatgen to supply energy to the French electrical grid from the SEM-REV marine energy test site, near Le Croisic in France. Ecole Centrale de Nantes and Mojo Maritime worked at the Floatgen floating wind turbine, which […]
SeaBird to Deploy Voyager Explorer for Asia Pacific Project
SeaBird Exploration has received a letter of award to provide a source vessel for an upcoming seismic project in the Asia Pacific region. The project is anticipated to start during Q3 2018. According to SeaBird, the project will have a duration of approximately three months. The company did not disclose the value […]