C-Kore Monitors Umbilical Setup on Shell’s Nelson Field
C-Kore Systems has recently deployed its Cable Monitor subsea testing units in the North Sea to monitor the installation of a new umbilical in Shell’s Nelson field. According to the company, the health of the umbilical was constantly monitored and data-logged during the entire installation process from load-out to lay. This gave […]
PGS Multi-Client Activity Drops, Contract Seismic Remains Same
Norwegian seismic player, Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS), has released vessel activity report for the fourth quarter of 2018. In the Q4, the vessel utilization on the contracted basis has remained the same as in the corresponding period in 2017. On the contracted basis the vessel utilization was 23 percent. On the multi-client seismic basis, […]
Korean Subsea Cables for Taiwan Offshore Wind Farm Project
Korean cable maker LS Cable & System has secured a contract to supply 170 kilometers of 66kV submarine cables to Taiwan. The cables are for the offshore wind farm Yunlin, built by YunNeng Wind Power Company, part of the wpd group, Germany’s wind power company. Seaway Offshore Cables, part of the Subsea […]
Forum Introduces New Electric ROV
Forum Subsea Technologies has introduced an electric remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to drive cost efficiencies for the subsea sector. The recently launched XLe Spirit is the first observation-class ROV to utilize Forum’s Integrated Control Engine (ICE) to bring greater functionality. The advanced control electronics pod fitted to all Forum XLe observation class […]
Boskalis Favourites for Inch Cape Marine Works
Boskalis has signed an exclusive pre-construction agreement (PCA) for the Inch Cape offshore wind farm project. The project scope includes the transportation and installation of the wind turbine foundations, the offshore substation and cables. The award of the contract is subject to a successful bid by Inch Cape Offshore Limited (ICOL) in […]
Spirit Energy Gets Oda Start-Up Nod
Spirit Energy has gained approval to start up the Oda field in the North Sea. Oda is a subsea development where the wellstream is sent on to the Ula platform for processing and transport. The produced gas will be sold to the Ula licensees for use as injection gas for alternating water […]
PGS and ExxonMobil Modify South America Survey Deal
Norwegian seismic player PGS said that its contract with ExxonMobil for the 3D survey in South America has been redefined to exclude one of the vessels from the previously announced campaign. The contract, announced in November last year, had two vessels planed for a total duration of approximately 13 vessel months and […]
EMGS Records Increase in Vessel Activity in Q4
Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has seen an increase in the vessel utilization for the fourth quarter 2018 to 32% compared with 13% for the fourth quarter in 2017. For the full year 2018, the vessel utilization dropped to 33%, whereas the utilization for the full year 2017 was 56%. In the fourth quarter of […]
SeaBird in 2D Survey in Americas Region
SeaBird Exploration, a seismic data provider, has received an award to acquire 2D seismic data for an international oil & gas company in the Americas region. The survey for an unnamed client is due to begin during Q2 2019. According to SeaBird, the survey is estimated to run for approximately two months. The […]
Atkins to Design Jackets for French Offshore Wind Farm
Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, has been appointed to deliver the front end engineering design (FEED) and detailed design of wind turbine jacket substructures for Saint Brieuc offshore wind farm, located off the coast of Northern France. The wind farm is being developed by Ailes Marines, a consortium of Iberdrola, […]