Damen has been quick to build a fleet ready for offshore wind operations, from fast crew suppliers to the latest SOVs. Elaine Maslin reports. The Bibby Wavemaster. Images from Damen. Ship…
The industry will emerge from its current crisis, but the next chapter in the oil and gas industry may look very different. Hannon Westwood’s Andrew Vinall gives his view. Northwest Europe 2016 exploration…
The spotlight now shines on how to better integrate multiple complex software systems during drilling rig construction with beneficial results. Songa Endurance. Photos from Songa Offshore. Software…
Dutch firms Frames and Royal IHC are taking a step into the deep, quite literally, as well as figuratively. Elaine Maslin sets out the detail. 3D model of the SwirlSep with explanation. Photos from Frames…
Offshore wind is a growing business in the Netherlands and it’s set to get even bigger, reports Elaine Maslin. A SIF monopile foundation installed offshore. Photo from SIF. This year…
Assessing the condition of pipelines, especially as they get older, is an increasing task. John Sheehan surveys potential solutions. Tracerco’s Discovery tool. Image from Tracerco. The…
Elaine Maslin examines new UK government funded seismic shoots and data reprocessing, all free to the industry, which are among initiatives aimed at boosting UK Continental Shelf exploration. Seismic…
A joint industry project to reduce the time and effort spent on documentation around subsea projects has given the industry food for thought. Elaine Maslin reports. Subsea documentation has really hit a nerve,” says Bjørn Søgård, segment director…
Meg Chesshyre speaks with Heerema Fabrication Group’s CEO Koos-Jan van Brouwershaven about the firm’s activity in both the oil and gas and renewable markets. The Culzean wellhead jacket, under construction…
Meg Chesshyre speaks with HSM Offshore as the company looks to the offshore wind market while the oil industry downturn continues. The Horns Rev C offshore high voltage substation. Photo from HSM Offshore…
John Bradbury takes a look at activity in the North Sea – across Norway and the UK. Johan Sverdrup - an artist's impression. Image from Statoil. By the middle of 2016 it was evident…
Could we on the verge of embracing the industry 2.0 era? Intelligent energy, or the digital oilfield, is set to be discussed in Aberdeen next month. We take a dip into the debate. Image from iStock…
Oil and gas production from Chevron's Erskine field in the North Sea has restarted following the clearance of a pipeline blockage and the completion of scheduled maintenance works on the Lomond platform, says partner Serica Energy. The pipeline blockage…
Van Oord, a dredging, marine engineering and offshore projects contractor, has reached agreement on the acquisition of the offshore wind activities of Bilfinger Marine & Offshore Systems, a German company active in the engineering, construction…
Completion of the first phases of an US$15.7 million (£11.95 million) quay extension at Lerwick Harbor’s deepwater Dales Voe Base has facilitated mobilization of a large offshore construction vessel ahead of a contract offshore Canada. Subsea 7’s 18…