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Jan De Nul Repairs Tennet's Offshore Wind Cable in Germany

May 18, 2021

Offshore installation services firm Jan De Nul said Tuesday it had repaired TenneT’s AC108 cable connecting the Trianel Borkum offshore substation with Tennet's DolWin alpha converter station in the North Sea, offshore Germany.The repair job…

Cyclone Tauktae: Rescue Op Launched for 81 Offshore Oil Workers after Barge Sinks off Mumbai

May 18, 2021

The Indian Navy mounted a massive air and sea rescue mission on Tuesday for 81 missing oil workers and crew whose barge sank in heavy seas following a powerful cyclone that tore up the west coast of the country.Around 180 of those on board the barge were rescued from the water as it sank off Mumbai…

Increased Output Rates, Carbon Storage: Halliburton, TGS in Reservoir Monitoring Tech Collab

May 18, 2021

U.S. oilfield services giant Halliburton and Norway-based offshore seismic data firm TGS have teamed up to bring advanced seismic imaging to fiber optic sensing with the aim of helping oil firms boost output rates, but also explore carbon storage options…

New Report Helps UK MCA Prepare for Offshore Oil Spill Challenges

May 18, 2021

The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency's (MCA) future oil spill response plan will be informed by a new report that maps out possible threats to the UK's coastal areas, marine life, and traffic as a result of hydrocarbon releases from energy industry operation and shipping…

MSC Launches 'MiniSpector' ROV

May 18, 2021

Egypt-based company MSC has introduced a mini ROV aimed at lowering subsea inspection and 3D metrology costs for the global energy industry.According to MSC, the new ROV called the MiniSpector, can be launched from a platform, reducing the need for additional vessels and equipment…

SEAJET Offers Its Excavation Tech to Offshore Industry through 'Own and operate' Model

May 18, 2021

Dubai-based SEAJET Systems has offered its controlled flow excavation (CFE) technology to the offshore energy industry through an 'own and operate' model.'Usually offered as a rental product, SEAJET identified an opportunity to provide a more cost-effective…

Seaplace Gets LR AiP for Floating Wind Ballast Control System

May 18, 2021

Spanish offshore engineering firm Seaplace has received approval in principle from Lloyd's Register for its active ballast control system, designed specifically for the company’s floating offshore wind platforms concept, CROWN.CROWN includes both buoy and reduced-draft spar operational concepts…

Modus Orders Unique Subsea Pipeline Inspection AUV from Kawasaki

May 18, 2021

UK-based subsea services company Modus Subsea Services has ordered two SPICE AUV systems from Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (KHI). Kawasaki has developed the AUV equipped with a robotic arm in response to the growing demand for pipeline maintenance in offshore oil and gas fields…

Ithaca Energy Awards Captain EOR EPCI Deal to TechnipFMC

May 18, 2021

Oilfield services firm TechnipFMC has won a 'significant' engineering, procurement, construction, and installation contract from Ithaca Energy for the recently sanctioned Captain Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Project in the UK North Sea. For TechnipFMC…

Cyclone Tauktae Hits ONGC Offshore Installations. Three Barges, Drillship Go Adrift

May 18, 2021

ONGC, an Indian oil and gas company, said on Tuesday that cyclone Tauktae, which struck the Arabian Sea off the coast of Mumbai in the early hours of May 17, had impacted three of its barges and one of its drillships, causing them to lose their anchors and drift away…

Magseis Fairfield Wins 4D Survey Gig in North Sea

May 18, 2021

Magseis Fairfield has won a contract to conduct a 4D  Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) monitor survey in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea with an unnamed client.The survey is expected to begin in the third quarter of 2021 and last for just under a month…

New Fortress' Floating LNG Plans Boosted by Maersk Drilling Rigs Buy

May 18, 2021

Maersk Drilling sold two oil drilling rigs to U.S.-based energy infrastructure company New Fortress Energy Inc (NFE) which it will convert into floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities, the companies said on Monday.Maersk sold the jack…

Near Miss Incident on Hibernia Platform Offshore Canada

May 18, 2021

A near-miss incident occurred last week aboard HMDC's Hibernia platform in the Atlantic Ocean, offshore Canada.Offshore oil and gas regulator Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) said the incident had happened on May 13…

Norway: Chrysaor's North Sea Wildcat Comes Up Dry

May 18, 2021

Oil and gas company Chrysaor has drilled a dry well at the production license 973, in the North Sea, offshore Norway.The exploration well 15/12-26, targeting the Ilder prospect was drilled 26 kilometers south of the Sleipner Øst platform and…

Australia: NOPSEMA Approves Inpex's Seismic Survey Plans

May 17, 2021

The Australian offshore oil and gas safety regulator NOPSEMA has approved Inpex's plans for 2D seismic surveys offshore W. Australia.Inpex's proposed survey will cover the WA-532-P and WA-533-P offshore blocks in the Browse and Offshore Canning Basins…

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