James Fisher Appoints Subsea Ops Director
James Fisher Marine Services appointed Simon R. James as its new Subsea Operations Director effective February 2020.James joins with more than 25 years’ of experience in the marine, offshore and subsea service sectors, having held director-level roles at DeepOcean, Fugro and Iremis.In his career to date, Simon has worked with large and prestigious companies, both in the UK and abroad. Most recently, he held the position of Director of Operations at EM&I Group where he improved effectiveness and drove efficiency across operations in the Americas, Africa, Canada and Southeast Asia.
Lukoil Scans for Treasures Ahead of Oil Exploration
A recent subsea survey project in the Black Sea has scanned for ancient shipwrecks and other archaeological treasures ahead of future oil exploration in the area.UK based services firm James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) said it completed the deep-towed subsea survey on behalf of Russian oil and gas company Lukoil in waters offshore Romania that are known to hold treasures dating back to Venetian golden era of centuries ago.The survey covered an 8- by 6.13-kilometer grid over three planned exploration wells in approximately 1,000 meters water depth, in the Ex30 Trident Block.Being the site of a recent
UK Subsea Sector Eyes Offshore Wind Opportunities
, while offering practical help and advice to companies looking to access the rapidly growing offshore renewables market. Chaired by Neil Gordon, chief executive of Subsea UK, the event will welcome speakers from SIEM Offshore Contractors, Ecosse Subsea Systems, DeepOcean and James Fisher Marine Services, to discuss the synergies between the subsea and offshore renewable industries, share lessons learned, and examine the role that offshore renewables will play in the future energy mix. The seminar will also look at ways in which the industry could work together to simplify
JF Subsea Inspects Shell Oil Rigs with New ROV technique
ROV inspection methodology removed the need for a vessel and reduced downtime to 2% JF Subsea and Shell UK working to confirm inspection programmes for the next five years due to the project’s success James Fisher Subsea (JF Subsea), a world leading subsea services division of James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS), has reduced inspection downtime to 2% for Shell UK, through the innovative use of asset-based remotely operated vehicles (ABROVs) on oil rig inspection programmes in the North Sea. Traditionally, oil rig inspections are undertaken using a dedicated remotely operated vehicle
MTS Supports Wave Hub Cable Work
enabling installed devices to export to the grid. Cabling work on the project has now been completed with a further six kilometers of cabling, connectors, cable abrasion protection and rock bag stabilization installed. As part of a subcontract with the principal contractor James Fisher Marine Services, MTS was employed by Cornwall based, Insight Marine Projects Ltd to provide a survey vessel to undertake a high resolution as-built multibeam survey of the new cables. For the Wave Hub site, the reliable operation of installed cabling is critical in provision of an effective test
JFMS, Atlantis to Deliver Specialist Services on World’s Largest Tidal Array
James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS), part of James Fisher and Sons plc, has been granted preferred supplier status for a five-year period in connection with the operations and maintenance (O&M) of the MeyGen Phase 1A tidal turbines. Three turbines have been supplied by Andritz Hydro Hammerfest, and the fourth by Atlantis – each with a rated power of 1.5 MW. Three of the turbines are being installed and connected later this year by JFMS. Additionally, MeyGen has agreed, subject to terms, to secure the services of JFMS’s HF4 tidal energy vessel, specifically developed for the
James Fisher Signs Cooperation Agreement with OMS
James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS), a provider of integrated marine services to the offshore renewables industry and part of James Fisher and Sons plc, has announced the signing of an exclusive cooperation agreement with Oil Management and Services GmbH (OMS). The combined and complementary expertise of JFMS and OMS will offer significant benefits to customers in the European offshore renewables industry, with the delivery of full oil lifecycle services, including gearbox and hydraulic oil change, enhancing the safety and performance of offshore wind turbines. Bruno Martinsen
Vattenfall Adopts James Fisher’s Mermaid
James Fisher Marine Services, part of James Fisher and Sons plc, has announced that wind park operator Vattenfall has ordered a full Mermaid system license for the strategic planning of its offshore wind farm operations. Mermaid provides increased understanding of the impact of weather and tidal forces on a project's schedule to companies involved in marine operations. By accurately simulating marine operations against historical weather and tidal data, Mermaid enables enhanced decision-making in the early planning stages to support significant cost-savings through project optimization
James Fisher Completes Subsea Cable Deployment at MeyGen
in line with the program is a commendable achievement by our onshore and offshore teams, aided by great performance from the vessel. After all the planning it is very rewarding to see the offshore infrastructure taking shape for this trail-blazing project.” Principle contractor James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) acted as the project interface for the installation of four subsea cables at the MeyGen tidal energy project with Mojo Maritime (Mojo), marine management specialists, acting as the project lead that coordinated all offshore activities during operations. Mojo was able to apply
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