CWind Digitizes with CrewSmart
CWind, part of the Global Marine Group (GMG), a provider of topside, splash zone and subsea engineering services to the offshore renewables and utilities market, it has implemented CrewSmart’s management support service across its fleet of 21 crew transfer vessels (CTVs) and team of offshore wind technicians. The cloud-based CrewSmart system provides CWind with control over personnel and fleet administration, optimizing the overall efficiency of the operations team.In a rapidly expanding offshore wind market, as new projects come online globally, vessel demand has spiked, CrewSmart said, with
CWind and ORE Ink Offshore Deal
CWind, part of the Global Marine Group (GMG), has signed a Collaboration Agreement with the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, the UK’s offshore renewable energy innovation center.According to a press release from CWind, the provider of topside, splash zone and subsea engineering services to the offshore renewables and utilities market, the agreement demonstrates CWind’s long-term commitment to develop solutions to overcome the challenges faced by the UK offshore renewables sector, using innovation and technology to drive change.Together, the two companies will focus
Wood Group Wins Ichthys Subsea Deal
Wood Group has secured a new, five-year contract with INPEX Operations Australia Pty Ltd (INPEX Australia) to provide subsea engineering services for the integrity of the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project, offshore Western Australia. The operations of all subsea assets and the gas export pipeline will be supported under the contract which includes two, one-year extension options and is effective immediately. It continues Wood Group’s 12-year support of the Ichthys LNG Project development; providing subsea engineering and project management services during the concept
Xodus Wins North Sea Subsea Work
Xodus Group said it has won a contract with North Sea operator Apache to deliver subsea engineering services for two new infill well developments at the Nevis and Skene fields in the Northern North Sea. The project includes designing and fabricating spools with no requirement for metrology focusing on time and effort savings. The latest win follows a number of projects delivered for the operator over the last 18 months, including the concept, Front End Engineering Design (FEED) and detailed design studies for the Beryl field’s Far North Triassic (FNT) subsea tie-back, which was
Aker Solutions to Provide Subsea Engineering Services to BP
Aker Solutions secured a global framework agreement to deliver engineering and project management services at BP-operated subsea oil and gas fields. The contract has a fixed period of five years and may be extended by two years. It covers subsea engineering services, asset integrity management and operations support. Aker Solutions will execute the work through a global delivery model. Both parties agreed not to disclose the contract value.
Jee to Discuss Cable Solutions at Wave & Tidal Conference
;s current electricity needs, demonstrating the importance of bringing it to the commercial market. “The highly-attended Wave & Tidal conference and exhibition represents an excellent opportunity to showcase our expertise and extensive experience in providing innovative, subsea engineering services to the renewables sector with the aim of reducing the costs and risk associated with the project lifecycle. Our engineering capabilities cover the complete project lifecycle, from design through to installation, operations and decommissioning. The event, which is expected
Xodus Subsea: New Era of Subsea Engineering Support
tier one subsea engineering companies for a share of the global market. It will be headquartered in London and have a presence in several cities across Europe, Africa, the Americas, Middle East and Asia Pacific including eight dedicated engineering centres in priority energy locations. Xodus Subsea engineering services will take a unique approach to technical subsea challenges by bringing together Xodus Group’s front end engineering capability, Saipem’s turnkey Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation expertise and Chiyoda’s experience in managing large scale international
Jee Awarded Cable Solutions Contract
array cables for tidal energy installations. The cables will transport power generated from tidal energy devices deployed in high tidal flow areas to the shore. Trevor Jee, Managing Director of Jee, said, “This contract attests to our decades of experience in providing innovative, subsea engineering services to the expanding renewables industry. “Jee has completed several projects for major wind farm developers around the UKCS involving the design and development of cable protection systems, analysis and installation of cables, cable route surveys, and burial methodology, and as
Osiris Recognized with IMCA Accreditation
safety and operational efficiency,” commented James Ridgeway, offshore manager at Osiris. “We are proud to achieve this and it reflects well, not just on the services we provide, but also on the continued hard work and effort of our staff.” Osiris supplies an array of subsea engineering services on a global basis to both the onshore and offshore sectors. Its ROV capabilities began nearly a decade ago, and since then have grown to provide a wide range of equipment from inspection-class ROVs capable of flying down pipelines with an internal diameter of as little as 190mm, to work-class
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