From its immersion in January 2013, at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland, Alstom’s full-scale tidal device has reached the full nominal power of 1MW after a series of gradual increases in power. The turbine connected to the grid has now generated over 10MWh of electricity,
Oceanflow Energy’s Evopod is a tidal turbine with a difference. A semi-submersible turbine design, it has shown excellent seakeeping performance in tests, and it incorporates Siemens gear and inverter units. As a floating, tethered device, it ihas lower deployment costs than seabed mounted devices,
Dana Petroleum has replaced all nine mooring chains on its oil production vessel Triton – under budget and ahead of schedule. The project was commissioned to maintain the safety of Dana’s offshore teams and the integrity of the floating, production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO). The replacem
Dana Petroleum has replaced all nine mooring chains on its oil production vessel Triton – under budget and ahead of schedule.
Trinidad Drilling Ltd. announced that it has signed a contract to build one of Canada’s largest and most technically-advanced land rigs. The rig is being constructed to drill natural gas in the Liard Basin, an area that is being developed to supply gas for the future liquefied natural gas (LNG) plan
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. announced today that it is proceeding with the construction of a second newbuild semisubmersible well intervention vessel, to be named the Q7000. Owen Kratz, Helix’s President and CEO, stated, “Based on strong market demand and our proven success for delivering spe
Claxton Engineering Services Ltd, an Acteon company, successfully responded to an urgent call to mend a rig diverter’s connection by providing a 30” dual seal overshot, a 30” casing cutter and personnel to oversee operations and requirements within 48 hours. During this time period, Claxton modified
Albany’s 40-megawatt tidal power station received Government approval to become Western Australia’s first tidal power station. Albany has been identified as Australia’s best location for a wave energy plant development. The Albany Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Russ Clark was quoted as saying: “
Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited announces that Subtech Qatar Diving & Marine Services LLC has recently been awarded several subsea contracts with a combined estimated value of USD 40 million with most of these contracts scheduled to be completed this calendar year. The scope of services in t
Chart Industries announced that its Distribution & Storage (D&S) business in China has been awarded a contract to provide self-contained liquefied natural gas (LNG) station modules to Kunlun Energy Investment, a wholly owned subsidiary of PetroChina’s Kunlun Energy. The contract value of this order
MARIN will install its newest simulator in its Houston office in October. For many years, Houston has been assisting in offshore engineering studies but now, with the arrival of the simulator, services will start to bridge the gap between engineering and operations. The real-time simulator will have
Offshore Installation Services Ltd (OIS), an Acteon company, has launched a new service designed to help operators fulfill their suspended well decommissioning plans. Wellintel is a well data collection and review service that gathers and prepares the information operators require before they start
Offshore Installation Services Ltd (OIS), an Acteon company, has launched a new service designed to help operators fulfill their suspended well decommissioning plans. Wellintel is a well data collection and review service that gathers and prepares the information operators require before they start
Tekmar Energy, a cable protection company for the offshore wind industry, has announced ambitious plans to return to the oil and gas market, whilst maintaining its leading position in offshore renewables. As part of the firm’s blueprint for growth it aims to generate £15million in turnover from its
