Operations & Maintenance
SKWID sinks off the coast of Japan
MODEC’s floating wind and current hybrid power generation system ‘SKWID’ has sunk on December 18, 2014, the company stated in their press release. Savonius Keel & Wind Turbine Darrieus (SKWID) sank during the installation process 1.2 km off the coast of Kabe Island, Karatsu-City, Saga Prefecture. No
Nexans Delivers First Batch of DEH System for BP Shah Deniz
Nexans has provided to BP the first delivery in what will be the world’s largest and most complex Direct Electrical Heating (DEH) system to date. Nexans is supplying a comprehensive subsea DEH system solution including complete system design and 130 km of cables with accessories for installation. Th
Cecon Secures Funds for Third Subsea Vessel
Cecon Shipping 3 AS, a subsidiary of Rever Offshore AS, has secured a USD 35 million senior bond financing deal with York for the purpose of starting the completion of Hull 719, the third in line of Cecon’s 130 meters long SURF subsea construction vessels. To enable an earlier start-up of the Hull 7
TITAN Refloats and Scuttles Bow of Wrecked Bulk Carrier
TITAN Salvage, Crowley Maritime’s, Houston-based marine salvage, emergency response and wreck removal company, has successfully refloated and scuttled the largest and most challenging section of the wrecked bulk carrier, Smart. The vessel was carrying a load of coal when it went aground in August 20
VIDEO: Ceona Amazon Naming Ceremony
Shipbuilding company Lloyd Werft delivered the Ceona Amazon in Bremerhaven where the vessel was officially christened this month by her Godmother, Cynthia Huber. Following its christening, the Ceona Amazon will be equipped with a 570 tonne multi-lay pipe tower and two heavy duty 400 tonne offshore c
Statoil Gets Oseberg Vestflanke Extension
Statoil has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway, to use Oseberg Vestflanke beyond its originally planned life. Oseberg Vestflanke is part of the Oseberg field and has been developed using subsea facilities tied back to the Oseberg field centre. The plan for development and op
Energinet.dk Gets Green Light for Kriegers Flak Link
The Danish Minister for Climate, Energy and Building has issued investment approval for the units to be erected by Energinet.dk in order to connect the forthcoming offshore wind turbines at Kriegers Flak in the Baltic Sea to the onshore electricity grid. The approval allows Energinet.dk to enter int
Technip’s TOP Estrela do Mar Arrives in Brazil
Technip’s vessel Top Estrela do Mar has arrived in Brazil and has started operations. Characterized by its high pipelay tension capacity of 550 tons, the vessel will be employed mainly to install umbilical and flexible flowlines and risers to connect subsea wells to floating production units. These
FMC Bags $268 Mln Agbami Subsea Order
FMC Technologies has received an order from Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited, a Chevron company, operator of the Agbami field, to provide subsea equipment for operations in the Agbami field, offshore Nigeria. According to FMC, the value of the order is $268 million. The Agbami field is located 70 n
Subsea 7 Axes Almost 150 Jobs in Norway
The UK-based oil services company Subsea 7 is reported to be letting go almost 150 employees in Norway. Namely, the company said last September that it was planning to cut costs by reducing its headcount, largely due to project delays, but didn’t specify which areas will be cut. According to the lat
Wood Group Announces Pay Cuts
In response to cost and efficiency challenges affecting the UK North Sea oil & gas sector, Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) has today announced plans to reduce the rates paid to its UK-based limited company offshore and onshore contract workers. In addition, salaries will be frozen for the majority of UK-base
VIDEO: Aerial footage of Sihwa Lake tidal power station
The Sihwa Lake tidal power station in South Korea has the capacity to generate 552.7 GWh of energy annually, and was opened in August 2011. The project is stationed on Lake Sihwa which is located in the Midwest of the Korean Peninsula in Gyeonggi Province, bordering the West Sea at the Lake Sihwa re
Statoil Submits PDO for Gullfaks Rimfaks
Statoil and its partners have decided to develop the Rutil discovery located in the Gullfaks Rimfaks valley in the North Sea. Providing close to 80 million barrels of oil equivalent, the development will extend the lifetime of the Gullfaks A platform. The plan for development and operation (PDO) was
Nordic Maritime to Conduct Seismic Survey Off Indonesia
Nordic Maritime Pte. Ltd. has been awarded the contract to provide 2D seismic survey work in Indonesia by MultiClient Geophysical (Pte) Ltd. This survey is expected to begin in December 2014 and will take approximately 60 days to complete. The vessel to undertake this contract will be the S/V Nordic