The Ormonde Wind Farm was shut down at the beginning of the month to facilitate work carried out at the Heysham onshore substation. The maintenance work at the Heysham onshore substation for the Ormonde Wind Farm is now completed and main power has been restored. All of the turbines are brought on l
The Ormonde Wind Farm was shut down at the beginning of the month to facilitate work carried out at the Heysham onshore substation. The maintenance work at the Heysham onshore substation for the Ormonde Wind Farm is now completed and main power has been restored. All of the turbines are brought on l
Fugro is undertaking offshore geotechnical investigation operations for the proposed Rampion wind farm, which is developed by E.ON Climate and Renewables. The geotechnical investigation is carried out from the vessels MV Markab and MV Bucentaur at the wind farm’s location in the eastern English Chan
As operator, Shell New Zealand plans to undertake a 2D seismic survey in January 2014 in the Great South Basin. The survey is expected to take approximately 70 days, will target a 21,200km2 area and be around 150km offshore from Dunedin. The programme will involve acquiring seismic information acros
Subsea works on the inter array and export cables at locations of four UK’s offshore wind farms are about to commence. Divers from the Dive Support Vessels ‘HBC SUPPORTER’ and ‘TERRAMARE 1’ will carry out construction works on subsea cables inside the perimeter of the West of Duddon Sands offshore w
Salamander announces that it has signed a Production Sharing Contract (“PSC”) for Block PM322, located in the Melaka Straits on the Malay side of the Central Sumatra Basin, offshore West Coast Peninsular Malaysia. Block PM322 is the Group’s first licence in Malaysia. Salamander will operate the PSC
Cameron announced that its Board of Directors has approved an increase in the Company’s share repurchase authorization by an additional $750 million. Cameron also intends to add debt to its capital structure in the near term, while continuing to maintain a strong investment-grade profile and a balan
Salamander Energy provides an update on drilling, development and production operations at the Bualuang oil field in the B8/38 concession, offshore Gulf of Thailand. Salamander has a 100% interest in, and is operator of, the Bualuang field. Facilities Installation The installation of the oil process
The turn-key grouting solution was provided to Volker Staal en Funderingen by Densit. The complete grouting package included the supply of UHPC grouting material, grouting equipment, supervisor assistance, as well as the overall planning and coordination at all stages of the project. The installatio
8-legged substation was grouted in the North Sea by pioneering grouting expert. The turn-key grouting solution was provided to Volker Staal en Funderingen by Densit. The complete grouting package included the supply of UHPC grouting material, grouting equipment, supervisor assistance, as well as the
Mainstream Renewable Power is undertaking planned survey work on the Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm site from Thursday December 12th 2013 (earliest) for approximately 26 days. The work relates to the site of the proposed 450MW Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm which is located in the outer Fo
UK based Seatricity plans to deploy its second generation device at Wave Hub next year before building out to a full scale grid-connected array in 2015. Seatricity managing director Peter Mitchell said: “Our first generation Oceanus 1 device has undergone extensive and successful sea trials in Scotl
A group comprised of 17 oil and gas companies has established a project for joint seismic acquisition in the southeastern Barents Sea. Statoil is the operator of the project. At the request of the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE), the industry, via the Norwegian Oil and Gas Associati
BG Group announced an increase in total recoverable resources for the Mzia discovery and across Blocks 1, 3 and 4 offshore southern Tanzania, marking the conclusion of a successful drilling and testing campaign. The campaign confirmed Mzia as the second giant gas discovery, after Jodari, in BG Group
