Oil and gas engineering firm FES International has begun delivery of a contract to provide subsea components to recover oil reserves from a frontier development off the northwest Australian coast. FES International will supply diverless bend stiffener connectors (DBSCs) to Technip for the Balnaves f
Wave energy developer, Carnegie Wave Energy Limited, announced the signing of a Cooperation Agreement with the Water Corporation of Western Australia to support Carnegie’s ground breaking wave powered desalination pilot plant. The Cooperation Agreement allows the Water Corporation to provide support
When the Rader Hochbrücke, which crosses the Kiel Cana,l was closed for trucks in August, Vestas was likely to have problems with their wind turbine transports by road. Blue Water works closely with Vestas and chartered the ro/ro ferry “Clipper Pennant” with very short warning to transport the turbi
Simek announces that the construction continues on Yard no. 127 in Poland. The vessel is a 85.45 m long Subsea vessel of MM 85 MSV design. The contract provides work for Simek and Flekkefjord Elektro until delivery in May 2014. The vessel was designed by Multi Maritime AS in Førde and is a developme
Aker Solutions generated revenue of NOK 11.9 billion in the second quarter of 2013, compared with NOK 11.9 billion in the second quarter of 2012. Financial Highlights – Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) amounted to NOK 946 million in the quarter, compared with NOK
OSX Brasil S.A., a Brazilian publicly held corporation which provides equipment and services to the offshore oil and natural gas industry, with integrated operations in shipbuilding, leasing of exploration and production (E&P) units and operation and maintenance services (O&M), hereby informs its sh
Tap Oil Limited provides the following update on the Manora oil development project in the Northern Gulf of Thailand (TAP 30% interest). Mubadala Petroleum, the Operator of the Manora joint venture, has provided preliminary advice of an approximately 13% expected cost increase on the Manora oil deve
Today’s naval forces rely primarily on highly capable multifunctional manned platforms, such as ships and submarines. Even the most advanced vessel, however, can only be in one place at a time, making the ability to respond increasingly dependent on being ready at the right place at the right time.
Siemens has installed the HelWin1 offshore platform in the North Sea, marking the successful completion of a significant stage in German grid connection projects. HelWin1 will link the two offshore wind farms Nordsee Ost and Meerwind to the mainland. Using the Siemens technology installed on the pla
Commerce and Employment’s Guernsey Renewable Energy Team (RET) is starting work on marine mapping for the waters around the Island. This will look to build on the initial work that was undertaken in 2010 on the Regional Environmental Assessment. This looked at environmental information that was avai
It is no wonder that some wind energy companies are reluctant to hire new employees on a long-term base. Not only is the policy always sending mixed signals on the future of the wind energy, but the network operators are also facing difficulties to connect the wind turbines on time. This means that
A new report on marine energy in Wales estimates that if development is ramped up significantly over the next 20 years – with the capacity to generate 1GW of power – it could contribute a total of £840m to Welsh GVA during the development and installation stages. Once operational this installed capa
Det norske oljeselskap ASA is about to complete the drilling operations in wildcat well 2/1-15, on the Augunshaug Prospect. Augunshaug is located in the North Sea, east of the Gyda Field. The well encountered sand of Jurassic age, but without hydrocarbons. Det norske oljeselskap ASA has completed th
Spectrum reports that the mobilization has commenced for the acquisition of an airborne gravity/magnetic/seep Multi-Client survey in the Barents Sea South East. The survey will cover the entire newly opened area with approximately 29,280 km to be acquired. Spectrum is excited to announce that the su
