DeepOcean announces the multi-million pound pre-cut trenching contract award with Statnett & Energinet.dk on the Skagerrak 4 HVDC Submarine Interconnector Project. DeepOcean will provide the engineering and project management for the pre-cut trenching workscope in Denmark, which is expected to comme
Specialist engineering company, STATS Group, has completed an 18 month design, manufacturing and installation project to enable the tie-in of a fifth pipeline on Statoil’s Troll A Platform. Statoil’s Troll A platform, located off the west coast of Norway, utilises a system of seal tubes to tie-in ri
The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), as part of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP), deployed the Deep-Sea Scientific Drilling Vessel Chikyu for 54 days from April 1 to May 24 to conduct the Expedition 343 for Japan Trench Fast Drilling Project. After this exp
The Kulluk and Noble Discoverer set sail for the Arctic from Vigor Industrial’s Seattle shipyard, following completion of extensive environmental and safety upgrades by its commercial ship repair subsidiary, Vigor Marine. “It is impossible to overstate the pride Vigor Marine teams have felt working
Fugro OSAE GmbH (Bremen, Germany) has been awarded an allocation of the Baltic Sea and Bothnian Survey for the years 2012-13, consisting of a 7,100km² segment worth EUR 2.1 million. Data acquisition will be accomplished by Fugro vessels, two of which, M.V. Meridian and M.V. Victor Hensen, have alrea
A plan to build a 100-mile undersea cable connecting energy grids on Hawaii’s islands would aid in meeting the state’s ambitious renewable-energy objectives, writes AOL Energy. If it proves that the grids can take more energy from renewable sources than the highest levels currently assumed by the in
The Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy has issues two request for proposals for cable-related equipment, thus continuing the preparations for the $11-million subsea cable project that will connect tidal turbines in the Bay of Fundy with the power grid. According to The Chronicle Herald, the tend
As part of the Obama Administration’s continuing commitment to safe and responsible offshore energy exploration and development, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Alaska Region Director Mark Fesmire oversaw comprehensive testing of Shell’s proposed Arctic-ready capping stack syst
Within the scope of a service contract with RWE Innogy GmbH, All for Offshore GmbH (A4O) will now be servicing and managing a met mast of the offshore wind-park „Nordsee Ost“ together with Deutsche Windtechnik over a period of four years. This met mast is the central system for the control and monit
Statoil Petroleum AS has received consent to remove the SPM-C loading buoy on the Statfjord field. The loading buoy on Statfjord C is located in the North Sea in block 33/9. Water depth at the site is 145.7 metres. The activity is scheduled to start in July 2012. Statfjord is an oil field located on
Today at PTSC fabrication yard in Vung Tau City, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (S.R. Vietnam), PetroVietnam Technical Services Corporation (PTSC) hosted a load-out and sail-away ceremony for the PQP-HT Jacket, Bien Dong 1 (BD1) project, built for Bien Dong POC. The scope of work of the whole pro
Incoming Chief Executive of RWE, Peter Terium, said that substantial delays in Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm connection to the grid jeopardize the project’s profitability. Mr. Terium told the weekly magazine Der Spiegel that RWE is inviting the German Government to discuss possible compensation add
Total announced the signature of a production sharing contract with the Kenyan government for Block L22, which it will operate with a 100% interest. Covering an area of more than 10,000 square kilometers, the exploration license is located offshore the Lamu Archipelago in water depths of between 2,0
Deepwater Wind has agreed to add fiber optic cables to their submarine power cable between Block Island and Narragansett, the Block Island Times writes. Providence based wind energy company is planning to install 5 turbines southeast of Block Island. The wind farm will generate over 100,000 megawatt
