Thermal enhanced oil recovery specialist, Cavitas Energy, is the most recent innovative technology firm to receive funding support from technology accelerator, the Oil and Gas Technology Centre (OGTC). Cavitas has been awarded funding which will be dedicated to the fast-track development of their 3r
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Interventek Subsea Engineering has secured funding from the Oil and Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) towards the development of the control system for a new subsea in-riser landing string, designed to reduce the size, weight, complexity and cost of this critical well intervention equipment for oil and g
QED Naval have completed the setup of the performance trials of the ballast system of the Subhub Community Demonstrator. The trials will take place over the next 3 months, initially situated at a sheltered water, low flow site in Castle Ward Bay. The conditions will be progressively increased in mag
SubConn, in collaboration with MacArtney, has invested in expanding its production facilities. The company has invested in a 2,300 m2 new location that combined with its existing 2,500 m2 is set to double their existing production facilities. With new premises and investments in production equipment
Oceaneering International has secured a drilling and completion support contract for integrated services with Wintershall Norge. The contract covers ROV services for the drilling unit West Mira, which will perform production drilling on Wintershall-operated fields in the Norwegian Continental Shelf,
Oilfield services investment company Akastor recorded profit of NOK 62 million ($7 million) for the first-quarter 2019 compared to loss of NOK 19 million ($2 million) same time in 2018. The Oslo-listed company as a group generated some 21 per cent higher revenue (NOK 1.1 billion) in the Q1 2019 from
Engineering and construction specialist Subsea 7 has seen recognised loss in the quarter ended March 31, 2019 on activity drop in renewables and heavy lift business units, forex expenses and tax charge against prior-year comparable period. The Oslo-listed firm posted quarterly loss of $19 million, o
Recently, ZTT Submarine Cable (ZTTSC) completed the factory test and delivery of 500kV AC submarine cable for the second-circuit transmission line project for Zhejiang Zhoushan Networking North Passage. The leaders and experts from Zhejiang Electric Power affiliated to State Grid, China Electric Pow
Subsea Internet of Things (SIoT) specialists, WFS Technologies has developed new way to enhance operational effectiveness, while reducing risk and preventing interruption to pipeline production. The patented Seatooth PipeLogger is an integrated pipeline, umbilical, risers and flowlines temperature m
A joint initiative of the H2020 OPERA and INTERREG 2SEAS MET-CERTIFIED projects is setting up a a workshop on certification of marine energy converters. Both the OPERA and MET-CERTIFIED projects have been applying the IEC standards to real world wave and tidal energy deployments. The workshop aims t
SIMEC Atlantis Energy, a sustainable energy generation company, has informed that its tidal energy project MeyGen has exported over 15GWhrs to the grid. According to the company’s social media update, this represent a new record of exported tidal energy to the grid, surpassing the previous record of
Scotland’s new leasing round for offshore wind projects is likely to fully launch in October 2019, Crown Estate Scotland, the public body responsible for leasing Scotland’s seabed, has announced. There will also be a ‘pre-launch’ in the summer which will provide further details about the leasing and
Norwegian industry initiative GCE Ocean Technology (GCE Subsea) has become a member of the Norwegian Forum for Marine Minerals (NMM). The membership, among other things, should enable GCE to contribute to strengthening the Norwegian environment’s international contacts and influence in the field of
