Operations & Maintenance
Eni Restarts Goliat Oil Production
Eni Norge has resumed production of oil on Goliat on December 17, 2017. Maintenance and modification work has been conducted during a planned campaign during this fall. Furthermore, Eni Norge said it has completed work following an order related to the electrical system issued by the petroleum autho
Nexans Ready to Deploy Boskalis Rockpiper at Beatrice
Nexans, using Boskalis’ fallpipe vessel (FPV) Rockpiper, is set to commence the rock emplacement campaign for the installation of the first of two export cables (EC1) in the Beatrice offshore wind farm export corridors on 21 December.
Nexans Ready to Deploy Boskalis Rockpiper at Beatrice
Nexans, using Boskalis’ fallpipe vessel (FPV) Rockpiper, is set to commence the rock emplacement campaign for the installation of the first of two export cables (EC1) in the Beatrice offshore wind farm export corridors on 21 December.
Report: Ministerial support dwindling for Swansea lagoon?
The Cabinet Ministers of the United Kingdom have reportedly lost confidence in the viability of the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon over high costs.
Nexans Set for Rock Installation on Beatrice OWF Export Cable
Cables specialist Nexans Norway will carry out the rock placement campaign for the installation of the first of two export cables (EC1) in the Beatrice offshore wind farm. Earlier this month, the cable laying vessel Nexans Skagerrak completed the laying and burial of the first 70-kilometer 220kV exp
JFD Delivers Naval Personnel Training at The Underwater Centre
The Underwater Centre has delivered two ROV and hyperbaric system acquaintance training courses and provided 19 days of operational support to JFD as part of their training delivery to one of the world’s largest navies. Training delivery began with The Underwater Centre’s specialist diving team crea
Veja Mate Gets SGS Blessing
SGS Germany has awarded the 402MW Veja Mate offshore wind farm with the project certificate, marking the wind farm’s final milestone.
Rovco Executes Wave Hub Job
UK-based Rovco has completed a subsea cable survey and inspection for the offshore renewables test site, Wave Hub. The inspection programme included the first commercial trial of Rovco’s 3D visualisation technology to create scaled, high resolution models of subsea infrastructure with millimetre acc
Wintershall Starts Up Maria Field Off Norway
Wintershall, and its licence partners Petoro and Spirit Energy, have started production from the Maria field one year ahead of schedule. The original start up was planned for the fourth quarter of 2018. The early start up has reduced costs by more than 20%, with an expected final investment cost of
Trial lift deems Subhub fit for quayside launch
Transportation contractor Mar Train has completed a trial lift of the Subhub tidal platform to reduce the risks associated with the load out to the quayside at Harland & Wolff in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
‘Polar King’ Stays with Nexans
Norwegian offshore vessels provider GC Rieber Shipping and cabling specialist Nexans have agreed to extend the firm period of the charter for the construction support vessel Polar King for 11 months. The first time charter agreement announced in March 2016, was set for a fixed period of about 8.5 mo
Aker Solutions Nets Subsea Equipment Orders From Aker BP
Aker Solutions has secured subsea equipment orders from Aker BP for the Skogul and Valhall Flank West oil fields offshore Norway. Aker Solutions will deliver two subsea manifolds, a controls system and umbilicals for Skogul, which will be tied back to the North Sea Alvheim field. The company will al
Aleron Subsea Aids Salvage of WWI and WWII Wrecks
Aberdeenshire-based Aleron Subsea has deployed AUXROV subsea system as a part of a wrecks salvage project in the Atlantic Ocean. Aleron’s AUXROV was selected by James Fisher Marine and Britannia’s Gold to assist with the salvage operation, targeting wrecks that were sunk during the WWI and WWII. Dur
Top news, December 11 – 17, 2017
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from December 11 – 17, 2017. SIMEC dives deeper in tidal sector by acquiring 50% of Atlantis International energy, infrastructure and natural resources group SIMEC has signed a conditional agreement with Atlantis Resour