Operations & Maintenance
Prysmian to Link UK and France for €350 Million
Prysmian has secured a contract worth around €350 million with a joint venture between National Grid UK and RTE of France for the turn-key design, manufacture and installation of a submarine and land power cable link to connect Tourbe in France to Chilling in Hampshire, UK. “This is a prestigious pr
Aker Solutions Inks Long-Term Deal with Aker BP
Aker Solutions has secured a framework agreement for as many as 10 years from Aker BP to provide engineering and procurement services for new offshore field installations. The scope is for a range of fixed facilities from small wellhead platforms to complete oil and gas field centers. It covers work
SME seeks PLAT-O installation help
Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) is looking for a marine contractor to carry out the installation of the PLAT-O tidal device at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC).
EMEC tenders for tripod foundation removal
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is looking to appoint a contractor to remove a tripod foundation installed at its grid-connected tidal test site to ready the berth for future developers.
Penguin wave device powers UK grid
Wello’s Penguin device has fed the electricity harnessed from the Orkney waves into the UK national grid.
Hamburg Port Authority Gets MacArtney Survey System
Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) has taken delivery of the 3rd integrated dual head multibeam survey system from MacArtney. The vessel Deepenschriewer IV is the smallest survey vessel of HPA and intended to carry out multibeam surveys for depth control and documenting in shallow water areas. For this pu
SE Asia in the spotlight for new floating tidal technology
International collaboration between European and Asian clean energy developers has resulted in the introduction of a new floating tidal energy solution for Southeast Asia.
Offshore Wind Jobs Mark Double-Digit Growth in Germany
German offshore wind industry created 1,800 new jobs in 2015, bringing the total to 20,500 jobs or 10 per cent more compared to 2014, data presented by the German Wind Energy Association (BWE), VDMA Power Systems and the Offshore Wind Industry Alliance (OWIA) shows.
EC-OG to start Subsea Power Hub trials at EMEC
East Coast Oil and Gas Engineering (EC-OG) will begin the installation of its Subsea Power Hub system at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) next week.
ExxonMobil, Qatar Petroleum Sign Cyprus Offshore Deal
Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil have signed an exploration and production sharing contract with the Government of the Republic of Cyprus for offshore Block 10. The contract was signed in the presence of Yiorgos Lakkotrypis, the Cypriot Minister of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism, as well as th
Scottish wave body needs engineering appraisal
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) is seeking an independent third party advisor to conduct engineering appraisal for all novel wave energy converter stage 2 projects.
PSA Inspects Oseberg Vestflanken 2 Control Cable
Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of the design and fabrication of the control cable for Oseberg Vestflanken 2 project. The PSA carried out an audit of Statoil’s management of the design and fabrication of the control cable that will connect Oseberg Vestflanken 2 with
WES opens control systems innovation call
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has launched the call for control systems suitable for use with a variety of wave energy converters.
Aptomar Environmental Monitoring for Martin Linge Field
Total E&P Norge has selected Aptomar’s tactical collaboration and management system (TCMS) to digitalise and manage environmental monitoring and oil spill detection at its Martin Linge field. The TCMS will combine subsea, topside and aerial oil spill detection sensors into one common operating pictu