Operations & Maintenance
TE SubCom Achieves Transmission Capacity Record
TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity company, has achieved a new transmission record of 70.4 Tb/s capacity over 7,600 km utilizing its newly available C+L technology. The C+L technology includes amplifiers with nearly 10THz of usable optical bandwidth, a transmission line designed to minimize noise accumula
Video: WES novel wave energy converters stage one testing
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has released a video showing the scale testing of wave energy devices as part of its stage one technology development process.
Finima Innovations looks for wave R&D support
Finima Innovations is looking to appoint research and development engineers to support its wave energy development activities.
Kongsberg AUVs for Norwegian Navy
Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract with the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) for delivery of four complete HUGIN AUV systems (autonomous underwater vehicles) for detection, classification and identification of mines. Under the NOK 155 million contract, the HUGIN AUV’s will have a depth
Nord Stream 2: Wasco Starts Concrete Pipe Coating in Finland Base
Nord Stream 2 AG’s contractor Wasco has started concrete weight coating of the pipes needed for the natural gas pipeline through the Baltic Sea in its pipe coating plant in Kotka, Finland. Almost half of the 200,000 pipes needed for the entire project will be concrete weight coated in Wasco’s plant
Statoil Invests in Njord and Bauge Development
Statoil has, on behalf of its partners, submitted plans for development of the Njord and Bauge fields to the Norwegian minister of petroleum and energy, Terje Søviknes. The company submitted a revised plan for development and operation of the Njord field and a plan for development and operation of t
Eidesvik and CGG Form New Seismic Fleet Pact
French seismic survey player CGG and Norwegian vessel owner Eidesvik have agreed to establish a new shipowning company. This new unit will possess the five vessels currently owned by CGG and cold-stacked (Geo Coral, Geo Caribbean, Geo Celtic, CGG Alize and Oceanic Challenger), as well as the two ves
Universities to work on eco-friendly tidal lagoon designs
A new €4 million Ecostructure project has been launched to investigate how coastal defenses and renewable energy schemes in Ireland and Wales can be improved by more eco-friendly designs.
Maersk Oil in Flyndre Start-Up
Production has begun from the Maersk Oil-operated Flyndre field in the UK and Norwegian North Sea. First oil began to flow on Sunday, March 26, travelling 25 kilometers via pipeline to the Repsol Sinopec-operated Clyde platform. Production from the Flyndre field is expected to peak at around 10,000
Top news, March 20 – 26, 2017
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from March 20 – 26, 2017.
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (March 20 – March 26). The Johan Sverdrup partnership has now decided to proceed with (DG2) Phase 2 of the Johan Sverdrup development. Phase 1 of Johan Sverdrup is under development, with first oil sch
MaRINET2 fixes first call date
The second EU-funded Marine Renewables Infrastructure Network (MaRINET2) project plans to launch the first call for applications next month.
Trio Lands €114M Fehmarnbelt Consultancy Deal
Ramboll, Arup and TEC have won the tender for client consultancy on the upcoming Fehmarnbelt fixed link between Denmark and Germany. The 18km combined road and rail link will be the longest immersed tunnel in the world. The Ramboll-Arup-TEC consortium is to continue as the principal consultant for F
MMT Surveys Shetland
MMT UK, based in Banbury Oxfordshire, is currently undertaking two hydrographic surveys in the Shetland Islands on behalf of the Maritime & Coastguard Agency. MMT has since 2006 been one of the MCA´s Civil Hydrography Programme survey providers of multi-beam bathymetry, providing hydrographic data f