Operations & Maintenance
OGA Starts Well P&A Optimisation Programme
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has launched a search for operators to voluntarily participate in a multi-operator, well plug and abandonment (P&A) optimisation programme. The objective of the pilot programme is to demonstrate the cost savings which can be achieved through collaborative working, sti
Nova Innovation Deploys 3rd Turbine at Shetland Tidal Array
Nova Innovation has deployed a third turbine at the grid-connected Shetland Tidal Array project. Edinburgh-based Nova Innovation installed the first Nova M100 turbine in the Bluemull Sound in March 2016, the second in August 2016, with the third going live in February 2017. The project is a collabor
Shetland Tidal Array goes full force
Nova Innovation has installed the third tidal turbine at the grid-connected Shetland Tidal Array, sited off Scotland.
OIL and Paladon in PLEM Autonomous Shutdown Valve Deal
Offspring International (OIL), has signed a global agency agreement with valve actuator and control systems supplier, Paladon Systems, for its autonomous shutdown valve (ASV) for pipeline end manifolds (PLEM). According to the company, the ASV is designed to remove the reliance on or eliminate the n
ORE Catapult takes Tocardo’s T2 for a test drive
Dutch tidal developer Tocardo has tested its T2 turbine on the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s new 1MW drive train test facility.
ACORN poised to extend lifespan of tidal and wave devices
EU-funded ACORN project has developed an innovative aluminium-based coating said to extend the lifetime of marine structures, including tidal and wave energy devices.
EU-Funded Project Brings New Coating Solution to Market
An aluminium-based coating for offshore energy installations, developed under the EU-funded ACORN project and is said to provide better protection and to be more environmentally friendly, has reached commercial stage.
EU-Funded Project Brings New Coating Solution to Market
An aluminium-based coating for offshore energy installations, developed under the EU-funded ACORN project and is said to provide better protection and to be more environmentally friendly, has reached commercial stage.
NHV Helicopters on Beatrice Duty
The NHV Group has won a contract with Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) to provide helicopter services in support of their upcoming wind farm construction project at the Beatrice offshore wind farm in the Scottish North Sea.
Aker BP Gets Approval to Connect Oda to Ula Field
Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has granted Aker BP consent to connect the Oda field to the Ula field. The Oda field, previously named Butch, is located in the North Sea licence PL 405. The field, operated by Centrica, is to be developed as a subsea facility tied back to the Ula field, where
Prysmian Cables to Connect Three French Wind Farms
Prysmian has secured a contract worth more than EUR 300 million with Reseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE) to develop submarine cable links to connect three planned offshore wind farms to the mainland power grid in France. The three projects are Fécamp, Calvados and Saint Nazaire. “We are proud to
Video: OPERA innovates to cut wave energy costs
Basque energy agency, Ente Vasco de la Energia (EVE), has released a video that features the footage of the developments undertaken under the OPERA wave energy projects to date.
Allseas to Build Second String of TurkStream Pipeline
South Stream Transport, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gazprom, and Allseas Group have signed a contract to build the second string of the TurkStream gas pipeline’s offshore section. The agreement, signed in Amsterdam, is part of the option included in the construction contract for the pipeline’s firs
Hiab Cranes to Make Offshore Wind Debut in China
Load handling equipment manufacturer Hiab, part of Cargotec, has signed a contract to supply a minimum of 100 HIAB light-range loader cranes for a wind turbine manufacturer in China.