Operations & Maintenance
Statoil Celebrates 1 Year of Successful Åsgard Subsea Gas Compression
The world’s first subsea gas compression system has now been in operation for one year on the Åsgard field in the Norwegian Sea The system has been running like a Swiss clock with practically no stops or interruptions, the Norwegian oil & gas major said on Tuesday. “Quality in all sections of the pr
Deutsche Windtechnik to Service Senvion’s Alpha Ventus Turbines
Starting in January 2017, Deutsche Windtechnik will be servicing six Senvion 5M turbines at the alpha ventus offshore wind farm. Deutsche Offshore-Testfeld und Infrastruktur (DOTI), a consortium comprising EWE, E.ON and Vattenfall, has signed a standard maintenance contract with Deutsche Windtechnik
Petrofac Completes Well Decommissioning for Tullow
Petrofac has completed well decommissioning for Tullow Oil in the Southern North Sea. Well engineering and well project management services were deployed within the six-month contract for the Horne & Wren asset in support of Petrofac’s established position as Duty Holder. As a part of Tullow Oil’s T
Shoreline Unveiling Simulation Tools Interface
Shoreline will be launching a new user interface for the cloud based installation, completion, commissioning, trial and O&M simulation tools during WindEnergy held in Hamburg this week. The new user interface has been developed based on input and suggestions from a wide variety of existing SIMSTALL
PGS Wraps Up Bréanann 3D Seismic Acquisition
PGS has completed Bréanann 3D seismic acquisition over circa 2.392 km2 of the northern Porcupine Basin, 150 km west off the Kerry coast, south-western Ireland. The 3D seismic took over 40 days to acquire. Around 1,400 km2 relates to FEL 3/14, in which Petrel has a 15% carried interest. PGS’ Ramform
SeaRoc Boosts SeaPlanner Squad
SeaRoc Group has announced the hiring of a new Business Analyst to take the lead on client focused product development. Mark Lawrence has been confirmed as the new Software Business Analyst who will be responsible for building the roadmap of development for the company’s SeaPlanner software solution
Top News of the Week, 19 – 25 September 2016
Horns Rev 3 Mine Goes Out With a Bang (Videos) Vattenfall has shared two videos of a WW2 mine with a 700kg explosive charge being unearthed from the seabed where Denmark’s 400MW Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm will be constructed, and subsequently detonated. DONG Energy to Set Up UK’s Largest O&M Hub
TLP scouts for Swansea tidal lagoon hydrodynamic modellers
Tidal Lagoon Power (TLP) is seeking the services of an experienced hydraulic modeller to support the design for the Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay proposed powerhouse and sluice gate structures.
WES bolsters wave energy projects with £2 million
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has awarded £2 million to four wave energy developers who will progress to stage two of its technology development programme.
Polarcus Bags Another Deal
Following the awards in Australasia, seismic contractor Polarcus has received a letter of intent for another 3D marine seismic acquisition, this one to be carried out in Europe. According to the Oslo-listed company, the survey will be conducted by utilizing its XArray acquisition technique, and will
Claxton Presents New Edition of Its Decommissioning Tools
Claxton has introduced the latest modular versions of its conductor recovery tower and SABRE abrasive cutting system aimed at increasing efficiency and flexibility in decommissioning and late life projects. The latest version, reportedly, has a reduced system footprint and is modular in design. It c
Largest Fleet of Marine Robots Deployed in UK Waters
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and partners have started a two-week mission involving ten marine robots deployed off northwest Scotland. The third in a series of demonstrator missions, this latest phase sees the largest fleet of marine robotic vehicles simultaneously deployed in UK waters. T
Gallery: CorPower’s half-scale wave energy device
CorPower Ocean, a wave energy developer from Sweden, has presented its newly-built half-scale wave energy device in Portugal earlier this week.
OCEANIC project tests coatings at WaveRoller site
Under the scope of the OCEANIC project, the marine environment team has deployed an experimental structure to test different coatings techniques to be used for marine renewable energy technologies.