Operations & Maintenance
Update: Nord Stream Resumes Ops; Munitions Object Removed
The Swedish Armed Forces have cleared the munitions object found near Nord Stream Line 2. The works were safely completed, despite windy conditions in the Baltic Sea. “Nord Stream AG appreciates the professional and prompt assistance by the Swedish Armed Forces. Line 2, which had been closed at inle
Trianel and Gesy Team Up to Sell Borkum Electricity
German municipal utility Trianel has partnered up with compatriot Gesy Green Energy Systems to jointly market and sell the electricity produced at the 200MW Trianel Wind Farm Borkum situated in the North Sea. With the latest agreement, the combined portfolio of the two companies now stands at 3.5GW.
Trianel and Gesy Team Up to Sell Borkum Electricity
German municipal utility Trianel has partnered up with compatriot Gesy Green Energy Systems to jointly market and sell the electricity produced at the 200MW Trianel Wind Farm Borkum situated in the North Sea. With the latest agreement, the combined portfolio of the two companies now stands at 3.5GW.
Premier: First Oil from Solan by Year End
Premier Oil reported that it continues to anticipate first oil from Solan field before the end of the year. Good offshore productivity and high uptime has been achieved with the Regalia flotel during September and October, the company said. Commissioning of the offshore installation systems required
MTS Hands Over the Sea Slice
UK-based marine service provider Marine and Towage Services Group Ltd. (MTS) has completed the charter to deliver the Sea Slice, a specialist offshore vessel, to its new Danish owners, Advanced Offshore Solutions. The 1996-built Sea Slice, originally designed as an experimental vessel for the US Nav
Image of the day: H24 fit for next week deployment
40South Energy and Elements Works are conducting final preparations ahead of the next week’s deployment of their H24 wave energy unit off Italy. The 50 kW device has been moved to Livorno harbour, and will be deployed next week as the first phase of Marina di Pisa project. Another H24 device will be
Update: Armed Forces Work on Object Removal near Nord Stream
Swedish Armed Forces will work on identifying and disposing of a ‘piece of munitions’ that was found during routine survey operations near Nord Stream pipeline in Baltic Sea. The object has been located in the Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) approximately 120 km away from the island of Gotland
Wind and Rain Push SSE’s Results
A windy and rainy summer in Scotland and Ireland helped the Perth-based energy company SSE plc improve its total operating profit and profit before tax for the six months to September 30 2015, with over one third of the company’s energy output coming from renewables. SSE reported GBP 701.9 million t
Scotland Needs More Investments to Go 100% Renewable by 2020
Scotland will miss its 100% renewable electricity target set for 2020 without further investments in offshore and onshore wind, according to a new report published by Scottish Renewables. The study shows Scotland is on course to generate the equivalent of 87% of its annual demand for power from rene
Impairment Charges Push E.ON to Record Loss
Germany’s utility E.ON reported an all-time-high EUR 5.7 billion net loss for the first nine months of 2015, largely due to the impairment charges of EUR 8.3 billion recorded in the quarter ended September 30, coming from writedowns in the company’s power plants and its oil and gas division. The com
Lower Activity Levels Hit Subsea 7 Profit
Subsea 7 announced revenue for the third quarter 2015 of $1.2 billion, a decrease of $702 million compared to the prior year quarter. Adjusted EBITDA of $351 million and margin of 29.2% reflected significant progress on several projects and included positive contribution from projects in the final s
Tidal turbine powers up French island
Sabella’s D10 tidal turbine has produced first kilowatt hours of power for the Ushant island’s electricity grid. The turbine started delivering power to Ushant island on November 5, 2015. It is producing limited amounts of power that will gradually increase over time in order to avoid the risks of d
Indian islands to get power from waves
Seabased, a Swedish-based wave energy developer, is planning to install wave energy power plant in the Indian Ocean. Seabased has signed a memorandum of understanding with Seafaradays Energy, a New-Delhi based energy project developer, to construct a wave energy power plant off Andaman and Nicobar I
Scotland calls UK gov to act swiftly on expanding grid capacity
Fergus Ewing, Scotland’s Energy Minister, has written to the UK Energy Secretary, Amber Rudd, asking for urgent changes to the UK government’s policies and seeking reassurance that energy security issues are being properly considered. The letter follows the last week’s market notification from Natio