Operations & Maintenance
Sabella’s D10 tidal turbine produces first power
Sabella has connected its D10 tidal turbine with the Ushant island, France. The cable connection operation was successfully completed on September 21, following several delays during previous months. Bourbon’s Argonaut tugboat, provided by the French Navy, was used to connect the cable jumper with t
InterMoor UK Operations Achieves LTI Free Milestone
InterMoor UK Operations, part of Acteon’s foundations and moorings business, has surpassed eight years and more than 2,520 projects without a single lost-time incident (LTI). The safety record is held by InterMoor UK Operations – InterMoor Ltd, InterMoor Marine Services Ltd and ChainCo. Company oper
InterMoor Marks 8 Years without Lost-Time Incident
InterMoor UK Operations, part of Acteon’s foundations and moorings business, has surpassed eight years and more than 2,520 projects without a single lost-time incident (LTI). The safety record is held by InterMoor UK Operations – InterMoor Ltd, InterMoor Marine Services Ltd and ChainCo. Company oper
VIDEO: Aker’s Road to Åsgard Subsea Gas Compression Delivery
The world’s first subsea gas compression system went on stream September 17 at the Statoil-operated Åsgard field. Aker Solutions delivered the subsea compression system for this field development. “We’re immensely proud to be part of this achievement, which is a major milestone for our industry,” sa
VIDEO: Marina di Pisa wave energy project cable installation
40South Energy and Elements Works have completed the subsea cable installation for the Marina di Pisa wave energy project off Italy. When fully completed, Marina di Pisa project will comprise two 40South Energy’s 50 kW H24 devices that can work both as wave and tidal units, but for this specific pro
Bibby Reconstructs North Sea Diving Incident
On an evening in September 2012, a rare sequence of events left one of Bibby Offshore’s saturation divers stranded in complete darkness, 90 metres below the surface of the North Sea, without any gas to breathe. The diver was rescued and recovered fully, but Bibby Offshore wanted to share its experie
WIND Runs for Shipping Award 2015
Dutch subsea cable logistics specialist WIND has been nominated by The Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners (KNVR) for the dutch Shipping Award 2015. WIND received the nomination for its pioneering role in the development of recovery of long distance, out-of-service subsea cable systems. The
Another Win for Viking Neptun
Eidesvik Offshore ASA, through the Ghanaian entity Eidesvik Ghana Limited operated by Ghanaian partners in cooperation with Eidesvik, and Technip, have entered into an agreement for the charter of the Offshore Construction Vessel MV Viking Neptun for work to be performed on the “TEN URF Development
InterMoor Wraps Up CALM Buoy Risers Gig in WA
InterMoor crew has completed a project involving disconnecting two risers from a CALM buoy. The job, which took place in 384 meters of water, involved an Anchor Handling Vessel to disconnect, plug and lay down the CALM buoy risers on the seabed. InterMoor was responsible for developing engineering p
Edda Fonn in North Sea Campaign
Norwegian contractor, Reach Subsea has, through its joint venture (JV) cooperation with Sweden’s MMT, signed contracts for approximately 60 days for Edda Fonn in the North Sea. At the end of June this year, the two companies established a joint venture agreement primarily for survey services. Includ
NOC to Lead Research on Deep-Sea Mineral Deposits
UK and Brazilian scientists will be working together to study the formation of critical ocean minerals essential for new technology, particularly environmental technology such as photovoltaic cells. MarineE-tech, a £4.2M research programme funded by NERC (UK) and FAPESP (Brazil), will assess deep oc
PDi Stays Afloat as Ceona Goes Bust
Project Development International (PDi), part of Ceona, has secured more than £6 million in project awards in 2015 to date. Aberdeen-headquartered, with offices in London and Houston, PDi was established in 2003 to provide multi-disciplined engineering, project management, project services and train
Indonesia seeks Scottish advice on renewable energy
Renewable energy experts from Indonesia are looking at what lessons they can learn from the industry in Scotland, as part of an event being run by Robert Gordon University (RGU). The Centre for Understanding Sustainable Practice (CUSP) at RGU, led by Alan Owen, will welcome representatives from the
OneSubsea Nets Greater Enfield FEED from Woodside
OneSubsea, a Cameron and Schlumberger company, has been awarded a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for the Greater Enfield Area Development offshore northwest Australia. The FEED study, which will be conducted by OneSubsea’s local team in Perth, will include the design of the full su