Operations & Maintenance
Aquatic Lands Moho Nord Deal
Aquatic Engineering and Construction has been awarded a multi-million pound contract on the $10-billion Moho Nord subsea project, off the coast of the Republic of Congo, West Africa. The contract was awarded by a UK-based subcontractor working for Total E&P Congo. Aquatic’s ten-month campaign portio
Cairn Prepares for Senegal Shoot
Government of Senegal has given green light to Cairn Energy’s plans to conduct an offshore 3D seismic survey and a three well exploration program. Namely, in May 2015, a forward program was submitted to the Government of Senegal. The firm three well program is currently planned to include two apprai
Gasum, Elering Call for Bids for Balticconnector EPM Services
The transmission system operator of the natural gas grid of Finland, Gasum Oy, and Elering Gaas AS have launched a pre-qualification tender for the Balticconnector engineering, project management and procurement Services (EPM Services). The Balticconnector project is a gas infrastructure project aim
Hibernia Express Cable Ready for Service in September
Hibernia Networks is completing its project for a new 4,600km low latency submarine cable route connecting Halifax, Nova Scotia to London, England and Cork, Ireland. Ready for service in September 2015, the highly scalable Hibernia Express cable will yield in excess of 10Tbps per fiber pair, which i
High Court to decide on Dean Quarry reopening
The decision to allow the reopening of Dean Quarry that could provide rock for the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon has been challenged by the local group Cornwall Against Dean Superquarry (CADS). A judge has given the permission for judicial review of Cornwall Council’s Dean Quarry decision over failure to
IMCA Updates Two Diving Guidance Documents
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has published revisions of two important diving publications, Diving Equipment Systems Inspection Guidance Note (DESIGN) for Mobile/Portable Surface Supplied Systems (IMCA D 040 Rev 1) and Mobile/Portable/Daughtercraft Surface Supplied Systems
Tekmar’s TekLink Protects Gemini Cables
Work to install Tekmar Energy’s TekLink cable protection system (CPS) has started on what is poised to be one of the world’s largest offshore wind parks, the Gemini project in the Dutch North Sea. Tekmar’s contract with the Dutch maritime contractor Van Oord involves the subsea specialist implementi
Wood Group Profit Slips, Cuts 13 Pct of Workforce
Energy services company Wood Group has, during the first half of the financial year (1H 2015), slashed its workforce by 13 per cent as it feels the pressure of the challenging conditions in oil & gas markets, recording a drop in profit driven by an almost 20% revenue decline. Profit for the six mont
SeaBird Posts Quarterly Loss
Oslo-listed SeaBird, a seismic data provider for oil and gas companies, has plunged back into the red in the second quarter 2015 (Q2 2015) as revenues dropped on weak seismic market demand. The company recorded a net loss of $16.8 million in Q2 2015 versus net loss of $7.9 million in the correspondi
PHOTO: Cemre Delivers Ocean Dolphin
Cemre shipyard in Turkey has recently delivered its latest project, a seismic support vessel ‘Ocean Dolphin’, following its sea trials. The vessel, developed in cooperation by Salt and Vestland Offshore, has entered directly into a 5-year Time Charter for Dolphin Geophysical AS. Ocean Dolphin is the
50Hertz: Ostwind 1 Gets BSH Approval
The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has approved the planning for the sea route of 50Hertz’s Ostwind 1 offshore cable project within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The Ostwind 1 project cable routes cover 90 kilometres at sea and three kilometres on land, terminating at the 50Hert
DNV GL spins Alstom’s Oceade 18 tidal turbine
DNV GL has issued a ‘Statement of Feasibility’ for Alstom’s Oceade 1.4 MW tidal turbine. DNV GL is using DNV-OSS-312 to certify the Oceade 18 tidal turbine, with the first stage in the process involving a full risk assessment of the turbine and agreeing actions to mitigate the risk of failure, DNV G
STATS Group Boosts Management
STATS Group has appointed three new directors to strengthen its management team. The Aberdeenshire-based business said the appointments were part of a strategy to fast-track international growth in the energy sector. STATS Group designs, manufactures and installs pipeline isolation and intervention
NEMOS makes waves in Denmark
NEMOS, a German wave energy developer, has started the fully automatized operation of their scaled wave energy system in Denmark. The fully automatized 1:5 scaled NEMOS wave energy device is operating at Nissum Bredning test site in Denmark. It is equipped with optimized hardware and advanced operat