Operations & Maintenance
Statoil Starts Production from Gullfaks South
Production from the Gullfaks South (GSO) fast-track project for improved oil recovery in the North Sea started on 27 July. GSO will increase the output from the Gullfaks area by around 65 million barrels of oil equivalent. “GSO demonstrates how we can increase recovery and profitability by use of st
VIDEO: Annex IV webinar on marine renewables test centers
https://tethys.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/events/Test-Sites-AnnexIV-Webinar-20150721.mp4 Annex IV has hosted the webinar that featured discussions on marine renewable energy test centers and environmental effects research. The webinar discussed current environmental research efforts focused around
ABB Hands Over DolWin1 Connection to TenneT
ABB has commissioned and handed over the DolWin1 offshore wind grid connection to the Dutch-German transmission system operator TenneT. The 800 megawatts (MW) High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) link connects offshore wind farms around 75 kilometers off the German coast in the DolWin cluster, with th
Basque Gov launches marine renewables research platform
Basque Government has officially opened bimep marine platform for research, development, and operation of marine energy converters near the coastal town of Armintza, Spain. With a power generating capacity of 20 MW, bimep is a research infrastructure dedicated for demonstrating the technical and eco
Image of the day: ISWEC ready for deployment
Wave for Energy’s ISWEC wave energy device is ready for the August deployment off Sicily, Italy. After delaying the deployment of the device several times due to unsuitable weather conditions, Wave for Energy, a Turin-based wave energy developer, plans to deploy the device on August 1, 2015. Paolo G
Reach Subsea Nets Pile Removal Contract at Wikinger OWF
Reach Subsea has entered into a firm contract with Iberdrola Renovables Offshore Deutschland GmbH in Germany for the removal of nine piles at the Wikinger Wind Farm. The wind farm is located in the German waters of the Baltic Sea, approximately 34 km north-east of the island of Ruegen. Reach will ex
Industry guide on tidal turbulence on the horizon
Collaborative project TiME that aims to improve the understanding of the effect of marine turbulence on tidal arrays in Scottish waters is entering the final stages of data analysis following the successful turbulence measurements surveys. TiME (Turbulence in Marine Environments) project is develope
Temporary Shutdown of Nord Stream for Maintenance
Nord Stream AG will be conducting long-planned annual maintenance works on its twin gas pipeline system, running through the Baltic Sea, between August 11 and 20, 2015. These routine maintenance works will require a temporary shutdown of both lines at once, the company informed. These works are an e
VIDEO: Seatricity completes Oceanus 2 testing
Seatricity, a Cornwall-based wave energy developer, has completed the Oceanus technology testing at Beaufort Wave Basin of the Marine Research Center at the University of Cork, Ireland. The trial was conducted from July 13 to 17, 2015, during which a number of load cases were tested including float
MMT Gets Race Bank UXO Contract from DONG Energy
MMT has been granted a contract from DONG Energy Wind Power for UXO inspections and excavations of various contacts with option on disposal and removal at Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm, off the east coast of England. The Race Bank project is planned with 91 wind turbine generators, two offshore subst
Den Helder Airport Expands with Offshore Ops Growth
New check-in desks at Den Helder Airport were opened to the travelling public yesterday, as it was necessary to enlarge the check-in section to meet the demands of the operators based at the airport. “Several of our helicopter spots were recently renovated, and we are now working on expanding capaci
TLP appoints Delivery Director for Swansea tidal lagoon
Tidal Lagoon Power (TLP) has named Mike Unsworth as the Delivery Director for the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon project. Unsworth will join the company in August, and will support Andrew McNaughton in bringing tidal lagoon power plant into service by leading the construction and commissioning activities
Gallery: MeyGen Phase 1A works in pictures
Atlantis Resources, the developer behind MeyGen tidal energy project, has announced today, July 23, that the last bore hole for the project has been punched through. The first horizontal directional drilling (HDD) hole was punched through on April 21, followed by the second bore hole drilled on May
Worker Injured on Technip’s North Sea Atlantic Vessel
Following media reports about the accident on board Technip-run multi-purpose construction vessel, the North Sea Atlantic, Technip has confirmed that one offshore worker has been injured. Following treatment on board, the injured crewman was transferred to Gilbert Bain Hospital in Lerwick by helicop