Operations & Maintenance
Tidal Energy Ltd further delays DeltaStream deployment
Tidal Energy Ltd has postponed the deployment of DeltaStream tidal turbine due to lack of finance. Tidal Energy Ltd, the developer behind DeltaStream tidal energy device, has delayed the deployment of the device due to the extra costs that have arisen since the initial deployment plan that was suppo
MMT Wins Caithness – Moray Pre-Lay & UXO Survey Gig
MMT has been contracted by ABB to perform a pre-lay and UXO survey for a cable laying project between Caithness and Moray in northern Scotland. ABB will provide the Caithness-Moray high-voltage direct current (HVDC) power transmission link, which will connect the electricity grid on either side of t
IHC Hytech in Dive Control Container Build
IHC Hytech is building a dive control container at its workshop in Raamsdonksveer. One container is already delivered and in operation. The dive control container is divided in two sections, namely, one dive control section and a dive helmet workshop section. The air-conditioned dive control section
Statoil Aberdeen Awards UK Firms GPB 1 Bln in Contracts
Contracts awarded by Statoil Aberdeen to the UK supply chain have now surpassed a value of GBP 1 billion, including all the major contracts for the operational phase on the Mariner field. The Statoil-operated Mariner field is located on the East Shetland Platform of the UK North Sea, approximately 1
National Grid Selects New Route under Morecambe Bay
National Grid has chosen a corridor option for the connection, which will link new sources of electricity including the proposed new nuclear power station at Moorside into ‘the grid’ in Cumbria and Lancashire. Work is now getting underway on the next stage of the project which is to plan the exact l
Update: Belgian firm behind Swansea tidal complaint named
Jan De Nul Group has been named as the company that filed a complaint over the regularity of the preferred bidder contract award to China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC). According to BBC, Jan De Nul raised a question on the potential conflict of interest over the award of the £300 mln contract t
HMS Echo Surveys Battle of Jutland Wrecks
Scans of ships destroyed in the Battle of Jutland 99 years ago have been made for the first time using 21st Century technology, Royal Navy informed. The colourful three-dimensional images made by Royal Navy survey ship HMS Echo show the twisted and battered wreck of HMS Invincible, one of 25 warship
Dolphin’s Polar Empress Ready for Action
Dolphin informed that the newly delivered 3D seismic vessel, Polar Empress, is in full production towing 14 streamers on the Maud Extension Multi-Client survey in the Barents Sea. The vessel will in end of June mobilise for an exclusive contract with duration in excess of three months. According to
EMGS to Cut More Jobs, Reduces Fleet
Norway’s Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has announced further cost reductions reflecting the challenging market conditions in the oil service industry. As communicated in the first quarter report, the company initiated cost reduction measures in the beginning of the first quarter. According to E
Ocean Installer Nets Balder Field Work
Ocean Installer has been awarded its first call-off contract under a framework agreement with ExxonMobil Exploration & Production Norway AS (EEPNAS) for subsea well tie-back, engineering, IRM, ROV and associated services at the Balder field. The call-off contract comprises fabrication and installati
DeepOcean to Conduct IMR for BG Group
DeepOcean has been awarded an Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair (“IMR”) contract by BG Group. The five year contract covers all ROV based IMR work for BG Group on UK and Norwegian subsea assets. DeepOcean will use vessels from its North Sea based fleet for work under this contract. “IMR is one of
Wintershall Starts L6-B Gas Production in Dutch North Sea
Wintershall has started production of natural gas on its unmanned mini-platform L6-B off the Dutch North Sea coast. The first so called “Minimum Facility” platform was built in just nine months and brought to its offshore location in June 2014. These platforms can be deployed in particularly shallow
Diver Admits Fraud in Historic Cannons Case
A diver who failed to correctly declare where he found historic cannons dating back to the 1600s has pleaded guilty to fraud in excess of £46,000. Vincent Woolsgrove from Ramsgate in Kent, said he had found three 24lb cannons off North Foreland which were originally from the City of Amsterdam. The c
Tocardo to install 5 tidal turbines in western Netherlands
Tocardo Tidal Turbines has announced plans to install an array of 5 tidal turbines in the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier. The Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier is designed to protect the Netherlands from flooding from the North Sea. The location will now deliver the combination of water defen