Operations & Maintenance
Wello Continues Penguin Trials at EMEC
Finnish wave energy developer Wello Oy is extending its testing programme at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney having signed a one year extension to their original contract. Their 1MW Penguin wave energy converter has been undergoing testing in Orkney since June 2011, and was first
ABB to Service Lynn and Inner Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm
ABB has secured an electrical services contract for the 194MW Lynn and Inner Dowsing offshore wind farm in the east of England. The Swiss company will undertake maintenance of 54, 3.6 MW offshore wind turbine generators, as well as the electrical equipment over the period of two years. The contract
Jobs Lost as X-Subsea UK Goes Under
Aberdeen-based subsea dredging and excavation specialist, X-Subsea UK Holding and its subsidiaries, have entered into Administration on April 27, 2015 following the collapse of wider Norwegian-based parent group. The company informed that Alexander Iain Fraser and Thomas Campbell MacLennan from FRP
Hetzner Online Buys into Germany-Finland Subsea Link
German web hosting company and data center operator, Hetzner Online, is investing in a 1,100 km long deep sea cable from Rostock to the capital of Finland, Helsinki. The fiber-optic link is expected to be put into operation in the spring of 2016. Preparations for cable system implementation have sta
Kleven Gets Green Light for De Beers’ Newbuild
De Beers Marine Namibia, part of diamond company De Beers Group, has lifted all subjects, thus confirming its contract with Norwegian ship builder Kleven on the building of a highly specialised vessel for deep water mineral exploration. The contract was initially announced in October 2014, but sub
Andrew McNaughton to oversee Swansea tidal development
Tidal Lagoon Power, the developer behind Swansea Bay tidal project, has appointed Andrew McNaughton as Director of Engineering and Construction. McNaughton will be tasked to oversee the technical development of Swansea Bay tidal lagoon, and to bring it to operational service. He has served as a Vice
Alcatel-Lucent Bags Orval Subsea Cable Deal
Alcatel-Lucent and the Algerian Ministry of Post, Information Technology and Communications, have signed a turnkey agreement for the deployment of the Orval system, an over 560 km fiber-optic undersea cable that will link Oran in Algeria to Valencia, Spain. With completion expected in 2016, the 100
Nexans Boosts Revenue
Nexans saw its stock price jump 13% today after the French cable giant posted revenue increase boosted by steady growth in submarine cables. For the first quarter, ended March 31, 2015, Nexans generated sales of 1.6 billion euros, compared to 1.56 billion in the corresponding period in 2014. At cons
Prysmian Commissions SylWin1 Grid Connection
After the Siemens handed over SylWin1, High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) offshore grid connection project, to TenneT, Prysmian Group announced the successful commissioning of the project realised off the North Sea coast of Germany. Prysmian secured this project in January 2011 as part of overall co
Akastor Stays in Red
Oilfield services investment company, Akastor, has posted a loss of NOK 251 million ($32.4 million), compared with NOK 3.26 billion ($421 million, NOK 3.23 billion from discontinued operations) in the corresponding period in 2014. The Oslo-listed company remained in red following the fourth-quarter
Subsea UK Calls for Papers Prior to ROV 2015 Conference
Subsea UK has launched a call for papers for the annual conference, now in its third year, which is focused on remotely operated vehicle activities. Namely, the UK industry body is urging industry experts to step forward and voice their concerns over the challenges currently facing the sector as a r
IMCA Launches Intro to INS
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) published ‘An Introduction to Inertial Navigation Systems’ (IMCA S 022) produced for the association by Gordon Johnson under the direction of the IMCA Offshore Survey Division Management Committee. IMCA published this introduction due to the in
DONG Energy Opens Borkum Riffgrund 1 and Gode Wind 1&2 O&M Base
DONG Energy is officially opening its operation management centre at Norddeich harbour today in the presence of the Parliamentary State Secretary Enak Ferlemann (Federal Ministry for Transport and Digital Infrastructure), Norden’s Mayoress Barbara Schlag and invited guests from business, public admi
KML gets second Cougar ROV for tidal installations
Keynvor MorLift (KML) has acquired an additional Saab Seaeye’s Cougar XT ROV used for tidal energy projects. The device comes with its own customized container system, and can be deployed from any vessel. Keynvor MorLift uses Cougar ROVs for operational, installation and maintenance works at tidal e