Operations & Maintenance
Gallery: Sabella D10 tidal turbine takes shape
Sabella’s D10 tidal turbine assembly process is nearing completion in the port of Brest, France. The assembly process began early in January 2015. The turbine’s power capacity is rated up to 1 MW. The base of Sabella’s D10 tidal device is 20 by 20 meters in size. It is 17 m high, and weighs 450 [&he
Galvin Bay Gets Cabled Ocean Observatory
RV Celtic Explorer has laid a subsea cable in Galway Bay this week marking a milestone in the development of Ireland’s national marine research and development infrastructure. The four kilometre cable, and a frame to which sensors and monitoring equipment will be attached is part of the development
Marin Teknikk to Design DSCV for Ultra Deep Charter (China)
Norway’s Marin Teknikk has entered into a contract with China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI), for design & engineering delivery for a new developed large Multipurpose Diving Support & Construction Vessel to Ultra Deep Charter Ltd. (UDS) in Singapore. The vessel will be of the MT6023 DSCV design, wi
Damen Completes Cable Innovator Outfitting
Global Marine Systems Limited’s vessel Cable Innovator has recently left Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque (part of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion) after extensive work including the installation of a ballast water treatment system and a 5-year survey. Cable Innovator is a multi-role vessel able to serve bo
WATCH: Valemon Field Opened
The following video shows petroleum and energy minister Tord Lien opening the Valemon gas and condensate field in the North Sea today. According to Statoil, expected recoverable reserves from the field are 192 million barrels of oil equivalent. “Valemon is one of several new projects on the Norwegia
ITM Power wins GBP 1.79 mln contract with EMEC
ITM Power has won the tender to deliver an integrated hydrogen system for use at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) tidal test site on Eday, Orkney, Scotland. The total contract value of the project is GBP 1.79 mln, ITM Power’s press release reads. The system’s principal component is a 0.5 MW
Akastor’s MHWirth Cuts 750 Jobs
Oilfield services investment company, Akastor, has confirmed that its wholly owned portfolio company MHWirth will axe its global workforce due to deterioration in the rig market. Namely, in February this year, MHWirth announced it will be reducing its workforce between 500-750 people. In line with t
EMAS AMC Bags $55 Mln in Contracts
Ezra’s subsea services division, EMAS AMC, has secured multiple new contracts from various oil and energy companies worth approximately US$55 million. Scope of work includes project support, inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR), subsea removal work of pipelines and structures, installation of bu
Bluestream Buys Aquatech’s Offshore Division
A Dutch offshore and subsea contractor, Bluestream, has acquired the offshore division of Aquatech Diving BV in Joure (NL). According to the company’s social media, the offshore management, diving and ROV assets of Aquatech Diving BV, acquired by Bluestream, will be integrated in the Bluestream orga
Company Providing Offshore Wind Staff Launched in Germany
A specialist company for the provision of personnel exclusively in the offshore wind industry has been launched in Oldenburg. Convent offshore GmbH yesterday said that it wants to set new standards in personnel service for the installation, repair and maintenance of offshore wind farms. The concept
TGS, Dolphin in Joint Seismic Shoot in Barents Sea
TGS has signed a joint venture agreement with Dolphin Geophysical to acquire 4,500 km2 3D multi-client seismic survey over the western part of the Hammerfest Basin in the Barents Sea. The survey will provide industry with broadband data over APA acreage not previously covered by modern MC 3D. Succes
DONG: Gode Wind’s First Foundation in Place
DONG Energy informed that the first foundation has been successfully installed at the Gode Wind Offshore Wind Farm in the German North Sea. With this project, DONG Energy is building Germany’s biggest offshore wind farm 45km from the mainland and around 33km from the islands Juist and Norderney. Tri
Subsea 7 Installs Nautronix NASNet on Aasta Hansteen
Nautronix has reported that the NASNet array in Statoil’s Aasta Hansteen field is fully operational and awaiting first field construction. Last year Nautronix secured an order with Subsea 7 to supply 16 NASNet stations along with a wet-stored spare station and three additional MTrx beacons to provid
Bourbon Under Bribery Inspection
Bourbon SA has been placed under formal investigation following the arrest and investigation of its former tax manager under suspicion of bribery of foreign public officials. Namely, Bourbon’s former tax manager was arrested at the airport of Marseille-Provence while he was returning from Africa in