Operations & Maintenance
Statoil Opens New Chapter as Sheringham Shoal Operator
Norwegian energy company Statoil will take over the operatorship of the 317MW Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm from compatriot Statkraft on Saturday, 1 April.
VIDEO: Guinard Energies assesses French Guiana’s tidal resources
The video shows an on-site assessment of French Guiana’s tidal resources by Guinard Energies, using its Poseide technology. The assessment was done around the Salvation Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean in January 2017. The device measured in real time the current velocity and actual hydrokinetic power
Nordsee One Delivers First Power
The 332MW Nordsee One offshore wind farm has started delivering power to the German grid, Nordsee One GmbH, the owner and developer of the project, reports.
Trelleborg NjordGuard CPS Passes Wet Tests
Trelleborg’s offshore operation has completed a series of wet tests to verify the capabilities and functionality of its NjordGuard cable protection system for installation and removal on J-tube and monopile interfaces for offshore wind farms. In addition to passing all the tests, NjordGuard was inst
WATCH: Scaldis Decommissions Horne and Wren
Scaldis SMC has recently executed Horne and Wren platform decommissioning project. The company secured the contract in April 2016 with Tullow Oil, operator of the Horne and Wren field. The plugging & abandonment (P&A) of wells and offshore preparatory works were carried out from the jack-up vessel K
Malin Group secures contract for Deep Green tidal project
Marine solutions provider Malin Group has been awarded a turnkey contract by Minesto AB to provide concept, design, fabrication and delivery of an offshore support platform for the Deep Green 500 tidal generator project at Holyhead Deep, off the coast of Anglesey, North Wales. The offshore unit will
Aker Solutions Drops 4800 Workers Since 2014
Norwegian oilfield services player Aker Solutions has reduced its workforce by some 4,800 since 2014. According to the company’s latest corporate responsibility report, total staff count has been cut by 23 percent from 2014 to 2016. Aker Solutions’ workforce dropped to 16,177 in 2016 from 20,974 emp
Husky Registers BOP Fluid Leak Off Canada
Canadian oil company Husky Energy has reported an unauthorized discharge of blowout preventer (BOP) control fluid from the from the semi-submersible drilling rig Henry Goodrich. According to the regulator Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB), the incident took place on
James Fisher Adds Insight
James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) has acquired a Cornwall-based specialist survey company Insight Marine Projects. The acquisition will see the addition of hydrographic/geophysical survey and construction support to JFMS’s existing offering to the renewables, oil and gas and civil engineering mark
Eni Gets Snadd Nod
Two wells will be drilled from Goliat in the Barents Sea in order to start production from the Snadd discovery. This will increase oil reserves on Goliat by 1.2 million standard cubic metres (7.5 million barrels). The Snadd reservoir is located between the two reservoirs from which Goliat is already
Exceed Nets £5.5M in Contracts
Aberdeen-headquartered Exceed, a well management and performance improvement specialist, has secured four new North Sea contracts in the first quarter of 2017 with a combined revenue of approximately £5.5 million. The work includes a new contract for Exceed’s Performance Improvement division, a well
Hydro Group Connects with MeyGen
Aberdeen-based Hydro Group has completed the supply of complete connection systems for three turbines on the MeyGen tidal energy project. The company secured the supply contract from Andritz Hydro Hammerfest (AHH). Doug Whyte, managing director at Hydro Group said: “This significant MeyGen project i
Hydro Group completes MeyGen work
Aberdeen-based Hydro Group has completed the supply of complete connection systems for three turbines on the MeyGen tidal energy project. The company secured the supply contract from Andritz Hydro Hammerfest (AHH). Doug Whyte, Managing Director at Hydro Group said: “This significant MeyGen project i
Telco Trio Launches TGA Subsea Cable
Spark, Vodafone and Telstra have officially put in service the Tasman Global Access (TGA), ready to carry internet traffic between New Zealand and the world. The three telecommunications companies have invested approximately $100 million to build the TGA cable – which stretches 2288 kilometers from