Operations & Maintenance
PHOTO: Statoil Presents Johan Sverdrup Plan
Statoil and its partners have submitted the plan for development and operation (PDO) for Johan Sverdrup, phase one, to the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. Statoil’s chief executive officer Eldar Sætre handed over the PDO to Norwegian petroleum and energy minister Tord Lien. “This is a gr
Image of the day: Tocardo’s T1 turbine array
Tocardo’s array of three T1 tidal turbines being prepared for the installation in the morning of January 23, 2015. The array was deployed at the sluice gate of Afsluitdijk, Den Oever on the same day. The turbines can be uni or bi directional, and their capacity is 42 – 98 kW. The official opening is
Port of Cherbourg Extended for Marine Renewables
The extension to the port of Cherbourg, as part of the Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) deployment project, has been officially approved. The aim of this project is to capture the undersea turbine market while also taking up some activity in the manufacturing and logistics aspects of the offshore wind
Cherbourg port to be extended for MRE projects
The official document has been signed authorizing the extension of the port of Cherbourg into the main roadstead as part of the marine renewables energy (MRE) project. This represents a successful conclusion to the efforts made by French state, PNA (Ports of Normandy Authority) and the Cherbourg Urb
Nexans Narrows Losses
Nexans has ended 2014 with a net attributable loss of 168 million euros, compared with a 333 million euro net loss in 2013. According to the company, the loss is mainly because of the recognition of a non-recurring 197 million euro net asset impairment, notably for goodwill in Australia, North Ameri
VIDEO: Kongsberg Underwater Noise Monitoring
The Marine Safety Framework Direcitve (MSFD) will soon require EU Member States to have strategies in place for monitoring and, where necessary, mitigating underwater noise. Kongsberg Maritime has designed and developed underwater monitoring systems, such as Seaglider, AMBS and RUNES. Seaglider is d
Aker Solutions Profit Rises
Aker Solutions revenue rose 21 percent to NOK 9.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2014 from a year earlier, helped by strong progress on major projects across the global business. Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) climbed to NOK 557 million in the quarter from NOK 486 million a year earlier
EMGS Sells Barents Sea Data
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS), a provider of EM technology to the offshore market, announced a sale from its multi-client library in the Barents Sea. The company will receive uplift revenues of USD 2.5 million related to the licensing round for mature areas on the Norwegian continental shel
FMC Technologies Axes 2000 Jobs
Tough times in the oil industry have also started affecting the subsea sector as the oil service company FMC Technologies is reportedly reducing its company-wide headcount by 10 percent. The Houston-based subsea specialist, which roughly employs 20,100 people in 17 countries, is next in line to axe
Nexans’ Subsea Cables for NordLink Project
The Norwegian and German power grids will be able to share green energy directly for the first time thanks to Nexans submarine HVDC (high voltage direct current) cables to be installed as part of the NordLink project. Nexans will design, manufacture and install two 525 kV cable subsystems, with a to
VIDEO: STS’ Predator Dredger on Trials in Fort William
Subsea Tooling Services (STS) has recently completed final tests of their new Predator Subsea Dredger at The Underwater Centre’s open-water site in Fort William. According to The Underwater Centre, their main objective was to prove that the Predator Subsea Dredger was as efficient, if not better, th
Prysmian Subsea Cables for Wikinger OWF
Prysmian Group has been awarded a contract by Iberdrola Renovables Offshore Deutschland GmbH worth a total of around EUR 60 million to supply and install wind turbine inter array cables for the Wikinger offshore wind farm. The wind farm is located within the West of Adlergrund cluster in the German
MarineSpace Wins Monitoring of London Array
MarineSpace Ltd has recently been awarded the contract by London Array Ltd to produce the Year One Post-Construction Environmental Monitoring Annual Report for the London Array Offshore Wind Farm. London Array is one of the UK’s largest offshore wind farms, located in the outer Thames Estuary. It co
Subsea UK: Subsea Industry in for Major Challenges
The fast-growing UK subsea sector, which supports 60,000 jobs, is in for two years of tough times and will only weather the storm if it embraces innovation and new technology, says industry body. On the opening day of Subsea Expo, Europe’s largest subsea event, the chief executive of Subsea UK told