Operations & Maintenance
Technip Brings Heidelberg Spar Hull to Anadarko
Technip’s construction yard in Pori, Finland has built and delivered a 23,000-ton truss spar hull for Anadarko Petroleum Corp.’s Heidelberg field development, located in the US Gulf of Mexico. The detailed hull design and fabrication of 17th spar to be delivered by Technip started in November 2012.
NordLink Cable System Gets Green Light
By signing the ownership agreement for the NordLink, the first high-capacity power cable between Norway and Germany, partners TenneT, Statnett, and KfW, which is represented by KfW IPEX-Bank, have made the final investment decision for the project. The construction of the system will start as soon a
Ocean Energy Test Bed to be created at Galway Bay Test Site
The proposed Ocean Energy Test Bed will be used for the purposes of testing, demonstrating and validation of renewable energy devices and marine environmental sensors and technologies. The Marine Institute, in collaboration with Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), the Hydraulics and Mari
Video: Servicing Wind Turbines
This year, as part of its new offshore logistics concept, Siemens is scheduled to begin utilizing its first two Service Operation Vessels (SOVs) commissioned specifically for the Butendiek and Baltic II offshore wind projects in Germany. SOVs are a standalone unit featuring enough space for accommod
Maritech Wraps Up Subsea Cable Setup (Canada)
Maritech International, a provider of subsea installations and marine works to the international oil and gas, telecommunications and power transmission industries, has successfully completed a subsea power cable installation in Newfoundland. The USD$14.5 million contract with Newfoundland Power Inc.
Akastor Q4 in Red
An oilfield services investment company, Akastor, has recorded a net loss for the fourth quarter 2014 of NOK 502 million. The net profit for the continuing operations ended at NOK -475 million in the fourth quarter. Net profit from discontinued operations was NOK -27 million. For 2014 as a whole, ne
Fishing boat turns into wave energy plant
Havkraft and Kvernevik Engineering have transformed a fishing vessel into a wave energy plant. The idea came from Havkraft’s CEO Geir Arne Solheim. The developers have installed four large chambers in the vessel’s bow. As the waves strike the vessel, the water level in the chambers rises. This creat
Polarcus Stays Down
Oslo-listed seismic player Polarcus has recorded a net loss second quarter in a row as the contract revenues went down 35% and the company suffered a USD 28.8 million impairment charge. The Norwegian company recorded a net loss of $73.1 million in Q4 2014, versus a net profit of $ 7.4 million in Q4
Fécamp Met Mast Foundation Installed
MT Højgaard has installed the Fécamp met mast foundation in the English Channel, marking the first installation of a new type of foundation that may prove of great importance to the offshore wind industry. MT Højgaard has lowered the Seatower Cranefree® foundation to a depth of nearly 30 metres on t
GE and Andritz Hydro to equip Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon
General Electric and Andritz Hydro have been chosen to supply 16 bidirectional turbines for the GBP 1 bln Swansea Bay tidal lagoon project. Two companies have jointly secured GBP 300 mln worth contract, and have committed to use a majority of British large turbine components, British generators, and
Rolls Royce Package for Nautilus Newbuild
Nautilus Minerals said that the order for the engines and thruster packages for the Company’s production support vessel has been awarded to Rolls Royce Marine of Norway. The order secures the main engines, azimuth and tunnel thrusters and is the first major package to be awarded by the shipyard, Fuj
Statoil Opts for Unmanned Wellhead Platform on Oseberg
Norway’s Statoil and its licence partners have chosen an unmanned wellhead platform as the concept for the Oseberg Future development phase I project in the North Sea. According to Statoil, the platform will be controlled from the Oseberg field centre, and the investment decision is expected next wi
Siemens Hands Over HelWin1 to TenneT
Siemens has handed over the second North Sea grid connection, HelWin1, to its client TenneT. The German-Dutch transmission system operator has now also put this grid connection into commercial operation. The offshore platform of the HelWin1 grid connection is located around 85 kilometers off the Ger
OMM Supports Butendiek OWF Development
Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has completed a comprehensive Project Support Package for the Butendiek Offshore Wind Farm. The wind farm, situated 32km west of the island of Sylt on the German/Danish border, comprises 80 wind turbines with a total capacity of 288 MW – enough to power 360,000 house