Operations & Maintenance
Report: OW Installation Vessel Market at 3 Bln by 2020
Reportstack has announced the publication of market research report on Offshore Vessels and Cables Market which says that the market is expected to register substantial growth between 2014 and 2020. Reportstack’s report provides an understanding of the type of vessels required for offshore wind farm
Beatrice OWF UXO Survey Starts This Month
BOWL will be undertaking a unexploded ordnance (UXO) survey, scheduled to start in early January 2015. Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL) is the joint venture partnership formed between SSE Renewables (50%), Repsol Nuevas Energias UK (25%) and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP; 25%). Th
GEV Readies Habitat Structure for Testing
GEV Group has announced that a prototype of its turbine maintenance structure is now complete and ready for field trials. The structure is an inflatable habitat for servicing wind turbine blades, which has been developed to drive down the costs of O&M since it will will dramatically reduce the numbe
TAP Gets New Managing Director
Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG (TAP) has confirmed the appointment of Ian Bradshaw as its new Managing Director starting on 1st February 2015 in Baar. Kjetil Tungland will return to Norway after having headed the joint venture project for over four and half years and having completed his Statoil secondm
PSA in Bream Project Review
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has carried out an audit of Premier Oil and the Bream development. Bream is an oil discovery in block 17/12 in the central section of the North Sea, around 110 km from land south-west of Stavanger. The discovery was originally made by Phillips Petroleum Co
EMGS Vessel Utilisation at 69 Pct
Oslo-listed Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has informed that its vessel utilisation for the fourth quarter 2014 came in at 63% compared with 50% for the fourth quarter 2013. The Company defines “vessel utilisation” as the percentage of the vessel charter period spent on contracted or multi-c
Cement Carrier Cemfjord Sinks Off Pentland Firth
The wreck of the cement carrier Cemfjord has been located on the seabed in Pentland Firth where it sank with eight men on board. The vessel capsized in a storm on Friday, January 02, 2015. The local ferry spotted Cemfjord’s upturned hull on Saturday, after which a major search and rescue operation w
Fred. Olsen’s wave energy converter moves to Hawaii
Fred. Olsen’s wave energy converter “Lifesaver” has left the AP’s shipyard in Falmouth for further deployment and electrical generation off the Pacific island of O’ahu, Hawaii. The main sections of the device were manufactured, painted, assembled and deployed from A&P’s shipyard in Falmouth nearly t
CGG in Record Q4 Multi-Cliet Sales
CGG has announced record quarterly multi-client sales and solid vessel production rate for the fourth quarter (Q4) 2014. Jean-Georges Malcor, CEO, CGG, said: “Our outstanding level of multi-client sales this quarter is clearly positive news given the unfavorable context of current oil prices. It als
DTOcean Plans Future of Tidal and Wave Energy
When it comes to renewable energies, wind and solar power have already become staples of our electricity mix. Wave and tidal energy could be next in line. EU-funded researchers are already making waves, aiming to help industry cut costs and increase reliability with innovative decision-making softwa
ConocoPhillips: First Oil Flows from Eldfisk II
ConocoPhillips announced first oil production from the Eldfisk II project in the Norwegian North Sea. “Eldfisk II joins Ekofisk South as the second major project startup in Norway since late 2013,” said Matt Fox, executive vice president, Exploration and Production. “These projects will increase ult
VIDEO: Behind the Offshore Wind Maintenance Scene
During high waves, storm and hail, André Carstens goes out to sea to maintain offshore wind plants. Maintenance requires courage, experience and technical know-how. Acrophobia and seasickness have no place there. “This is not a job for sissies. It is a hard job,” Carstens emphasized. Check out this
Statoil Starts Up Valemon
Statoil and partners kicked off the production on the Valemon field in the North Sea, on January 3, 2015. Recoverable reserves from the field are estimated at 192 million barrels of oil equivalent. Valemon is the second Statoil-operated platform to be put into production in the last nine months and
IMCA Issues Guidance on DP Trials Programme
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has just published ‘Example Redundancy Concept and Annual DP Trials for a DP Class 3 Construction Vessel’ (IMCA M 225). It’s a companion volume to ‘Guidance for developing and conducting annual DP trials programmes for DP vessels’ (IMCA M 190 –