Operations & Maintenance
Planned operations to be performed on SeaGen
SeaGen, the first commercial-scale tidal stream energy system, will be under maintenance inspection on 15th December according to a notice to marines for Strangford Narrows area issued on 9th December. SeaGen is a tidal turbine comprising of a central pile and crossbeam that holds the turbines at th
EMGS Extends Charter for EM Leader
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has signed an extended charter agreement for the vessel EM Leader with Seatrans at new and improved commercial terms. The previous agreement was up for renewal. EMGS said it will charter the vessel for 2 years and has 2 x 1 year options for extension. The agree
ESS Supports Hydroid in Deep Sea Exploration
In the last decade, Engineered Syntactic Systems (ESS) has been helping Hydroid, a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, in its oceanographic exploration projects. ESS has provided buoyancy for Hydroid’s range of AUVs, including the Remus 6000 used to locate missing Air France flight 447, search for Ame
2H Offshore Boosts UK Management
2H Offshore, an Acteon company, has appointed Madhu Hariharan as an additional director in its London office. Hariharan’s riser engineering experience further strengthens the senior management team in the UK and will help develop 2H Offshore’s growing client base in Europe and the Middle East. Harih
UK: Neptune Moves to New Offices
Neptune Marine Services has relocated and opened its new offices in Carden Place, Aberdeen. The company said that the new offices are a continuation of Neptune’s strategy to expand its presence within the Europe, Mediterranean and Africa (EMA) region, and to accommodate growth within the organisatio
BG Brings ‘Starfish’ Online (T&T)
BG Group has delivered first gas from its Starfish field in the East Coast Marine Area of Trinidad with the start-up of the first well in the programme. BG believes, this production will ensure a reliable flow of gas to the domestic market and to the Atlantic LNG export facility, a key source for th
Ranger Secures Funds for Technip Closure
Ranger Offshore, a global marine and subsea construction and support services contractor to the offshore oil and gas industry, has refinanced its existing credit facility with White Oak Global Advisors, a finance company. Ranger also announced that its equity sponsor, SunTx Capital Partners, has inv
German Offshore Wind Sector Gets Telemedical Help
Modern telemedicine technology will facilitate medical emergencies at sea and on offshore wind turbines in future emergency care for patients in the North and Baltic Seas. The German Maritime Search and Rescue Service (Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Rettung Schiffbrüchiger; DGzRS; Die Seenotretter), the
German Offshore Wind Sector Gets Telemedical Help
Modern telemedicine technology will facilitate medical emergencies at sea and on offshore wind turbines in future emergency care for patients in the North and Baltic Seas. The German Maritime Search and Rescue Service (Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Rettung Schiffbrüchiger; DGzRS; Die Seenotretter), the
Coretrax Gets New Business Development Director
Coretrax, an engineered service for wellbore clean and abandonment, has appointed a global business development director to focus on the expansion of the company’s global presence. John Fraser joined Coretrax in 2010 as business development manager and has recently been promoted to the newly-created
Open Ocean, Aquatera to progress French marine renewables
French company, Open Ocean and Orkney based Aquatera have committed to working together to support the acceleration of marine renewable energy developments in France. Jérôme Cuny, CEO of Open Ocean and Gareth Davies, MD of Aquatera, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at the recent Internatio
Lloyd’s Register Inspects WaveRoller
The WaveRoller™ Pilot Power Plant, that was recently brought to harbor after campaign in Portugal, has now been thoroughly inspected by experts from Lloyd’s Register. The inspection was carried out as a part of the cooperation between AW-Energy and Lloyd’s Register, with the aim to get a certificati
ExxonMobil to Use West Alpha for Balder Subsea Installation
ExxonMobil has received consent to use West Alpha for production drilling, completion and installation of subsea equipment on the Balder field. Balder was the first oil field to be discovered on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, with Esso as the sole licensee in production licence 001. This happened
WaveRoller™ cleared for next installation
The WaveRoller™ Pilot Power Plant, that was recently brought to harbor after campaign in Portugal, has now been thoroughly inspected and cleared for the next installation by experts from Lloyd’s Register. The inspection was carried out as a part of the cooperation between AW-Energy and Lloyd’s Regis