Operations & Maintenance
Statoil Approved for Tune Until 2020
Statoil has received consent to use subsea facilities on the Tune field until 2020. Tune is a gas condensate field located around ten kilometres west of Oseberg in the northern part of the North Sea. Statoil is the field’s operator. Tune has been developed using a subsea solution tied back to Oseber
Nexans’ Umbilicals on Asgard Compression Station
Nexans has delivered power umbilicals for world’s first subsea gas compression station at the Statoil’s Åsgard gas field in the Norwegian sea The umbilicals delivered by Nexans combine power, fiber-optic and hydraulic lines in a single cross-section and will be used to transmit power, signals and fl
UK Boosts Funds for Subsea CCS
Companies developing cutting edge low carbon energy projects in generation, efficiency and storage, such as capturing carbon emissions or turning buildings into power stations, have the chance to bid for an extra £5 million of funding in the fourth round of the Government’s Energy Entrepreneurs’ Fun
UK: Subsea Innovation Gets New Director
Subsea Innovation has appointed Dave Thompson as Technical Director. The company which designs & manufactures specialist engineering products to off shore oil, gas and renewable industries worldwide has made the appointment on the back of a sustained period of growth. Thompson, 43, from Washington,
Seabox Leads JIP for Subsea Water Treatment
Seabox together with oil majors has highlighted the technical feasibility of a submerged water treatment plant capable of producing low sulphate and low salinity water that will benefit the oil industry. Seabox will lead a Joint Industry Project (JIP) with Az ACG Ltd (The State Oil Company of the Az
Seaflex, Salvesen Salvage WWII Landing Craft
Working in conjunction with Salvesen UK, Seaflex deployed 230t of buoyancy from its office in The Isle of Wight to the operation of re-floating of the only surviving landing craft from D-Day 1944 in Birkenhead Docks Liverpool. Ben Board, Technical Site Support Manager at Unique Seaflex commented, “I
Balfour Beatty to Operate Thanet OWF’s Offshore Transmission Link
Balfour Beatty Investments Limited has been chosen to operate the offshore transmission system of the Thanet wind farm. Ofgem has determined to grant an offshore transmission licence to Thanet OFTO Limited, which is the proposed licensee entity incorporated by Balfour Beatty Investments Limited, the
Balfour Beatty to Operate Thanet OWF’s Offshore Transmission Link
Balfour Beatty Investments Limited has been chosen to operate the offshore transmission system of the Thanet wind farm. Ofgem has determined to grant an offshore transmission licence to Thanet OFTO Limited, which is the proposed licensee entity incorporated by Balfour Beatty Investments Limited, the
Green Light for First Dutch Offshore Grid Connection
Pondera Consult and Arcadis consortium were given the go-ahead to prepare EIA and permit application for the first Dutch offshore grid connection. Pondera Consult, together with Arcadis, has been asked by TenneT (TSO) to support the entire EIA process for the offshore grid connection of offshore win
Magseis Slips on Delays
Norwegian geophysical company, Magseis, said that the third quarter results have been negatively impacted by an extended yard stay which reduced revenues by $1.5 million as well as lower than expected production speeds. A breakdown of the rudder forced the vessel into dock and led to the vessel bein
MeyGen project in construction phase
After more than seven years of planning and design, the project is entering the construction phase for the first 6MW tranche of capacity in what is believed to be the world’s largest planned tidal stream project. The financing package has been agreed for the first four turbines, and the project ente
MeyGen Enters Construction Phase
After more than seven years of planning and design, Atlantis is now entering the construction phase of MeyGen’s first 6MW tranche of capacity in what the company believes to be the world’s larges planned tidal stream project. Now that the financing package has been agreed for the first four turbines
Thalassa Issues Profit Warnings
A marine geophysical services company, Thalassa Holdings, has reported that the Company is unlikely to meet current market expectations for this financial year. The board of Thalassa, having reviewed the position on potential contracts, is of the opinion that none of the current significant backlog,
Areva Extends DOTI’s Contract for Alpha Ventus O&M
AREVA and the operating consortium DOTI (Deutsche Offshore-Testfeld und Infrastruktur GmbH & Co. KG) signed a five years contract for the service and maintenance of the AREVA turbines at the alpha ventus wind farm. This contract extends the previous service and maintenance agreement, initiated in 20