Operations & Maintenance
Burbo Bank Extension Starts Producing
Electricity has been generated for the first time at the 258MW Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm, a joint venture between DONG Energy (50%) and its partners PKA (25%) and KIRKBI A/S (25%). With the initial MHI Vestas 8MW turbines recently installed in Liverpool Bay, power from the first turbin
Burbo Bank Extension Starts Producing
Electricity has been generated for the first time at the 258MW Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm, a joint venture between DONG Energy (50%) and its partners PKA (25%) and KIRKBI A/S (25%). With the initial MHI Vestas 8MW turbines recently installed in Liverpool Bay, power from the first turbin
Amberjack Debottleneck Project Delivered
Amberjack Pipeline Company (Amberjack), a joint venture between Shell Pipeline Company LP (SPLC) and Chevron Pipe Line Company (CPL), informed that the debottleneck project in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed. The project installed a new 33 mile (53.1 kilometers), 24-inch pipeline segment from
EnQuest, MOL See First Oil from Scolty and Crathes
EnQuest informed it has achieved first oil from Scolty and Crathes development located in the Central North Sea, approximately 160 km north east of Aberdeen. Scolty was discovered in 2007 by Lundin and Crathes in 2011 by EnQuest. The development plan consists of two single horizontal wells tied back
Planys Technologies Introduces Its New ROV
IIT Madras alumni and faculty-founded designer and manufacturer of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and provider of underwater robotic inspection and survey services, Planys Technologies, has launched its second ROV. Named Beluga, the ROV has, reportedly, more than double the thrust capacity compar
Top News of the Week, 14 – 20 November 2016
Iemants and Jan De Nul Win Kriegers Flak OSS Foundations Work Energinet.dk and 50Hertz Transmission GmbH have awarded Iemants and Jan De Nul Group with a contract to construct, install, ballast and protect gravity based foundations (GBFs) for two offshore substations. ABB Unveils Lightweight, AC Pla
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (October 14 – November 20). Technip’s latest newbuild, the diving support vessel (DSV) Deep Explorer, was officially named on Saturday November 12, in Norway. The naming ceremony was held at VARD’s Lan
Saipem Extends Azerbaijan Survey Services with Lighthouse
Lighthouse Azerbaijan Branch has signed a 4-year extension of the existing frame agreement with Saipem. The two companies have signed a new revision of the existing frame agreement, which concerns survey and positioning support activities, extending its term until 2022. The survey activities Lightho
Ireland gets resource assessment for AMETS wave test site
Researchers from the Centre for Marine and Renewable Energy (MaREI) and NUI Galway have produced a paper that provides a detailed assessment of the wave energy resource at the Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site (AMETS), located west of Belmullet, Ireland.
VIDEO: McDermott Installs Ayatsil-C Jacket in Mexico
The video above shows preparation and setup of the Ayatsil-C jacket in the Bay of Campeche, Mexico, by McDermott team. McDermott secured the contract for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of the jacket from Pemex in 2015. The contract is the fourth one McDermott rece
Mutriku wave plant installs monitoring equipment
Mutriku wave energy plant has been equipped with pressure sensor and data logger as part of the EU-funded OPERA project.
Eni Gives Nod for Coral South Development Off Mozambique
Eni’s board of directors has authorized the investment for the first phase of the development of the Coral discovery (Coral South project), located in the deep waters of the Rovuma Basin in Area 4, offshore Mozambique. The project involves the construction of six subsea wells connected to a floating
Huawei Marine Completes Avassa Subsea Cable Project
Huawei Marine has delivered the Avassa submarine cable system, the 10th submarine cable project the company has been involved with in Africa. Comoros Telecom and Mayotte based carrier STOI, signed the construction contract with Huawei Marine in January 2016 to provide connectivity between Grande Com
MarineSpace joins forces with Aquatera
Southampton-based MarineSpace has signed a memorandum of understanding with Orkney-based Aquatera to collaborate on projects across a number of sectors.