Operations & Maintenance
BEACon Radar Lights Up Westermost Rough
DONG Energy recently started receiving three-dimensional data collected by the BEACon radar on the wind flow at the 210MW Westermost Rough offshore wind farm on England’s east coast. The advanced radar system was installed by DONG Energy and SmartWind Technologies and it is the first of its kind in
Vattenfall Completes Horns Rev 3 Mine Removal Ops
Vattenfall informed that the operation to detonate WWII mine under Denmark’s future offshore wind farm Horns Rev 3 has been completed. The mine had been identified from a geophysical survey of the specific area, which was conducted in 2015. “I understand that people are fascinated by the explosion,
Kriegers Flak Gets First Supply Network Committee
More than 90 original equipment manufacturers, vendors and suppliers assembled earlier this month in Denmark to elect the first supplier business network committee which will support the future developer and operator of the 600MW Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. On 7 September, th
TÜV SÜD Develops Smart Inspection System for Turbines
TÜV SÜD has developed a smart solution for inspecting onshore and offshore wind turbines which enables results to be recorded on site using mobile devices and saved in a database in a structured manner in accordance with the RDS-PP® industry standard. A total of over 25,000 wind turbines are in oper
Technip to Cut UK Jobs
Technip is said to be looking into staff reductions at its UK North Sea subsea delivery business. According to reports, Technip UK Limited, a UK subsea engineering and construction division of the French oil services provider, is set to cut up to 130 jobs out of a total of 600. The company claimed i
Deutsche Windtechnik Buys Into OutSmart
German wind turbine maintenance provider Deutsche Windtechnik has acquired a 70 per cent stake in the Dutch-German group OutSmart, which focuses on offshore operations management and management services. OutSmart’s range of services in the area of offshore wind farm management includes technical and
Fugro Cuts Vessel Downtime During Rampion Cable Laying Ops
Fugro has set up a new track base unit on its work-class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) utilised in cable lay touchdown monitoring operations at the Rampion offshore wind farm. The track base unit has been introduced to ensure cable positioning during cable lay operations in strong currents. The un
RigNet Scoops Multi-Vessel Deal with Subsea Contractor
RigNet said it has been awarded a multi-vessel contract providing RigNet’s managed communication network for an undisclosed offshore energy service company that performs well intervention, subsea contracting and other services. RigNet also is delivering communication services to a national oil compa
India Plans Subsea Link with Andaman & Nicobar Islands
India’s Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for provision of a direct communication link through a dedicated submarine fibre-optic cable between mainland (Chennai) and Port Blair & five other islands viz. Little Andaman, Car Nicobar, Havelock, Kamo
FMC Technologies Sets Up Annulus Monitoring System for Petronas
FMC Technologies has installed and tested its annulus monitoring system (AMS) in an offshore well in Malaysia owned by PETRONAS. A winner of the 2015 OTC Spotlight on New Technology award, FMC Technologies’ AMS is a wireless communication system that provides independent condition-monitoring within
ACEP works out Oceana testing arrangements
ACEP’s Energy Technology Facility has started preparatory works in the facility ahead of the upcoming testing of Oceana Energy’s turbine design.
35 Jobs Lost as Farstad Moves to New Base in Australia
Norwegian shipowner Farstad Shipping will close down the management office in Melbourne as it concentrates its oil service activity in Australia to Perth. Consequently, the Australian onshore organization will be reduced from 65 to around 30 employees. Perth will facilitate both the headquarters and
Spectrum in 2D Shoot Offshore Mozambique
Spectrum has been awarded Tender Area 2 covering the southern Rovuma and north-eastern Zambezi Basins, offshore Mozambique, to undertake a long-offset Broadband 2D multi-client seismic survey. The survey will be a variable grid with lines spaced from 10 km to 20 km, totaling in excess of 16,000 km,
Neptune wave energy device ready for launch off BC
Canadian wave energy company, Mermaid Power, will launch its wave energy device Neptune 3 tomorrow, off Vancouver, British Columbia.