DONG Energy’s offshore wind farms have set a new record in January – and then again in February. With a capacity factor of 70% in January and 71% in February, DONG Energy’s fleet of offshore wind turbines had the highest production ever. Even though the winter months usually are more windy than the
Statoil has received consent to use the Songa Trym mobile drilling facility for permanent well plugging on the Glitne field. The Glitne oil field lies in blocks 15/5 and 15/6 in the Sleipner area of the Norwegian North Sea, about 40 kilometres north-west of Statoil’s Sleipner East development. Made
Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited (owned by Statoil ASA and Statkraft) has awarded Seaway Heavy Lifting the contract for the transportation and installation of 67 foundations and 1 substation as part of the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm project. The contract will cover storage, transportation and installat
Statoil has received consent to drill exploration well 25/8-18 S in production licence 169 in the North Sea. The well is to be drilled by the Ocean Vanguard mobile drilling facility. Ocean Vanguard was built in 1982 and received Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC) from the PSA in July 2004. The earl
DNV GL has been awarded a three years contract, and two one year extension options, involving operations and project verification for all Apache’s North Sea assets; Beryl A & B and Forties A, B, C, D & E. DNV GL has had a long history on the Beryl Alpha and Bravo installations, which have been opera
Ophir Energy Plc announced preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2013 and its future outlook. Full Year Results Highlights: Announced the divestment of a 20% interest in Blocks 1, 3 and 4 Tanzania to Pavilion Energy for US$1.288 billion. This transaction is now unconditional with all co
Gazprom Neft has become the first Russian company to join the Arctic Oil Spill Response Technology Joint Industry Programme (JIP) run by the world’s largest oil and gas companies. The four-year JIP was launched in December 2012 to carry out research in several areas, including studying the fate of d
Statoil Petroleum AS, operator of production licence 120, has concluded the drilling of wildcat well 34/8-17 S. The well was drilled on the northeast flank of the Visund field, in the northern part of the North Sea. The well’s primary exploration target was to prove petroleum on the east flank of th
Recently Jumbo signed a Contract with Subsea 7 for the provision of the FPSO Mooring Piles and Ground Chains Installation for the Dana Western Isles Development Project (WIDP). Installation of the mooring piles and chains will be done by Jumbo’s Fairplayer, a Dynamically Positioned Heavy Lift Vessel
DeepOcean UK, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV, has been awarded a significant contract, for trenching services on the Western HVDC Link project. The contract was awarded by Prysmian Group. DeepOcean’s scope of work includes pre-lay survey, pre-lay grapnel run, post-trench survey and trenc
Tug Fairmount Glacier has towed pipelay vessel Castoro Sei to Rotterdam, the Netherlands, from where the vessel will start her seasonal activities on the North Sea. The Fairmount Glacier hooked-up with Castoro Sei in Genoa, Italy. The Castoro Sei is a 28,000 ton DWT 152 meters long semi-submersible
TechNavio’s analysts forecast that the wind turbine service market in Europe will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.02 percent over the period 2013-2018. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the increase in aging wind farms. The wind turbine service market in
On 13 February 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of the Bøyla project. The activity was focused on the project management of seabed facilities and pipeline systems. The objective of the audit is to monitor that the project has been planned and carried out in comp
Romax Technology and E.ON Climate & Renewables are working to develop a joint programme to predict the life and maintenance needs of wind turbine driveline components. Operations and maintenance can account for up to 25 per cent of the cost of a wind energy project, and with the number of these proj
