Operations & Maintenance
DCNS closes in on Cherbourg tidal assembly facility
France-based company DCNS has filed a permit application to construct tidal turbines assembly plant in Cherbourg, Normandy.
40 Jobs at Risk as Østensjø Rederi Re-Flags 5 Ships
Østensjø Rederi has decided to change ship’s register for five of its offshore vessels due to the market conditions and reduced earnings. The Haugesund-based vessel owner is switching to Norwegian International Ship Register or NIS for the following vessels: Edda Fauna, Edda Flora, Edda Fonn, Edda F
JFSE Supports EMAS AMC in FSO Replacement Off Libya
James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE) will support EMAS AMC at the Bouri oil field with post-lay trenching and backfilling services during the replacement of a floating storage offloading (FSO) vessel off the coast of Libya. EMAS AMC is responsible for the engineering, procurement, installation and
First Shetland Tidal Array turbine now fully operational
The 100 kW Nova M100 device has passed an extensive series of commissioning tests, and is now fully operational.
Eidesvik in Profit Despite Revenue Drop
Norwegian vessel owner, Eidesvik Offshore, has bounced back in black as it booked foreign exchange gains and offset a 25% revenue dive. In the first quarter 2016, Eidesvik generated revenues of NOK 193.3 million, against NOK 259,4 million in the corresponding period in 2015. The Oslo-listed firm rec
BPS eyes second half of 2016 for bioWAVE commissioning
BioPower Systems (BPS), an Australian wave energy developer, is preparing its bioWAVE wave energy device for commissioning expected to take place during the second half of 2016.
Halliburton Bags Wintershall Maria Contract
Halliburton Norge has secured a four-year service contract from Wintershall Norge to support its exploration and development projects in Norway. The contract is effective immediately and will be used for drilling-associated services on Wintershall’s Maria development in the Norwegian Sea, and it can
GC Rieber Sees More Red Ink
Norwegian offshore vessels provider, GC Rieber Shipping, has recognised quarterly loss of NOK 93.7 million, compared with NOK 36.3 million loss in the first quarter of 2015, due to low activity levels. “The negative result in the first quarter 2016 is mostly due to low activity in the subsea and sei
TGS Hits 75 Pct Mark on Gigante Survey in GoM
TGS has acquired approximately 141,000 kilometers (75%) of the planned 186,000 kilometers of the Gigante 2D seismic project in Gulf of Mexico. Gigante covers the entire offshore sector of Mexico and ties into TGS’ regional 2D seismic grid covering the entire US Gulf of Mexico. Delivery of fast track
Loss Widens for EMGS
Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) said its loss deepened in the first quarter, ended March 31, 2016, as revenues slipped some 60% on continuously weak market. The Oslo-listed company posted net loss of USD 15.5 million, compared to net los of USD 1.2 million in the same period in 2015. However, EMG
RV Celtic Explorer Embarks on New Seabed Mapping Campaign
The R.V. Celtic Explorer has set sail last night, May 11, from St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, where last June it launched the very first seabed mapping expedition under the Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance. The expedition takes place May 11-21 with graduate students and early career research
3sun Group Opens Offshore Wind Base in Hull
3sun Group has opened a new base in Hull to improve the company’s position within the offshore wind installation, inspection and maintenance services market in the UK and Europe. 3sun Group will support local energy firms such as Siemens who have recently invested in the region as part of their comm
Ichthys LNG Mooring Pre-Lay Wrapped Up
The Inpex-operated Ichthys LNG project has seen a completion of the offshore pre-lay of the 77 kilometer chain and cable mooring system in the Browse Basin, off the coast of Western Australia. As part of the mooring system, 49 chains were laid on the seabed in water depths of up to 250 metres and an
Image of the day: Second Paimpol-Bréhat tidal turbine
The second tidal energy turbine for the Paimpol-Bréhat tidal array demonstration project has been assembled in Brest.