Operations & Maintenance
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (April 18 – April 24). Italian contractor Saipem has been awarded new E&C (Engineering & Construction) contracts valued at approximately €430 million ($487 million). The first is a contract with Statoi
OES: Progress on open sea testing
Ocean Energy Systems (OES) has issued the Annual Report for 2015 that presents an overview of the activities undertaken within OES in 2015. Take a look at the list of some of OES member countries’ progress related to open sea testing infrastructure.
Atlantic Pioneer Gets First Assignments
The Atlantic Pioneer, the first US-flagged offshore wind farm crew transfer vessel (CTV), is getting ready to embark on the first phase of a 20-year charter to support the construction and operation of the 30 MW Block Island offshore wind farm, following an official christening ceremony at Quonset P
Atlantic Pioneer Gets First Assignments
The Atlantic Pioneer, the first US-flagged offshore wind farm crew transfer vessel (CTV), is getting ready to embark on the first phase of a 20-year charter to support the construction and operation of the 30 MW Block Island offshore wind farm, following an official christening ceremony at Quonset P
Sutton Bridge Port Setting Up Stage for DONG Energy
C.RO Ports Sutton Bridge has submitted an application to the local government of South Holland in Lincolnshire, asking for the approval to build a pontoon and stationing of portakabins and containers, which will be used by DONG Energy on offshore wind farms. The pontoon will be used for mooring of s
Global Tech I Joins Terawatt-Hour Club
The 400MW Global Tech I far shore wind farm marked a milestone of delivering one terawatt-hours (TWh) of energy to the German grid earlier in April, some seven months after its official commissioning. In January alone, the month of strongest winds, Global Tech I’s 80 Adwen 5MW turbines fed over 150
NOV Lets Go 520 in Norway
Oilfield equipment manufacturer, National Oilwell Varco, is reportedly downsizing its workforce in Norway by additional 520 employees. The company is said to experiencing a sharp reduction in investments in the oil and gas sector, which reduced sales of new equipment and demand for aftermarket servi
SHL Chooses IHC IQIP Equipment for Dudgeon OWF Work
Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) has selected IHC IQIP to provide piling and handling equipment for its operations at the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm project in the UK. SHL’s main responsibilities cover the storage, transportation and installation of 67 monopiles, transition pieces, and an offshore substat
Statnett Gives Green Light for Namsos-Surna Project
Statnett has decided to implement the initial construction stage of a new power line between Namsos and Surna. This comprises development of the Namsos-Åfjord and Surna-Snilldal subsections. “The decision was based on three main factors,” says executive vice president Elisabeth V. Vardheim in Statne
DeepOcean Scores Repsol Norge Subsea Gig
DeepOcean has been awarded a contract for provision of engineering, procurement, removal and disposal (EPRD) of Varg Subsea facilities by Repsol Norge AS. The scope of work cover subsea pre-decom survey, recovery of FPSO mooring lines, anchor piles, risers, midwater-arch buoy and subsea structures a
Weak Market Pulls TGS into Red
Geophysical contractor TGS has posted first-quarter 2016 net loss of $20.2 million, compared to net profit of $28.6 million in the same period in 2015. This comes down to quarterly earnings per share (fully diluted) of $-0.20, down from $0.28 in Q1 2015. In line with this month’s earlier announcemen
Tidal site off Isle of Wight gets MMO’s blessing
Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has granted consent for the offshore elements of the Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC) to be created off the Isle of Wight, UK.
PTEC Tidal Site Gets MMO Approval
The Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC) has received approval for the tidal energy generation site off the Isle of Wight. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has granted its approval for the offshore elements of PTEC, a 30MW tidal power project. The onshore part of the project was approved by
DOF Subsea Wins More than $61 Mln in Contracts
DOF Subsea has been awarded several IMR and subsea installation contracts the past months, with a total contract value in excess of NOK 500 million ($61.4 million). The contracts will secure utilization of the subsea project fleet in the regions. In the Asia Pacific region DOF Subsea has been awarde