Operations & Maintenance
Top News of the Week Jan 25 – 31, 2016
Sea Worker Runs Aground off Denmark, Crew Evacuated Offshore installation vessel Sea Worker ran aground south of Denmark’s Hvide Sande on the night between 26 and 27 January while under tow to Esbjerg, A2SEA said in a statement. Interview: Adwen’s 8 MW Turbine an Arrow to Hit 100€/MWh by 2020 Target
Top News of the Week Jan 25 – 31, 2016
Sea Worker Runs Aground off Denmark, Crew Evacuated Offshore installation vessel Sea Worker ran aground south of Denmark’s Hvide Sande on the night between 26 and 27 January while under tow to Esbjerg, A2SEA said in a statement. Interview: Adwen’s 8 MW Turbine an Arrow to Hit 100€/MWh by 2020 Target
Heerema to Build and Install BorWin3 Jacket
Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) has been awarded a contract from Petrofac for the procurement & construction of the jacket and piles for BorWin3. Petrofac, in a consortium with Siemens, has the full responsibility for the construction and offshore installation of the BorWin3 platform of TenneT, whic
Rederij Groen Buys into GloMar
Guard and seismic support vessels specialist, Rederij Groen from Scheveningen, has acquired a 50 per cent stake in the GloMar Group in Den Helder. Glomar Offshore operates a fleet of diverse purpose built vessels, equipment and personnel. It comprises of four divisions, providing emergency rescue an
WindGrip Wins Renewable Energy Health & Safety Award 2016
Windcat Workboats has won the Renewable Energy Health & Safety Award 2016 with its WindGrip system. The award winner was announced on 27 January in Birmingham, on the eve of the 12th annual RenewableUK Health & Safety Conference. This award scheme, devised by RenewableUK and the Crown Estate, aims t
IHC J-Lay Project Moves Forward
A project to build one of the world’s largest pipe laying systems has reached a major milestone with the arrival of the main tower section at Port of Blyth. The structure, designed by IHC Engineering Business, part of Royal IHC, and weighing almost 1,000 tonnes, has been shipped in from The Netherla
Tritech Boosts Saipem ROVs
Italian Oil and Gas industry contractor, Saipem, has selected Tritech’s Gemini 620pd multibeam profiling system for its work class remotely operated vehicles (WROVs). Namely, Saipem has purchased a suite of Tritech products comprising Gemini 620pd sonars, Surface Control Units (SCUs) and Gemini Hubs
Siemens EHS Offshore Head Wins Inaugural Jerry Carnell Safety Award
Peter Lloyd, a Global Head of the Centre of Competence for EHS Offshore at Siemens, received the inaugural Jerry Carnell Safety Award in Renewable UK’s Health and Safety Awards 2016. This new award was created in recognition of Jerry Carnell who passed away in 2015. Jerry was a long standing and act
Siemens EHS Offshore Head Wins Inaugural Jerry Carnell Safety Award
Peter Lloyd, a Global Head of the Centre of Competence for EHS Offshore at Siemens, received the inaugural Jerry Carnell Safety Award in Renewable UK’s Health and Safety Awards 2016. This new award was created in recognition of Jerry Carnell who passed away in 2015. Jerry was a long standing and act
Bureau Veritas Greenlights Ocean Thermal Energy Converter Project
An international classification society, Bureau Veritas, has issued its first Approval in Principle for an Ocean Thermal Energy Converter (OTEC). The approval applies to a 1MW plant developed by the Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering (KRISO) which will be built for installation
OCB Buys Kuiper International
OCB Oilfield Services, a Gulf Capital portfolio company, has completed the acquisition of Kuiper International, as part of a four-year expansion plan to increase its business value by 300 percent. Kuiper International, established in 2010 and headquartered in Singapore, is a player in the offshore c
Jan De Nul’s CLV Isaac Newton Heads to Its First Mission
Offshore contractor Jan De Nul will install two 115 kV cables, supplied by Nexans Norway, for the Marjan Gas Oil Separation Plan (GOSP’s) project executed by McDermott, the company said on Thursday. Both cables, with a total cable weight of 8,500 tonnes have been loaded and will now be transported a
Danes Develop Non-Electric Defective Blade Detector
The Lyngby-based start-up CEKO Sensors Asp is launching an optical accelerometer which could detect early signs of malfunctions in blades and potentially lead to reduced O&M costs, according to the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). The sensor can withstand extreme environments, and it contains
Agility Hires Inspecta for NDT Services
Inspecta, a provider of inspections, testing, certification, technical consultancy and training services, has inked a framework agreement with Norway’s Agility Subsea Fabrication. Inspecta will provide non-destructive testing (NDT) services performed by shipyards in Tønsberg and Røra. According to t