Operations & Maintenance
ABB to Improve World’s First HVDC Link
ABB has won orders worth over $22 million from Vattenfall Eldistribution AB to upgrade the world’s first commercial high-voltage direct current (HVDC) power transmission link, which ABB installed in 1954. The orders were booked in the fourth quarter of 2015. The 150-kilovolt (kV) link has the capaci
Saab Seaeye Leopards for Louis Dreyfus TravOcean
Specialist submarine cable installation company, Louis Dreyfus TravOcean, has ordered two Saab Seaeye Leopards for touchdown monitoring and support. The Leopard ROVs, with eleven thrusters and iCON intelligent control system should provide TravOcean with a stable work platform particularly in strong
Farstad Looks to Downsize Norway Office
Norwegian shipowner Farstad Shipping has made plans to reduce administrative expenses at its office in Aalesund. It is yet uncertain who has to go. However, the company has informed its employees about the process, which should be concluded by the end of February 2016. “The current market situation
Kinewell Energy: KLOC Cuts Cable Costs and Electrical Losses
Kinewell Energy has re-designed an existing offshore wind farm in a case study which demonstrated that its new software, KLOC, could have saved the developers 3% of the installed cable cost had the technology been available when the wind farm was designed. The North East of England based company use
Clough Bags Another Ichthys Hook-Up Deal
Clough has won its second contract for the hook-up services on the Ichthys LNG Project, this time for the floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) facility. This contract award comes from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), following a similar contract award by Samsung Heavy
Subsea 7 Picks MeteoGroup for Weather Forecast Services
Subsea 7 has appointed MeteoGroup as its offshore weather forecasting provider for UKCS and Canada operations. MeteoGroup should provide meteorological and metocean consultancy and services to help maximise operational efficiency. The contract includes forecasting for fixed locations, specific sites
TGS, Halfway Through Gigante Shoot, Starts Coring Campaign
TGS informed Thursday it has acquired half of the 186,000-kilometer 2D seismic project, Gigante. Gigante covers the entire offshore sector of Mexico and ties into TGS’ regional 2D seismic grid covering the entire US Gulf of Mexico. According to TGS, interpretation of preliminary data has identified
McDermott Scoops Anadarko Subsea Gig
McDermott has been awarded a subsea umbilical and flowline installation contract by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation in support of its Phase II development of the Caesar/Tonga field located in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Caesar/Tonga Phase II is being developed as a subsea tieback to the Anadarko-operate
MMT, Reach Subsea to Work on NEMO Project for DCNS
MMT has been awarded a contract for the OTEC (Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion) NEMO project by DCNS. The project is jointly developed by DCNS and its partners with purpose to characterize the geophysical and geotechnical context of the area of an offshore power plant with a floating platform and a p
A&P Falmouth to refit Wello’s Penguin
A&P Falmouth has won the contract to refit Wello Oy’s Penguin wave energy device ahead of its Wave Hub deployment later this year. A&P Falmouth is to conduct maintenance operations on Finnish wave energy developer’s Penguin wave energy device, before the scheduled summer deployment at Wave Hub test
DONG Sets Up Burbo Bank Construction Base in Birkenhead
DONG Energy has signed a lease for construction base facilities at the Cammell Laird site in Birkenhead to serve as the focal point for the construction of the 288 MW Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm. It is expected that the site will employ up to 50 people, with the UK supply chain further b
DONG Sets Up Burbo Bank Construction Base in Birkenhead
DONG Energy has signed a lease for construction base facilities at the Cammell Laird site in Birkenhead to serve as the focal point for the construction of the 288 MW Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm. It is expected that the site will employ up to 50 people, with the UK supply chain further b
OSBIT Power Expands to Deliver ITFs for Helix Vessels
OSBIT Power has secured additional facilities at the Port of Blyth to deliver its largest project yet to Helix Energy Solutions. In an agreement with the Port, the company will utilise its facilities on a 12-month basis to manufacture three sets of intervention tension frames (ITFs). The systems, ea
Technip to Build Foundations for Finland Offshore Wind Project
Technip Offshore Finland will manufacture subsea foundations for the world’s first offshore wind farm suitable for icy conditions, which will be built by Finish wind farm production company Suomen Hyötytuuli Oy. The construction of the offshore wind farm is scheduled to kick off this spring. The OWF