Operations & Maintenance
CGG Acquires Airborne Gravity and Magnetic Survey Off South Africa
CGG is set to start a multi-client airborne gravity and magnetic survey offshore South Africa. The Petroleum Agency of South Africa (PASA) has authorized the program which will extend across two blocks totaling approximately 78,000 line kilometers. The survey areas are located offshore Cape Agulhas
Clinton Marine Surveys Deepest Point Off Sweden
Clinton Marine Survey in cooperation with AquaBiota Water Research has completed a survey of the Bratten area, located in Skagerack which contains the largest depth in Sweden. The assignment which comprised charting of a 1206 km2 area was performed during December and January on behalf of Swedish Ag
Route Clearance to Begin on Western Link Project
Route clearance operations are set to begin in the Irish Sea and the North Channel as part of Western Link Project. The route clearance, which will be conducted in preparation for the future deep water installation campaigns of the Western Link HVDC cable, is expected to be completed beginning of Fe
Sotenäs Wave Energy Plant Delivers Power to Nordic Grid
The Sotenäs Wave Power Plant on the Swedish West Coast has started generating electric power to the Nordic Electricity Grid. The connection of the six meter diameter buoys to the corresponding linear generator Wave Energy Converters on the seabed represents the final step in bringing each unit on li
PGS Wraps Up Fortaleza Shoot Offshore Brazil
PGS has completed acquisition of the 7 300 sq. km Ceará Basin “Fortaleza” Multi-Client 3D survey on the Equatorial Margin of Brazil. The survey marks the first use of a Ramform Titan-class vessel, the Ramform Atlas, in Brazil, the company said. Fast-track time migration seismic data is ready for lic
Gemini Project Keeps Acta Orion Busy
The Acta Orion, the latest addition to Acta Marine’s fleet of Wind Farm Support Vessels (WFSVs), has started its work on the Gemini wind farm project, located in the Dutch part of the North Sea. The main role of the Acta Orion is to provide support during the construction phase of the offshore wind
Image of the day: Wello’s Penguin WEC in Falmouth
Following an 8 day tow from Scotland, where it has been on trials since 2013, the Penguin wave energy converter has arrived to Falmouth on January 19, 2016.
OPT: PowerBuoy floats towards commercialization
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has announced its PowerBuoy APB350 A1 exceeded 125 days of deployment, and surpassed 1 MWh of energy generation. The APB350 A1 PowerBuoy, initially deployed in August 2015, and then redeployed in October after the damage on the buoy caused by the hurricane was repaired
Polarcus Breaking Records Off Myanmar
Seismic player Polarcus informed it is setting new acquisition performance records in its 3D marine seismic project offshore Myanmar. Namely, the company’s seismic vessel, Polarcus Amani, is towing an in-sea configuration that measures 1.8 kilometers wide across the front ends. With each of the ten
Geo Oceans Supports Pipeline Decom Project
Perth-based Geo Oceans has completed a six-week contract for 24/7 ROV support over 40 days of subsea pipeline decommissioning operations for Vale in New Caledonia. The project involved operating from a construction barge ROV visual guidance for crane operators using a pipe grab to remove a subsea pi
Paimpol-Bréhat project: DCNS installs first turbine
DCNS has deployed first tidal turbine off Brittany, France, as part of the Paimpol-Bréhat tidal project.
Next Geosolutions Starts CWA Project Cable Route Survey
UK-based geoscience and engineering services provider, Next Geosolutions, has resumed operations on CWA Project with its SV Kommandor Iona permanently fitted with a comprehensive survey spread. The Cluster West of Adlergrund (CWA) project consist of multiple 220kV AC grid connections of the two offs
VIDEO: Discovering DeltaStream tidal turbine
Tidal Energy Ltd, a Cardiff-based tidal energy developer, has released a video describing the design and operating principles of its recently deployed DeltaStream tidal turbine. The 400 kW DeltaStream demonstration device was deployed in Ramsey Sound, off Pembrokeshire, in December, 2015. The device
VIDEO: Siemens Showcases Precision Work at Westermeerwind
Siemens has released a video showing what level of precision was needed to install 48 foundation posts at the 144MW Westermeerwind offshore wind farm, situated in the Ijsselmeer, an artificial lake in the central Netherlands. Siemens installed the first monopile foundation in March 2015, and proceed