Operations & Maintenance
Goliat FPSO Gets PSA Green Light
Eni Norge has received the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway’s consent to use Goliat FPSO and associated facilities on the Goliat field. Goliat is around 50 kilometres south-east of the Snøhvit field. Water depth in the area is 360-420 metres. The field has been developed using a circular FPSO (Seva
New Survey for FAB Link Interconnector Underway
FAB Link interconnector, between France, the Channel Islands and the UK has come a step closer with new surveys taking place off East Devon and Alderney. The team behind the FAB Link is planning to lay two pairs of electricity cables between the Cherbourg peninsula in Normandy in northern France, an
CSS launches first aid course for offshore workers
Complete Site Safety (CSS) has launched a first aid course designed for offshore workers. The Clinical Observation & Medical Assessment (COMA) course is created for those industries which do not have immediate access to emergency aid in the event of an accident. With workforces expected to work furt
bioWAVE getting ready for commissioning
BioPower System (BPS) has begun the diving operations to prepare its bioWAVE wave energy unit for commissioning.
Swiber Buys into Nigerian Offshore Player
Swiber Offshore Construction has acquired 38 percent stake in Nigeria’s Deltatek Offshore Limited (DOL). Following the acquisition, DOL has become an associated company of Swiber. Swiber has acquired 9,500,000 nil-paid ordinary shares of DOL with nominal value of $0.005 or NGN 1.00 each. The aggrega
UK-France cross channel link to carry electricity from tides
The international project to establish a connection between UK and France that will enable the transmission of electricity between the two countries is progressing well with surveys taking place off East Devon and Alderney. Survey work at the proposed ‘landing site’ at Budleigh Salterton beach in Ea
December Winds Bring Down Power Prices Across Europe
Continental European power prices tumbled again in December as exceptional wind power output combined with mild temperatures and falling demand, according to data released by Platts. European power prices, according to the Platts Continental Power Index (CONTI), fell 13.29% to EUR 33.08 per megawatt
PLOCAN gets new equipment
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) has acquired a containerized hyperbaric chamber in order to increase the safety of the underwater activities of the research facility. The hyperbaric chamber is part of the equipment strategy included in the PLOCAN roadmap in order to answer to the
Atlantas Marine Conducts ROV Inspection on Heydar Aliyev
Atlantas Marine has completed ROV inspection work on the semi-submersible “Heydar Aliyev” rig in the Caspian Sea, offshore Azerbaijan. The rig is currently working with BP Exploration (Shah Deniz) in the Shah Deniz field in the Caspian Sea. The Heydar Aliyev rig is designed for year-round operations
Wood Group Lands Prelude Deal
Wood Group has secured a three-year contract with Shell Australia’s Prelude, Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) project. Perth-based Wood Group Kenny will provide specialist consultancy services for flexible riser integrity management prior to and during operation of Prelude FLNG, which will be l
NOC’s Subsea Robots Deliver Data on English Deep-Sea Corals
A fleet of robotic submarines, based at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), have been used to map vulnerable cold-water coral reefs in the deep ocean off southwest England. This data set is being used to inform the management of a new Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) that protects the only area of
Searcher to Begin Silver-Eye Phase 2 Acquisition
Searcher Seismic has announced plans for Phase 2 of the Silver-Eye Broadband 3D survey in the Barents Sea, Norway. Following the successful acquisition of Phase 1, comprising 2,663 square kilometers, Searcher is now acquiring additional broadband 3D data in the area. Phase 1 of the acquisition was c
NEDO Backs Two Wind Farm Projects off Japan
Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation (NEDO) will subsidize portions of project costs related to the development of two offshore wind farms with a combined capacity of 270MW. The first project NEDO will back is a 170MW offshore wind farm near the Port of Noshiro, Akit
PLOCAN Adds Hyperbaric Chamber
The PLOCAN consortium has acquired a containerized hyperbaric chamber in order to increase the safety of the underwater activities in the surroundings of the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands, as well as in other locations where the chamber could be easily moved as it is containerized. The hype