Operations & Maintenance
EMO Switches to SeaPlanner E-Learning Platform
SeaPlanner, a UK-based provider of marine monitoring and management solutions and part of the SeaRoc Group, has led a second training session for EMS Maritime Offshore Maritime Coordinators (EMO), utilising their new e-learning platform. SeaPlanner delivered training for EMO back in April 2015 at th
EMO Switches to SeaPlanner E-Learning Platform
SeaPlanner, a UK-based provider of marine monitoring and management solutions and part of the SeaRoc Group, has led a second training session for EMS Maritime Offshore Maritime Coordinators (EMO), utilising their new e-learning platform. SeaPlanner delivered training for EMO back in April 2015 at th
Woodside Finds Gas Offshore Myanmar
Woodside informed that the Shwe Yee Htun-1 exploration well in Block A-6 in the Rakhine Basin, located in the western offshore area of Myanmar, has intersected a gross gas column of approximately 129 m. The well reached the planned original total depth (TD) of 4810 m, referenced from the rig rotary
PHOTO/VIDEO: NTSB Reveals El Faro Wreckage
The National Transportation Safety Board has opened the accident docket and released underwater images and video of the sunken El Faro vessel as part of its continuing investigation into the sinking of the cargo ship in the Atlantic Ocean in October. The US-flagged ship, owned by Sea Star Line, LLC,
Polarcus Keeps Turkish Petroleum Support Contract
Seismic player Polarcus has secured a two-year extension of the support services agreement with Turkish Petroleum covering seismic data acquisition management, maritime management and crewing support. According to the company’s Oslo Stock Exchange filing, through this extension, Polarcus will contin
Most read articles of 2015
Tidal Energy Today staff is bringing you the list of the articles you read the most in 2015. Estimate of global potential tidal resources The estimates of global potential of tidal energy generation vary, but it is widely agreed that tidal stream energy capacity could exceed 120 GW globally. Overvie
Offshore ReWIND: The Most Read News of 2015
The Offshore WIND staff thought that the New Year’s Day would be the perfect time to let you – our readers – be editors and compile a list of news you found the most interesting and worth a read in 2015. DONG Energy Seeks Technical and Consultancy Staff for Danish Projects DONG Energy has invited te
Happy New Year!
The Offshore WIND staff would like to wish all our readers a happy, prosperous, and offshore wind-powered 2016! Happy New Year! Image source: Marc Pearce
Ingeteam Looking Into O&M Cost Cuts
O&M services provider Ingeteam Service has been chosen to lead the Nidaros R&D project awarded by Spain’s Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness and directed at increasing the competitiveness of offshore wind power. In collaboration with the Tecnalia technology centre, the Nidaros project is expect
Ingeteam Looking Into O&M Cost Cuts
O&M services provider Ingeteam Service has been chosen to lead the Nidaros R&D project awarded by Spain’s Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness and directed at increasing the competitiveness of offshore wind power. In collaboration with the Tecnalia technology centre, the Nidaros project is expect
Best videos of 2015
Tidal Energy Today has made a list of videos released in 2015 showcasing some of the interesting project developments in tidal and wave energy sectors. Sabella’s D10 tidal turbine installation The French tidal energy developer Sabella deployed its 1 MW D10 tidal turbine in June this year in Fromveur
Subsea 7 Bags West Nile Delta Gig Off Egypt
Subsea 7 has been awarded a sizeable contract (between USD 50 million and USD 150 million) by Burullus Gas Company S.A.E. for the platform extension and tie-in on the first phase of the West Nile Delta development of the Taurus and Libra fields by BP, offshore Egypt. Engineering and project manageme
Green Port Hull On Track
Construction work on the Green Port Hull Alexandra Dock site is progressing well and is on schedule for an early 2017 completion, Associated British Ports (ABP) has announced. The 54-acre site, which ABP and its main contractor GRAHAM Lagan Construction Group Joint Venture (JV) are preparing for Sie
First Oil Flows from TAQA’s Cladhan Field
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA) announced first oil from the Cladhan field development in the UK North Sea. The field is developed as a subsea tie-back to the TAQA-operated Tern Alpha platform. Peter Jones, TAQA’s UK managing director, said: “Cladhan is the third field developed by TAQ