Operations & Maintenance
Scientists Discover New Class of Hydrothermal System
Scientists at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and the University of Southampton have made the first discovery of a new type of hydrothermal vent system in a decade, which should help explain the long observed disconnect between the theoretical rate at which the Earth’s crust is cooling at sea
Thorco Reveals Underwater Survey Results of Sunken Ship
Thorco Shipping has released 3D images following the first diving survey of its multipurpose carrier Thorco Cloud, which sank on December 16 after having collided with the tank vessel Stolt Commitment from Stolt Tankers. The images reveal that Thorco Cloud reportedly has broken into two pieces, divi
Premier Pushes First Oil from Solan to January
Premier Oil informed that it will have to put off the start‑up of first oil at its Solan field, located in the UK sector of the North Sea, due to unfavorable weather conditions during preparations. Since its last update, the company has made progress on the commissioning of the offshore installation
Bisso Marine Boosts Pipelay Capacity
Houston-based Bisso Marine has acquired offshore pipelay ‘industry’s stalwart’ derrick/pipelay barge GLOBAL IROQUOIS. The 122m x 30.5m x 9m laybarge has performed pipelay operations worldwide and will be renamed BISSO IROQUOIS. During the last decade, the barge has been reconfigured and received sig
ACS Provides Sediment Samples Testing for WaveSub Project
Marine Power Systems (MPS), a Swansea-based wave energy developer, has enlisted the services of ACS Testing, to provide the testing of sediment samples from the deployment site, to inform the final anchoring specification for the WaveSub. MPS is developing the WaveSub device, which is due for deploy
Hydrex Patches Up Rudder in Rotterdam
Antwerp-based underwater repair and maintenance specialist, Hydrex, has carried out a rudder repair on a 170-meter container vessel during the ship’s scheduled maintenance stop in Rotterdam. Hidrex divers team, with one of its dive support workboats, installed a doubler plate over the cavitated area
Fugro Buries Export Cables at Gemini
Fugro has recently completed the burial of export cables at the Gemini offshore wind farm, off the coast of the Netherlands. Fugro was awarded a contract by Van Oord in April and mobilised one of its two Q1400 trenching spreads onto the Van Oord support vessel Jan Steen to execute the export cable b
Fugro Finalizes Gemini Export Cables Burial
Fugro recently completed the burial of export cables at the Gemini offshore wind park, off the Netherlands coast. Fugro was awarded a contract by Van Oord in April and mobilised one of its two Q1400 trenching spreads onto the Van Oord support vessel Jan Steen to execute the export cable burial works
Scotland’s Renewables Break Away from the Pack
Renewables were the single largest contributor to electricity generation in Scotland in 2014, accounting for a record 38 per cent of total generation and surpassing both nuclear (33 per cent) and fossil fuels (28 per cent) for the first time, statistics published today have revealed. Renewable sourc
Scotland’s Renewables Break Away from the Pack
Renewables were the single largest contributor to electricity generation in Scotland in 2014, accounting for a record 38 per cent of total generation and surpassing both nuclear (33 per cent) and fossil fuels (28 per cent) for the first time, statistics published today have revealed. Renewable sourc
DCN Rids Gode Wind 1 & 2 of Grouting Hoses
Dutch subsea services provider DCN International Diving and Marine Contractors has completed the removal of all grouting hoses at the Gode Wind 1 & 2 offshore wind farms located in the German sector of the North Sea. DCN visited a total of 97 locations to remove the 5,5 grouting hoses, which were cu
DCN Wraps Up Grouting Hoses Removal at Gode Wind 1&2 OWF
Bergen op Zoom-based DCN International Diving and Marine Contractors has successfully removed all grouting hoses at the OWF Gode Wind 1&2. According to the company, a total of 97 locations have been visited to remove the 5,5 grouting hoses, which were cut and removed with in-house developed tools, m
Fugro Bags Survey Work Offshore Guyana
Fugro has been awarded a contract by Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited, an ExxonMobil affiliate, for survey services at a deepwater field development offshore Guyana. The contract provides for autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) geophysical survey and an environmental baseline survey, a
EuroAsia InterConnector Moves Step Closer
The EuroAsia InterConnector project has moved a step closer with new studies awarded to Italian CESI S.p.A. and GAS S.r.l, during a ceremony held at the European Parliament Office in Cyprus. As Cyprus Mail reports, the studies are for the technical design, the reconnaissance study for the optimum ro