Operations & Maintenance
Waves4Power gets funding for marine ops simulation
Waves4Power, together with Olympic Shipping and Fosnavaag Ocean Academy (Fosac), has received funding from GCE BLUE Maritime Innovation Grant for the development of deployment technique for Waves4Power’s wave energy project. The grant in the amount of NOK 300,000 ($34,000) will be used to develop pr
SapuraKencana Takes Profit Hit
Malaysia’s SapuraKencana Petroleum has seen its profits slashed almost 63 per cent in the third quarter ended October 31, 2015, mostly on high impairments, despite a revenue growth of close to 20 per cent. In the third quarter, the company generated revenue of approximately $671.2 million, or 2.89 b
Ocean Installer Nets Gode Wind 1 Cable Gig
Stavanger-based subsea company Ocean Installer has been awarded an offshore wind contract with Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH. The scope of work includes recovery of two pre-laid HVAC export power cables in the 500 m zone of the Gode Wind 1 offshore sub-station, relay of the cable, installation of
Normand Vision Takes On Its First Renewables Job
Ocean Installer has been awarded an offshore wind contract with Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH. “We are very pleased that we are able to secure a very interesting project within the offshore renewables wind market and demonstrate our capabilities on such a project,” says Steinar Riise, CEO Ocean In
CGG Calls on ISS Services for Brazil Campaign
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the maritime and logistics service provider, has signed a contract with CGG to provide offshore agency support services for a new oil and gas exploration project in the Barreirinhas Basin in the equatorial margin of northern Brazil. CGG is conducting the multi-clien
German Offshore Wind Farms Over 6 Times Busier in 2015
Germany’s offshore wind farms have generated 1.3% of the overall energy produced country-wide in 2015, a 550% increase compared to a 0.2% contribution by offshore wind turbines in 2014, according to the data released by the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW). Overall, energy ge
McDermott, L&T Clinch ONGC’s Vashishta and S1 SURF Gig
McDermott and India’s Larsen & Toubro (L&T) have been awarded a contract covering the engineering, procurement, construction and installation of major subsea field infrastructure for the ONGC Vashishta and S1 Development Project, a greenfield deepwater development off India’s east coast. A consortiu
Fugro Lands Another Pemex Extension
Dutch subsea and survey specialist, Fugro, has been awarded a contract extension by Mexican national oil company, Pemex, to support its exploration drilling activities in the Bay of Campeche. The latest deal follows previously secured $13-million extension for the October campaign in support of expl
MPS hires ACS Testing ahead of WaveSub deployment
Marine Power Systems (MPS), a Swansea-based wave energy developer, has hired ACS Testing to test sediment samples at the MPS’ WaveSub planned deployment site. Testing and analysis of seabed sediment has been carried out by ACS Testing in order for MPS to gain a full understanding of the site where t
PHOTO: Maersk Connector on Sea Trials
The Damen-built subsea support vessel Maersk Connector has been on sea trials in the Black Sea since last Monday. The vessel is owned and operated by Maersk Supply Service (MSS) and is built to contract for a seven-year charter agreement with DeepOcean. It was launched in July at Damen Shipyards Gal
Research Note: Off-Warranty O&M Revenue to Increase Tenfold by 2025
O&M companies operating in Europe can expect off-warranty revenue to increase by up to ten times by 2025 as the offshore wind industry matures and turbines exit their warranty periods, according to the latest research note by market analysts MAKE. The industry is looking increasingly into new strate
Research Note: Off-Warranty O&M Revenue to Increase Tenfold by 2025
O&M companies operating in Europe can expect off-warranty revenue to increase by up to ten times by 2025 as the offshore wind industry matures and turbines exit their warranty periods, according to the latest research note by market analysts MAKE. The industry is looking increasingly into new strate
FloWave spins tidal arrays
UK’s Exeter and Edinburgh universities have tested up to 15 tidal device arrays at FloWave Ocean Energy Research Facility.
DNV GL to Improve Risk Assessment of Offshore Helideck Turbulence
DNV GL is launching a joint industry project (JIP) to improve risk assessment of offshore helideck turbulence through the use of computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The project’s aim is to bridge the gap between advised and actual hazardous flight conditions, ensuring cost-effective designs and heli