Operations & Maintenance
TGS to Let Go 130 Workers
Seismic contractor TGS will reduce its global workforce capacity by some 130 people, corresponding to around 16 per cent of its total workforce. According to Oslo-listed company, this would reduce operating expenses by approximately USD 13 million per annum from the beginning of 2016. “This was a ve
Greig Joins RCG’s Ranks
The Renewables Consulting Group (RCG) has added Elaine Greig to its team as a Director and Head of Service Delivery. Greig has over 22 years’ experience in the electricity supply industry, with the last 14 in wind energy development, engineering, finance, construction and operations. She has joined
CIS Wraps Up Second Subsea Piling Campaign for Technip
Conductor Installation Services (CIS), an Acteon company, recently completed its second subsea piling campaign for Technip in Norway. The piles were driven using CIS remotely operated Subsea Piling System to secure the subsea Boa Extension Manifold, which makes up an integral part of the Alvheim dev
Norshore Atlantic Carries Out P&A for ConocoPhillips Indonesia
Norwegian drilling contractor, Norshore, has informed that its multi purpose drilling vessel Norshore Atlantic is performing well on its subsea decommissioning campaign Offshore Indonesia. The vessel has been on contract for ConocoPhillips Indonesia for plug and abandonment of 3 wells since November
Deutsche Windtechnik Ramps Up International Ops
Deutsche Windtechnik AG is stepping up its foreign operations, especially in Spain, Poland and the United Kingdom. By the end of 2015 the company will have 122 employees outside Germany, 43 more than at the start of the year. Deutsche Windtechnik aims to increase the proportion of foreign revenue fr
VIDEO: Eastern Scheldt tidal project installation
Tocardo Tidal Turbines has installed an array consisting of 5 tidal turbines in the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier, the Netherlands, on September 24, 2015. The array has the capacity of 1.2 MW, and consists of 5 Tocardo’s T2 tidal turbines. The 50 m long and 20 m wide suspension structure, desi
DW Spots Slowdown in Work-Class ROVs Utilisation
The global ROV market is anticipated to significantly contract in value terms in 2016 (-6.3%) and then plateau in 2017, due to the current oil price downturn, according to a provider of market research & consulting within energy industry, Douglas-Westwood (DW). In its latest ROV market forecast for
Swiber Bounces Back
Singapore-listed EPIC contractor, Swiber, has reported a net attributable profit of USD 3.2 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2015, compared to a loss of USD 27.5 million same time last year. In the previous quarter this year (Q2 2015), Swiber booked loss of USD 4.6 million, against
MainOne Upgrades Its West Africa-Europe Submarine Cable
MainOne announced the completion of the upgrade of its submarine cable network between Nigeria, Ghana and Portugal to a 100G wavelength system. The 100G wavelength upgrade, implemented using the Xtera Nu-wave Optima optical networking platform is expected to provide additional capacity support for M
QED Naval concludes Subhub installation trials
QED Naval has completed the installation and retrieval trials of its Subhub tidal foundations platform. Recent testing of the Subhub operational model in high tidal flow conditions confirmed its ballast system capabilities and installation and retrieval methodology, according to QED Naval. QED Naval
NPD Gives Nod for Edvard Grieg Start-Up
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted consent to start production on the Lundin Norway-operated Edvard Grieg field in production licence 338 in the North Sea. Production start-up is scheduled in accordance with the Plan for Development and Operation (PDO). Development costs have incr
Top News of the Week Nov 09 – 15, 2015
First German Floating Foundation Secures Grid Connection German engineering consultancy Gicon has received permission from a governmental agency to feed 2.3MW of grid connection capacity through the country’s first floating offshore foundation – GICON®-SOF. RWE-Led Consortium to Bid for Dutch Borsse
GWS Expands to OrbisEnergy
Global Wind Service (GWS) has gathered its UK team in an office at OrbisEnergy in Lowestoft. Jason Smith, operations manager, said: “We are quite busy with our array of services. Onshore order books are filling up well and we definitely expect a fair share of the offshore market in 2016 and beyond.
EnBW Baltic 2 Starts Paying Dividends
Since its official commissioning on September 21, the offshore wind farm EnBW Baltic 2 in Stralsund has helped the Karlsruhe-headquartered electric utilities company EnBW improve EBITDA in its renewable energies segment for the first nine months of 2015, and partly offset a 5.3% fall in revenue in t