Operations & Maintenance
EC boosts MeyGen with €17M
The European Commission has approved the grant transfer of €17 million from the Kyle Rhea project to Atlantis’ MeyGen tidal energy project. According to Atlantis, the funding will accelerate the development of MeyGen Phase 1B, also known as project Stroma, which is expected to reach financial close
Carnegie wraps up CETO 6 concept design
Carnegie Wave, an Australian wave energy developer, has completed the conceptual design phase of its CETO 6 project. According to Carnegie, this CETO 6 design delivers a number of advantages over previous CETO generations including an approximate four times increase in rated capacity to 1 MW, the re
Lloyd’s Register gives nod for WaveRoller
AW Energy’s wave energy device, WaveRoller, has received the second endorsement from Lloyd’s Register Energy. WaveRoller’s concept design was evaluated in accordance with Lloyd’s ‘Qualification of New Technology’ and ‘Qualification Management’ standards. Lloyd’s Register Energy (LRE) stated that the
Deutsche Windtechnik Serves Dutch & Danish Offshore Wind
Deutsche Windtechnik AG has set up two new companies in other European countries: Deutsche Windtechnik BV in the Netherlands and Deutsche Windtechnik ApS in Denmark. Both companies shall initially handle orders in the offshore sector; in the medium term, however, they also plan to take on projects o
Deutsche Windtechnik Serves Dutch & Danish Offshore Wind
Deutsche Windtechnik AG has set up two new companies in other European countries: Deutsche Windtechnik BV in the Netherlands and Deutsche Windtechnik ApS in Denmark. Both companies shall initially handle orders in the offshore sector; in the medium term, however, they also plan to take on projects o
Cinia Lays New Subsea Cable to Link Finland and Germany
Cinia Group began laying the new submarine Sea Lion data cable in Helsinki, Finland. The new fiber optic subsea cable will provide a direct, low latency and cyber secure Internet backbone connection between Finland and Germany. “The sea cable initiative builds the future of Finland based on our exis
VBMS Wraps Up Drilling for Dudgeon Export Cabling
VBMS has completed two 1,170 meter long horizontal directional drillings at the landfall for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm. The drillings were done in preparation for the installation of two 42 kilometer long export cables next year. To avoid worsening weather conditions later in season, the work w
DeepOcean to Install Cables for Walney Extension
DeepOcean 1 UK, a subsidiary of DeepOcean, has been awarded a contract by DONG Energy for the installation and trenching works for the Walney Extension offshore wind project in the Irish Sea. Offshore work will be performed from DeepOcean’s new cable installation vessel Maersk Connector in 2017, the
Energinet.dk to Start Anholt Cable Replacement
Energinet.dk plans to start the replacement of two sections of the cable that connects the Anholt offshore wind farm to the grid in the period between October 26 and November 23, depending on weather conditions. In February, the company discovered an error in the submarine cable that connects the An
Subsurface Warming Could Cause Methane Gas to Bubble Up, Study Shows
New research conducted by the University of Washington suggests that subsurface warming could be causing more methane gas to bubble up off the Washington and Oregon coast. The study shows that of 168 bubble plumes observed within the past decade a disproportionate number were seen at a critical dept
Subsea Processing: Single Phase vs Multiphase and Pipeline Surveys
One of many interesting technical sessions today at OEEC 2015 was Subsea Processing. The session discussed the latest developments in subsea processing solutions including water removal and re-injection or disposal, boosting, gas separation and gas compression. Experts on the topic presented the via
VOS Sympathy Supports Oil Recovery Ops of MV Flinterstar
Vroon Offshore Services have contracted their VOS Sympathy, DP2 Subsea Support Vessel, to Dutch Salvors Multraship Salvage B.V. and Smit Salvage B.V. to support the oil recovery operations of MV Flinterstar, which partially sunk off the Belgian coast following a collision on October 06, 2015. A Dutc
DONG Energy Removes WWII UXO from Race Bank OWF Site
Over 40 items of unexploded ordnance (UXO) from World War II have been safely detonated or removed from the Norfolk coast, having been discovered on the export cable route for DONG Energy’s Race Bank offshore wind farm. During a large scale offshore inspection campaign on the Race Bank site, 41 UXO
Sonardyne Aids Subsea 7 in Gulf of Mexico
Subsea 7 has used acoustic and inertial navigation technologies from Sonardyne International during a project to install flowlines, risers and subsea structures at a new deep water field development in the Gulf of Mexico, due to start production in 2016. To meet the positioning requirements of the p