Operations & Maintenance
UNH Gets NOAA Grant for Ongoing Ocean Mapping Work
The University of New Hampshire’s Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping (CCOM) has received a $6.2 million grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to continue the work of the Joint Hydrographic Center, a NOAA partnership and national ocean-mapping research center. A tota
Solstad in Vessel Lay-Up, 300 Workers Must Go
Oslo-listed Solstad is looking to lay-up additional vessels as it expects a weak market in AHTS and PSV segment, despite recording a year-on-year profit rise in the second quarter. Nevertheless, loss from the previous quarter has pulled the Norway’s shipowner down into the red during the first half
Polarcus Closes Library Sale Deal
Polarcus has completed the main component of the transaction regarding partial divestment of the company’s multi-client library to TGS-NOPEC Geophysical (TGS). Namely, on June 29, Polarcus and TGS signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the sale of its multi-client projects in Northwest Europe and West
Dalby Seeks Public Comment on Whitby O&M Centre Design
Dalby Offshore Services, in conjunction with Scarborough Borough Council, is developing Endeavour Wharf, Whitby to become a key operations and maintenance centre for the offshore wind industry. Following the appointment of the architect, Group Ginger Ltd. of Leeds, and meetings with local stakeholde
Canyon Offshore Bags Shell Trenching Gig
Shel has awarded a contract to Helix’s robotics subsidiary, Canyon Offshore, to trench and bury over 40 kilometers of pipe in 1675 meters of water in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil. The work will be performed at the Shell-operated BC-10 field in the fourth quarter of 2015 from the DP III M/V Grand
Alcatel-Lucent, Telefónica Enhance PENCAN Subsea Link
Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks, the cables subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent, and Telefónica are upgrading the PENCAN-7 and PENCAN-8 undersea cable systems linking landing points on the Spanish mainland to Gran Canaria and Tenerife in the Canary Islands. The 100 Gbit/s upgrade will offer a more than t
Indonesia to get commercial-scale tidal power plant
Indonesian national electric utility company PT PLN (Persero) and British-based marine renewable energy developer SBS have signed a memorandum of understanding for the development of tidal energy power plant. According to SBS, the planned tidal-stream facility will be a phased development, starting
MPI Enterprise Concludes Amrumbank West Works
MPI Offshore’s wind-turbine-installation vessel MPI Enterprise has completed its first charter under MPI ownership. Following the company’s successful acquisition of MPI Enterprise earlier this year, the vessel has completed its job on E.ON’s Amrumbank West Offshore Wind Farm which started at the be
Petrex Conducts BW Athena Checkup
Petrex Developments has completed the inspection of the BW Athena Dynamic Flexible Riser/Umbilical Systems, FPSO Mooring System and Hull for North Sea Operator Ithaca Energy UK. The BW Athena Flexible Riser System consists of three flexible risers, two dynamic umbilicals, a mid-water arch (MWA) with
Dong Cuts Noise at Gode Wind
Dong Energy has informed that the foundations setup for the Gode Wind offshore wind farm project is moving forward according to plan. According to the company, the last of the 97 foundations will be installed in a few weeks . Despite foundations being 7.5 meters in diameter, targets for the noise re
MERIKA seeks marine energy research associate
Marine Energy Research Innovation and Knowledge Accelerator (MERIKA) is recruiting a research associate to support its wave energy resource characterization and modelling activities in Outer Hebrides, off Scotland. The vacancy is based at the University of the Highlands and Islands, Lews Castle Coll
UK gov to act in favour of Scottish islands’ renewables
The UK government is being urged to fulfill its commitment to ‘enable the deployment of renewable energy on the Scottish Islands.’ Fergus Ewing, Scottish Energy Minister, has written to the Secretary of State for Energy, Amber Rudd, ahead of the Scottish Islands Delivery Forum which will meet in Gla
Bibby HydroMap Starts Port Meridian LNG Project Survey
Seabed survey company Bibby HydroMap have started survey operations on the proposed LNG project off Morecambe Bay. The programme of work comprises geophysical, geotechnical and environmental surveying of the proposed pipeline route to shore and will be undertaken using a multi-vessel approach. Bibby
Makai Starts Up OTEC Plant
Makai Ocean Engineering has completed the world’s largest operational Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) power plant with a dedication ceremony held on August 21, at the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (NELHA). Makai’s OTEC power plant uses the temperature difference between the oc