Operations & Maintenance
VBMS Wins Rampion Export Cables Setup
VBMS has been awarded a contract by E.ON for the installation of two 16 kilometre-long export cables for the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm. The 150kV HVAC cables will transport the power ashore from the 400 MW wind farm to the onshore cable in Brooklands Pleasure Park in Worthing, South East England. V
TGS Gets CNH Nod for Survey in Mexican Waters
TGS has received authorization from Mexico’s Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (CNH) for the acquisition of multibeam, coring and geochemical analysis data over an area of approximately 600,000 square kilometers in Mexican waters. This project will cover the entire deep water area of the offshore s
Makai connects OTEC plant to US grid
Makai Ocean Enegineering has completed the ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) power plant and connected it to the Hawaiian electricity grid. Makai’s OTEC power plant uses the temperature difference between the ocean’s cold deep water and warm surface water to generate clean and renewable electri
WGP Wraps Up Barents Survey for TGS
Marine geophysical services company WGP informed that spring 2015 P-Cable High Resolution 3D (HR3D) and 2D (HR2D) operations for TGS in the Barents Sea have now been completed. The programme of work comprised both extended regional coverage with HR2D data acquisition, combined with targeted HR3D blo
Fugro Tests Its New UXO Detection System
Fugro has undertaken successful trials of its new GeoWing, a system designed to detect low ferrous content unexploded ordnance (UXO) items in challenging marine environments. According to Fugro, the new GeoWing system is especially beneficial for subsea construction projects, such as wind farms and
PolyGen deploys wave energy device at FaBTest
PolyGen, a UK-based wave energy developer, has deployed a full-scale Volta wave energy device off Falmouth, Cornwall. Volta wave energy device is built almost entirely from high-density polyethylene (HDPE). The device will continue tests at the wave energy test site FaBTest, located in Falmouth Bay,
Atlantisstrom seeks finance to advance its tidal technology
Atlantisstrom, a German-based tidal energy developer, is seeking investment to complete the tidal power plant in Faroese islands, part of Denmark. According to Atlantisstrom, the segment of the tidal power plant on the Faroese islands has already been completed and connected to the public electricit
OWA and EWE to Service Gemini
Offshore & Wind Assistance (OWA) and EWE Offshore Service & Solutions GmbH (EWE-OSS) have secured a long-term maintenance contract for the 600 MW Dutch Wind Park Gemini. Offshore Wind & Assistance (OWA), the offshore maintenance specialist of offshore solutions provider GeoSea (DEME Group) will oper
Statoil: Polarled Becomes First Pipeline to Cross Arctic Circle
On Friday 21 August the Polarled gas pipeline crossed 66 degrees and 33 minutes north of the equator and became the first pipeline to cross the Arctic Circle, Statoil reported. The 482-kilometre long and 36-inch wide pipeline will run from Nyhamna in western Norway to the Aasta Hansteen field in the
VIDEO: Kepler Transverse Horizontal Axis Water Turbine
The University of Oxford Department of Engineering Science, in conjunction with Kepler Energy, has developed a new horizontal axis tidal turbine that can operate in lower velocity tidal waters. The Kepler Transverse Horizontal Axis Water Turbine (THAWT) is designed to be operated either in arrays or
Alseamar Wraps Up Underwater Geochemical Survey
Alseamar, designer of the Sea Explorer underwater glider, has recently completed a pre-exploration survey for an undisclosed oil company with 2 of its gliders fitted with Minifluo hydrocarbon sensors. According to the company, it’s the first geochemical exploration survey ever conducted with Sea Exp
Magseis Sees Profits Rise
Norwegian geophysical contractor, Magseis, has reported net profit of USD 1.6 million or $0.06 basic earnings per share in the second quarter 2015, compared to net profit of USD 220K or $0.01 basic earnings per share during Q2 2014. The Oslo-listed company has seen its revenue almost flat at USD 16.
Johan Sverdrup Development Plan Approved
The plan for development and operation (PDO) for Johan Sverdrup, phase one, was approved by the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy on Thursday (August 20). In addition the associated plans for installation and operation (PIO) for transportation pipelines and power supply from shore were approved. “We
CIS Installs Directional Conductors Off Australia
Conductor Installation Services (CIS), an Acteon company, has installed directional conductors to form the basis of two new production wells as part of a major project offshore Australia. “Because the project plays such a vital role in the supply of gas to Australians, we are acutely aware of how im