Operations & Maintenance
G9 Issues Report on Offshore Wind Transfer Design Issues
A report resulting from the G9 Offshore Wind Health and Safety Association (G9)’s first Safe by Design workshop is now available. The report explores a number of key topics associated with the transfer of personnel from a Crew Transfer Vessel to a transition piece via the traditional push on method
G9 Issues Report on Offshore Wind Transfer Design Issues
A report resulting from the G9 Offshore Wind Health and Safety Association (G9)’s first Safe by Design workshop is now available. The report explores a number of key topics associated with the transfer of personnel from a Crew Transfer Vessel to a transition piece via the traditional push on method
Aquatic Lands Moho Nord Deal
Aquatic Engineering and Construction has been awarded a multi-million pound contract on the $10-billion Moho Nord subsea project, off the coast of the Republic of Congo, West Africa. The contract was awarded by a UK-based subcontractor working for Total E&P Congo. Aquatic’s ten-month campaign portio
UTEC, Teledyne Boost AUV Performance
UTEC has, in collaboration with Teledyne Gavia, completed operational testing of features designed to optimize Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) for commercial survey applications. UTEC Survey have been using the Gavia AUVs for a variety of projects around the world since 2010 and, since becomin
Cairn Prepares for Senegal Shoot
Government of Senegal has given green light to Cairn Energy’s plans to conduct an offshore 3D seismic survey and a three well exploration program. Namely, in May 2015, a forward program was submitted to the Government of Senegal. The firm three well program is currently planned to include two apprai
Gasum, Elering Call for Bids for Balticconnector EPM Services
The transmission system operator of the natural gas grid of Finland, Gasum Oy, and Elering Gaas AS have launched a pre-qualification tender for the Balticconnector engineering, project management and procurement Services (EPM Services). The Balticconnector project is a gas infrastructure project aim
Hibernia Express Cable Ready for Service in September
Hibernia Networks is completing its project for a new 4,600km low latency submarine cable route connecting Halifax, Nova Scotia to London, England and Cork, Ireland. Ready for service in September 2015, the highly scalable Hibernia Express cable will yield in excess of 10Tbps per fiber pair, which i
High Court to decide on Dean Quarry reopening
The decision to allow the reopening of Dean Quarry that could provide rock for the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon has been challenged by the local group Cornwall Against Dean Superquarry (CADS). A judge has given the permission for judicial review of Cornwall Council’s Dean Quarry decision over failure to
SBA objects to in-stream tidal turbines in Minas Passage
The Striped Bass Association (SBA), a Nova-Scotia based conservation group, is opposing to the installation of in-stream tidal energy turbines in the Minas Passage at the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia. SBA is calling upon respective agencies, industry, and government to act in support of striped bass an
IMCA Updates Two Diving Guidance Documents
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has published revisions of two important diving publications, Diving Equipment Systems Inspection Guidance Note (DESIGN) for Mobile/Portable Surface Supplied Systems (IMCA D 040 Rev 1) and Mobile/Portable/Daughtercraft Surface Supplied Systems
Tekmar’s TekLink Protects Gemini Cables
Work to install Tekmar Energy’s TekLink cable protection system (CPS) has started on what is poised to be one of the world’s largest offshore wind parks, the Gemini project in the Dutch North Sea. Tekmar’s contract with the Dutch maritime contractor Van Oord involves the subsea specialist implementi
Wood Group Profit Slips, Cuts 13 Pct of Workforce
Energy services company Wood Group has, during the first half of the financial year (1H 2015), slashed its workforce by 13 per cent as it feels the pressure of the challenging conditions in oil & gas markets, recording a drop in profit driven by an almost 20% revenue decline. Profit for the six mont
Anchoring installations to begin at FORCE
The Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) has announced the beginning of marine operations related to anchor trials and anchor installations in West Bay and FORCE demonstration area in the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia. The announced operations will take place from August 19-26, 2015. In a noti
FORCE to Carry Out Anchor Ops
From August 19—26, vessels and crew will be conducting marine operations related to anchor trials and anchor installations in West Bay and FORCE demonstration area at Minas Passage, Nova Scotia. The vessels involved will use West Bay to anchor in during hours of inactivity and for pre-operation prep