Operations & Maintenance
U.S. Govt Called On to Investigate Pipelines Off California
The Center for Biological Diversity has formally petitioned the federal government to inspect all pipelines off the coast of California for corrosion and other damage. This legal petition covers the 213 miles of pipelines in federal waters and additional pipeline in state waters closer to shore. The
Delta Marine Successfully Wraps Up OWF Job
Delta Marine’s vessel Whalsa Lass, anchor handling tug, has demonstrated its versatility during recently completed works on the wind farm project off the coast of Grimsby, UK. Delta’s Damen-2611 Multicat was hired to serve as anchor handler for the cable laying vessel but ended up performing various
VIDEO: Atargis’ Cycloidal wave energy converter
Atargis Energy Corporation, a Colorado-based wave energy player, has developed a cycloidal wave energy converter to produce electricity from waves. Atargis’ Cycloidal Wave Energy Converter (CycWEC) uses hydrofoils that create lift in order to interact with incoming ocean waves, and produce rotationa
FMC Delivers Made-in-Nigeria Subsea Wellheads for Egina
FMC Technologies recently delivered four subsea wellheads in Nigeria for Total’s Egina project, the first to be entirely fabricated in country. The wellheads were fabricated for FMC Technologies by Oiltools Africa Limited (OAL), a Nigerian company, and feature a 36-inch-diameter conductor housing an
GAS Wins Shah Deniz 2 DSV Gig
GAS, member of Lighthouse Group, has been awarded a long-term contract from Saipem to provide offshore survey services on board the dive support vessel (DSV) Akademik Tofiq Ismayilov. The vessel will be used during the installation of the export and infield pipelines for the Stage II development of
Jumbo Gets Underwater Restaurant Project in The Maldives
GAC Sweden AB awarded Jumbo a contract for the transportation and installation of an underwater restaurant. The restaurant consists of an acrylic dome on a steel structure, has a weight of 410 metric tons and is the second one of its kind, the company wrote. The assembly yard of this sensitive cargo
WATCH: Transporting Mariner PLEM
The largest structure of the Mariner subsea scope, the pipeline end manifold (PLEM) stopped all traffic in Larvik, Norway as it was transported from the fabrication yard. The subsea steel structure stands 4 metres high, 16 metres long and weights 130 tonnes equivalent to the weight of ten S-92 helic
Fugro to Lay Off 200
Fugro has announced further headcount reduction of 200 employees in the coming half year, in particular in the Subsea Services and Geotechnical divisions as it anticipates an even more challenging market in the second half of 2015. The Dutch offshore services provider generated a year-on-year revenu
Introducing GMax tidal energy device
GMax Tidal Energy, a New Jersey-based tidal energy developer, is working on the completion of a lab sized prototype that uses linear flow technology to produce energy from tides. The scalable design of the device can include permanent modular units, temporary power units, or can be customized for cu
Update: Reunion Debris Confirmed as MH370
A part of a wing recently discovered on Réunion Island has been confirmed to be from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, Malaysia’s prime minister announced today. “It is with a very heavy heart that I must tell you that an international team of experts has conclusively confirmed that the aircraft debris
2015 GoM Dead Zone Larger than Predicted
Scientists have found this year’s Gulf of Mexico dead zone, an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and marine life is, at 6,474 square miles, above average in size and bigger than forecast by NOAA in June. The larger than expected forecast was caused by heavy June rains throughout the Missis
Image of the day: BlueTec platform producing power
BlueTec floating tidal platform has been deployed in the Wadden Sea, off Netherlands. The platform is installed off Texel island and connected to the Dutch electricity grid. It is meant to stay there producing electricity for several years, allowing multiple turbines to be tried out, according to Bl
SAMS’ Seagliders Contribute to Ocean Studies
Robotic underwater Seagliders used by the Oban-based Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) have now gathered the equivalent of five years of oceanographic data, most of which was collected in the past 18 months. This milestone, which was reached at the end of last month, highlights a major
MH370: Experts to Shed Light on Suspected Wing Part
New hopes have been raised in search for the Malaysia Airlines jet, which disappeared on March 8 last year, en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board, following the recent discovery of an aircraft wreckage on the island of La Réunion. Namely, on July 29, a two-metre-long wing pa