Operations & Maintenance
PanGeo Completes Pipeline & Umbilical Survey on Corrib Field
PanGeo recently completed a Sub-Bottom Imager™ Pipeline and Umbilical survey on the Corrib field in the Atlantic Ocean for Shell/Fendercare. PanGeo was tasked with inspecting both a 20 inch pipeline and a control umbilical that was believed to have sustained damage after several storms had swept thr
Western Canada boosts university hydrokinetic innovation
A university researcher has received a funding boost from the Canadian government for the development of innovative hydrokinetic turbines. An investment in the amount of C$500.000 (US$ 385.300) has been announced for the Engineering Faculty of the University of Manitoba. It will support the testing
Subsea 7 Bags USD 500 Mln Gig Offshore Egypt
Subsea 7 announced the award of a contract with a value of approximately USD 500 million by BP, and partner DEA, for the development of the Taurus and Libra subsea fields offshore Alexandria, Egypt. The contract is the first phase of Egypt’s West Nile Delta project where field development will be at
VIDEO: RivGen system powers Alaskan village
Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) has deployed its RivGen Power System in the Kvichak River, near Igiugig village, Alaska. RivGen is now feeding power to the local microgrid, significantly decreasing the community’s diesel fuel use, according to ORPC. The RivGen Power System is a 25 kW self-deplo
Atlantis Resources celebrates MeyGen construction progress
Atlantis Resources, the developer behind the MeyGen tidal energy project, has celebrated the progress made on the construction of the project located at Caithness, Scotland. In particular, the celebration marks the completion of Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) of four bore holes, 550 m long ea
Swansea Bay tidal lagoon plans progress
The developer Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon has submitted plans for the new 7.5 km cable route, and for the construction of water sports center as part of the lagoon. According to the South Wales Evening Post, Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon has submitted the planning application to Swansea, and Neath Port Talb
Subsea 7 Profit Declines
Subsea 7 announced revenue for the second quarter 2015 of $1.4 billion, a decrease of $553 million or 29% compared with Q2 2014. Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was $275 million, a decrease of $178 million compared to Q2 2014. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 20%, compared with 24% in Q2 2014. The reducti
Statoil Starts Production from Gullfaks South
Production from the Gullfaks South (GSO) fast-track project for improved oil recovery in the North Sea started on 27 July. GSO will increase the output from the Gullfaks area by around 65 million barrels of oil equivalent. “GSO demonstrates how we can increase recovery and profitability by use of st
Stonehenge to begin Protean ocean testing
Stonehenge Metals has announced plans to commence with the ocean testing of their Protean wave energy converter. Following the conclusion of the core components workshop testing of the fully assembled Protean WEC, Stonehenge Metals has announced that the Protean WEC technology program has now advanc
Alcatel-Lucent, Quintillion to Build Subsea Cable in Alaska
Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks (ASN) and Quintillion Subsea Holdings LLC have entered into a turnkey contract for the design and construction of a submarine cable system from Prudhoe Bay to Nome. ASN has started marine route survey and installation activities for the implementation of the system.
OPT deploys PB40 PowerBuoy off New Jersey
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has deployed its PB40 PowerBuoy off the coast of New Jersey – the company’s first deployment since 2013. In addition to further validating the logistical processes associated with permitting, staging, and buoy towing to its mooring location approximately 55 km southeas
MCG Starts Maximus Seismic Off Mexico
MultiClient Geophysical’s (MCG) vessel has arrived in Mexico and started the acquisition on 2D Multi-Client campaign offshore Mexico. The program named “Maximus” comprises 31,600 km of seismic lines covering 1, 2, 3 and 4th round blocks in the Campeche Deep Basin, in addition to a regional grid over
VIDEO: Annex IV webinar on marine renewables test centers
https://tethys.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/events/Test-Sites-AnnexIV-Webinar-20150721.mp4 Annex IV has hosted the webinar that featured discussions on marine renewable energy test centers and environmental effects research. The webinar discussed current environmental research efforts focused around
ABB Hands Over DolWin1 Connection to TenneT
ABB has commissioned and handed over the DolWin1 offshore wind grid connection to the Dutch-German transmission system operator TenneT. The 800 megawatts (MW) High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) link connects offshore wind farms around 75 kilometers off the German coast in the DolWin cluster, with th