Operations & Maintenance
Basque Gov launches marine renewables research platform
Basque Government has officially opened bimep marine platform for research, development, and operation of marine energy converters near the coastal town of Armintza, Spain. With a power generating capacity of 20 MW, bimep is a research infrastructure dedicated for demonstrating the technical and eco
SAExploration in New Ocean-Bottom Marine Project
SAExploration Holdings announced a new project award for ocean-bottom marine seismic data acquisition services valued at approximately $47 million. The Company expects to execute the project during the second half of 2015. This project will be performed using ocean-bottom nodal seismic recording tec
Dolphin Begins East Campeche Shoot in Mexico
Dolphin has started the East Campeche 2D long offset Multi-Client survey in Mexico, utilizing the M/V Artemis Arctic. The licensed approved 19.597 line kilometer survey is well positioned towards the recent Mexican announced 5 year plan for leases and Dolphin will be able to deliver time processed s
Carnegie, UWA team up for anchoring system project
Carnegie Wave, an Australian wave energy developer, will join forces with the University of Western Australia (UWA) on a project to research and develop more efficient anchoring systems for wave energy converters. The project will use a multidisciplinary approach to investigate unique anchoring conc
Image of the day: ISWEC ready for deployment
Wave for Energy’s ISWEC wave energy device is ready for the August deployment off Sicily, Italy. After delaying the deployment of the device several times due to unsuitable weather conditions, Wave for Energy, a Turin-based wave energy developer, plans to deploy the device on August 1, 2015. Paolo G
Reach Subsea Nets Pile Removal Contract at Wikinger OWF
Reach Subsea has entered into a firm contract with Iberdrola Renovables Offshore Deutschland GmbH in Germany for the removal of nine piles at the Wikinger Wind Farm. The wind farm is located in the German waters of the Baltic Sea, approximately 34 km north-east of the island of Ruegen. Reach will ex
Industry guide on tidal turbulence on the horizon
Collaborative project TiME that aims to improve the understanding of the effect of marine turbulence on tidal arrays in Scottish waters is entering the final stages of data analysis following the successful turbulence measurements surveys. TiME (Turbulence in Marine Environments) project is develope
Harkand Conducts Inertial Metrology Survey in Mexico
Harkand has carried out the “first ever” free inertial metrology in Mexico’s waters and at a new depth for this approach in the region. The company achieved the survey results for their client at a depth of 380fsw in the Bay of Campeche, setting a new record in the area, Harkand wrote in a press [&h
Temporary Shutdown of Nord Stream for Maintenance
Nord Stream AG will be conducting long-planned annual maintenance works on its twin gas pipeline system, running through the Baltic Sea, between August 11 and 20, 2015. These routine maintenance works will require a temporary shutdown of both lines at once, the company informed. These works are an e
VIDEO: Seatricity completes Oceanus 2 testing
Seatricity, a Cornwall-based wave energy developer, has completed the Oceanus technology testing at Beaufort Wave Basin of the Marine Research Center at the University of Cork, Ireland. The trial was conducted from July 13 to 17, 2015, during which a number of load cases were tested including float
New Survey Work for Seabed Geosolutions
Seabed Geosolutions will soon mobilise for the variation order that was signed today (July 27) by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) with CGG to conduct a shallow water seabed survey. The survey, over the Ghasha-Butini field, will take around 12 months and has a value of around USD 125 million.
MMT Gets Race Bank UXO Contract from DONG Energy
MMT has been granted a contract from DONG Energy Wind Power for UXO inspections and excavations of various contacts with option on disposal and removal at Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm, off the east coast of England. The Race Bank project is planned with 91 wind turbine generators, two offshore subst
Den Helder Airport Expands with Offshore Ops Growth
New check-in desks at Den Helder Airport were opened to the travelling public yesterday, as it was necessary to enlarge the check-in section to meet the demands of the operators based at the airport. “Several of our helicopter spots were recently renovated, and we are now working on expanding capaci
Hawaiian Telcom Sells SEA-US Submarine Cable Capacity
Hawaiian Telcom continues to sell capacity on its portion of the South-East Asia – United States (SEA-US) submarine cable system, with total sales now nearing $30 million. Hawaiian Telcom along with its consortium partners began construction on the fiber network linking Indonesia, Philippines, Guam,