Operations & Maintenance
Prysmian Cables for Normandie 1 Link
Prysmian has been awarded a new contract by Jersey Electricity (UK) for the “Normandie 1” project to provide electricity to Jersey in the Channel Islands from the French mainland. The project involves the turn-key supply and installation of a High Voltage Alternate Current (HVAC) cable connection fr
Fugro Secures Fehmarnbelt Geotechnical Survey
Fugro has been awarded the Geotechnical Verification Investigations 2015 programme by Femern, owner of the Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link project. The planned 18 kilometre-long immersed tunnel will connect Denmark and Germany as part of the Scandinavian-Mediterranean corridor, one of the EU’s nine priority
Genesis to Buy Enterprise GoM Pipelines and Services Business
Enterprise Products Partners has executed definitive agreements to sell its offshore Gulf of Mexico pipelines and services business, which primarily consists of its Offshore Pipelines & Services business segment to Genesis Energy for approximately $1.5 billion in cash. The transaction is expected to
ASV Provides Passive Acoustic Monitoring in GoM
ASV has collaborated with the Littoral Acoustic Demonstration Center Gulf Ecological Monitoring and Modeling (LADC-GEMM) consortium to conduct 10 days of Passive Acoustic Monitoring data collection for its BP/Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) funded project. ASV worked closely with Seiche M
VBMS Bags Normandie 1 Interconnector Setup Gig
VBMS has been awarded a contract by Jersey Electricity for the installation of an interconnector between Jersey, the largest Channel Island, and France. The 28-kilometre 90kV HVAC cable, part of Channel Island Electricity Grid (CIEG), will connect both grids in order to improve the electricity suppl
IMarEST appoints new director of Asia-Pacific office
The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) has strengthened its expansion in the Asia-Pacific region by appointing David Kelly, currently Head of Marketing at IMarEST’s London headquarters, as Director of Asia-Pacific office. Kelly will take up his new position, created to
Sabella to retry cable connection end of July
Sabella will retry the cable connection of its D10 tidal turbine with Ushant island, France, next week. After delaying the cable connection of the turbine due to unsuitable safety conditions for the equipment, Sabella confirmed to Tidal Energy Today that it will retry the cable connection operation
Harkand Gets Oaktree Boost
Harkand’s key shareholder Oaktree Capital Management has invested an additional $25 million which should allow the company to expand its footprint in new and existing regions. The IMR specialist has recently been awarded three major frame agreements taking them into West Africa and Mexico for the fi
Cooper: Subsea Development for Manta Gas Field
Cooper Energy, Operator of BMG Joint Venture, informed that the Cooper Energy BMG Business Case analysis has concluded that the development of the Manta gas field is technically feasible. A subsea gas development of the Manta gas field is the preferred option for a capital efficient, low operating c
Akastor to Scale Down to 6000 Employees
Oilfield services investment company, Akastor, has remained in red as the challenging market situation continues in the second quarter. The Oslo-listed company posted a loss of NOK 298 million ($36.4 million) for the second quarter 2015 and loss for the first half year of NOK 549 million ($67 millio
EMGS Gets Survey Permits in Mexico
EMGS has received permits from Mexico’s Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (CNH) authorizing the acquisition of up to approximately 88,000 square km 3D EM multi-client data in the Salina del Istmo Basin. EMGS will prioritize acquiring EM data for the future bid rounds in Mexico as outlined in the ”P
Subsea 7, KBR in Concept and FEED Pact
Subsea 7 has signed an agreement to form an alliance with Houston-based KBR, and its wholly owned subsidiary, Granherne, to collaborate in the delivery of Concept and Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) services to the global offshore oil and gas industry. Within the cooperation agreement betwee
Aker Solutions: Clients Applying Pressure on Bidding
Aker Solutions’ subsea business is currently in play for over NOK 30 billion in potential awards, while the whole group is engaged with tenders worth over NOK 50 billion and looking at twice this value in terms of opportunities, the company said in today’s Q2 presentation. However, Luis Araujo, Chie
Industry leaders gather in Cardiff for tidal and wave workshop
Tidal and wave energy sector players are gathering today, July 15, in Cardiff to attend the workshop on wave and tidal demonstration zones and test test sites across the UK. Welsh Government is hosting the event in Cardiff, and the Crown Estate, along with Natural England, Natural Resources Wales, S