Operations & Maintenance
TDW Supports ESDV Replacements Off West Africa
T.D. Williamson, a solutions provider for pressurized piping systems, has delivered a double block and bleed isolation during ESDV replacements in the South Atlantic Sea offshore West Africa for an independent European oil and gas company. Performing maintenance or repair on a live crude export pipe
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (July 06 – July 12). French engineering giant, Technip, has informed that the company will accelerate its cost reduction and efficiency efforts worldwide through a restructuring plan in response to the
Olympic Canyon Finds Debris of Missing Dornier Aircraft
The Reliance vessel, Olympic Canyon, after a 33 day search by the Indian Coast Guard and other agencies, has located the debris of the Dornier aircraft CG791. The Dornier aircraft went missing on June 8, 2015 after a routine maritime surveillance sortie along the Tamil Nadu coast. According to India
VIDEO: Galway Bay cable laying featuring expert comments
SmartBay Ireland has released a video of the subsea power and data cable installation at the Galway Bay Ocean Energy Test Site, featuring comments from the representatives of marine science organisations in Ireland. The 4 km cable was laid at Galway Bay on April 10, 2015. It will supply power to the
Bluestream Offshore Gets Dutch UXO Certification
Bluestream Offshore has been awarded the Dutch Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Clearance Certificate by TÜV Netherlands, the company announced via social media. “The development of numerous, mainly offshore, wind projects which are often planned on relatively near shore locations, see project developers f
Bluestream Offshore Gets Dutch UXO Certification
Bluestream Offshore has been awarded the Dutch Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Clearance Certificate by TÜV Netherlands, the company announced via social media. “The development of numerous, mainly offshore, wind projects which are often planned on relatively near shore locations, see project developers f
Fairbanks Nijhuis introduces bi-directional tidal turbine
Fairbanks Nijhuis, an engineering company, has developed a bi-directional tidal turbine equipped with blades that can rotate 180 degrees. The turbine was originally developed for the Power consortium that aims to research the possibility of generating electricity using dynamic tidal power concept in
Technip Downgraded on Restructuring News
This week, subsea major, Technip, introduced its restructuring plan in order to tackle the challenging industry environment, speculating an even tougher and prolonged downturn. Following the announcement that Technip will take one-off charges of €650 million due to restructuring, the company’s share
JBA welcomes two IDCORE research engineers
JBA Consulting has boosted its Marine and Coastal Risk Management team with the addition of two IDCORE research engineers. The research engineers, Ben Hudson and Edward Kay, will work on the further development, testing and application of JBA’s metocean planning tool – ForeCoast Marine Mission Plann
Ezra in Profit Plunge
Singapore-listed, Ezra Holdings, just barely managed to stay afloat as the offshore O&G contractor books a 96 per cent decrease in profit after tax on lower revenue and higher costs. For the third quarter of 2015 (3Q2015) ending May 31, Ezra recorded $400,000 in profit after tax, down from $$10.2 mi
First Mono Bucket Foundation Decommissioned at Horns Rev 2
On 7th July, the Horns Rev 2 meteorological mast, supported by a Mono Bucket foundation was successfully decommissioned, since Dong Energy no longer required the met mast at its Danish offshore wind farm. The Mono Bucket, which was one of the very first to be deployed and has been in situ for 6 year
PSA Inspects Statoil’s Åsgard Subsea Compression Project
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway carried out an audit of the Åsgard subsea compression project on May 28. The objective of the audit was to obtain an update and status for the project and to verify that it is being planned and executed in compliance with the regulatory requirements. PSA informe
WATCH: Gina Krog Jacket in Place
During the last weekend in June the Gina Krog jacket was installed in the North Sea. Including rigging and buoyancy tanks the jacket weighing more than 17 000 tons was secured to the seabed with 18 more than 90 meter long piles, and it’s ready for the summer drilling campaign. The Gina Krog jacket l
EWP completes power plant in Israel. Gibraltar to follow
Eco Wave Power (EWP) has completed the installation of its second generation wave power plant in Israel, and started parts procurement process for its new project in Gibraltar. EWP has been conducting wave pool testing as well as real conditions testing in order to prove the durability of its wave e