Operations & Maintenance
Arup ready for Swansea tidal project works
Arup has been appointed by Laing O’Rourke as its lead design and engineering partner to deliver the lagoon’s 410 metre turbine house and sluice structure block. Arup will provide a variety of services on the project, including structural and geotechnical design, and project management. It will also
Stone Energy to Boost Cardona Subsea Infrastructure
Stone Energy has informed that operations at the Cardona #6 development well, located in Mississippi Canyon block 29, have been proceeding ahead of schedule and below budget, and drilling has been completed through the targeted zones. The well encountered approximately 288 feet of net pay in two int
TMT Ships Final Two ROVs for Sapura’s PLSV
The last two ROVs to leave Australia’s Total Marine Technology (TMT) mark a major milestone in a very significant contract for the company. Typhoon 28 and 29 were the last ROVs to be built for one of TMT’s most significant jobs, the build, install and support of 12 ROVs for Brazil. These two ROVs, l
Global Maritime Mooring for Woodside
Global Maritime Deep Sea Mooring has been awarded a contract for the provision of mooring and rig positioning services to the Australian oil and gas company Woodside. Under the contract with Woodside, Global Maritime Deep Sea Mooring will perform mooring and rig positioning services for semi-submers
EMAS AMC, LTHE Get Saudi Aramco LTA
Ezra’s Subsea Services Division, EMAS AMC has signed a six year Long Term Agreement (LTA) with Saudi Aramco, with exercisable options to extend for another six years, in a consortium with Larsen & Toubro Hydrocarbon Engineering (LTHE). Under the awarded LTA, LTHE and EMAS AMC will execute offshore p
HullWiper Expands to Danish Ports
Authorities at the Danish ports of Copenhagen, Kalundborg and Fredricia have granted permission for GAC EnvironHull’s HullWiper solution to be used within their ports and outside of holding areas. These approvals represent the latest expansion of the service into the Scandinavian region, following t
Fugro Americas Delivers First Project
Fugro informed that its geophysical survey vessel, the Fugro Americas, has successfully completed data collection for a geochemical coring campaign in the Caribbean. The project marks the maiden voyage of the newbuild vessel. Mobilisation for the campaign immediately followed the vessel’s departure
EC Supports New Europe – South America Subsea Link
Telebras of Brazil and Islalink of Spain, have signed a EULALINK Joint Venture agreement to build a new submarine optical fibre cable between Europe and Latin America. The subsea cable, which should be complete in early 2018, will link Lisbon (Portugal) with Fortaleza (Brazil). This initiative shoul
Technip to Axe 6000 Jobs
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 downturn in the oil and gas market. As the company noted in the first quarter of 2015, the sharp fall in oil prices has
2H Scoops Stampede SCR Verification Gig
2H Offshore has been awarded two separate contracts, one by Hess and a second contract by Enbridge, to verify the design, fabrication and installation phases of the Steel Catenary Risers (SCRs) for the Stampede field development in the Gulf of Mexico. The Stampede field is operated by Hess. Enbridge
PLAT-O tidal turbines platform up and running
Sustainable Marine Energy’s PLAT-O tidal energy platform has generated first power off the south coast of England. PLAT-O tidal platform was deployed at Yarmouth testing site. Jason Hayman, Managing Director of SME, said the installation operation went smoothly. The platform was fitted with two 50 k
Azura wave energy device produces clean power in Hawaii
Following the deployment and grid-connection of NWEI’s Azura wave energy device conducted last month, the device has now started producing clean power to Hawaii’s electricity grid. The device has been installed in a 30-meter test berth at the Navy’s Wave Energy Test Site (WETS) in Kaneohe Bay, on th
Saipem Contracts CSV Far Samson
Saipem SA has chartered the CSV Far Samson for a duration of 9 months to support its campaign in Brazil. The Far Samson is an offshore construction vessel built in 2009 by Vard Langsten, yard No. 704. The 121.5-meter DP Class III vessel is designed for offshore and deepwater tasks, including pipelin
ORE Catapult, Frazer-Nash to reduce tidal and wave projects risks
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and Frazer-Nash Consultancy have developed a new approach to assessing and reducing uncertainty associated with energy yield assessment for wave and tidal energy projects. The aim of this new approach is to make projects more attractive to investors by he