DONG Energy announced that Tideway Rollingstone has commenced installing armour stones for scour protection and has almost finished the remaining positions in Walney 1 as well as 10 positions in Walney 2. Due to a minor fire late February 2011 onboard the vessel Pompei, it had to stop placing armour
In November 2011, TenneT informed the German Federal Chancellery and the German federal ministries of economic affairs and the environment that the construction of connecting cables for offshore wind farms in the German part of the North Sea is no longer possible under current conditions. The curren
In November 2011, TenneT informed the German Federal Chancellery and the German federal ministries of economic affairs and the environment that the construction of connecting cables for offshore wind farms in the German part of the North Sea is no longer possible under current conditions. The curren
In November 2011, TenneT informed the German Federal Chancellery and the German federal ministries of economic affairs and the environment that the construction of connecting cables for offshore wind farms in the German part of the North Sea is no longer possible under current conditions. The curren
Sea Fibre Networks, owner and operator of Europe’s subsea telecoms network, today announced that CeltixConnect, a major fibre gateway that connects Dublin to London and Manchester, is live. This game-changing 144 fibre network enables businesses with the lowest latency solution between Ireland and t
On Thursday the 16th of February, Island Offshore (IO) took delivery of the MV Island Captain, the newest addition the growing IO fleet. The godmother for the vessel is Mrs. Tonje Tiley from ConocoPhillips. The MV Island Captain’s sister vessel, the MV Island Centurion was delivered in October 2011.
Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (PGS) released following fourth quarter and preliminary full year 2011 results. Highlights 2011 * Strong EBITDA of $534.8 million * Total MultiClient revenues of $501.8 million, up 28% from 2010, with record late sales of $278.3 million * Continued growth for Data Processi
Alderney Renewable Energy (ARE), the tidal energy developer, has signed agreements for two major projects aimed at creating one of the most significant tidal power sites in Europe. The first agreement is with the French industrial group DCNS for the development of tidal arrays in Alderney’s waters.
Siemens has acquired the majority stake in Marine Current Turbines Ltd., the UK company based in Bristol, which develops and builds tidal power systems. “The acquisition of Marine Current Turbines is an important step forward for the Solar & Hydro Division,” said Ted Scheidegger, CEO of the Solar &
The multi-component seismic company Reservoir Exploration Technology ASA (RXT) has received a contract award from an international oil company for an Ocean Bottom Cable survey offshore Norway. The total survey duration is expected to be 116 days and the estimated contract value is $24.5m. The survey
Det norske oljeselskap ASA has received the go-ahead to develop Jette. Today, the Norwegian authorities approved the Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) of the field, which is operated by Det norske. Jette is the company’s first field development as operator. CEO Erik Haugane states that this r
The Statnett Group reports profit after tax for 2011 of NOK 1 000 million, the corresponding figure for 2010 was NOK 2 198 million. In the fourth quarter of 2011 profit after tax was NOK 226 million, compared to NOK 567 million in the fourth quarter of 2010. In the fourth quarter of 2011 total [&hel
Russia’s biggest shipping company Sovcomflot announces the acquisition of the region’s leading seismic organization Sevmorneftegeofizika (SMNG), in order to set up a seismic survey business of international specifications. According to Kommersant, Sovcomflot will get 100 percent of the shares in SMN
2011 was a very good year for Det norske oljeselskap ASA. The company’s resource base tripled, and Det norske succeeded in securing long-term financing. Statoil, as operator, lifted the estimates for the section of Johan Sverdrup located in production license 265 to between 900 and 1,500 million bar
