Operations & Maintenance
Scientists Study Safety of Sub-Seabed CO2 Storage
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel has coordinated the ECO2 (Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)) research project from May 2011 to April 2015. Funded by the European Union, the ECO2 project developed recommendations for the selection and monitoring of submarine storage sites as well as an
Two Nova Scotia companies ink $20 mln tidal deals
Aecon Group and Lengkeek Vessel Engineering have secured contracts worth $20.3 mln as part of the first round of procurement awards on the Cape Sharp Tidal project. Cape Sharp Tidal, a joint venture between Emera and OpenHydro, plans to deploy and grid-connect two 2 MW tidal turbines in the Bay of F
Westermeerwind Foundations in Place
The last of the 48 monopiles was installed on May 23 at the Westermeerwind wind farm, located at the IJsselmeer, the Netherlands. The construction kicked off in March this year, marking the setup of the first monopile, weighting about 250 tons. The 35 meters long foundation piles were delivered from
ISWEC wave device to be deployed in June
The deployment of the ISWEC wave energy converter will take place in June, off the island of Pantelleria, Sicily. Wave for Energy’s ISWEC wave energy device is currently located at the shipyard in Mazara del Vallo, a coastal town in Sicily, Italy, where the company is conducting final preparations o
Image of the day: Atmocean’s WEC buoys arrive to Peru
The buoys for Atmocean’s wave energy device have arrived to Ilo, Peru – the deployment location for Atmocean’s scaled wave energy system. Atmocean is planning to deploy a scaled 1/3 demonstration system that will consist of 5 buoys and 5 pressurized pumps. The company aims to deploy the wave energy
Cable Laying Begins at Kentish Flats Extension
The work on the installation of foundations on Kentish Flats Extension project has been completed, and the cable laying has begun. The cables load out started on May 01 in Germany, and ‘Nostag 10’ vessel has already started the installation of the array cables at the site. The second vessel ‘Bodo In
PBJV Secures Shell Job Off Sarawak and Sabah
Barakah informed that its wholly-owned subsidiary company, PBJV, has received the Letter of Award (LOA) from Shell for price agreement for the supply of operational pigs and pigging accessories and related equipment and services. The LOA is for a price agreement to be entered for the supply of opera
Laing O’Rourke Wins Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon Gig
The £1 billion Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon has concluded one of the project’s main civil engineering and construction package tenders. Namely, Laing O’Rourke has been named as preferred bidder for the £200 million contract to deliver the lagoon’s 410 metre turbine house and sluice structure block. This
Laing O’Rourke to build sluice gate for Swansea tidal
Laing O’Rourke has been named as preferred bidder for GBP 200 mln contract to deliver Swansea Bay tidal lagoon’s turbine house and sluice structure block. The construction will require 500 workers at its peak, most of which will be local to South Wales, Tidal Lagoon Power’s press release reads. Conc
WATCH: PLSV SAPURA ÔNIX Naming Ceremony
The following video shows the naming ceremony of the pipelaying vessel SAPURA ÔNIX. The Sapura Ônix was launched at the Royal IHC shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, near Rotterdam, in August last year. In April this year, Royal IHC named the vessel, at the same shipyard. The naming ceremony was car
Huawei Marine to Develop MCT Subsea Cable System
Huawei Marine has signed a system design and construction agreement with a consortium comprising Telekom Malaysia Berhad, Symphony Communication and Telcotech to build the Malaysia-Cambodia-Thailand (MCT) submarine cable system. Spanning approximately 1,300 km, the MCT cable system will provide conn
Hibernia Partners Face Oil Spill Charges
The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) has laid four charges against Hibernia Management and Development Company Ltd. (HMDC) for alleged offences related to the spilling of crude oil from the offshore loading system of the Hibernia Platform. Based on the information
Sole Gas Field Project Enters FEED Stage (Australia)
The Sole gas field and Orbost Gas Plant project has entered into Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) phase, Cooper Energy informs. Completion of the acquisition of 50% interest has resulted in Cooper Energy booking 2C Contingent Resources of 106PJ of sales gas. The VIC/RL3 joint venture, which c
Maari MR7A Development Well On Stream, New Zealand
Cue Energy announced that production from the Maari MR7A development well has been brought on stream, with a provisional initial production rate between 1,500-2,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd). The optimal production rate will be determined after several weeks of production history, taking into ac