Operations & Maintenance
Sabella gets grey cast iron ballast for D10
FMGC, a French-based company, has manufactured tidal turbine ballast made of grey cast iron for Sabella’s D10 tidal turbine. FMGC gravity-based tripod structure consists of three ballast blocks with a tubular shape. Two ballasts tubes weigh 55 tonnes each, and one weighs 77 tonnes. The base measures
Subsea Boosts Technip’s Profit
French oil services provider, Technip, posted higher first-quarter (1Q 2015) net income backed by an increase in subsea activity. In the first quarter 2015, Technip generated adjusted revenue of €2.9 billion, an increase of 17% compared to €2,5 billion in 1Q 2014. Subsea revenues were 27% higher for
Kentish Flats Cables Ready for Load Out
Cables for the Kentish Flats Extension project will start load out onto the vessels in Nordenham in Germany on 1 May. The vessels BoDo Installer and Nostag 10 will transport the cables to the Kentish Flats Extension site where they will begin laying the cables later that month. Manufacturing of the
Oceaneering Takes Profit Dive
Subsea engineering specialist, Oceaneering, has reported a drop in first-quarter earnings for the period ended March 31, 2015 as revenues declined on lower demand. On revenue of $786.8 million, Oceaneering generated net income of $69.5 million, or $0.70 per share. During the corresponding period in
InterMoor Replaces FSU Mooring Off Equatorial Guinea
InterMoor Inc., an Acteon company, finished replacing critical components in an FPU mooring system offshore Equatorial Guinea on schedule, enabling the prime contractor, Boskalis, to expand the InterMoor work scope. The original contract covered replacing old mooring chains and wire ropes for 8 of t
Global Wind Service Hiring Labour for Two Offshore Wind Farms
Global Wind Service (GWS) has secured Labour hire contracts for installation at UK and Dutch offshore wind sites Kentish Flats and Luchterduinen. The Kentish Flats Extension project will commence in mid-June 2015 and will see the installation of 15 MHI Vestas 3.3MW V112 wind turbines. Installation h
Caley, Hampidjan in Steel-Like Fibre Ropes Alliance
Glasgow-based offshore handling system specialists, Caley Ocean Systems, and high performance rope manufacturers, Hampidjan from Iceland have formed a strategic alliance to bring, as they say, the benefits of steel-like fibre ropes to the offshore market. While the general benefits of fibres ropes h
Polarcus Wraps Up 3D PSTM in 18 Hours
Norway’s Polarcus has completed its first commercial onboard broadband fast track data processing project for one of the world’s largest independent oil and natural gas exploration and production companies, setting a new standard for turnaround. A 1,750 square kilometer broadband 3D volume was succe
Effects of Diving on Health and Circulatory System (Study)
Scuba diving exposes you to many effects, including immersion, cold, hyperbaric gases, elevated breathing pressure, exercise and stress, as well as a postdive risk of gas bubbles circulating in your blood. Your heart’s capacity to support an elevated blood output decreases with age and with disease.
Wintershall: Asta Hasten Pipeline Project Kicks Off
Wintershall has informed that one of the biggest pipe-laying vessels in the world Allseas’ ‘Solitaire’ started its journey to build the Polarled pipeline. The pipeline will transport the gas from Aasta Hansen and the neighboring discoveries to the Norwegian west coast starting in 2017. Since Septemb
C-Innovation Mobilizes Six New UHD-III ROVs in GoM
C-Innovation (C-I) mobilizes six new UHD-III remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), manufactured by FMC Technologies Schilling Robotics for work in the Gulf of Mexico throughout 2015. First awarded is a 10-year contract for multi-service support of the BP Thunder Horse PDQ in the Gulf of Mexico. UHD-III
FMC Posts Profit Increase
FMC Technologies has reported increase in the first quarter 2015 (Q1 2015) net income, despite a 7 percent drop in revenue. For the Q1 2015, the Houston-based subsea specialist posted profit of $147.6 million, or diluted earnings per share of $0.63, compared to a net income of $135.2 million, or $0.
Aubin Scoops Queen’s Award for Enterprise
Aberdeenshire-based materials technology specialist, Aubin Group, has won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise. The company received the award for international trade, recognising significant success in global markets. With the support of local partners, the firm now exports to over 16 countries, across a
IRENA introduces new online tool for renewables projects
IRENA’s Project Navigator aims to facilitate the effective development of renewable energy projects worldwide. The Project Navigator tool launched by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) provides project developers with the knowledge, tools, case studies and practices needed to support