Operations & Maintenance
VIDEO: Wavestar’s PTO system testing
Wavestar is currently testing the new PTO (power take-off) system for its wave energy device at Aalborg University, Denmark. The Wavestar wave device draws energy from wave power with floats that rise and fall with the up and down motion of waves. The motion of the floats is transferred via hydrauli
Oceanlinx stranded wave energy device removal stalls
Oceanlinx wave energy device ‘greenWAVE’ sank during the transportation from Port Adelaide to Port MacDonnell where it was supposed to be deployed, and has since been stranded in Yankalilla Bay, South Australia. Following the accident, Oceanlinx announced it is going into liquidation, leaving the wa
Ceona Extends West Africa Presence with New Partnership
Ceona, SURF contractor with heavy subsea construction capabilities, has entered into a Joint Venture (JV) with Seaweld Engineering which will act as a strategic partner for offshore deepwater construction projects in Ghana. The JV allows Ceona to extend its operations in West Africa. The agreement w
Technip Bags Triton Subsea Deal (UK)
Technip has been awarded a brownfield subsea contract for the Triton floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, operated by Dana Petroleum, located in the central North Sea. This FPSO vessel is located 193 kilometers east of Aberdeen, at a water depth of approximately 90 meters. It pr
WATCH: Siem Offshore Contractors Cable Lay Ops
The following video shows an offshore wind farm array cable installation process using the Siem Aimery Cable Lay Vessel and Siem Moxie Installation Support Vessel by Siem Offshore Contractors. Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC), a submarine cable and umbilical installation, repair and maintenance contr
Obama Admin Proposes New Well Control Measures
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell has presented proposed regulations for better protection from oil spills. The measures include more stringent design requirements and operational procedures for critical well control equipment used in offshore oil and gas operations. The proposal comes in
Kongsberg, ABTOG in Marginal Field Development Alliance
Kongsberg Maritime and ABT Oil and Gas (ABTOG) (50% owned by Enegi Oil Plc) have signed a collaboration agreement to work together on a Proof of Concept to demonstrate the effectiveness of normally unattended operations of facilities for the development of marginal fields. ABTOG’s Marginal Field Ini
Subsea cable to be laid next week at Galway Bay wave site
The laying of the cable is part of the construction of the Ocean Energy Test Bed, off Ireland. The site located at Galway Bay, Ireland, will be used for the purposes of testing, demonstrating and validation of renewable energy devices and marine environmental sensors and technologies. Galway Bay tes
Aker Solutions and Fjords Processing in WellSep Alliance
Aker Solutions and Fjords Processing have formed an alliance to develop technology and capabilities for advanced, cost-effective wellstream separation and treatment solutions for the subsea and topside oil and gas industry. The WellSep alliance will apply Aker Solutions’ subsea processing experience
Polarcus Halfway Through Capreolus Shoot
Oslo-listed seismic contractor, Polarcus, has now reached the 50% completion milestone in the acquisition of the Capreolus 3D multi-client project, the largest single 3D survey ever acquired offshore Australia. Polarcus will acquire a minimum area of 22,130 sq. km of high resolution broadband 3D sei
KrisEnergy Selects Lengo FEED and Survey Contractors
KrisEnergy has awarded the front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for the Lengo gas development offshore East Java in Indonesia, and has started geophysical and geotechnical surveys at the platform site as well as along the proposed platform-to-shore pipeline route and onshore receiving te
TGS Axes 10 Percent of Global Workforce
Norwegian seismic player, TGS, has announced a Cost Reduction Program reflecting the deterioration of the market for seismic data seen in the first quarter of 2015. Based on preliminary reporting from operating units, TGS said it expects net revenues for the first quarter of 2015 to be approximately
Subsea 7’s Seven Seas Stays with Petrobras in Brazil
Subsea 7 S.A. has been awarded a contract worth approximately USD$200 million with a duration of approximately two years. The contract is for the installation of flexible lines for Petrobras’ projects using Subsea 7’s construction and flex-lay vessel Seven Seas, on a day-rate basis. The vessel has b
Ithaca Completes Flow Test on Fifth Stella Development Well
Ithaca Energy Inc. announces successful completion of flow test operations on the fifth and final development well on the Stella field, with the well achieving a flow rate of over 8,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (“boepd”). Well 30/6a-A3Y (“A3”) is the fifth development well drilled on the St