Operations & Maintenance
Interwell’s Aberdeen Test Facility Open for Hire
Well intervention specialist, Interwell, is opening its test facility for hire in Aberdeen for companies to fulfil their testing requirements. The facility, with six hydrostatic test lines and two gas test lines, can primarily test downhole tools to ISO14310 validation grades, with maximum pressure
Seajacks Assists Sheringham Shoal O&M
Seajacks has completed Operations & Maintenance (O&M) project at Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm. The company was commissioned by Statkraft, operator and joint owner, to support 2 gearbox changes at 317MW wind farm off the Norfolk coast. Seajacks provided specialist technicians, tooling and lift
Lockheed Martin to deliver tidal turbine for Meygen
Atlantis has placed an order to Lockheed Martin to supply the company with AR1500 tidal turbine for the Meygen tidal project. The turbine ordered is AR1500 with the capacity of 1.5 MW. Lockheed Martin is tasked with the manufacturing of the steel turbine housing, the assembly of all the turbine modu
IMCA Guidelines for IMO’s DP System Reviews
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has agreed to use the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) proposals as the basis for the review of the IMO Guidelines for vessels with dynamic positioning (DP) systems (MSC/Circ.645). The review will be taken forward by an IMO intersessio
Simply Blue Energy to develop wave farm off Cornwall
Simply Blue Energy and Wave Hub have signed a contract to develop a wave farm off Cornwall. Simply Blue Energy aims to create the first UK’s wave energy farm using Seabased wave energy technology. The farm will be located at the Wave Hub facility approximately 16 km off Hayle on the north coast of C
New Tanzania Discovery for Statoil
The Tanzania Ministry of Energy and Minerals announced that the Mdalasini-1 exploration well drilled by Statoil (Operator) has resulted in a new natural gas discovery offshore Tanzania. The discovery of an additional 1.0-1.8 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of natural gas in place in the Mdalasini-1 well,
Scana Mooring for Yinson FPSO
Scana Industrier ASA has through its subsidiary Scana Offshore Vestby won a contract for delivery of mooring equipment to Yinson Production (West Africa) Pte Ltd in Singapore. The equipment will be used on an FPSO to Ghana OCTP Development Project. For the OCTP project, Yinson will convert an oil ta
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (March 23 – March 29). Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City (NSWC PC) scientists have developed a prototype for a new life support system for divers. The goal of the new system is to accelerate the
Skandi Africa Arrives at Huisman for Equipment Setup
DOF’s Skandi Africa and its crew have docked at the Huisman Schiedam quayside. The next months Huisman will install a 650mt Pipelay Tower, a 150mt Knuckleboom Crane and a 900mt Pedestal Mounted Crane onboard the vessel. In February 2014, Technip chartered a new construction vessel on a long-term bas
Orkney Surf ’n’ Turf project bags GBP 1.35 mln
The Scottish government has granted GBP 1.35 mln in funding to Orkney Surf ‘n’ Turf community renewables project. Orkney Surf ‘n’ Turf project will combine electricity from 2 tidal turbines and a wind turbine on Eday, which at times produce more power than can be used in the area. The excess electri
UTEC Wins Technip MSA
UTEC Survey, an Acteon company, has announced award of a 3-year Master Service Agreement (MSA) with Technip, North America. The award confirms a three-year extension to its current North America MSA with Technip, an agreement which encompasses a full range of survey services including, but not limit
Surveyor Interceptor Inspects Knarr Pipeline
A completely new subsea technology developed by companies in Haugesund north of Stavanger has been used by Gassco for inspection of the Knarr gas pipeline during March. The Surveyor Interceptor Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) had its first commercial outing in the North Sea for the Knarr Gas Pipelin
Hydrex in Underwater Bow Thruster Setup
Two and a half months after Hydrex diver/technicians removed the bow thruster of a 363-meter container vessel in Rotterdam, a Hydrex team once again mobilized to reinstall the overhauled unit underwater with the use of the Hydrex flexible mobdock technique. The operation was performed in stages at s
Baker Consultants sets new base in Swansea
Baker Consultants has opened a new base in Swansea, Wales, following the increased activities in the renewables sector in the region. The new Swansea office will cover both terrestrial and marine environments, and will be a permanent base for two ecologists – Diana Clark, Senior Ecologist, and Helen