Operations & Maintenance
Oceana Energy prepares its turbine for re-deployment
Oceana Energy team has visited Alaska Center for Energy and Power (ACEP) to inspect their turbine and to prepare it for another round of testing. Oceana Energy’s turbine was stored at ACEP during the winter. Re-deployment of the turbine is expected in July 2015. The company deployed their in-river t
Saipem Extends with Solstad
Norway’s vessel owner, Solstad Offshore, informed that Italian contractor Saipem has declared their option to extend the contract for the construction vessel (CSV) Normand Cutter. Starting from May 2015, this is the last of a total of three yearly options. Normand Cutter, a deepwater subsea construc
Polarled Pipeline Installation Begins
On 26 March, the Solitaire pipe-laying vessel started on the first stage of the Polarled installation project. The 482-kilometre long pipeline will transport gas from the Aasta Hansteen field in the Norwegian Sea to Nyhamna in western Norway. Statoil is operator during the development of the Polarle
Siem: Nordsee One Reaches Financial Close
Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH (SOC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Siem Offshore Inc., announced 22 April 2014 that it had been awarded the contract for the turnkey supply and installation package of the inner array grid cable system for the Nordsee One Offshore Wind Farm. The engineering works of t
Helix Gets Shell Extension for Q4000
Helix Energy Solutions Group has entered into a new multi-year contract with Shell to provide well intervention services in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico utilizing Helix’s Q4000. The Q4000 is a deepwater well intervention semisubmersible which has been performing work for Shell since 2011 under a Master S
VIDEO: Laminaria wave energy converter
Laminaria wave energy converter is a device that uses tilting motion to convert the energy of the waves into electricity. The Laminaria WEC is constituted from vertical surface that interacts with the incoming horizontal wave energy. As a result of the horizontal movement in the water the Laminaria
Turkey to Launch Its Own Seismic Vessel
The first Turkish-made seismic survey vessel, MTA TURKUAZ, will be launched this weekend in Istanbul. The 86 meters long and 23 meters wide MTA TURKUAZ was built at the Istanbul Shipyard in Tuzla for the Mineral Research and Exploration Institute (MTA). The vessel will start oil exploration in the B
SAL Wraps Up Wikinger Pile Testing Gig
SAL Heavy Lift successfully completed the second phase of the Wikinger Pile Testing Campaign with DP II Class vessel MV Lone for its customer Bilfinger. The full test campaign comprised two phases with the tests being performed at three locations. During the first phase in November 2014 three sets o
Rhyl Flats OWF to Live Long and Prosper with Siemens
Siemens has signed a long-term agreement with Rhyl Flats Wind Farm Ltd., 50.1% owned by RWE AG, to continue providing service and maintenance at the Rhyl Flats wind farm off the coast of North Wales for the next 15 years. Siemens has been providing service and maintenance for the 25 SWT-3.6-107 turb
National Grid, Statnett Initiate World’s Longest Subsea Interconnector
National Grid and Statnett, the Norwegian Transmission System Operator, will today sign the ownership agreement which signals the start of the construction phase for the 730 kilometre interconnector between UK and Norway. The NSN Link would be the first electricity interconnector between the two cou
Eco Wave Power gets consent for wave power plant in China
Eco Wave Power, an Israeli wave developer company, has received approval from the Chinese government for the construction of its wave power plant in Zoushan island, China. Eco Wave Power (EWP), with the investment from Chinese government, established a subsidiary under the name Suzhou Eco Wave Techn
GE to Resume Nautilus’ SSLP Build
Nautilus Minerals has been advised by GE Oil and Gas, that it will recommence assembly of the Subsea Slurry and Lift Pump (SSLP) in July this year. Mike Johnston, Nautilus’ CEO, commented: “we are delighted to have been advised that the SSLP will be coming out of storage shortly and its assembly wil
Swiber Lands Work for $405.6 Mln
Swiber Holdings has secured a total of US$405.6 million for a series of contracts, including its latest US$333 million contract for Engineering, Procurement, Installation and Construction (EPIC) services in India. The contract in India is the second awarded to Swiber by the same national oil company
NOAA Looks to Expand Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
NOAA has proposed a rule for expanding the size and the focus of Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary to include multiple marine species. Members of the public are invited to submit comments to the agency on the proposed rule and draft environmental impact statement now through