Operations & Maintenance
VIDEO: ORE Catapult Test Facility
ORE Catapult’s open access dry dock testing facilities which include a simulated seabed and still water tanks provides a flexible and controlled onshore saltwater location for all stages of technology development. ORE Catapult works with subsea companies for subsea testing, demonstration and factory
Eni Agrees to Proceed with OCTP Project (Ghana)
Eni, Vitol and Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) signed, with the President of the Republic of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, and the Minister of Petroleum, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, the agreement to proceed with the OCTP integrated oil & gas project in Ghana. First oil is expected in 2017, f
Dong Inaugurates New Horns Rev 2 O&M Base in Esbjerg
DONG Energy has invested DKK 35 million (approximately EUR 4.7 million) in new premises in Esbjerg. The premises, inaugurated on January 16, will be the base for the operation of Horns Rev II Offshore Wind Farm. The 3,500m2 large premises counting three floors will be the workplace for the approxim
6 Alpha Associates: UXO Moving During O&M Phase Poses Risk to Offshore Wind Projects
Developers, utilities and asset owners are failing to take account of the risks posed by munitions moving from their recorded positions during the operations and maintenance phases of their projects. That is according to specialist offshore risk consultancy, 6 Alpha Associates. Prior to installation
6 Alpha Associates: UXO Moving During O&M Phase Poses Risk to Offshore Wind Projects
Developers, utilities and asset owners are failing to take account of the risks posed by munitions moving from their recorded positions during the operations and maintenance phases of their projects. That is according to specialist offshore risk consultancy, 6 Alpha Associates. Prior to installation
Technip Nets Amethyst Subsea Job
Technip has been awarded by Stone Energy Corporation both a flexible pipe supply contract and an installation contract for the Amethyst field, located on Mississippi Canyon 26, in the Gulf of Mexico. The first contract includes the detailed engineering, procurement, fabrication, assembly and testing
DeepOcean Axes UK Jobs
The subsea firm DeepOcean UK has confirmed it is entering into a statutory period of redundancy consultation with a number of its UK staff, based in its operations in the North East of England. According to DeepOcean, the consultation will affect 45 members of staff, the majority of which are based
CWind Boosts Its Sales Team
CWind has appointed Ben Hooker as Sales Manager UK and Stefan Marschner as Sales Manager Germany. Both Ben and Stefan will play key roles in developing CWind’s customer relationships and will support the delivery of the business’s portfolio of services, which includes continuing the development of i
6 Alpha: UXOs Taken Lightly by OW Developers
Developers, utilities and asset owners are failing to take account of the risks posed by munitions moving from their recorded positions during the operations and maintenance phases of their projects. That is according to specialist offshore risk consultancy, 6 Alpha Associates. Prior to installation
Marine Survey to Start Off Sha Tau Kok
Gulf Agency Company (GAC) has informed that for approximately ten months, marine site investigation works involving drilling of boreholes and geophysical survey will be carried out offshore Sha Tau Kok. According to GAC, the works will be carried out by a flotilla of vessels including three flat top
HMAS Success Supports Argo Program
During their transit to the Middle East in November and December 2014, the crew of HMAS Success assisted the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation with their global Argo program. This innovative project aims to gather up ocean data using robotic floats. Success supported this
MacArtney Connectivity for North Sea UFO
Spearheaded by oceanographic experts from German Group Operations MBT, MacArtney has delivered the full connectivity package for the innovative UFO (Underwater Fish Observatory) which was recently deployed in the North Sea. Realised through successful cooperation between the Hamburg based Thünen Ins
Carnegie Installs Second CETO 5 Unit Off Australia
Carnegie Wave Energy’s second CETO 5 wave energy unit has been successfully installed and is operating at its Perth Wave Energy Project site off Garden Island, Western Australia. The second CETO 5 unit was successfully installed in one day and has now been operating for a little over a week, the com
Ennsub Delivers Sealing Systems for Wheatstone LNG
Subsea products and equipment manufacturer Ennsub has successfully completed the design, manufacture, testing and installation of sealing systems for the Wheatstone Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) platform off the coast of Australia. The company was approached to design two different systems to provide