Pipetech, the independent process system integrity specialist, has launched a new ‘Active Caisson Management’ service following a number of recent projects with North Sea operators. Caissons are prone to damage from fatigue and erosion, which can lead to defects and wall failure resulting in a knock
Eni has received the approval of the Plan of Development (POD) for the Merakes field, located in the East Sepinggan PSC, offshore East Kalimantan, Indonesia. The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Indonesia has granted the approval just three months after the submission of t
Hengtong High Voltage said it has produced the world’s longest length of 500kV AC XLPE submarine power cable without factory joints. According to the company, the 18.15 kilometers of 500 kV XLPE submarine cable without factory joints passed the factory acceptance test earlier in March this year. In
Vattenfall has procured OceanWise’s Raster Charts XL (eXcluding Land) as a Web Map Tile Service (WMTS) for Northern Europe.
Diamond Offshore Drilling has launched its Sim-Stack service, the cybernetic blow-out prevention (BOP) service enabling the company to continuously and accurately assess BOP status. When issues arise, the Sim-Stack service immediately determines a proper course of action while providing a third part
AW-Energy and Queen’s University Belfast have completed a six-month project that concentrated on recording the loads of different WaveRoller components, mainly the foundation and the panel, with an aim develop the WaveRoller solution further.
Flintstone Technology, part of MacGregor and the Cargotec group, is diversifying its mooring operations to help drive down costs for the offshore floating wind industry. Namely, Flintstone said it has developed a set of mooring system solutions to match specific project requirements in oil and gas a
Teledyne Gavia, manufacturer of the Gavia autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), said it has integrated Marine Magnetics’ Explorer AUV magnetometer. The Explorer AUV magnetometer is an omnidirectional sensor, which is towed behind the vehicle allowing it to operate outside the AUV’s magnetic signature
The Offshore Energy Research Association of Nova Scotia (OERA) has launched a webinar series to highlight recent and ongoing research in the offshore energy sector in this Canadian province, with the first webinar starting on April 19.
Lankhorst Euronete Portugal (LEP) has completed the engineering, design, fabrication and delivery of the deepwater mooring rope for the Shell Appomattox project. At over 63,000 meters, it is the longest ever rope meterage for a single deepwater mooring contract. The Shell Appomattox facility will be
Peel Ports Group and ASV Global (ASV) have launched a partnership which should develop the use of autonomous vessel technology for UK port operations. The partnership kick started with a visit from ASV’s team to the Port of Liverpool, to demonstrate the C-Cat-3 autonomous vessel. The C-Cat 3 operate
Norwegian industry initiative GCE Subsea has welcomed Aker BP as its new partner. GCE Subsea has 23 partners within industry, R&D, academia and public offices. Through this partnership Aker BP has gained access to an arena where they can meet potential customers and partners, and where valuable know
The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) at the US Department of Energy intends to issue a funding call for marine and hydrokinetic technology advancement and data dissemination sometime soon, not excluding this month (April).
Marine Energy Wales will be hosting its annual conference next week that will gather marine energy experts to discuss the latest industry developments.
