Subsea
DOF Subsea Profit Slips
In the 3rd quarter of 2014 DOF Subsea had a pre-tax profit of NOK 115 million (NOK 210 million in Q3 2013) and the profit after tax was NOK 91 million, versus NOK 171 million same time last year. The total operating income In the 3rd quarter of 2014 was NOK 1 815 million (vs. NOK 1 […]
Researchers Team Up in Ocean Study Off Gran Canary
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) and the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) have joined forces to boost marine research activities, education and technology at Gran Canary. The three partners signed an agreement at the
Research Vessel ‘Sonne’ to Visit Bremen
Next Monday, November 17, 2014 the new, 116 meters long German Research vessel SONNE is going to be commissioned in Wilhelmshaven. Afterwards, SONNE sets sails for a trip along the German coasts to be presented to the public on open days. Its home port Wilhelmshaven is going to be the starting point
BorWin2 Grid Link Trials Begin
After successful testing, grid operator TenneT and Siemens have now initiated the trial run of the BorWin2 direct current link. After several weeks of trial operation, the grid link will be able to go into controlled operation in the first few months of 2015. With a transmission capacity of 800 mega
Maritime Developments Expands Its Team
Maritime Developments, a leading provider of back-deck solutions for the global oil and gas industry, has appointed an electrical systems engineer to join its market-leading electrical department. Richard Davies will be responsible for the design and development of controls for the company’s wide ra
DNV GL Leads JIP to Handle Well Integrity and Corrosion
DNV GL has established a Joint Industry Project (JIP) to develop guidelines for a decision support framework for corrosion assessment and integrity management of ageing wells. Many wells are reaching an age of upwards of 30 or 40 years, and operators are facing a growing challenge to predict output,
Caley’s Tensioners for Prysmian’s Cable Enterprise
Caley Ocean Systems has been awarded a contract by Prysmian Group via its subsidiary Powerlink Services Ltd to supply a number of tensioners for offshore power cable installation. The bespoke, high redundancy system will accommodate both cable and outsized bodies, allowing uninterrupted tensioning o
REE to Start Ibiza – Mallorca Subsea Link
The Director General of Transport Red Eléctrica de Spain, Carlos Collantes, President of the Balearic Government, Jose Ramon Bauza, and President of the Consell Insular de Ibiza, Vicent Serra, have presented a draft of the submarine electrical connection between Ibiza and Mallorca. Red Eléctrica wil
Statoil to Spud Gullfaks Template
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has given Statoil consent to use the Songa Dee mobile drilling facility for production drilling on Gullfaks satellites, well template P. The consent entails an extension of an existing consent for Songa Dee at Gullfaks issued in June 2011. Three satellite
A&P, Seatricity Shortlisted for Renewable Energy Award
A&P Falmouth & Seatricity have been shortlisted for the Best Renewable Energy Scheme in the SW Green Energy Awards 2014 for the Oceanus II wave energy device. Earlier this year A&P Falmouth completed Seatricity’s Oceanus II, which is the first device to be deployed at Cornwall’s offshore renewable e
Nord Stream Environmental Monitoring Report Published
Nord Stream AG published the 2013 annual monitoring report, the fourth of six such planned reports. The report, which is intended to document environmental effects during the construction and recovery phases, summarizes the results and conclusions of the monitoring activities in accordance with the
MPS Gets New Project Engineering Manager
Marine Power Systems (MPS), a Swansea-based company that is developing revolutionary technology designed to capture the energy from ocean waves, has boosted its rapidly growing team by appointing an experienced Project Engineering Manager. Gareth Potter is a professional civil engineer and project m
Subsea Coal Found Under Firth of Forth
Cluff Natural Resources has announced an initial JORC resource estimate of 335 million tonnes of coal of which 247 million tonnes is measured and indicated, within its 100% owned Kincardine Licence in the Firth of Forth, Scotland. This initial resource estimate is a key step towards building the UK’
VIDEO: Technip Hybrid Umbilical for Chevron’s Alder
The Alder is a high-pressure and high-temperature gas condensate field located in Block 15/29a of the UK Continental Shelf. The field lies in a water depth of 150 meters in the central North Sea and it’s presenting its own set of technically challenging requirements. Among them, a critical link that