Subsea
VideoRay ROVs Assist in Costa Concordia Salvage
After two and a half years and the most complicated and largest ship salvage operation in history, the Costa Concordia was refloated Monday morning and should soon be on its way to Genoa, Italy for a lengthy scrapping process. VideoRay Pro 4 Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) played a crucial role in
Kvaerner’s Second Quarter in Line with Expectations
Kvaerner delivered results for the second quarter in line with what the company has predicted. In addition, the order book has increased with new contracts and growth in existing projects. Operating revenues for the second quarter were NOK 2 861 million, while they were NOK 3 278 million in the corr
Tidal Lagoon Could Contribute $46 Bln to UK GDP Between 2015-2027
A macroeconomic impacts study has found that a national fleet of six tidal lagoon power plants would contribute £27 billion to UK GDP over the investment period 2015-2027. Since many of the components can be sourced within the UK, tidal lagoon infrastructure investment offers one of the best returns
Atlantis Reaches Agreement on Final Pricing for MeyGen Phase 1A
Atlantis, a vertically integrated owner of the world’s largest planned tidal current energy project, MeyGen, and tidal energy equipment supplier announces that after a lengthy negotiation process, agreement has now been reached on final pricing and terms with each of the following contractors to the
Conquest MB1 Assistance in Concordia Ops Nears Completion
Now the disaster ship Costa Concordia floats again, the work of the Dutch Conquest MB1 crane ship and her crew is there almost done. The Dutch company Conquest Offshore has in the recent months, in cooperation with a large group of international companies, installed the sponsoons that will refloat t
SgurrEnergy Kicks Off Wave and Tidal Research Project in UK
Leading renewable energy consultancy, SgurrEnergy, has commenced a research project with the University of Edinburgh and ScottishPower Renewables to establish ways to reduce uncertainties for wave and tidal projects. The three-year project will provide solutions to some of the current issues in orde
PSA Audits Premier Oil’s Bream Development Project
On 29 April 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Premier Oil’s management of the early phase of the Bream project prior to the plan for development and operation (PDO). Objective The objective of a pre-PDO audit is to monitor that the operator’s plans and decisio
Tritech Sells Gemini Profiling Sonars to STR
Tritech announces the sale of multiple Gemini 620pd multibeam profiling sonars to Subsea Technology and Rentals (STR), Great Yarmouth. The sales of Gemini 620pd, the latest technology for subsea profiling operations, are significant for Tritech as they follow on from the successful introduction of t
Carbon Trust OWA Awards Contracts to Three Cable Manufacturers
Following an international competition the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) has awarded contracts to three cable manufacturers to help commercialise the development of 66kV offshore wind farm intra-array cables. It is providing funding of £400k (£133k to each cable manufacturer) to acc
UK: National Horizons Centre Gets Go Ahead
Plans for a state-of the-art centre for skills, leadership and innovation in emerging technology sectors have been given the green light by Government. The Darlington-based National Horizons Centre (NHC) is a partnership between Teesside University, the Centre for Process Innovation, Darlington Coll
Burges Salmon Assists in Getting Seabed Zone Rights for Wave Hub and Minesto
The renewable energy team from Burges Salmon have assisted in securing seabed rights for a total of four wave and tidal energy zones for their clients Minesto and Wave Hub in a leasing process managed by The Crown Estate. Swedish marine energy technology company Minesto has acquired the rights to a
Update: First Phase of Concordia Refloating Finalized
The first day of the refloating operation of the Concordia has concluded successfully yesterday. Confirming technician’s estimations, the wreck is afloat thanks to the buoyancy given by sponsons, 22 meters off the false sea bed, and it has been towed for about 30 meters eastwards. The wreck is secur
Blackbird Field 2nd Production Well Test Complete
Atlantic Petroleum announces that the initial production testing from the Blackbird Field second production well, 20/02a-B3, has achieved sustained rates of over 7,000 bbls/day (c. 660 bbls/day net to Atlantic Petroleum), which was constrained by surface equipment. The well is being drilled and test
FES to Supply DBSCs to GE Wellstream for Kraken Project
FES International, a recognised leader in fluid transfer solutions, has won a contract worth $300,000 to supply 12 Diverless Bend Stiffener Connectors (DBSCs) to contractor GE Wellstream. FES International has supplied DBSCs to GE Wellstream for more than a decade. The product is one of the firm’s m