Subsea
RWE Innogy Tests Metocean Buoy Installed in Dutch North Sea
Wind, waves and currents have a profound impact on the construction, the operation and maintenance of offshore wind farms. Therefore, the offshore windfarm Eneco Luchterduinen and RWE Innogy are testing a new and innovative metocean buoy that has been installed in the Dutch North Sea. The buoy has b
Jee Founder Nominated in Offshore Achievement Awards, UK
Jee Ltd, a leading independent multi-discipline subsea engineering and training firm, has received a nomination for its managing director, Trevor Jee, in the category of Inspiring Leader at the upcoming Offshore Achievement Awards. Trevor is founder and managing director of the company, which celebr
Scotland’s Energy Ambitions Boosted by Marine Renewables Test Centre
Scotland’s ability to meet its renewable energy targets will be significantly boosted by the creation of a new Marine Renewables Test Centre at the University of Dundee. The Centre will become a leading facility for the development, design and testing of marine renewable construction materials and p
SubConn Introduces SubConn Micro ‘G2’ Connectors
As a part of continuous efforts to accommodate market demand for ever more flexible, dependable and cost efficient underwater connectivity solutions, SubConn® has introduced SubConn Micro ‘G2’ connectors to streamline its proven range of micro connectors. The SubConn Micro ‘G2’ connectors have enhan
GE to Upgrade Subsea Production Control System for Troll B Field
Demonstrating how GE technology helps operators extend the life of aging offshore production equipment, GE Oil & Gas is supplying Statoil Petroleum AS with its fifth generation SemStar5 Subsea Electronics Module to upgrade and extend the life of the subsea production control system for the Troll B f
Continental’s Affiliate VTT Receives Subsea Tunnel Contract in Norway
Continental Energy Corporation (the “Company”) an emerging international energy investment company, announced that its affiliate, VTT Maritime AS (“VTT”), has been awarded a contract valued at US$ 10.3 million by the Norwegian Road Authority (“NorRoad”) for a portion of NorRoad’s planned highway E39
Reach Subsea Launches ‘Surveyor’ ROV. Secures New Contracts in 2014
Together with its strategic partner within Offshore Survey, Marine Mætteknik (MMT) in Gothenburg, Reach has developed, and recently started production of, a new generation, innovative survey ROV, the “Surveyor” specially designed for pipeline inspection and seabed surveys. The new asset will be deli
CGG Provides Vessel Utilization Update
CGG provides its vessel utilization and fleet allocation updates for the fourth quarter and full year of 2013. Vessel utilization for the fourth quarter of 2013: The vessel availability rate1 was 83%, in line with Company forecasts made during the recent Capital Market Day and following the delay of
Veolia Awarded North Sea Decommissioning Project
Last month, Veolia Environmental Services, in partnership with Peterson, has been awarded a major North Sea decommissioning project. The project is for decommissioning of subsea equipment decommissioning associated with the Schiehallion and Loyal fields, a part of BP’s Quad204 project. The project w
PSA Notifies Statoil of an Order Relating to Oseberg A Leak
The investigation of a hydrocarbon leak on Oseberg A in the North Sea on 17 June 2013 has identified serious breaches of the regulations. The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has now notified operator Statoil of an order. Direct and underlying causes Wells on the Oseberg field centre began to
UK: Chevron Reaches Final Investment Decision on Alder Field Development
Chevron Corporation announced that its U.K. subsidiary, Chevron North Sea Limited, has reached a final investment decision and received approval from the U.K. government to proceed with the development of the Alder Field in the Central North Sea. The project has a planned design capacity of 110 mill
Oceanscience Z-Boat 1800 Survey Boats Delivered to Russia
The Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring of Russia (Roshydromet) has embarked on a widespread program of modernization of its environmental instrumentation and infrastructure. Partly funded by the World Bank, the project will result in an enormous improvement in the abil
UK: Technip Extends Frame Agreement with Solstad Offshore
Technip UK Limited (Technip) has exercised the first of two yearly options to extend existing frame agreement with Solstad Offshore ASA (SOFF) for supply of vessels for construction and subsea services. Through the frame agreement Technip will use the Normand Progress, Normand Pioneer and Normand Ra
Researchers Reassess Tidal Power Energy Gains
Renewable energy can be generated by harnessing the power from the tides, which can be predicted hundreds of years in advance. But the predicted energy gains from certain schemes have been overestimated, according to a team of researchers in Liverpool. Tidal range power generation is one way of extr