Subsea
Marine Scotland Discards Montrose Basin Turbine Project Application, UK
Marine Scotland has rejected a license application for a project comprising 15 tidal turbines at the Montrose Basin in Scotland, for which a License Application and Environmental Statement were submitted by a pharmaceutical and healthcare company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in March last year. The authori
TAQA Appoints New Managing Directors in UK and Iraq
TAQA, the global energy company based in Abu Dhabi, has appointed Pete Jones to the position of Managing Director for TAQA’s UK oil and gas business. Mr Jones will be based in Aberdeen and responsible for the company’s operations in the UK North Sea. Mr Jones joins TAQA from Marathon Oil Corp. where
Global Tech I Offshore Transformer Station Successfully Installed Off Germany
Recently the transformer station for the offshore wind farm Global Tech I was successfully installed. The offshore platform is a core element of the North Sea wind farm: The power from its 80 wind turbines is gathered here and transformed from 30 to 155 kilovolts. The transmission grid operator will
Norway: New DNV JIP to Speed Up Subsea Construction
In the construction of a subsea project, one challenge is the long delivery time of large steel forgings used for key components. This is mainly due to compliance with oil companies’ individual requirements. DNV is now inviting the subsea industry to jointly obtain synergies by developing a best-pra
Rolls-Royce: Propulsion Systems for Transocean’s Vessels
Rolls-Royce Plc has signed a contract to deliver drillship propulsion systems to the world’s largest drilling company Transocean. This latest contract marks the 100th drillship to feature Rolls-Royce propulsion equipment. In recent months Rolls-Royce has won orders to supply propulsion systems for s
Rolls-Royce: Deck Machinery for WesternGeco’s New Amazon-Class RV
Rolls-Royce has delivered advanced deck machinery system for a highly specialised new Amazon-class seismic research vessel for WesternGeco, which is under construction at Flensburger Shipyard in Germany. The contract includes the supply of a control and back deck system for towing and handling of 18
EOWDC Works to Help Develop Pioneering Turbine Foundation Designs (UK)
A major programme of offshore works are due to start tomorrow (Thursday, May 9) for the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) and which could lead to pioneering turbine foundation designs being developed at the more than £230million test facility. The programme involves a series of geotec
Minster Barker Visits FaB Test Site Off Falmouth Harbour (VIDEO)
Greg Barker, Minster of State for Energy and Climate Change, describes his visit to Falmouth and the FaB Test facility off Falmouth Harbour. FaB Test is a wave test site developed as a partnership between Falmouth Harbour Commissioners, Wave Hub, the University of Exeter, A&P Group, Cornwall Marine
Sea Wave Energy Shows Waveline Magnet (VIDEO)
Sea Wave Energy Ltd (SWEL), a renewable power business focused on the ocean/sea energy sector, has developed a Wave Energy Converter (WEC), the Waveline Magnet. This technology has many unique advantages: – Low cost of manufacture, a rarity in the ocean power sector. – Low deployment and mooring cos
Providence Resources Reports Results for First Quarter 2013
Providence Resources P.l.c., the Irish oil and gas exploration and appraisal company, whose shares are quoted in London (AIM) and Dublin (ESM), announces its preliminary results for the year ended 31st December 2012. DRILLING PROGRAMME The year 2012 was a landmark year for Providence as operations o
ExxonMobil to Use New Subsea Facilities on Balder Field (Norway)
ExxonMobil has received consent to use six new subsea wells on the Balder field. ExxonMobil is the operator on the Balder field, located in the central part of the North Sea, approx. 190 km west of Stavanger. The field is developed with subsea wells that are tied in to the Balder FPU mobile living q
SWEL: New Wave Energy Device Delivers Breakthrough Results (UK)
Sea Wave Energy Ltd. (SWEL) is a new-entrant renewable energy business, focused on the marine sector. It was established to exploit the intellectual property of its Waveline Magnet device, a wave energy converter that is the culmination of eight years’ research and development. In March 2013, the la
Norway: Aker Solutions Announces First Quarter Results 2013
Aker Solutions announces results for the first quarter of 2013, with a generated revenue of NOK 11.1 billion, compared with NOK 9.8 billion in the first quarter of 2012. Financial Highlights – Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) amounted to NOK 868 million in the qu
UTC Conference: Real-Time Risk Management Key Topic (Norway)
Advanced subsea solutions challenge the operating and maintenance systems of today. Real-Time Risk Management will be a key topic at this year’s UTC conference. Oil companies are putting pressure on the industry to bring down operating and maintenance costs at the same time as technical complexity i