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ORE Catapult and Atlantis Test AR1500 Tidal Turbine in Blyth
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and Atlantis Resources informed that the 1.5MW tidal turbine, the AR1500, will undergo a six week test programme at the National Renewable Energy Centre in Blyth. ORE Catapult is working with Atlantis Resources on the €1.3m Eurostars project to drive forw
PHOTO: Keel Laid for Multipurpose Vessel Living Stone
DEME Group informed that the keel laying ceremony for the Multipurpose Vessel ‘Living Stone’ has been held at LaNaval Shipyard in Spain. The vessel, planned for delivery in 2017, will serve the offshore energy market. Living Stone will be equipped with a fall-pipe and rock installation system as wel
FoundOcean Wraps Up Gemini Foundations Grouting
FoundOcean has completed the grouting of foundations at Gemini Wind Farm on behalf of Van Oord. The offshore wind farm, situated 85 kilometres north of the Dutch province of Groningen, is made up of 150 wind turbines spanning across 2 sites. The 600 MW wind farm will provide 785,000 homes with renew
Subsea UK Awards Finalists Unveiled
Aker Solutions, N-Sea and Saab are in contention for the Subsea Company of the Year award at this year’s Subsea UK Awards, held during Subsea Expo. The awards dinner will take place on February 03, at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre. In the Global Exports award category, Flowline Speci
Ithaca Names New CCO
Ithaca Energy, a North Sea oil and gas operator, has appointed Dr. Richard Smith as Chief Commercial Officer, effective January 01, 2016. Dr. Smith has held the position of Corporate Development Manager at Ithaca for the last five years. He has over 19 years of experience in the oil and gas industry
Statoil in Norway CCS Study
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has signed an agreement with Statoil on a feasibility study regarding CO2 storage on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). Reportedly, the study will include various development concepts for storing CO2 at three different locations on the NCS. The study is to be
NIRAS, Intertek Secure Viking Link Work
NIRAS and Intertek have been appointed by Energinet.dk and National Grid Viking Link Limited (National Grid) as Marine Consultants to support with the permitting of Viking Link. Viking Link is a proposed international offshore infrastructure project linking electricity networks in Great Britain and
New CEO Joins SeaBird
SeaBird has appointed Christophe Debouvry as new Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Debouvry will assume the position with the Company on January 18, 2016. The current CEO Dag Reynolds will be stepping down from his position with effect from January 01, 2016. Annette Malm Justad, Chairman of th
Polarcus Keeps Turkish Petroleum Support Contract
Seismic player Polarcus has secured a two-year extension of the support services agreement with Turkish Petroleum covering seismic data acquisition management, maritime management and crewing support. According to the company’s Oslo Stock Exchange filing, through this extension, Polarcus will contin
Kongsberg Launches New Singlebeam System
Kongsberg Maritime has released its fifth generation of singlebeam echo sounder designed for shallow to medium depth waters and for hull mounted side scan systems. The new EA 440 supersedes the EA 400 single beam platform, released in 2004, with the addition of a new Wideband Transceiver (WBT). Acco
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (December 28 – January 03). Subsea 7 has been awarded a sizeable contract by Burullus Gas Company S.A.E. for the platform extension and tie-in on the first phase of the West Nile Delta development of t
Best of 2015
Subsea World News brings you the most popular articles from 2015. The Best of 2015 represents the readers’ choice, based on the monthly statistics and general interest in the articles. Subsea 7 to Axe 11 Vessels and 2500 Jobs Subsea 7 has implemented a programme of cost reduction measures including
Production Starts from Corrib Field Off Ireland
Operator of Corrib field, Shell, informed that gas production has started from the field off the northwest coast of Ireland. The Corrib gas field is located 83 kilometres off Ireland’s northwest coast in water depths of almost 350 metres. At peak annual production, the field is expected to produce a
Top Videos of 2015
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting videos of 2015. Top videos include vessel launching ceremonies, naming ceremonies, the introduction of the first subsea gas compression facility. Top 10 videos of the year were: SSV Maersk Connector Launched at Damen Senior represent