NOAA and its partners have completed the work of restoring the damaged reef, after the cargo ship M/T VogeTrader ran aground and was later removed from the waters of Kalaeloa/Barber’s Point Harbor. While a few young corals have begun to repopulate this area in the time since the grounding, even fast
EDF has announced the development of a pilot farm comprising two tidal turbines at Paimpol-Bréhat in Brittany (France). OpenHydro, a DCNS company and leader in tidal energy, will supply two new turbines which will be operational from 2015. From prototype to pilot phase This new project is a fundamen
The second out of three Troll modules left Aibel’s yard in Haugesund on Tuesday evening, and set sail towards the Statoil-operated Troll field in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. At the same time in the North Sea Hall, departure for the third and final module is close. The three modules will con
The Subsea Company from Houston, Texas, has improved its line of True Precision Pressure Gauges. Since last year, the manufacturing company has been tweaking its already precise proprietary equipment and parts and ensuring that all Subsea Pressure Gauges are Subsea Certified. . Each Subsea Pressure
Wave energy developer Perpetuwave Power PTY LTD has announced that its recently established subsidiary Perpetuwave Power UK Ltd has been awarded a grant of approximately $110,000 from the European Regional Development Fund Convergence Programme. The grant supports development of Perpetuwave Power’s
Installing new loading buoys is one of several projects intended to extend Gullfaks’ life towards 2040. 2.55 billion barrels of oil from the Gullfaks field have passed through the existing loading buoys since first oil. Due to come on line in June the towing of the first loading buoy has started. Th
UK oil and gas engineering firm FES International has won a $1.2m (£700,000) contract to supply four Diverless Bend Stiffener Connectors to contractor NOV Flexibles. This is FES’ third project for NOV Flexibles this year with a combined value of almost US $5m. Diverless Bend Stiffener Connectors are
International oilfield services company, Expro, has successfully deployed its new design ExACT™ (Expro Annulus-Operated Circulating and Test Tool) in its first live offshore well.
Installing new loading buoys is one of several projects intended to extend Gullfaks’ life towards 2040. 2.55 billion barrels of oil from the Gullfaks field have passed through the existing loading buoys since first oil. Statoil has reported that the towing of the first loading buoy, due to come on l
Expro, an International oilfield services company, has successfully deployed its new design ExACT™ (Expro Annulus-Operated Circulating and Test Tool) in its first live offshore well. The successful operation, a tubing conveyed perforating ‘shoot and pull’, took place on the Vermillion field offshore
UK oil and gas engineering firm FES International has won a US $1.2m (£700,000) contract to supply four Diverless Bend Stiffener Connectors to contractor NOV Flexibles. This is FES’ third project for NOV Flexibles this year with a combined value of almost US $5m. Diverless Bend Stiffener Connectors
Electro Standards Laboratories, in collaboration with the University of Rhode Island, Kingston, are developing new systems to power remote sensor buoys or other remote ocean platforms using wave energy from the ocean. The accomplishments include two different buoy designs, a Direct Drive System and
Motive Offshore, an Aberdeenshire marine equipment specialist has invested a six-figure sum in its subsea equipment in order to achieve industry standards. Motive Offshore, which was launched in 2010 by James Gregg, Dave Acton and Bob Smit, and is headquartered in Boyndie, near Banff, in Aberdeenshi
A leading Aberdeenshire marine equipment specialist has invested a six-figure sum in its subsea equipment in order to achieve industry standards. Motive Offshore, which was launched in 2010 by James Gregg, Dave Acton and Bob Smit, and is headquartered in Boyndie, near Banff, in Aberdeenshire, has in
