U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that the University of Maine, along with partners Maine Maritime Academy, Sandia National Laboratories, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, received a $983,997 grant from the National Science Foundation to design, develop, and cons
A newly extended pier in Orkney is currently host to more tidal energy technologies than at any other single site in the world. Five tidal energy developers – OpenHydro, Alstom Hydro, Scotrenewables Tidal Power, ANDRITZ Hydro Hammerfest and Voith Hydro – have all used the new facilities in recent we
GE control valve technology has been selected for an offshore production platform that is a key component in the development of the Hejre oil and gas field in the Danish sector of the North Sea. The development project is expected to increase the reliability of Denmark’s oil and gas supply and is a
The MacArtney Group announces the delivery of a CORMAC 4Stainless Steel Winch system to the Institute of Geosciences at the Christian Albrechts University of Kiel. The winch system, which was acquired through German MacArtney Group member, MBT GmbH, will be put to good use onboard various research v
Foster Wheeler AG announced today that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a project management contract by Cardon IV S.A., for new production facilities for the Perla Field in the Gulf of Venezuela. Cardon IV S.A. is a joint venture company owned by Eni Ve
Wood Group Kenny (WGK) has recently been awarded a new contract containing two Engineering Services scopes with BP Angola under the BP Global agreement awarded to WGK in 2007. The contract involves Subsea Operations Support: one is for work associated with the Block 18 Greater Plutonio Operations gr
From its immersion in January 2013, at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland, Alstom’s full-scale tidal device has reached the full nominal power of 1MW after a series of gradual increases in power. The turbine connected to the grid has now generated over 10MWh of electricity,
Oceanflow Energy’s Evopod is a tidal turbine with a difference. A semi-submersible turbine design, it has shown excellent seakeeping performance in tests, and it incorporates Siemens gear and inverter units. As a floating, tethered device, it ihas lower deployment costs than seabed mounted devices,
Dana Petroleum has replaced all nine mooring chains on its oil production vessel Triton – under budget and ahead of schedule. The project was commissioned to maintain the safety of Dana’s offshore teams and the integrity of the floating, production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO). The replacem
Dana Petroleum has replaced all nine mooring chains on its oil production vessel Triton – under budget and ahead of schedule.
Trinidad Drilling Ltd. announced that it has signed a contract to build one of Canada’s largest and most technically-advanced land rigs. The rig is being constructed to drill natural gas in the Liard Basin, an area that is being developed to supply gas for the future liquefied natural gas (LNG) plan
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. announced today that it is proceeding with the construction of a second newbuild semisubmersible well intervention vessel, to be named the Q7000. Owen Kratz, Helix’s President and CEO, stated, “Based on strong market demand and our proven success for delivering spe
Claxton Engineering Services Ltd, an Acteon company, successfully responded to an urgent call to mend a rig diverter’s connection by providing a 30” dual seal overshot, a 30” casing cutter and personnel to oversee operations and requirements within 48 hours. During this time period, Claxton modified
Albany’s 40-megawatt tidal power station received Government approval to become Western Australia’s first tidal power station. Albany has been identified as Australia’s best location for a wave energy plant development. The Albany Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Russ Clark was quoted as saying: “
