Ofgem has today approved £1.1 billion funding for a new subsea link in the north of Scotland. The regulator’s decision is £105 million less than the funding request from Scottish Hydro Electricity Transmission (SHE Transmission) to ensure consumers pay no more than necessary. The final funding decis
Braveheart Shipping, in cooperation with Amasus Shipping, has established a crew tender service in Eemshaven. The crew tender service can be reached 24/7 and there is also a 24/7 a ship available. Eemshaven is chosen because of its ideal location, specifically the proximity of many wind farms and th
ABB and Hitachi have agreed to form a joint venture for high voltage direct current (HVDC) system solutions in Japan. The new entity, to be based in Tokyo, will be responsible for the design, engineering, supply and after-sales services related to the DC system of HVDC projects bringing ABB’s latest
Oceaneering International has promoted Alan R. Curtis to Senior Vice President, Operations Support. In this new role, Curtis will be responsible for Human Resources, Information Technology, Supply Chain Management, Internal Audit, and Facilities. Curtis joined Oceaneering in 1995 as a Financial Cont
Carnegie Wave Energy’s first CETO 5 Unit has now been operating for approximately 700 hours and the second of its CETO 5 wave energy units is ready for installation. The first CETO 5 Unit was installed four weeks ago and has now clocked up 700 in ocean operating hours. It has experienced a range of
Technip has completed the previously announced sale of its Diving Assets in the US Gulf of Mexico to Ranger Offshore. Earlier this month, Ranger also reported the closure of the previously announced agreement. Technip believes that this sale reinforces its strategy to focus on its core North America
Pinpointing the best location for tidal energy turbines and providing a picture of seafloor conditions underneath fish pens are two research projects benefiting from the autonomous underwater technologies expertise at the Australian Maritime College. The projects were funded by the University of Tas
VBMS has developed a burial tool BSS-II. The BSS-II consists of a towed sledge vehicle with a telescopic adjustable jetting lance. The BSS-II is designed for simultaneous laying and burial operations and is capable of installing flexible products, like cables, umbilicals, flexible pipe lines, rangin
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited’s CETO 5 Unit has now been operating for approximately 700 hours. Also, its second CETO 5 wave energy units is ready for deployment. The first CETO 5 Unit was installed four weeks ago and has now clocked up 700 in ocean operating hours. It has exper
CAMAC Energy Inc. awarded a contract for the acquisition of a 3D seismic survey to Polarcus Limited. The survey will cover approximately 1,504 km2 in the Company’s A2 and A5 blocks offshore Gambia. The objectives of the seismic survey are to enhance the definition and maturation of potential prospec
Reef Subsea has successfully completed its campaign of installing and burying inter-array power cables on the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm. The wind farm is owned by RWE Innogy and partners and is one of the largest in the world, located 13 kilometres off the North Wales coast in Liverpool Bay. Th
Hot on the heels of a new Recommended Practice (RP) for subsea lifting, DNV GL has now published an RP providing guidance on how to establish, implement and maintain an integrity management system (IMS). The aim is to help operators carry out maintenance activities at the most cost effective interva
Husky Energy and CNOOC Limited have started production at the Liuhua 34-2 gas field in the South China Sea, the second field to be brought online at the Liwan Gas Project this year. The Liwan 3-1 field began production in March 2014. “Liuhua 34-2 will contribute to the ramp up of Liwan next year,” s
On Sunday morning, a passing cargo ship, coming from the Suez Canal, collided with a small Egyptian fishing boat causing it to capsize, according to reports. Thirteen Egyptian fisherman are reportedly drowned and 13 others have been reported missing. However, there have been incosistent reports abou
