Alstom yesterday signed its first export contract with Deepwater Wind, the U.S. offshore wind developer. Under the contract, Alstom will provide five Haliade™ 150-6 MW wind turbines for the Block Island offshore wind farm. The contract also includes 15 years of operation and maintenance support for
Det norske oljeselskap ASA has, as operator for PL 659, from core samples identified hydrocarbon shows in exploration well 7222/11-2 on the Langlitinden prospect in the Barents Sea. Drilling operations are ongoing and final results are thus not yet available. Det norske oljeslskap ASA is operator fo
GDF SUEZ announces that the Amstel field oil production has started from its newly installed Q13a-A production platform off the Dutch coast. After the acquisition of 50% into the Q13a offshore production licence in 2010, GDF SUEZ Dutch Exploration and Production affiliate – GDF SUEZ E&P Nederland B.
A new European FP7 project, LEANWIND, which commenced in December 2013, received funding of €10million from the European Commission. The project seeks to address inefficiencies in logistics and transport issues for offshore wind installations and so contribute to the reduction of costs. LEANWIND was
Sterling Energy Plc, the AIM listed oil & gas exploration and production company provides update for the Ntem Concession, offshore Cameroon. The operator, Murphy Cameroon Ntem Oil Co. Ltd (“Murphy”), has confirmed that drilling operations have commenced on the Bamboo-1 well using the Ocean Confidenc
EMGS will shortly commence acquisition of a 3D multi-client Electromagnetic survey called Daybreak, which covers approximately 1850 km2 in the Alaminos Canyon area, southern US Gulf Mexico. The survey will acquire both DHI resistivity data as well as provide deeper structural imaging data to be inte
The PSA has given Talisman Energy Norge AS consent to use Island Constructor on the Gyda field for plugging wells 2/1-9 A and 2/1-11. The operation is planned to start in February 2014 with a duration of 15 days. Island Constructor is a facility designed for well intervention which is operated by Is
E.ON’s £700 million Humber Gateway offshore wind farm has reached key milestone in its construction programme, including the successful completion of the first phase foundations. Twenty four foundations consisting of a tubular steel monopile have been driven into the seabed, creating the foundation
A project between Cranfield University and Sustainable Marine Energy, funded by the Low Carbon KEEP programme, has developed an innovative ‘platform’ designed to dramatically cut the cost and risks of tidal energy projects. The UK’s aging electricity generation infrastructure and reliance on importe
The preliminary annual results for KONGSBERG shows operating revenues of MNOK 16 323, up 4.3 per cent from 2012. The cash flow from operating activities came to MNOK 1 983. The figures for Q4 show operating revenues of MNOK 4 475, an EBITDA of MNOK 611 and a cash flow from operations of MNOK 1 [&hel
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. announced fourth quarter 2013 revenue of $394 million compared to $330 million for the fourth quarter 2012. Net income for the fourth quarter was $35 million or $0.36 per diluted share compared to $24 million or $0.26 per diluted share for the prior year period. Inclu
The outlook for the coming year of 2014 has become even more promising for CT Offshore A/S just having signed the contract with DONG Energy to carry out the cable installation and burial of inter-array cables at Borkum Riffgrund 1 OWF. This task is going to be the first project in German waters for
Endeavour International Corporation (“Endeavour” or the “Company”) announced the East (E2) and West (W1) development wells at Rochelle, a gas-condensate field in the U.K. North Sea, have been fully completed and tied-in to the production manifolds. During the restart of production, a valve was disco
FMC Technologies, Inc. reported fourth quarter 2013 revenue of $2.0 billion, up 11 percent from the prior-year quarter. Diluted earnings per share were $0.74 compared to $0.50 in the prior-year quarter. The quarterly earnings included a charge related to the 2013 Multi Phase Meters earn-out adjustme
