Dominion Virginia Power, a subsidiary of Dominion , is initiating a study of what it would take to build a high-voltage underwater transm… [mappress] Source: dom , April 1, 2011;
Together with the operating company BritNed Development Ltd., Siemens Energy has placed the BritNed HVDC transmission link between Britain and the Netherlands into operation. BritNed is a joint venture of National Grid, the international electricity and gas company and one of the largest investor-ow
Seaway Heavy Lifting took delivery of their new build DP3 crane vessel Oleg Strashnov. During the last two weeks, the sea trials and test lifts were successfully completed. DNV witnessed the 5,500 mt overload test. Earlier this month the 800 mt auxiliary hook and 200 mt whiphoist were already succes
Subsea 7, a global leader in seabed-to-surface engineering, construction and services, today announces the award of an engineering and installation contract by E.ON Ruhrgas UK E&P for the Huntington Development in the North Sea. The Subsea 7 workscope comprises the installation of 12km of the 8-inch
BP has decided to extend the maintenance and modification contract with Aker Solutions, exercising a one year option in the existing agreement for the Ula, Valhall, Hod and Tambar fields. Work under the new option will last until April 2012. The contract value is estimated to be NOK 2-300 MNOK. The
Building on the significant momentum in support of the development of the Mid-Atlantic region’s abundant offshore wind energy resource, the Atlantic Wind Connection (AWC) today filed the first-ever unsolicited right-of-way application with the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Manageme
Neptune announces the commencement of a significant fabrication scope at its workshops in Stonehaven and Fordoun (Aberdeen, UK). Valued at approximately £1million (AUD$1.56 million), the project involves the fabrication of specialist subsea structures and equipment and is anticipated to continue for
TGS has commenced an extensive multi-phase reprocessing program of 2D seismic data located in the Makassar Strait, Indonesia. The first phase consists of 2,700 km of seismic data in the Northern Mahakam Delta. The original and reprocessed data support the exploration potential of the deepwater area
The Helix Well Containment Group (HWCG) announced it will substantially increase its subsea well containment capabilities this year by expanding its ability to control and contain a release in water depths up to 10,000 feet. HWCG is a consortium of 22 deepwater operators in the Gulf of Mexico that h
Popular Kongsberg Maritime demo boat comes to Southampton. The Kongsberg Maritime stand (N1) and specially equipped demo boat will feature a range of new and leading survey systems during the forthcoming Ocean Business technology exhibition and training forum, which takes place at the National Ocean
Statoil and KazMunayGas have signed the Heads of Agreement (HoA) on the Abay block in the Kazakhstani sector of the Caspian Sea. Under the HoA, the parties plan to conduct evaluation of the hydrocarbon potential of the “Abay” block in the Northern Caspian Sea. Statoil and KazMunayGas will jointly es
Norwegian Energy Company (Noreco) has appointed Ellen Sandra Bratland as new Chief Operating Officer. Bratland has been working for Noreco since 2008 and comes from the position as Asset Manager for Noreco’s field developments in Norway and UK. Bratland holds a M.Sc. degree in Chemical Engineering f
OceanServer has been awarded a contract from CIDCO (Centre interdisciplinaire de développement en cartographie des océans /Interdisciplinary Centre for the Development of Ocean Mapping) for an Iver2 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV). CIDCO has a long history of facilitating new mapping technologie
Further to the announcement made on 16 March 2011, Lansdowne Oil & Gas plc, announces it has signed a contract with Polarcus Limited (“Polarcus”) for the acquisition of 3D seismic surveys over the Rosscarbery, Amergin and Midleton Prospects in the North Celtic Sea, offshore Ireland, covering an aggr
