Norwegian company RadøyGruppen has expanded its presence on the market with establishment of a new base in Arinaga at Gran Canaria. According to the company, the new setup called RadoyGroup Rig and Ship Services will be located at Gran Canaria Subsea and Offshore Base (GCSB), and should offer entire
BP informed that it has started up the Thunder Horse South Expansion project in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico 11 months ahead of schedule and $150 million under budget. The project is expected to boost production at the facility by an estimated 50,000 gross barrels of oil equivalent per day, further
Western Link subsea power cable has come ashore in North Ayrshire, ScottishPower informed. The Western Link project consists of installing two 600 kV DC submarine cables in the Irish Sea from Ardneil (Scotland) to Wirral (England). The cable has a total length of about 387 kilometers. The £1 billion
A new report published by the Carbon Trust has highlighted the key areas for policy makers to consider in order to develop a world leading market for floating wind in the UK. Recommendations for policy and regulatory measures include a viable support mechanism to secure the UK’s position as a world
UK-based recruitment company Advanced Global Energy (AGE) has become a member of the Green Port Project, a GBP 1 billion investment programme in Hull. The project aims to re-purpose over 500 hectares of land, designate enterprise incentive zones and will likely become the single biggest influence on
Ziton’s jack up vessel Wind Server is due to be carrying out maintenance work close to two wind turbines within the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm area starting this week. The vessel is expected to start working in the vicinity of the turbines C10D and K1M on Thursday, 26 January, a notice to marine
Ziton’s jack up vessel Wind Server is due to be carrying out maintenance work close to two wind turbines within the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm area starting this week. The vessel is expected to start working in the vicinity of the turbines C10D and K1M on Thursday, 26 January, a notice to marine
Danish company PolyTech A/S has, after three years of development work, launched a new Leading Edge Protection (LEP) technology that is said to address the wind turbine industry’s need to protect blades against rain and particle erosion. As wind turbine blades get bigger, they are increasingly being
Statoil has received consent from Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to make modifications at Sleipner A and T to connect to the Utgard field. The consent is for the necessary modifications to the Sleipner A and T facilities in order to receive and process the well stream from Utgard oil and condensat
Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of the export pipelines at Statoil’s Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea. The PSA carried out an audit of Statoil and the installation concept for the two pipelines from Johan Sverdrup. The audit was conducted as a meeting at Statoil
NEC Corporation has signed a contract with RTI Connectivity to supply a high capacity optical submarine cable for a new system connecting Hong Kong and Guam. The 3,900 km Hong Kong Guam cable system (HK-G) is scheduled to begin operation in January 2020. The system features 100 gigabit per second (G
Minesto is looking for a supplier of load cells that will be used for its Deep Green tidal power plant.
Shearwater GeoServices has signed agreements with TGS for two surveys, one firm and one optional, to be conducted offshore Norway. The surveys are scheduled to start between March and May 2017 and total approximately 15,000 sq km. Shearwater said that the surveys will be performed by two of the comp
Polarcus has received a letter of award from TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company for acquisition of 30,000 square kilometers of 3D multi-client data in Europe. Approximately 20,000 square kilometers will be acquired in 2017 utilizing two Polarcus vessels and its XArray multiple source acquisition method t
