FMC Technologies, has received an award from Shell for its Appomattox deepwater development in the Gulf of Mexico. FMC Technologies will provide Enhanced Vertical Deepwater Trees, subsea manifolds, topside controls, a control system, and a distribution system for the field, which lies in the Mississ
UK and Brazilian scientists will be working together to study the formation of critical ocean minerals essential for new technology, particularly environmental technology such as photovoltaic cells. MarineE-tech, a £4.2M research programme funded by NERC (UK) and FAPESP (Brazil), will assess deep oc
The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST) has published a seminal Metocean Procedures Guide for Offshore Renewables. The guide highlights the meteorological and oceanographic (metocean) information required to support all phases of an offshore renewable energy project, thro
Project Development International (PDi), part of Ceona, has secured more than £6 million in project awards in 2015 to date. Aberdeen-headquartered, with offices in London and Houston, PDi was established in 2003 to provide multi-disciplined engineering, project management, project services and train
Renewable energy experts from Indonesia are looking at what lessons they can learn from the industry in Scotland, as part of an event being run by Robert Gordon University (RGU). The Centre for Understanding Sustainable Practice (CUSP) at RGU, led by Alan Owen, will welcome representatives from the
OneSubsea, a Cameron and Schlumberger company, has been awarded a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for the Greater Enfield Area Development offshore northwest Australia. The FEED study, which will be conducted by OneSubsea’s local team in Perth, will include the design of the full su
A new programme to help communities and social enterprises generate income by investing in commercially owned renewable energy developments has been launched as part of Community Energy Fortnight. Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has introduced the programme to deliver one to one support, tail
ABB Norway has informed the employees that it will implement capacity adjustments as a result of prolonged failure in particular oil and gas related industries. “This is a day we have feared would come, but as we have hoped in hard to avoid. We have followed the market closely and examined possible
Orkney Islands Council is to test interest in the development of tidal energy project involving the Churchill Barriers. A notice inviting expressions of interest from tidal energy developers will be published on the Public Contracts Scotland website later this month, according to Orkney Islands Coun
Bilfinger Salamis UK has been awarded a contract in the UKCS with a total volume of over €90 million. According to Bilfinger Salamis, the contract is with one of the company’s largest existing clients, and is for a term of five years, with two plus two-year options. Bilfinger Salamis UK retains resp
Offshore services provider Ezra has incorporated an indirect subsidiary company known as EMAS-AMC Services B.V. (ESBV) in the Netherlands. The sole member of ESBV is Emas-AMC Holdings, a wholly-owned subsidiary company of Ezra, with a paid up capital of EUR1 comprising of 1 ordinary share. According
Roads and Maritime Services, a New South Wales (NSW) state government agency, is inviting prospective tenderers who have demonstrated the ability to remove the Oceanlinx wave generator to submit a tender for its demolition, removal and disposal. Roads and Maritime is the owner of the bed of Port Kem
Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO), a wholly owned subsidiary of Swire Pacific Limited, has named Ron Mathison a new managing director in Singapore. Ron Mathison has taken over the helm on Monday, September 21, 2015. Mathison has also been appointed as the director of John Swire & Sons (S.E. Asia) Pte Ltd
TSC Inspection Systems has signed a two year frame agreement with Mencast Subsea for the provision of topside and diver deployed ACFM Inspection Services. Mencast Subsea will focus on identifying inspection requirements in their shipyard and in offshore operations whilst TSC, through its Singapore f
