Statoil informed that installation of the modules, that collectively constitute Åsgard subsea gas compression, has started on the Åsgard field. According to Statoil, this innovative technology, at a depth of 300 metres, will create 282 million extra barrels from the Åsgard field. A total of 22 modul
NWEI’s Azura wave energy device has been connected to the Hawaiian electricity grid, and is delivering power to Marine Corps Base located on the island. The collaboration between US Navy, Northwest Energy Innovations (NWEI) and the Energy Department brought online a prototype of the Azura wave energ
The Hydrographic Society UK (THS UK) has elected Ian Holden, currently Project Surveyor with DOF Subsea in Aberdeen, as its new Chairman. Holden will succeed David Parker, the UKHO’s Hydrography Manager with particular responsibility for its Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP). A former Liverpool Port
Ziebel, a Stavanger-based provider of specialist well intervention services for the oil and gas industry, has successfully completed a distributed fiber optic (DFO) sensing campaign for Statoil. Ziebel used the Z-Line, its new gravity-deployed carbon composite cable, to gather Distributed Temperatur
Exova, the global testing, calibration and advisory services provider, has been awarded a £2.5 million contract by CRC–Evans Offshore to provide pipeline material, welding and AUT qualification testing for the Kaombo project offshore Luanda in Angola. Pipelaying is expected to begin early 2016 on th
Following the successful punching through of the second bore hole, the construction at the MeyGen tidal array site north of Caithness, Scotland, is making a good progress. According to Atlantis Resources’ social media, the drilling works are progressing well with the company now halfway through the
Van Oord’s flexible fallpipe vessel, Stornes, has recently been in Damen Shiprepair & Conversion Rotterdam for a scope of work which allows the vessel to operate at greater water depths in future. Stornes is a 175 meters long, 26.24 meters wide, DP2 vessel used for subsea rock installation to protec
NOAA officially launched its 2015 Arctic hydrographic survey season, in Kodiak, Alaska, in a World Ocean Day ceremony which showcased the deployment of the NOAA ships Rainier and Fairweather. In remarks directed to the crews of NOAA ships, Vice Admiral Michael S. Devany, NOAA deputy under secretary
Fugro has successfully completed a year-long wellhead monitoring project for BP Americas Inc, measuring BOP stack motions and calculating wellhead fatigue during a deployment in the Gulf of Mexico. The drilling campaign was conducted throughout 2014 in 6,000 ft of water depth and utilised the Fugro
With the Western Isles grid now operating at full capacity, Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution (SSEPD) together with representatives from the Comhairle, developers and Community Energy Scotland has set to explore alternative and innovative ways by which to connect additional renewables
Sweden’s MMT selected Sonardyne’s acoustically aided inertial navigation system, SPRINT for its 2,000 metre rated remotely operated vehicle, Surveyor Interceptor. Designed for subsea vehicles, Sonardyne believes, SPRINT makes optimal use of acoustic aiding data including USBL, LBL and Doppler Veloci
Atmocean, a US wave energy developer, is aiming to deploy its wave energy system off Peru on June 10, 2015. The assemly process of the 1:3 scaled wave energy system lasted four days, following the arrival of the power take-off (PTO) system and buoys, at the deployment location in Ilo, Peru. The scal
NEMO LINK announced the two winning contractors who will build the first electricity interconnector between Great Britain and Belgium. They are Siemens and J–Power Systems, the Japan-based company, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. The contracts are together valued at about €500m (U
Diamond Fields International (DFI ) has announced a restart of offshore marine operations on its Namibian concessions in a joint venture with International Mining and Dredging South Africa (IMD), a subsidiary of International Mining and Dredging Holdings, Limited (IMDH) and an associate company of N
