WaveRoller wave energy device, developed by Finnish-based AW Energy, has been endorsed by Lloyd’s Register Energy. Lloyd’s Register Energy issued a Statement of Feasibility to WaveRoller technology as a first step in the certification process. The certification process comprises a staged, risk-based
Fairfield Energy and MCX Dunlin Limited (“MCX”) are planning to begin a Decommissioning Programme for the Dunlin field cluster in the northern North Sea, subject to the necessary regulatory approvals. Fairfield acquired Dunlin, Dunlin SW, Merlin and Osprey fields from Shell and its partners in April
Otech has chartered the vessel Fugro Saltire to continue its operation offshore Gran Canaria. The Norwegian company has been contracted by Maritime Rescue to locate and inspect the shipwreck of “Oleg Naydenov”, which sank on April 14 south of Gran Canaria. On April 20, Otech team was mobilized on th
Havkraft, a Norwegian wave energy developer, has announced that its floating wave energy plant is now fully functional. The wave power plant is currently deployed off Stad, a peninsula in northwestern part of Norway. This full scale prototype wave energy plant has the capacity of 200 kW, and serves
INPEX CORPORATION announced that the oil production from the Coniston Oil Field offshore Western Australia has started on May 10, 2015. The Coniston Oil Field covers an area of 45km2 saddling blocks WA-35-L and WA-55-L where the water is 380m deep. The field is located 6km north of the Van Gogh Oil
Hawaii-based Makai Ocean Engineering informed it has enhanced its submarine cable lay software, MakaiLay, and its desktop simulation sister product, MakaiPlan Pro. Specifically, according to Makai, three key features are being integrated into the power cable modules for each of these products that a
Sweden-based MMT has recently completed a pipeline inspection for Dong E&P in the North Sea, Danish sector. MMT was earlier awarded a long term service agreement with Dong Energy Exploration and Production and has been performing the annual inspection on the Dong pipelines in the North Sea since 200
Saipem is to resume its pipeline construction operations in the Black Sea after receiving a go-ahead notice from South Stream Transport B.V. The notification comes just a few day after Gazprom, now a 100% owner of South Stream Transport, announced further development on Turkish Stream project, setti
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (May 04 – May 10). A new subsea company was launched at OTC in Houston today May 4, 2015. Underwater Integrity Solutions (UIS), headquartered in Houston, is an independent company focused on underwater
The installation of six wave energy devices is currently taking place at the Ada Estuary, Ghana, as part of collaborative wave energy project between TC’s Energy and Seabased. The first phase of the Ghanaian wave energy project which includes the installation of 6 wave energy devices is expected to
Banchory-based subsea technology specialist, Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS), has acquired MASfab for an undisclosed sum. The County Durham-based MASfab provides a range of fabrication, welding and construction services to the oil, gas and renewables sectors. As part of the deal MASfab has been awarded
Subsea 7 has been awarded of a contract with a value of approximately USD 300 million for the Maria field development by Wintershall Norge AS. The pipeline and subsea construction contract consists of engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of 95 kilometres of rigid flowlines
International oil service firm Vertech, part of Global Energy Group (GEG) has announced plans for rapid growth at its new Aberdeen office in the next five years. Only a few months old, the Granite City arm of the Australian company, said it aims to achieve £40 million annual turnover from the base.
50Hertz informed it has reached another important milestone in the approval procedure for the Ostwind 1 offshore cable project. The public hearing for the submarine cable route in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for the grid connection of the Westlich Adlergrund cluster (project Ostwind 1) was hel
