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Offshore wind rebounds

Jul 01, 2016

Cape Wind is a 130 x 3.6MW turbine offshore wind park planned for off Cape Cod, Massachusetts. But, it has been struggling to get off the ground for some 15 years, says Stephanie McClellan, director, special initiative on offshore wind, University of Delaware…

Going super critical

Jul 01, 2016

Pipeline flushing is being given a breath of fresh supercritical CO2, thanks to technology developed by Denmark’s Ocean Team. A SCCO2 unit from Ocean Team. Photo from Ocean Team. Pipeline…

My WEC for a PTO

Jul 01, 2016

Coming up with wave energy concepts has not been a problem in this nascent industry. Creating power take off (PTO) systems for wave energy appears to have been less easy.  As a result, the University of Edinburgh is leading a project…

Tidal on the rise

Jul 01, 2016

Tidal energy is moving up a gear, with arrays becoming real and a supply chain being put to the test. But, there’s still more to do. Elaine Maslin reports. An AR1500 generator and gearbox being assembled at OREC…

Boosting recovery

Jul 01, 2016

Former BP and Shell geologist Mike Shepherd says the North Sea demonstrates top in class oil recovery factors compared to the rest of the world, but could do better. BP’s Magnus platform.Photo from BP…

Staying ahead of downtime

Jul 01, 2016

Improved visibility and predictive maintenance can help keep operations running, says Rockwell Automation’s Luis Gamboa. Image from iStock. Minimizing downtime is a goal for every offshore oil and gas operation…

Indian summer wind

Jul 01, 2016

In India, there are two main regions, the states of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, on the west coast, which are most likely to see activity, says Mark Leybourne, senior engineer at IT Power Consulting to the All Energy conference and exhibition in Glasgow in May…

Breaking waves

Jul 01, 2016

Danish firm Wavestar has a fixed installation wave energy concept, which could also incorporate wind turbines and even solar power, says CEO Laurent Marquis.  The core concept involves a row of half submerged buoys or floats, attached to a fixed platform…

Petro-states in the making

Jul 01, 2016

Unlocking Senegal and Mauritania’s major finds will be a huge hurdle, with a lack of infrastructure in both countries. But, it’s also an opportunity for supply chain companies, says the EIC’s Chad Barnes. A worker onboard the Ocean Rig Athena…

PJ Valves open new piping business

Jun 30, 2016

PJ Valves (PJV), a manufacturer and supplier of valves, has started a new piping business, PJ Piping (PJP), in response to demand in the market for a simplified pipe, valves and fittings (PVF) supplier process. Located in Houston, TX, the…

ExxonMobil's Liza holds up to 1.4 billion boe

Jun 30, 2016

New drilling results at ExxonMobil’s Liza discovery offshore Guyana are revealing the potential of recoverable resources to be up to 1.4 billion boe. Image from Exxon Twitter. The…

Johan Sverdrup riser platform construction starts

Jun 30, 2016

The start of construction of the riser platform for the giant Johan Sverdrup project offshore Norway has been marked at Samsung Heavy Industries yard in South Korea. Johan Sverdrup, 155km west of Stavanger, Norway, is one of the five biggest oil fields on the Norwegian Continental Shelf…

Venator OBS system to get Caspian trial

Jun 30, 2016

Norwegian offshore technology company inApril has won its first commercial agreement, worth US$25-30 million for Venator, its node-based seabed seismic acquisition system.  In development since 2012, the Venator node-on-a-rope system…

TEN due online in 3-6 weeks

Jun 30, 2016

Tullow Oil's TEN floating production project offshore Ghana is on schedule for first oil within the next three to six weeks, the firm announced this morning.  Tullow says the project, which is also within budget, is over 96% complete…

BG Egypt inks Deep Sea Supply vessels

Jun 30, 2016

Deep Sea Supply is pleased to announce that the company has been awarded three new time charter contracts for operations in Egypt by BP Egypt.  The PSV Sea Swift has been awarded a two-year firm, plus a one-year option contract, while…

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