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OneSubsea wins Woodside supply

Jul 14, 2016

OneSubsea has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract totaling approximately US$300 million from Woodside Energy. OneSubsea will supply a subsea production system and a dual multiphase boosting system for the Greater Enfield Project…

FORESEA to fund ocean energy testing

Jul 14, 2016

The US$12 million (€11 million) FORESEA project is bringing together European ocean energy test facilities to help demonstration of tidal, wave and offshore wind energy technologies in real-sea conditions. The project is funded by the Interreg NWE (North-West Europe) program…

Centrica exec to lead new technology organization

Jul 14, 2016

Senior Centrica Energy executive and former ConocoPhillips executive Colette Cohen is to lead Aberdeen's new Oil & Gas Technology Centre (OGTC). The organization, backed by industry stalwart Sir Ian Wood's Wood Foundation, is setting…

Trelleborg inks BorWin3 floatover installation

Jul 06, 2016

Trelleborg’s engineered products operation has been awarded a contract by Petrofac for its first floatover installation of an offshore converter platform - BorWin3 wind farm project. BorWin3 topside illustration…

Wood Group, Librestream start technology partnership

Jul 05, 2016

Wood Group has signed a collaborative agreement with the Canadian technology company Librestream Technologies. The two companies will work in an exclusive industry-specific partnership to provide advanced business solutions for operations…

Siemens adds 8MW turbine to offshore offerings

Jul 05, 2016

Siemens’ has added the SWT-8.0-154 to its offshore direct drive platform for wind turbine technology. The 8MW turbine is based on the existing offshore direct drive platform.  The first SWT-8.0-154 will be installed in early 2017, and…

SOV christened for Dutch Gemini project

Jul 01, 2016

The wind service operation vessel (SOV) for the Dutch Gemini project has been christened Windea la cour. The vessel is to set sail to start operations at the Gemini offshore wind power plant this summer. Siemens has supplied 150 wind turbines…

DONG, NGI install suction anchor at Borkum Riffgrund 2

Jul 01, 2016

Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI), an international center for geoscience research and consulting, and DONG Energy Wind Power signed a contract for the installation of 20 offshore wind turbine bucket foundations, called suction bucket jackets…

Will it float?

Jul 01, 2016

Floating offshore wind projects are gaining momentum in Europe and elsewhere, including Japan. But, the concepts on offer still vary. Elaine Maslin reports. Hywind schematic. Images from Statoil…

Harnessing heave

Jul 01, 2016

The wave energy sector has always provided something of a more mixed bag of concepts than the tidal sector. Elaine Maslin looks at some of them. The Perth wave energy project. Photo from Carnegie Wave Energy…

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…

Keep it clean

Jul 01, 2016

Halliburton’s Alan Marr examines how fluid advances can enable more efficient well clean-outs. An example of a successful displacement is recognized by bright, clean pipes indicating clean casing and fluid…

Leader of the pack

Jul 01, 2016

The UK oil and gas industry is eyeing opportunities in the offshore wind industry, says the EIC’s Will Sharkey. Image from iStock. The UK has developed a project portfolio of unrivaled offshore wind capacity…

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…

Nexan offers 72.5kV accessories for windfarms

Jun 30, 2016

Nexans is offering a new range of cable and power accessories to meet the growing demand for higher capacity windfarms. The new generation of power accessories with F-type outer cone comprising separable T-connectors, coupling connectors…

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