Subsea Redesign Underway for Floating Offshore Wind
a lot that could go wrong. Cable failure is a high-cost problem for fixed offshore wind even though, like oil and gas applications, it involves static cabling. Dynamic cable failures are expected to be even more common when the floating wind industry takes off.Baker Hughes has leveraged its oil and gas experience to redesign and increase the power range of its Marine Electrical Connectors (MECON) high voltage AC wet mate connector to reduce the impact of cable failure. The company’s three-phase wet mate connectors consolidate three connections into a single housing, optimizing insulation fluid
Wave Energy Firm Opens Aberdeen Office to Meet Demand from Oil & Gas Industry
subsea equipment and future fleets of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs).The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney is currently testing Mocean Energy's first prototype.Ian Crossland, Mocean's commercial director, is in charge of the Aberdeen office. He has over twenty years of oil and gas experience, with a focus on the adoption of disruptive technologies.According to Mocean, Crossland is backed up by an engineering manager, a design engineer, and an industry PhD student. The four-strong Aberdeen team is part of Mocean Energy’s total staff complement of 16, which is set to grow
PDi Taps O’Sullivan as New CEO
Project Development International (PDi) Ltd - part of the Tattva Group – has appointed Michael O’Sullivan as its new Chief Executive Officer and board member.Bringing over 25 years’ subsea oil and gas experience to PDi, O’Sullivan began his career in the subsea industry with riser consultancy MCS, serving in a variety of technical and managerial positions. This culminated in his appointment as Managing Director of MCS UK in 2009 - following its acquisition by Wood Group – a position he held until 2013. Subsequently running JP Kenny’s operations in Aberdeen, he most
Kreuz Subsea Strengthens Senior Management Team
management team with two key appointments at its Singapore headquarters to support its global expansion plans. Pradeep Verma has joined the company as chief commercial officer while Marek Kaminski is welcomed as director of marine assets. The duo brings more than 50 years of combined oil and gas experience to Kreuz Subsea. Verma will be responsible for strengthening the company’s position in its core markets of India, Asia Pacific, and the growth of business into the Middle East market. He joins the business from Larsen & Toubro Ltd where he was most recently in
Bibby Offshore Expands in Norway
, alternative solutions and additional subsea capacity to the operators in Norway. We will aim to grow our capacity and presence in Norway by delivering the same outstanding service for clients that is currently provided in the UKCS, Asia and the Gulf of Mexico.” Arne Lier has extensive oil and gas experience from an international career focused on offshore inspection, repair and maintenance (“IRM”), construction and marine operations, including the role of Senior Subsea Engineer for Statoil early in his career. More recently, Arne has held several executive roles including Chief Executive
Flexlife Makes Double Management Appointment
. Simon Hounsome joins Flexlife’s Aberdeen headquarters as integrity and projects director, responsible for the policy, strategy and technical services delivered globally from the firm’s Aberdeen, Newcastle and Houston offices. Mr. Hounsome brings more than 20 years’ oil and gas experience in construction projects and operations management. Most recently he worked at JP Kenny, where he held the position of business manager – operations support. Prior to that, he worked at Acergy (formerly Stolt Offshore) as project manager both in the U.K. and the Far East. Jon Hawes
Bibby Offshore’s Management Restructures
division since late 2011 and prior to this has almost 30 years’ experience in the industry. The UK North Sea region will remain split between Mr Moonie and Mr Arnold, with Fraser retaining all Bibby Offshore projects and Mike all BRIL projects. With almost 30 years oil and gas experience, and having previously held the position of Bibby Offshore’s asset operations manager, Graeme Wood has been appointed as offshore support services director where he will be responsible for the entire Bibby Offshore fleet of vessels. In May 2013, the subsea installation contractor
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