Top News of the Week Sep 8 – 14, 2014

Technip to Close Offshore Wind Business, 190 People to Lose Jobs

Technip has decided to shut down its offshore wind division based in Westhill, Aberdeenshire, after all undergoing projects are completed.

Safety Alert Issued on Butendiek OWF Accident

A serious accident occurred in the night of Sunday 6 July 2014 at the German offshore wind farm Butendiek. The victim, a Danish employee hired by Ballast Nedam, was admitted to the hospital in critical condition.

Galloper Selects Alstom and Petrofac as Preferred Suppliers

Galloper Offshore Wind Farm has appointed a UK based consortium as its preferred supplier of its Electrical System.

VIDEO: SEA CHALLENGER Loading for Westermost Rough OWF

SEA CHALLENGER‘s first job – installation of 35 Siemens 6MW turbines at Westermost Rough offshore wind farm, has begun. The first 3 turbines have been installed.

Damen Starts Constructing Walk 2 Work Vessel on Speculation

Final touches have been made to the Damen Walk 2 Work vessel, a completely new and innovative design for the offshore support vessel market. Damen also decided to start building the vessel on speculation, this is marked with the start of the basic and consequently detailed engineering of the vessel.