The Italian Navy has selected subsea rescue system developed by energy services player Saipem in collaboration with Drass. It will equip the SDO-SuRS (Special & Diving Operations – Submarine Rescue Ship) ship, the new vessel for the rescue of submarines. The system integrates a latest generation rem
The second offshore substation platform (OSP) has been installed at the 857 MW Triton Knoll wind farm offshore Lincolnshire, the UK. The installation of OSP East, the last of the project’s two OSPs, was carried out by Seaway Strashnov overnight on Monday 15 June. “This is an important step in ensuri
Finnish technology company Wärtsilä has joined a global consortium of partners working on the Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS) project.
State-owned LNG Croatia, the developer of the country’s first import terminal, said Monday that all of the capacities at the planned Krk facility have been booked for the next three years. The LNG terminal on the Croatian island of Krk in the northern Adriatic Sea will have a capacity to send up to
London Stock Exchange-listed Predator Oil & Gas has established a new unit Predator LNG Ireland to advance an FSRU project in the country.
Aker Solutions has signed an agreement with cement manufacturer Norcem to deliver a CO2 capture, liquification and intermediate storage plant at Norcem’s factory in Brevik, Norway. The carbon capture plant in Brevik is part of the Norwegian demonstration project. Parliament should take the final dec
Dutch oceanographic consultancy Aqua Vision, has entered into partnership with geophysical sub-bottom specialist compatriot Stema Systems. Specifically, this partnership aims to provide a complete service package in sea floor and the water column understanding and investigation. “The driving force b
Offshore helicopter operator NHV Group has won an extension with Ithaca Energy to provide aviation services to the oil company’s several fields in the Scottish part of the North Sea.
KW Group has appointed Henry Currie as its new project engineer for both KW Designed Solutions and KW Pressure Testing. Currie will provide all of KW Group’s clients a single point of contact for projects from inception to completion. The Group said it has been considering a project engineer role wi
Swedish ferry company Stena Line has reached an agreement with the German Works Council to permanently close the ferry route between Trelleborg and Sassnitz due to the lower freight traffic caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The move will affect 130 German workers.
Aker BP is planning to explore the opportunity of using offshore wind energy at new oil & gas development areas offshore Norway. Aker BP and Equinor recently entered into an agreement in principle on commercial terms for the coordinated development of the licenses Krafla, Fulla, and North of Alvheim
Oil giant BP is expecting massive reductions to asset values during the second quarter of 2020 as a result of the combined hit of the oil price plunge and the COVID-19 pandemic.
UK’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has issued a call to fund research grant proposals in Marine Wave energy. According to EPSRC, the funding available for this call is approximately £4.5 million. EPSRC anticipates that proposals may vary in scale and scope depending on t
Oil and gas company Vår Energi is taking the Jotun FPSO ashore for upgrading to start the first stage of the life-extension process for the Balder Area in the North Sea.
