Deepwater Installation
Equinor funding shallow-water floating wind mooring project in U.S.
The U.S. National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium (NOWRDC) is funding a project developing a shallow-water floating offshore wind concept, with cost-share being provided by Equinor. The team behind the project includes the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (UMass) as the main co
Westwood: Q2 2021 subsea tree demand forecast at 82 units
Subsea tree order intake for the second quarter of 2021 is estimated at 82 units, representing 32 per cent of the anticipated 260 units to be awarded in 2021, according to market research provider Westwood. Key projects to watch in 2Q 2021 include Equinor’s Bacalhau and Total’s Lapa South West in Br
Good vibrations: RWE and Co to test quiet pile driving method
RWE Renewables, itap, BioConsult SH, the University of Stuttgart, and Technische Universität Berlin are to research an innovative vibratory pile driving technique at RWE’s Kaskasi offshore wind farm. The new method for installing foundations is said to have the potential to significantly reduce unde
UK universities get grants for underwater offshore wind research
The Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub has awarded four UK institutions with grants from its third Flexible Funding call for research projects focused on underwater offshore wind infrastructure. Southampton University received a share of the awarded £800,000 for a project aimed to identify
Irish secure €2.88M for prototype robotic subsea drill
The Irish government has allocated €2.88 million for a project that aims to develop a prototype subsea robotic drilling system for the offshore wind sector, amongst others. Mincon Group and its partners Subsea Micropiles, the National University of Ireland and the University of Limerick will design
Aker Solutions reveals good figures in 2021 start
Aker Solutions has reported growth in both earnings and order intake in the first quarter of 2021, with about 35 per cent of new contracts related to the energy transition. In Q1 2021, Aker Solutions saw an EBITDA of NOK 427 million (approximately EUR 42.5 million), with a margin of 6.6 per cent, an
Foundation installation starts at Ørsted’s Greater Changhua OWF
Heerema Marine Contractors’ (HMC) vessel Aegir has started installing jacket foundations at Ørsted’s Greater Changhua offshore wind project site in Taiwan. The vessel is currently installing the jacket for one of the two offshore substations of the Greater Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind farms. Aegi
Baker Hughes gets subsea order from Petrobras
Baker Hughes has been awarded a subsea equipment contract from Petrobras as part of the Marlim and Voador field revitalization plan.
Fugro on Canada deep-water site investigation duty for Equinor
Equinor has selected Fugro to perform a deep-water site investigation in Canada’s Flemish Pass, offshore Newfoundland and Labrador.
TechnipFMC gets go-ahead for Santos’ Barossa subsea works
TechnipFMC has received a notice to proceed with the subsea production system contract from the Australian energy giant Santos for the Barossa gas field project.
Shell, RWE & co move forward with German offshore wind-to-hydrogen project
Project partners Shell, RWE, GASCADE, and Gasunie have signed a declaration of intent to further intensify their collaboration on the AquaDuctus project. The AquaDuctus pipeline will transport green hydrogen from the German North Sea directly to the continent. It is part of the AquaVentus initiative
Equinor and partners to invest $384 million in Barents Sea project
Equinor and its partners Petoro, Total, Neptune, and Wintershall Dea have decided to develop the Askeladd Vest project off Norway.
Fugro rolls in Jumbo’s positioning contract for Mero 1 offshore Brazil
Dutch survey contractor Fugro has secured positioning and construction support services job for offshore installation contractor Jumbo Maritime on the Mero 1 deepwater field development offshore Brazil.
DEME and Gould complete preps for subsea drill load-out in France
Gould Heavy Lift Services and DEME Offshore have performed the load-in, assembly, and preparations for the load out of the new offshore drill equipment for the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind project. For DEME, the Dutch company provided the engineering, project management, rigging and turnkey execution