Wave loading on the Lugar de Baixo marina on the island of Madeira (Portugal) is so severe that the marina cannot be used and the breakwater suffered serious damage. A new breakwater is needed. Deltares is advising the local government, conducting a model study in the Delta Basin to test the design
Westermost Rough Ltd, London, and Nexans recently signed an agreement for the delivery and assembly of medium-voltage submarine cables for the Westermost Rough wind farm, which is to be built eight kilometres off the Holderness coast in Yorkshire. The order encompasses around 53 kilometres of submar
Nigeria: Sand Dredger Killed in Lagos Explosion An explosion under the Festac Link Bridge yesterday killed one person and left another seriously injured. Nigeria: Lagos Police Arrests Suspect for Explosion The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a man in connection with the explosion which occ
Elia System Operator SA is seeking contractors for land reclamation work related to the connection of Belgian offshore wind farms. The contract will be awarded via Elia Asset nv or some other subsidiary of the Elia group. Under the Belgian Offshore Grid project (BOG), Elia wants to build offshore in
The International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) has recognised Mike Hoyle, one of GL Noble Denton’s leading technical authorities for offshore oil and gas structures, for his contribution to new ISO Standards for the site-specific assessment of mobile offshore units. The IDAC Committee
This video shows the new state of the art dredging software used by the backhoe dredger PAT M. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. Amazing fast 3D graphics and perfect control, remote access and viewing from the office via the internet. [map
BPP-Cables shows simulation of the offshore wind monopile cable protection system pull-in. OrcaFlex 9.6 was used to model the cable inside the cable protection system. BPP-Cables provides cable engineering and procurement services to the offshore energy sector. It is a subsidiary of BPP-TECH and Kep
At the occasion of the International Tidal Energy Summit in November in London, SCHOTTEL presented the first SCHOTTEL TIDAL Generator (STG 50) to the public. Optimum generator size The SCHOTTEL Tidal Generator is a new approach on the market, focussing especially on high efficiency at relatively low
EDT Offshore announces the delivery of its first 150 Hp 3,000 meter rated Quasar Mk II ROV System. The Quasar is manufactured by Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) a well regarded manufacturer of subsea trenching and work class ROV systems. The Quasar MkII builds on the proven design of the MkI system to d
EDT Offshore has taken the delivery of its first 150 Hp 3,000 meter rated Quasar Mk II ROV System. The Quasar is manufactured by Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) a well regarded manufacturer of subsea trenching and work class ROV systems. The Quasar MkII builds on the proven design of the MkI system to d
In the wake of the Macondo accident in 2010, Maersk Drilling and Maersk Training established a task force to determine how to build further on the solid foundation of IWCF and take training of the offshore crews to the next level. A very visible outcome of this work is the highly advanced drilling s
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) today notified all owners and users of H-4 risers and wellhead connectors about a safety alert from GE Oil & Gas related to the equipment. The PSA has learned of an incident in January 2013 in the Gulf of Mexico, where the lower part of an H-4 connector in
In this video the Aquatic Solutions UK Truxor Amphibious Machine is using a clamshell bucket for silt removal and silt dredging. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. Driven with care and with its minimal ground pressure, damage to riverbanks
IOS InterMoor AS, an Acteon company, has secured a contract from Eni Norge to provide two complete mooring spreads for developmental drilling in the Goliat oilfield in the Barents Sea, offshore Norway. Under the terms of this three-year contract, IOS InterMoor will provide the rig moorings with asso
