XOCEAN has been tasked with performing geophysical survey operations, starting this month, for the 2,200 MW Western HVDC Link cable route between Hunterston, Scotland, and the Wirral, England. XOCEAN’s uncrewed survey vessels (USVs) X-05 and X-29 will be used for the geophysical inspection survey of
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Greece’s transmission system operator (TSO) Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO), as the project promoter of the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) that will connect Cyprus and Israel, has submitted an investment approval request to the regulatory authorities of both countries. This is the nec
Breakwater rehabilitation works have started in Portugal for Eco Wave Power’s megawatt-scale wave energy project following damage caused by a storm. Administração dos Portos do Douro, Leixões e Viana do Castelo (APDL) is carrying out the rehabilitation works at the Barra do Douro breakwater in Porto
Greek Hellenic Cables, the cables segment of Belgium-headquartered Cenergy Holdings, has secured a turnkey contract from the Greek transmission system operator (TSO), Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO), valued at approximately €1.5 billion, to deliver the Corinth-Kos HVDC electrical inte
A £150 million (around €175.6 million) extreme environment center capable of simulating currents, waves and wind is planned to be built in the UK, enabling the testing of technologies in realistic simulated conditions for the subsea and offshore wind markets, among other things. Being developed by N
UK-headquartered energy giant BP has put into production an expansion project of a field in the U.S. Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico) that was discovered in 1998. BP reported today, July 30, the start-up of the Atlantis Major Facility Expansion project, which adds two new subsea water injection well
Allseas has secured a contract with Western LNG to install the critical subsea section of the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) pipeline in Canada. Located in the remote waters of north-western British Columbia, near the Alaska border, the subsea pipeline forms the final link in the 700-kilomete
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) and Elia Group, through its international development platform WindGrid, have acquired a subsea interconnector project that will link the UK and Germany from Copenhagen Infrastructure V, managed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP). Appro
Eni and TotalEnergies have taken the final investment decision (FID) for the development of Cronos, the first gas development in Cyprus, with production start-up expected in 2028. Operated by Eni and located in deep offshore waters approximately 185 kilometers southwest of the coast of Cyprus, in of
Liverpool Bay CCS Limited (LBCCS) has entered into a lease with The Crown Estate for its CO2 transportation and storage project offshore the UK, the country’s first carbon capture and storage (CCS) project to repurpose existing infrastructure. The Liverpool Bay CCS project will operate as the backbo
PosHYdon, the first project in the world to combine offshore wind power, hydrogen production, and natural gas production at sea, has started the production of green hydrogen on an operational offshore platform in the North Sea. The Q13a-A platform, operated by Eni Energy Netherlands, is located appr
With over 350 kilometers of offshore and onshore cable laid, the NeuConnect high-voltage submarine cable that will create the first direct energy transmission link between the UK and Germany has reached the halfway point in its cabling program. The milestone comes as NeuConnect marks the third anniv
As offshore wind monopiles continue to increase in size, the installation phase is emerging as a key structural design consideration for jack-up vessels. According to a recent GustoMSC study, loads generated during monopile lowering can approach — and in some cases exceed — those associated with ext
