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UK OWFs Keep Bladt’s Aalborg Site Busy
The Hornsea Project One offshore substation Z13 arrived at Bladt Industries’ site in Aalborg last week, the company informed via social media, where it also published a photo of the first load out of its share of the Walney Extension transition pieces.
Offshore safety body finds flaws during Statfjord probe
Norwegian oil and gas safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has found two non-conformities and two improvement points during a late life safety probe of Statoil’s Statfjord platforms. Statfjord lies close to the boundary line between the Norwegian and UK continental shelves in the Tampe
Hornsea One Work for GMS Duo
DONG Energy has chosen the Aberdeen-based Gulf Marine Services UK to provide offshore accommodation for workers on the 1.2GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm.
IOG gets export route for Southern North Sea assets with pipeline buy
Independent Oil and Gas has signed a sale and purchase agreement (SPA) regarding the acquisition of the recently decommissioned Thames gas pipeline in the Southern North Sea (SNS). To remind, the company recently extended the memorandum of understanding signed in January to facilitate the signing of
Novatek’s gas production drops in Q1
Novatek, the developer of the giant Yamal LNG project in Russia, reported on Monday a decline of 8.8% in its gas production in the first quarter of this year. Russia’s second-biggest natural gas producer said in its preliminary report that it produced 15.7 billion cubic meters (bcm) in the first qua
Oil companies have a gap to close when it comes to exploration, Shearwater CEO says
Late last year, a new marine seismic player emerged in Norway. Named Shearwater GeoServices, the geophysical company was created through a 5050 joint venture between two Norwegian companies, the shipping company GC Rieber and the investment company Rasmussengruppen. As part of the deal, Shearwater t
First Tahkoluoto OWF Blades Arrive to Finland
The first wind turbine blades for the 40MW Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm in Finland arrived to Mäntyluoto port in Pori.
First Tahkoluoto OWF Blades Arrive to Finland
The first wind turbine blades for the 40MW Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm in Finland arrived to Mäntyluoto port in Pori.
Bibby HydroMap Scanning for UXO at Saint-Brieuc OWF Site
Bibby HydroMap is carrying out an UXO survey at the site of the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm in France, developed by the Iberdrola-led consortium Ailes Marines.
Sea Installer Mobilising for Race Bank
A2SEA’s jackup Sea Installer is mobilising at the shipyard WD Close in Newcastle as the vessel is getting ready to start installing the 91 Siemens 6MW turbines at DONG Energy’s Race Bank offshore wind farm at the end of April.
Damen to buy Keppel Verolme shipyard
Dutch offshore shipbuilder Damen has agreed to buy the Keppel Verolme shipyard from Singapore’s largest rig builder, Keppel Offshore & Marine. Keppel said the proposed sale comes after a strategic review and as part of the company’s efforts to optimize its operations and rationalise its global netwo
Sovcomflot CEO: LNG to fuel future tanker industry
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) as fuel will play a significant role in increasing the environmental compatibility and efficiency of the large-capacity vessels in the future, according to Sovcomflot’s president and CEO Sergey Frank.
Stanislav Yudin Installs Second Set of Beatrice Piles
Seaway Heavy Lifting’s Stanislav Yudin has installed the second set of piles for jacket foundations at the 580MW Beatrice offshore wind farm in Outer Moray Firth, Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL) said.
Iceni Legend Launched
Iceni Marine’s latest addition to the fleet, Iceni Legend, was launched on 7 April.