Offshore Wind
Oil & Gas, Offshore Wind Joint Industry Project Leads to WIN WIN Situation
The DNV GL-led WIN WIN (WINd-powered Water INjection) project, which gathered industry players from oil & gas and offshore wind sectors, including ExxonMobil, ENI Norge, Nexen Petroleum UK Ltd., Statoil, VNG Norge, PG Flow Solutions and ORE Catapult, is on the right track to make the best use of bot
ERSG Expands to Hamburg
Following the recent launch of its Dutch office, the recruitment specialist ERSG has opened a new office in Hamburg, Germany. ERSG has appointed Taimur Malik as the Country Manager in Germany. Malik said: “I am tremendously excited to be joining ERSG as the Country Manager for Germany. Having worked
Siemens Hires SMC for Marine Coordination at Borkum Riffgrund 1
Specialist Marine Consultants Ltd (SMC) has again been picked to provide offshore Marine Supervision for Siemens on the Borkum Riffgrund 1 Project. SMC’s marine supervisors will be responsible for the daily coordination of vessels for crew transfers and the transportation of supplies. They will be u
Siemens Hires SMC for Marine Coordination at Borkum Riffgrund 1
Specialist Marine Consultants Ltd (SMC) has again been picked to provide offshore Marine Supervision for Siemens on the Borkum Riffgrund 1 Project. SMC’s marine supervisors will be responsible for the daily coordination of vessels for crew transfers and the transportation of supplies. They will be u
Damen Revamping Sea Installer
Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam (DSAm), part of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion, is currently undertaking a major modification and maintenance project on A2SEA’s jack-up vessel Sea Installer, which arrived at DSAm on 10 April. The yard’s primary focus will be to upgrade the vessel’s main crane. With its in
Barge Master Wins ‘Spotlight on New Technology’ Award at OTC
Barge Master has received the Spotlight on New Technology award for its T40 motion compensated knuckle boom crane at this year’s Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston. “We are extremely honored to be receiving the Spotlight on New Technology award for our BM-T40 motion compensated knuckle
Danes Majorly Into Renewables
One in three Danes wants Denmark’s electricity to come exclusively from renewable energy sources within the next five years, with only 10% of the country’s population willing to wait 15 years or more for this to happen, according to a survey commissioned by DONG Energy. Almost 77% of respondents pre
Damen and GustoMSC Set Up Jack-Up One Stop Shop
The Damen Shipyards Group and GustoMSC have started collaborating in order to produce a range of self-propelled and non-self-propelled jack-up platforms for the offshore industries – the DG JACK range. The collaboration, announced at this year’s OTC in Houston, will be based on GustoMSC’s track reco
Liebherr Installs Custom-Made Offshore Crane on Giant 7
Liebherr’s offshore crane division installed a board offshore crane, type BOS 35000, on the Giant 7 heavy lift barge, which installed the first foundations at the Wikinger offshore wind farm at the end of the last month. The crane was specially developed for the use on Giant 7, and the entire projec
Liebherr Installs Custom-Made Offshore Crane on Giant 7
Liebherr’s offshore crane division installed a board offshore crane, type BOS 35000, on the Giant 7 heavy lift barge, which installed the first foundations at the Wikinger offshore wind farm at the end of the last month. The crane was specially developed for the use on Giant 7, and the entire projec
Ulstein Unveils New Cable Layer
Norwegian ship designer and shipbuilder Ulstein has introduced a new design for a cable laying vessel featuring an in-house developed Cable Arch system. The LX109 vessel combines the Ulstein Cable Arch system with open top vessel design, resulting in a total of 12,500 tonnes of power cable that can
Remøy Staffing ABB’s New Cable-Layer
Remøy Management AS applied to fill several positions on ABB’s new cable-laying vessel, to be delivered next year, and advertised job vacancies. Deemed the world’s most modern cable-layer, the vessel is under construction at Kleven shipyard in Norway, with delivery expected in the first half of 2017
FPP Taps Into OPES’ Oil & Gas Knowledge
Floating Power Plant A/S (FPP), the developer of a device that combines floating wind and wave energy, has entered into an design, engineering, and technology development agreement with Ocean Power & Energy Services AS (OPES), an affiliate of Cefront Technology AS. FPP said that the partnership prov
FPP Taps Into OPES’ Oil & Gas Knowledge
Floating Power Plant A/S (FPP), the developer of a device that combines floating wind and wave energy, has entered into an design, engineering, and technology development agreement with Ocean Power & Energy Services AS (OPES), an affiliate of Cefront Technology AS. FPP said that the partnership prov