Geoquip Marine has received a contract to work on the development of the Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) commercial project off the coast of Virginia Beach. For the first time since the founding of Geoquip Marine, this contract has demanded the simultaneous deployment of thre
Sparrows Group has secured a three-year contract renewal to supply a rental crane to Vedanta Resources in India.
Ørsted has joined a GBP 400,000 sea state forecasting project, launched by UK’s national Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Centre of Excellence, a collaboration between the University of Hull and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult. The project’s goal is to deliver a significant reduction in m
TAQA Bratani has filed its decommissioning programs for the Tern and North Cormorant platform topsides, located in the UK North Sea, to the UK authorities.
Bluestream Offshore has signed a contract for the inspection of above-water support structures at the Gemini offshore wind farm off the coast of the Netherlands. The company will provide management and inspection services, including the provision of a walk-to-work vessel, which will be one from the
Norther has issued two calls for tenders for service and maintenance of the Offshore High Voltage Substation (OHVS) at the Belgian Norther offshore wind farm. One contract will be awarded for service and maintenance of the OHVS topside with its electrical components, and one for mechanical services
UK authorities have approved Shell’s decommissioning plan for the Brent Alpha jacket, located in the UK sector of the North Sea.
Siemens Gamesa has secured a contract to provide wind turbines and long-term operation and maintenance services for the 78 MW Hiep Thanh nearshore wind farm in Vietnam. The Hiep Thanh wind farm will be located between one and three kilometres off the coast of Tra Vinh Province. The wind farm will fe
Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) has once again issued a tender for an operator of the FINO2 research platform. BMWi had issued a similar tender back in March which was cancelled in June after none of the offers received met the required conditions. The ministry now
Oil and gas company OKEA has successfully completed a turnaround on its operated Draugen platform located offshore Norway.
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and First Exploration & Production (First E&P) have completed SURF installation campaign on Anyala and Madu fields under OML 83 and OML 85, offshore Nigeria. The offshore installation campaign featured the installation, piling and grouting of subsea arc
Vestas has secured a 50 MW order with the Vietnamese EPC construction company, Bac Phuong JSC, for the second phase of the Dong Hai 1 intertidal wind project. This project win comes after Vestas was awarded the first phase of the project in December 2019. With this second phase in place, the 100 MW
NIWA scientists are surveying seafloor in the waters around Whakaari/White Island in the Bay of Plenty. Mapped in 2005 and again in 2019, the area is known for its underwater vents and canyons. However, the eruption of Whakaari/White Island in December last year is likely to have significantly alter
Swedish energy company Vattenfall, the developer of the 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm in the Dutch North Sea, is joining Amsterdam IJmuiden Offshore Ports (AYOP). By joining this public-private association which gathers more than 85 companies and organizations active in the offshore energy se
