SSE Services PLC has invited companies to pre-qualify for a tender to provide offshore blade inspection services using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). More specifically, Greater Gabbard Offshore Winds Limited, a joint venture between SSE plc and innogy, is looking to inspect 105 turbines during 201
SSE Services PLC has invited companies to pre-qualify for a tender to provide offshore blade inspection services using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). More specifically, Greater Gabbard Offshore Winds Limited, a joint venture between SSE plc and innogy, is looking to inspect 105 turbines during 201
The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) plans to start a new industry competition next month with the aim of reducing emissions and fuel consumption in offshore wind vessels. OWA is now calling on the industry to respond to a Request for Information (RFI) to inform the scope of the compet
GC Rieber Shipping has entered into a ship management contract with Statnett Transport for technical management of Statnett’s ro-ro vessels Elektron and Elektron II. The vessels are mainly used for subsea works and transport of transformers, generators and turbines to Norwegian energy plants. The co
Topaz Energy and Marine has taken delivery of the subsea vessel Topaz Tiamat from Vard at its shipyard in Brattvaag, Norway. The vessel will go straight to work in the North Sea under the charter agreement with Norwegian contractor Reach Subsea. The charter is for two and a half years, with three ye
Scottish engineering consultancy QED Naval said that its Subhub tidal power platform was lifted into the water earlier this month. The lift was managed and supported by Doyle Shipping Group who conducted all stevedoring operations and provided boat support. They contracted Kavanagh Cranes to perform
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Shell said it has decided to go with subsea compression as a concept for the Ormen Lange Phase 3 to increase the recovery rate from the reservoir. The partnership will now choose between two remaining options for subsea compression; one for wet gas developed by OneSubsea and built on technology inst
An alliance of global companies from the plastics and consumer goods value chain has launched a new organization to advance solutions to eliminate plastic waste in the environment, especially in the ocean. The cross value chain Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW), currently made up of nearly thirty
Fugro is set to start its first project using new multipurpose ROV support vessel, Edda Sun,with mobilisation for the IRM contract planned for March 2019. With a recently announced two-year charter of the Edda Sun, Fugro has enhanced its IRM, construction and decommissioning support services in Euro
Wild Well Control (Wild Well), a Superior Energy Services company, has announced the expansion of its Montrose facility at South Ferryden, UK. Wild Well maintains the WellCONTAINED subsea containment system at Montrose Port. The equipment is staged in a ready-to-deploy state and includes full subsea
Equinor has, together with its partners Petoro, ExxonMobil and Total, proven gas and condensate in the Norwegian Sea Ragnfrid North exploration well. Recoverable resources are estimated at 6-25 million barrels of oil equivalent. “We are pleased to start the new year by announcing a new discovery. Ex
Bureau Veritas has been awarded a four-year contract with Neptune Energy to provide second and third-party inspection services for the new Fenja oil and gas field development, offshore Norway. The Fenja Field, which is estimated to hold 100 million barrels of oil, lies in the Norwegian Sea. Formerly
The Nederlands-based technical solutions provider Seatec has received new orders for the ARIS 3000 Sonar. Units are sold to Benelux Offshore operator and will be used for UXO identification work. According to the company, the delivery is scheduled for Q1. The ARIS Explorer 3000 works in zero visibil
