Seabased, a Swedish/Norwegian company that builds and installs wave energy parks, plans to establish production facilities in Brevik. The Brevik facility will build and test Wave Energy Converters (WECs) that will be part of several upcoming projects, including a 100 MW installment off the coast of
Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract, with the value between USD 150 million and USD 300 million, by Statoil for the provision of subsea inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) services on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Subsea 7 will provide IMR services for Statoil’s 560 subsea wells on the NCS.
On 23 April, University of Limerick (UL) launched a EUR 2 million Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), delivered by Forum Energy Technologies and fine-tuned by researches from UL’s Centre for Robotics and Intelligence Systems. The ROV will be used for inspection, repair and maintenance of underwater par
Van Oord has deployed its new trencher, the Dig-It, for the first time, at the Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind project in the German sector of the North Sea. Van Oord’s new trencher has expanded the company’s cable laying and burial capabilities. The Dig-It, also known as the Q Trencher 1600, is a
Swedish marine energy developer Minesto has completed the first offshore installation phase of the project aimed at demonstrating the company’s marine energy technology Deep Green in utility scale.
Finnish developer AW-Energy has secured additional funding from the MaRINET2 program to continue WaveRoller device tank testing under a second collaboration project with Queen’s University Belfast.
Green outfit Ecotricity has presented the UK government with two alternative offshore tidal lagoon proposals – said to be able to produce the same amount of energy as Swansea Bay tidal lagoon scheme for half the cost.
Wave energy company Seabased has opted for Norway for the establishment a production facility for its wave energy devices that could employ 120 people in the first two years.
Statoil has informed that it is all set for the installation of Snefrid Nord gas field subsea template in the Norwegian Sea. The announcement comes just one year after the development of the Snefrid Nord got the green light by the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. The Statoil-operated Snefrid Nord g
Scotrenewables Tidal Power’s SR2000 tidal turbine hit a new milestone on May 7, when it reached 365 days (combined) of being deployed at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) demonstration site in Orkney.
Ithaca Energy, a UK North Sea oil and gas operator, has informed that the Harrier field development is on track for startup in mid-2018. The Harrier field, together with the Stella field, is a part of the Greater Stella Area (GSA), located in the Central Graben area of the Central North Sea. Accordi
Bibby Offshore has secured a fixed term framework agreement with Spirit Energy for the inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) works, ROV inspection and subsea survey operations across a number of North Sea structures and pipelines. The two-year agreement, which follows on from a previous five-year
Providence Resources has awarded a contract to Gardline for the acquisition of a new high resolution 2D reflection seismic survey over the Newgrange prospect, off the south-west coast of Ireland. Gardline plans to mobilize the M/V Kommandor vessel to carry out the data acquisition during Q3 2018, su
The European Technology and Innovation Platform for Ocean Energy (ETIP Ocean) has set up a webinar that will look into the financial puzzle project developers face while ‘putting together’ their ocean energy projects.
