The Balmoral Subsea Test Centre in Aberdeen has carried out hydrostatic tests on equipment that will be used to monitor the interaction between tidal turbines and marine mammals in the Pentland Firth. The linear actuators that were tested form part of a marine mammal monitoring station anchored to t
The Balmoral Subsea Test Centre in Aberdeen has carried out hydrostatic tests on equipment that will be used to monitor the interaction between tidal turbines and marine mammals in the Pentland Firth. The linear actuators that were tested form part of a marine mammal monitoring station anchored to t
A solar system has been anchored on the Langthwaite Reservoir in Lancashire, UK, by Northern Pontoon using a 3,000kg working load limit (WLL) lightweight gantry crane from Reid Lifting. The floating array features approximately 3,700 pontoon modules and 3,520 solar panels. The 7,200 square-meter sys
Maritime archaeologists onboard CSIRO research vessel Investigator have discovered an Australian freighter SS Iron Crown sunk by a Japanese submarine during World War II. The SS Iron Crown, a 100m long ore freighter, was sunk by a Japanese submarine on June 04, 1942 while travelling through Bass Str
Europe continues to lead the world in ocean energy deployments, and last year its tidal projects produced record volumes of electricity, according to yearly statistics published by Ocean Energy Europe. In 2018, European tidal stream installations reached 26.8MW, and wave energy installations 11.3MW.
Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS), reported loss for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019 of $65 million versus loss of $40 million in the prior-year quarter. Basic loss per share was 19 cents, down from 12 cents per share loss same time last year. Norway-based PGS generated $129 million in quarterly r
Maersk Supply Service has been chosen to deliver an integrated FPSO mooring installation and replacement solution for an American oil major in the Gulf of Guinea. Maersk Supply Service will provide the full work scope from project management to execution. Responsibilities undertaken as part of the p
RRS James Cook set sail to embark on a world-first experiment to develop methods for detecting and monitoring leaks of carbon dioxide (CO2) from sub-seabed reservoirs. This forms part of the internationally collaborative STEMM-CCS project, led by the NOC. The team will drill into the bed of the Nort
Shell has announced a significant discovery at the Blacktip prospect in the deep-water U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Evaluation is ongoing and appraisal planning is underway to further delineate the discovery and define development options. “Blacktip is Shell’s second material discovery in the Perdido Corrid
Alphabet Inc. (Google) has delivered a 10,000 kilometer long subsea link between Los Angeles in the US and Valparaiso in Chile. The Curie cable, named in honor of science pioneer Marie Skłodowska Curie, was completed earlier this week with landing in Valparaíso. Equinix was selected for Los Angeles
Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) operators are driving for more transparency around vessel performance as the market seeks to ‘level the playing field’ in offshore wind support, according to Reygar. Operators including Seacat Services, CWind, Tidal Transit, High Speed Transfers, and Maritime Craft Service
HullWiper has signed a hull cleaning frame agreement with Equinor for its fleet of oil and gas tankers operating in Scandinavia, Far East, Middle East and Europe. Simon Doran, HullWiper’s Managing Director says the partnership with Equinor reflects his company’s commitment to proving the global ship
Bibby HydroMap recently conducted a demonstration of DriX at the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult facility in Blyth. The key purpose of the demonstration was to showcase DriX being used in the offshore renewables sector to capture essential information at all stages of renewable projects. Du
Leask Marine’s vessel C-Fenna has completed wave buoy works on the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm in the UK. The vessel completed wave rider recovery and deployment operations for Fugro GB, who performed a variety of maintenance service operations on each buoy at the 1.2GW offshore wind proj
