SIMEC Atlantis Energy has recently completed the subsea cutting process for the decommissioning of SeaGen tidal turbine. The SeaGen turbine, previously the world record holder for tidal generation, is the first tidal generator to be decommissioned in Strangford Lough, the company said in a social me
Rem Offshore has signed a total of 5 term contracts for the fleet with a total contract value of more than NOK 200 million. The vessels which have been awarded new contracts are Rem Mira, Rem Cetus, Rem Insula, and vessels to be named Rem Trader and Rem Inspector. “The value of these contracts signi
DEME Offshore has selected tier one suppliers for its Moray East offshore windfarm foundation contract. The company said that the announcement of tier one suppliers for its EPCI works marks the culmination of around 1.5 years of work, which it carried out under an early works contract for the design
The expedition crew aboard the late Paul G. Allen’s research vessel RV Petrel discovered wreckage from USS Wasp (CV 7), which was sunk in 1942. Wasp, found Jan. 14, was sunk September 15, 1942, by four Japanese torpedoes from the Japanese submarine I-19 while escorting transports carrying the Sevent
Polarcus has started new 3D marine seismic acquisition program over the Paddavissie Fairway on Block 11B/12B offshore South Africa, Africa Energy informed. Polarcus Limited will perform the 3D marine seismic acquisition program utilizing the seismic vessel Polarcus Asima. Jan Maier, Africa Energy’s
Oceaneering International has secured a contract renewal from Equinor, covering the provision of maintenance, reliability and integrity management. The contract, which was originally awarded to Oceaneering’s integrity business in 2005 and competitively tendered again in December 2013, is extended un
Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of Wintershall and its portfolio of pipes, risers, control cables and subsea facilities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The objective of the audit was to see how Wintershall follows up and safeguards the integrity of pipes, risers,
Telia Carrier and Telxius have announced an agreement for multi-terabit capacity services combining transatlantic capacity from Telxius in the new 6,600 km MAREA cable system and Telia Carrier’s European backbone network. The combination of Telia Carrier’s extensive terrestrial European and North Am
Okeanus Science & Technology (Okeanus) has provided equipment to marine survey provider TerraSond in support of its recent wind farm survey work off of the East Coast of the United States. “Okeanus is proud to provide TerraSond the tools necessary to ensure safe, efficient, and productive surveys ar
DOF Subsea Norway (DOF), together with Ocean Floor Geophysics (OFG), has completed geophysical mapping of a 5 km2 area in Bjørnafjord, Norway, for Statens Vegvesen (SVV). The project was executed using the Hugin AUV ‘Chercheur’, owned and operated by OFG, in combination with the small survey catamar
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) said it has signed a master service contract with an undisclosed offshore oil and gas operator. The contract will govern all work with this customer within the U.S. and the U.S. outer continental shelf, including the provision of goods and services, OPT said. George H.
Fugro has been awarded a contract by TenneT for the delivery of UXO services at offshore wind farm development in Dutch coastal waters. The contract follows from the previous involvement in route survey activities at the site. Fugro will utilize Atlantis Dweller vessel, equipped with a work-class re
Vattenfall has issued a tender seeking a company to carry out wind turbine blade repair for its wind energy projects across Europe. The awarded company will be responsible for work on both offshore and onshore wind projects in the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark and Sweden. According to Vatten
North Carolina’s Governor Roy Cooper has set aside USD 1.5 million to boost clean energy and green businesses in the proposed 2019-2021 budget, including a study on North Carolina’s potential to host offshore wind operations and associated jobs. The USD 300,000 study would evaluate state-owned and p
