Operations & Maintenance
Minesto seeks tidal control systems engineer
Swedish tidal energy developer Minesto is looking to hire a control systems engineer who would join its concept group based in Gothenburg.
Atlantis passes bond offer minimum
Edinburgh-based renewable energy developer Atlantis Resources has raised over £2 million in its ongoing bond offer.
Enpro Subsea and DOF Subsea in Flow Intervention Alliance
Enpro Subsea and DOF Subsea have struck a memorandum of understanding (MoU) which will leverage each company’s expertise and portfolio of assets to deliver production solutions throughout the life of field. Their announcement, at the Subsea Tieback Forum and Exhibition in Galveston, Texas, sees Enpr
Red Ink Flows for Bourbon
Bourbon has seen its net loss more than doubled in 2017 as revenues slipped some 22 percent and impairment charges hiked. French vessel owner and offshore services provider booked a net loss of €576 million ($712 million) for the twelve months in 2017. This result compares with €279 million ($345 mi
Subsea 7 Lands New Gig
Subsea 7 said it has been awarded of a contract with an undisclosed client for a conventional project in shallow water. According to the company, offshore campaign is scheduled for 2019. The rest of the details have been kept confidential at this time due to contractual obligations, Subsea 7 said in
Aquabotix ROV Gets Water Linked GPS
Aquabotix has entered into a partnership with Norwegian technology supplier Water Linked. As part of the partnership, Aquabotix will integrate the Water Linked Underwater GPS system with its Endura ROV. This should enable greater underwater positioning for Aquabotix across a wide range of applicatio
McDermott and CB&I Deal Secures Final Regulatory Clearance
McDermott and CB&I have received antitrust clearance in Russia for their proposed combination. With this clearance, McDermott and CB&I have received all the required competition authority approvals for the transaction. As previously announced on December 18, 2017, McDermott and CB&I agreed to combin
Swansea Bay: What ever happened to the world’s first tidal lagoon?
It’s been more than a year since a government-commissioned report said to get on with it, Zachary Davies Boren from Unearthed writes.
Boaty McBoatface Completes Its First Under-Ice Dive in Antarctica
The National Oceanography Centre’s (NOC) autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) Autosub Long Range (ALR), known as ‘Boaty McBoatface’, was successfully recovered last week following its first under-ice mission beneath the Filchner Ice Shelf in West Antarctica. This marks a significant milestone in prov
SeaTerra Keeps Trianel Windpark Borkum II UXO-Free
SeaTerra has completed UXO survey, investigation of targets and disposal of ordnance targets, at Trianel Windpark Borkum II offshore wind farm site. SeaTerra examined and cleared in recent weeks and months numerous metal objects from the future OWF Trianel Borkum West II. The project is going to est
Madrid researchers closer to cracking deepwater tidal challenge
Researchers from the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM) have developed procedures and designs to extract power from marine currents in deep areas while at the same time optimizing the cost of energy production.
N-Sea Progresses UXO Campaign on East Anglia ONE
N-Sea is part-way through a unexploded ordnance (UXO) clearance campaign for ScottishPower Renewables at the East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm. The contract for UXO clearance works started in December 2017 and includes UXO inspection, identification and clearance on the array area and export cable
Bibby Offshore Scores Hat-Trick with Oil and Gas Supermajor
Bibby Offshore has secured three individual multi-million pound contract wins with an oil and gas supermajor. The initial contract will see Bibby Offshore complete riser replacement works including a production/test riser and riser buoy connector pipe change-out at one of the client’s oil fields, si
Looking ahead at the Maritime & Offshore Career Event 2018
On Wednesday the 28th of March, the Maritime & Offshore Career Event takes place at WTC Rotterdam. It’s the twelfth edition, with lots of attention for offshore wind and inland shipping this year.