Operations & Maintenance
HR Wallingford and Rostock University Collaborate on Scour Research
HR Wallingford and the University of Rostock are conducting a research on the development of scour on offshore substation jacket foundations located in the German part of the North Sea.
Xodus to Size Up Scottish Subsea Power
Xodus Group is undertaking an international study on behalf of Scottish Enterprise to determine competitiveness and innovation in the Scottish subsea market and benchmark capabilities with regions across the world. Over the next 12 months, the findings should help shape a range of projects and activ
Wello inks wave deal with Chinese conglomerate
Finnish wave energy developer Wello has signed a deal with Chinese conglomerate CIMC OEI to develop wave energy projects in China.
Bourbon 2017 Revenue Drops 22 Pct
Bourbon has seen its revenue decline some 19 percent year-on-year for the quarter ended December 31, 2017, and some 22 percent for the full-year 2017. The French vessel owner and offshore services provider generated a total of €181.6 million in fourth-quarter 2017 revenue. Adjusted Q4 revenue was €1
3D at Depth Delivers 300 Offshore LiDAR Metrologies
3D at Depth said it has completed its 300th subsea LiDAR spool metrology. The subsea LiDAR measurement, conducted offshore within the Mediterranean Sea, covered 8 long spool metrologies with lengths greater than 90 meters and was completed in 24 hours. According tot the company, the project delivere
AgileTek Expands Team
Subsea engineering analysis consultancy, AgileTek, has made two new appointments and a key promotion. Soo-hyeong Kim has joined the company as a graduate engineering analyst, alongside Andrew Olson, who has taken on the role of business development engineer. The company is also building on recent su
WATCH: Aubin Demos New System for Subsea Lifting
Aubin has released footage from a successful trial of its Underwater Lifting System (ULS) recently conducted at Aberdeen University’s OceanLab facility. Aubin has been engaged with the university in a two-year knowledge transfer partnership (KTP) funded by Innovate UK. The ULS is designed to allow R
Oregon’s waves could create 1,000 jobs per 1GW of deployment
Giving a European perspective on American wave energy test site creation, the Managing Director of Orkney-based consultancy Aquatera, Gareth Davies, gave an estimate on the effects the center could have on the Oregon coast economy and the marine industry as a whole.
First East Anglia ONE Jackets Arrive in Belfast
The first batch of jacket foundations for the East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm has arrived at Harland and Wolff’s (H&W) building dock in Belfast, Ireland, where they will be fully assembled.
First East Anglia ONE Jackets Arrive in Belfast
The first batch of jacket foundations for the East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm has arrived at Harland and Wolff’s (H&W) building dock in Belfast, Ireland, where they will be fully assembled.
Italians launch upgrade works on H24 wave machine
The Italian start-up company 40South Energy Italia is currently conducting upgrades on the H24 wave energy device ahead of its redeployment at Marina di Pisa, off Italy.
Aquatic Develops New Tensioner Control System
Aquatic said it has designed and developed a new control system for its range of tensioner systems, for handling of flexibles, umbilicals and steel pipes for the oil and gas and renewables markets. The technology has been developed by Aquatic’s in-house engineering team – in collaboration with clien
Sea Power Platform tackling FloWave swells (Video)
Engineering and technology development company 4c Engineering is finalizing tank testing activities on its Sea Power Platform at the FloWave test facility in Edinburgh.
Bibby Offshore Strikes Dunlin Decom Deal with Fairfield Energy
Fairfield Energy has awarded Bibby Offshore a contract for the subsea infrastructure decommissioning (SID) of the Greater Dunlin Area. Bibby Offshore has been awarded the contract with a consortium of companies including The Port of Cromarty Firth. The scope of the contract includes the subsea infra