The Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Kjell-Børge Freiberg, has officially opened the power-from-shore solution which will provide the Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea with electricity for more than 50 years. Today Johan Sverdrup’s power from shore was officially switched on about a y
The Hydroquest-Hydrowatt consortium has assembled four hydrokinetic turbines in the Port of Lyon in eastern France, ahead of their installation in the River Rhône planned for later in October.
Global Maritime has been awarded a contract with Equinor from 2018 through 2020 for marine operations at the Njord field. The field was temporarily shut down in 2016 and the Njord A platform and the Njord B FSO taken to shore for refurbishment, due to be completed in 2020. Global Maritime has towed
After 18 months of combined dry and ocean testing of C3 wave energy converter, CorPower Ocean completed the demonstration of the device achieving the results said to support a step-change improvement in survivability and competitiveness of wave energy.
Marine energy developer Minesto has achieved initial electricity generation with its first commercial-scale marine energy kite during the commissioning program of the company’s low-flow tidal energy project in Wales. “We are entering a new era of renewable energy generation and Minesto is at the for
Swedish developer Minesto has achieved initial electricity generation with its first commercial-scale marine energy kite during the commissioning program of its Deep Green low-flow tidal energy project in Wales. The first 500kW utility-scale system of Minesto’s patented Deep Green technology has bee
C-Innovation, an affiliate of Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) and its family of companies, has opened a new dock facility in Port Fourchon, Louisiana, to expand the capabilities of its Subsea Services group. With more than 550 ft of open quayside, Bayou Lafourche is a main entrance into the facility, wh
The Norwegian government proposes to increase funding to geological surveying with NOK 50 million, to continue the acquisition of knowledge through mapping of the petroleum resources in the Northern parts of the Barents Sea. “Knowledge is crucial both for good resource management and to safeguard na
Two tidal energy schemes have been shortlisted to receive a prize for ‘outstanding project’ at this year’s edition of Scottish Green Energy Awards.
Unique Group has recently entered into a formal collaboration agreement with Norway-based Connector Subsea Solutions (CSS). Through the partnership, Unique Group will deliver complete lightweight and compact remote operated tools and systems for the cleaning, inspection, and maintenance of subsea ri
Mermaid Maritime’s Middle East business unit has been awarded a subsea services contract in a G.C.C country. The initial contract value is said to be USD 17 million. The contract duration is for 180 days, starting in May through to October 2019. The project will involve the use of the DP2 dive suppo
Twelve international ocean renewable energy companies will showcase their technologies and explore opportunities for strategic collaborations with other offshore energy industries at a dedicated pavilion set up as part of Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference (OEEC) 2018.
Danish renewable technology company Resen Waves has secured over £1 million to further advance its wave energy technology designed for use in the offshore oil and gas sector.
The offshore pipelay vessel ‘Audacia’ has started its work on the Nord Stream 2 project on Saturday. Allseas-operated Audacia is the second vessel, together with the Castoro Dieci (C10), to lay the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the German route section. Audacia started its installation works at the end
