Operations & Maintenance
Wales sets 70% clean energy target
Welsh government has set a target for Wales to generate 70% of its electricity consumption from renewable energy by 2030.
Orkney outlines sustainable energy path driven by innovation
A Sustainable Energy Strategy for Orkney was launched last week as part of the official opening of the Surf ‘n’ Turf hydrogen community energy project.
i3 Energy Submits Liberator Field Development Plan
i3 Energy has submitted environmental statement (ES) and field development plan (FDP) for its 100% operated Liberator field located offshore UK. The Liberator ES has been submitted to the Department for Business, Environment and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) for review and public consultation. The ES a
Royal IHC and Subsea 7 Finalize New Reel Lay Vessel Order
Royal IHC and Subsea 7 have signed a firm contract for the design and build of a new reel lay vessel, following a letter of intent announced in September this year. The vessel will be capable of installing rigid flowlines including pipe-in-pipe systems from shallow waters to depths of up to 3000m. W
SAL Presents ‘Marine Projects’ Division
SAL is launching its Marine Projects department, a team dedicated to heavy lift shipping and marine installation support. The team will be headed by Sune Thorleifsson (Head of Projects) who explains: “Marine Projects is a natural evolution of services for which SAL is already well known. For more th
Applied Acoustics’ Nexus 2 for Baltic Sea Survey
Contractors working in the Gulf of Finland in the eastern Baltic Sea have selected Applied Acoustics’ Nexus 2 USBL system to carry out sidescan sonar surveys in advance of engineering works as well as for use in marine archaeological operations. The award of this contract is notable as it marks the
Top news, September 25 – October 1, 2017
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from September 25 until October 1, 2017.
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (September 25 – October 01). TechnipFMC has been awarded by Statoil an engineering, procurement, construction and installation contract. It covers the execution of the subsea pipeline connection for th
UK PM May urged once again to green-light Swansea lagoon
Welsh Conservatives have written to the UK Prime Minister Theresa May asking for the full support for the proposed Swansea Bay tidal lagoon scheme.
Seaborn and Aqua Comms Establish New Subsea Link
Seaborn and Aqua Comms have formed a strategic alliance to provide a new subsea route between South America and Europe. Seaborn’s Seabras-1 subsea fiber network between São Paulo and New York now directly interconnects with Aqua Comms’ America-Europe Connect-1 (AEConnect), Ireland’s first subsea fib
Partrac Collects Data for Scottish Aquaculture Project
UK marine survey company Partrac has recently provided sea bed erosion data to the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), for a project aimed at upgrading a fish waste dispersion model (NewDEPOMOD). Used by the Regulator to underpin the consenting process for the domestic aquaculture indust
HIE appoints new business chief
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has named David Oxley as its new director of business and sector development.
WATCH: PSW Demonstrates Its Well Control Response
PSW Group has taken a strategic step to provide operators with a capping stack as part of Norwegian oil & gas emergency response plans. PSW Group’s capping stack was mobilized and deployed in Fensfjorden on the 22nd of August, as demonstration of the company’s ability to immediately respond to a wel
RRS Sir David Attenborough Gets Its Engines
Another milestone has been reached on the journey towards the completion of Britain’s new polar research vessel the RRS Sir David Attenborough, designed by Rolls-Royce and being built by Merseyside shipyard Cammell Laird. The last of the vessel’s Bergen B33:45 engines /gensets have been craned into