Operations & Maintenance
France sets aside €7 billion for renewables
The French government plans to invest €7 billion in the next five years to grow its renewable energy sector.
N-Sea Establishes New German Office
Subsea IMR provider N-Sea has opened a new office in Stralsund, Germany. The new base will support the country’s offshore renewable energy market, with N-Sea undertaking on-going maintenance and repair services to existing and planned wind farms. The company has appointed Jörg Butgen as business dev
Bibby Offshore Completes Apache Contracts
Bibby Offshore has completed three contracts for Apache North Sea, a global oil and gas operator. Bibby utilized its diving support vessels, Bibby Polaris and Bibby Topaz, and its construction support vessel, Olympic Ares, for the projects. Operating across North Sea assets during Q3 2017, the vesse
GeoSea Lands Rentel Substation Monopile
STX Europe Offshore Energy, EPCI contractor of the substation and its foundation for Rentel offshore wind farm in Belgium, has installed the foundation last week. After installing first monopiles and transition pieces for the turbines at the Rentel offshore wind farm, GeoSea’s vessel Innovation inst
JFD Participates in NATO Submarine Rescue Exercise
JFD has recently taken part in international submarine rescue exercise, Dynamic Monarch ‘17, which required it to demonstrate the NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS) capability, as well as provide training on various elements of the system. JFD is responsible for maintaining NSRS in a permanent stat
Eidesvik Finds Work for Viking Neptun in Offshore Wind Sector
Norwegian vessel owner Eidesvik has secured a contract with Adwen for the Viking Neptun for support work in the offshore wind market. According to the Oslo-listed company, the contract start is mid-October 2017, and it is scheduled to last for 5 months firm with further options. “I am very pleased w
SINN Power agrees commercial wave energy project in Africa
Cape Verde’s Maritime and Port Office (AMP) and German-based wave energy developer SINN Power have signed a contract for the installation of a wave energy converter in Cape Verde.
Minesto welcomes tidal headway in Wales
Minesto has deemed the £4.5 million funding award for the Morlais tidal energy demonstration zone as very encouraging for the development of tidal energy in Wales.
ADEME backs Guinard Energies’ tidal installation system
French Agency for Environment and Energy Management (ADEME) has provided funding to Guinard Energies’ to further advance its tidal turbine installation system.
Report: ROV Demand to Grow as Projects Get Green Light
The results from the latest analysis by Westwood Global Energy shows that the market is starting to emerge from a cyclical downturn that has seen activity fall 36% and expenditure nearly halved. The work-class ROV (WROV) market is driven by drill-support, field construction and IRM activities offsho
Aquamarine to Upgrade Ocean Valiant
Aquamarine Subsea Solutions has been awarded a contract to upgrade Diamond Offshore’s 18-¾” 15M subsea stack for the Ocean Valiant semi-submersible, currently operating in the North Sea. Aquamarine will supply engineering design, fabrication, and assembly and test to upgrade the stack to accommodate
Nord Stream 2 Seeks Permit to Build Pipelines in Finnish Waters
Swiss project developer Nord Stream 2 AG has submitted to the competent permit authorities applications for two permits to construct the planned twin 1,200-kilometre Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipelines through the Baltic Sea in the Finnish Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The pipeline will run 374 kil
Morlais tidal demo zone gets £4.5M boost
Menter Môn, the manager of the Morlais tidal energy project, has been awarded £4.5 million of EU and Welsh government funds to further develop the scheme proposed off Anglesey in North Wales.
Kraken tidal platform clears factory acceptance tests
Edinburgh-based engineering consultancy QED Naval has completed the factory acceptance tests on its Subhub tidal platform named Kraken.