Operations & Maintenance
OEEC: Speakers update for Marine Energy Event
The final preparations are happening for Marine Energy Event to be held on 11 October 2017 together with partners EWA (Dutch Energy from Water Association) and DMEC (Dutch Marine Energy Center). We are proud to announce our full list of speakers.
IKM Cleandrill Lands Absheron Gig
Early 2018 IKM Cleandrill will start its first offshore operations in the Caspian Sea, after being awarded a contract for riserless mud circulating system services by Total E&P ABSHERON BV on behalf of JOCAP, Joined Operating Company for Absheron Project, JV between SOCAR (50%) and TOTAL (50%). The
Robotic arm comes within ocean energy sector’s reach
A new European project, named Kraken, has officially started aiming to develop a viable robotic arm to be used with remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) for the inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) of ocean energy devices.
Forth Ports, AF Gruppen to Create Decom Hub at Port of Dundee
Forth Ports Limited and AF Offshore Decom UK, a subsidiary of AF Gruppen, have signed the head of agreement with the intent to establish a new joint venture, AF Dundee, which will lay the foundations of creating a UK North Sea oil and gas decommissioning hub in the city of Dundee, with its nucleus a
Expertise Hub VIDEO: FROENIX Helps Ensure Economic OWF Operation
Earlier this year, the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy System Technology (IWES) released the first wind index for offshore wind farms. The Fraunhofer IWES Offshore Wind Energy Index (FROENIX) helps with estimating the inter-annual power density variation at offshore wind farm sites.
Crown Estate puts Scotland’s offshore data online
The manager of the seabed in Scotland, Crown Estate Scotland, has made offshore spatial data relating to the organization’s offshore assets freely available for the first time.
Kraken Project Aims to Reduce IRM Costs
A new European project named Kraken has started. The project received €350.000 through financing of OCEANERANET (Ocean Energy European Research Area Network) and gathers four partners of three different countries: WavEC Offshore Renewables and Instituto Super Técnico (Portugal), SIANI (Canary Island
Sabella mobilizes Olympic Taurus for cable repair services
French tidal energy developer Sabella has engaged the services of Olympic Shipping’s multi-purpose vessel Olympic Taurus for the installation of new cable part related to the Ushant island tidal energy project.
Vattenfall Issues Call for Horns Rev 3 Crew Transfer Vessels
Vattenfall is seeking crew transfer vessels (CTVs) to assist during the construction and operations and maintenance of the 406MW Horns Rev 3 wind farm in the Danish North Sea.
Vattenfall Issues Call for Horns Rev 3 Crew Transfer Vessels
Vattenfall is seeking crew transfer vessels (CTVs) to assist during the construction and operations and maintenance of the 406MW Horns Rev 3 wind farm in the Danish North Sea.
PGS Gets New President & CEO
Norwegian seismic player Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) has appointed Rune Olav Pedersen as the new president & CEO of the company. He will succeed Jon Erik Reinhardsen on September 1, 2017. “The Board has run a thorough succession process since early spring, and assessed a number of very qualified No
Top news, August 21 – 27, 2017
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from August 21 – 27, 2017.
Video Interview: Pursuing wind and waves
While floating wind developers usually look for low wave energy sites, Floating Power Plant’s device is meant to generate wind power in areas with medium to high wave energy, as the company’s hybrid technology aims to harness energy from both sources.
Glomar Offshore Completes Its First Project for Briggs Marine
Glomar Offshore has completed its first project for Briggs Marine & Environmental Services using the ‘Glomar Wave’ multi-purpose DP2 subsea support vessel. The project, mobilizing from the Fairlie Quay, near Glasgow, involved inspection of submarine electricity cables. These cables provide a reliabl