Operations & Maintenance
WavEC assists AW-Energy in anti-fouling protection efforts
WavEC Offshore Renewables has conducted biofouling tests at AW-Energy’s deployment site for its WaveRoller wave energy converter to gather data that will be used for selecting the best anti-fouling protection for the device.
Boskalis Sees Profit Halved
Dutch marine services player Royal Boskalis Westminster has seen a profit drop of close to 50 percent in the first half of 2017 on weak offshore market which affected company’s revenue by close to €79 million. For the first six months ended June 30, 2017, Boskalis generated net income of €75 million
DEME to Install Submarine Cable for Elia Modular Offshore Grid
Dredging International, part of the DEME Group, has secured the contract from Belgian transmission system operator Elia for the submarine power cable installation for the Modular Offshore Grid (MOG) in the North Sea. DEME will deploy its new fleet of vessels to carry out the works, including hoppers
Partrac Gets Hywind Metocean Monitoring Job
Partrac has been selected by Statoil to provide real-time wave and current measurement services for Hywind Scotland, the world’s first floating wind farm. Partrac has been contracted for a minimum of 1 year (with multi-year contract extension options) to manage the deployment and maintenance of the
Van Oord Installs Walney Extension Foundations
Van Oord has finished the Walney Extension offshore wind farm for DONG Energy to transport and install 87 foundations. Van Oord’s installation vessels Aeolus and Svanen completed the project in 4.5 months. For this project, Van Oord deployed its 8,000-tonne heavy lift installation vessel Svanen to i
IHCantabria joins marine renewables innovation cluster
IHCantabria has joined the alliance between different technological centers in northern Spain to jointly exploit the opportunities arising from the development of marine renewables and other offshore energy sectors.
WATCH: Catcher FPSO on Sea Trials
The Premier-operated Catcher project, located in the UK Central North Sea, is progressing under budget and is scheduled to deliver first oil in the second half of 2017. The 2016 saw the completion of the installation of the Catcher subsea equipment and all topsides units lifted onto the FPSO. Locate
Swansea Uni, MEW team up for diving birds monitoring
A team of researchers from the College of Science at Swansea University is working in partnership with Marine Energy Wales (MEW) to assess the distribution of diving birds in relation to current strength and marine renewable energy devices.
Wave-tricity awards marine support services contract
Welsh wave energy developer Wave-tricity has hired Williams Shipping to tow its 150-tonne wave energy device in the Milford Haven area.
Maersk Oil Utilizes Aberdeen Harbour for North Sea Decom Ops
Two subsea mid water arches weighing around 100 tonnes each are just some of the items that have been landed at Aberdeen Harbour as the port supports Maersk Oil’s decommissioning campaign for the James, Janice, Affleck and Leadon fields in the North Sea. In conjunction with Scotoil and Maersk Supply
Subsea 7 Bets on Flumill Tidal Technology
Subsea 7 and Flumill have signed a letter of intent to collaborate on the development and design of marine tidal technology. Flumill is an Arendal-based company in Norway that has developed a patented-concept based on rotating helixes for production of electric power from tidal water. The company ha
MSS Stays Red in Q2, Lays Up 10 Vessels
Offshore marine contractor Maersk Supply Service (MSS) has recorded a loss of USD 10 million in the second quarter of 2017 against loss of USD 106 million in the prior year comparable period. The underlying loss was USD 11 million, versus loss of USD 8 million for the Q2 2016. The result for Q2 2016
Subsea 7 to cooperate with Flumill on tidal technology
UK-based offshore engineering company Subsea 7 and Norwegian tidal energy player Flumill have signed a letter of intent to collaborate on the development and design of tidal technology.
AKVA Group Sees Profits Double
Norwegian equipment provider for aquaculture industry, AKVA group, has boosted its profit in the second quarter of 2017 as all of its business segments upped their quarterly performance and saw the revenues grow. Namely, the company booked profit before tax of NOK 39.5 million and net profit of NOK