Operations & Maintenance
EMEC recruits for Senior Electrical Test Engineer
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is seeking to add a Senior Electrical Test Engineer to its team to assist with the delivery of testing services for wave and tidal generating devices at the Orkney testing center.
Jan De Nul Starts Borkum Riffgrund 2 Scour Protection Job
Jan De Nul’s fall pipe vessel Simon Stevin has arrived at the Visnes Eklogitt quarry in Norway to load and transport the first batch of 32,000 tonnes of rock to the Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm, where it will install scour protection layers onto the seabed for the 36 wind turbine foundation
TNEI makes strategic choice
UK-based energy consultancy TNEI has appointed Anna Ferguson as its Strategy Director.
TechnipFMC Reveals Mistake in Q1 Figures
TechnipFMC has informed that is financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2017 should no longer be relied upon because of material errors in such financial statements. The quarterly adjustment was released just two days before TechnipFMC should report figures for the second quarter 2
Subsea 7 Sees Earnings Grow
Oslo-listed Subsea 7 has booked higher profit for the quarter ended June 30, 2017 as revenues increased on boosted activity in the renewables sector and progress on its SURF projects. The subsea engineering and construction specialist posted quarterly profit of $146 million, or $43 cents per share,
GeoSea to Deploy Seatools Anode Cage Setup Tool at Hohe See OWF
GeoSea has recently awarded subsea technology company Seatools a contract for the design and delivery of an anode cage installation tool. The tool will be used for an automated anode cage installation operations, part of the construction of the Hohe See offshore wind farm. The anode cage installatio
SubseaPartner Gets New Boss
Norwegian diving specialist SubseaPartner has expanded its team with the appointment of Tore Hafte Staalesen as the company’s new managing director. Staalesen began his role on July 17. He joins from DOF Subsea after serving as business acquisition/project manager. He also previously worked as proje
Mitsubishi and HICL Win Burbo Bank Extension Transmission Deal
Ofgem has appointed Diamond Transmission Partners (DTP) as the preferred bidder to own and operate the offshore transmission link to the Burbo Bank Extension wind farm for the next 20 years. This completes the procurement process of Tender Round 4 of the offshore transmission owner (OFTO) regime. DT
NEMOS secures permit from Belgium for wave prototype trials
Belgian authorities have issued an approval to German wave energy developer NEMOS to construct the full-scale wave energy plant off Ostend in the North Sea.
TC’s Energy engages financial advisor for Ghana wave project
Ghana-based power producer and wave energy projects developer TC’s Energy has hired Palewater Advisory Group (PAG) to act as its corporate finance advisor.
Red Ink for Saipem
Italian oilfield services player has reported net loss of €110 million for the first six months ended June 30, 2017, against profit of €53 million in the first half of 2016. Adjusted net profit was €92 million, versus €140 million in 1H 2016. For the second quarter 2017 net loss was €157 million, co
JFMS on point for MeyGen installations
James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) is preparing to redeploy the third tidal turbine for the MeyGen project after completing the reinstallation of two turbines in Scotland’s Pentland Firth.
Briggs Marine in Cable Survey for SHEPD
Briggs Marine Contractors will be undertaking subsea power inspections on behalf Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution (SHEPD). The survey, using an ROV launched from the DP2 vessel Glomar Wave, will cover Pentland Firth, mainland Orkney to Graemsay, mainland Orkney to Hoy and Flotta to Hoy. Th
Atlantis rolls in £5M through fully subscribed bond offer
Atlantis Resources has closed the fully subscribed ocean energy bond offer raising the target amount of £5 million less than one month after its launch.