Operations & Maintenance
VOS Start Gets New Barge Master-Bosch Rexroth Gangway
Vroon’s offshore support vessel VOS Start has become the first vessel to feature a new motion compensated gangway launched recently by Barge Master and Bosch Rexroth.
Wasco Begins Concrete Weight Coating Nord Stream 2 Pipes
Nord Stream 2 contractor Wasco Coatings Germany has begun concrete weight coating pipes for the project in the port of Mukran on the Baltic Sea island of Rügen. Up to 90,000 pipes will be coated by the end of 2018 at the location. Currently 39,000 pipes are already at a specially prepared storage ar
Study: No Master Key for Offshore Wind O&M
Although Europe has experience and knowledge in O&M of offshore wind farms, the O&M strategies employed in Europe cannot be copied one-on-one in the U.S. or Asia, a recent study carried out by the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) and National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) shows.
Carbon Trust Throws Down Subsea Inspection Innovation Challenge
The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) has launched a competition targeted at finding new ways to inspect offshore wind substructures and reduce the cost of offshore wind.
Ecotricity founder slams Swansea Bay tidal lagoon
The founder of Ecotricity, Dale Vince, has called the UK government to ‘resist the pressure’ to grant support for the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon stating that the proposed project is too expensive.
Briggs Marine boosts diving division
Briggs Marine Contractors has bought a dual basket diver Launch and Recovery System (LARS) to boost its diving division’s capacity to deliver services for the marine sector.
Briggs Marine Puts New LARS Straight to Work
Burntisland-based Briggs Marine Contractors has deployed a recently purchased dual basket diver Launch and Recovery System (LARS) on an offshore renewables project.
Bibby Offshore Finalizes Decom Contract with Maersk Oil UK
Bibby Offshore has completed a contract awarded by Maersk Oil UK to provide both late life production enhancement and decommissioning support in the North Sea. The contract saw Bibby Offshore’s diving support vessel Bibby Polaris operate at two separate locations, undertaking production system isola
Carnegie cashes in grant payments
Carnegie Clean Energy has over the past weeks received around $655,000 of government grant funding for its microgrid and wave energy projects.
TWI to Develop Underwater Laser Cutting for Decommissioning
Research and technology organisation TWI has started a new project to reportedly advance the decommissioning of offshore structures. Namely, TWI is developing decommissioning technology for use in deep and hazardous waters. This will consist of a laser cutting solution that can be deployed remotely
MMT and Reach Bolster ROV Survey Services Portfolio
Swedish survey specialist MMT and Norwegian contractor Reach Subsea have secured the DP2 subsea vessel M/V Olympic Delta, with two ROVs mobilised onboard, for execution of the project announced earlier this year. The project has been postponed from June 2017 until August same year, the Oslo-listed R
Boskalis-Van Oord JV Bags Nord Stream 2 Rock Placement Job
Royal Boskalis Westminster has been awarded a letter of intent (LoI) in joint venture with Van Oord for rock placement services for the Nord Stream 2 project. The award was made by the project developer Nord Stream 2 AG and is a part of the construction of the planned twin 1,200 kilometer gas pipeli
InnoEnergy opens year-round fund for innovation
InnoEnergy has made its Investment Round available for funding applications year-round to offer flexibility to businesses and shorten their journey from lab to launch.
ABB to Upgrade First HVDC Subsea Link Between Sweden and Denmark
ABB has won an order worth around $30 million from Svenska Kraftnät in Sweden and Energinet in Denmark. ABB will upgrade the control and protection system for the Konti-Skan high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission link with its latest ABB Ability MACH technology. The Konti-Skan transmission