Operations & Maintenance
RVO.nl Hires BLIX & Partners for OWF Site Surveys
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) has awarded BLIX Consultancy BV and a number of partners a framework contract to support RVO.nl with collecting site data for future offshore wind farm zones in the Netherlands. This contract concerns wind farm zone Hollandse Kust (noord) and future zones s
Blue Abyss research center to be built at RAF Henlow
Blue Abyss deep sea to space research and test center will be constructed at a soon-to-close Royal Air Force (RAF) base in Bedfordshire in England.
MacArtney Vehicles for NSL Interconnector Route Survey
MacArtney Underwater Technology has supplied FOCUS 2 underwater vehicles on board a multipurpose supply vessel engaged in survey work on the world’s longest subsea interconnector between the UK and Norway. Business partnership between Geomarine, local MacArtney agent in Italy, and Next Geosolutions
EU provides €4M push to link France and Ireland
European Commission (EC) is set to award €4 million for a project to build an electricity link between France and Ireland.
PSA Norway Probes Flexible Risers of Skarv FPSO
Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of Aker BP and its integrity management of flexible risers and their associated emergency-shutdown and pressure-safety equipment. The audit focused on Aker BP’s organisation for the operation of Skarv floating production, storage and o
Atlantis’ bonds raise tidal wave of subscriptions
Atlantis Resources’ bond offer has broken Abundance Investment’s opening day subscription record as demand soars.
Oceana Embarks on North Sea Survey
Oceana has lauched a two-month expedition in the North Sea to survey important areas of marine life in the waters of Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, and the United Kingdom, on board the vessel Neptune. The organisation’s second research project in the North Sea is funded by the Dutch Post
DCNS rebrands to Naval Group
French naval specialist DCNS has rebranded to Naval Group, while also changing the name of its subsidiary dedicated to marine renewables to Naval Energies.
ESS Wraps Up Beatrice Seabed Clearance Project
Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has completed a 14-day seabed clearance project on the Beatrice offshore wind farm project, located approximately 13 kilometers off the Caithness coast. ESS deployed its SCAR2 Seabed System from the Siem Ruby vessel on behalf of client Siem Offshore Contractors. Several h
Boaty McBoatface Completes Its First Mission
The RRS James Clark Ross arrived at the National Oceanography Centre last week, returning Autosub Long Range (Boaty McBoatface) home after its first scientific deployment in the Antarctic. Developed by the NOC, Autosub Long Range, the latest type of autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), captured data
FORESEA launches third call for ocean energy developers
The €11 million FORESEA program has opened its third call to support the commercialization of offshore renewable energy technologies.
Cayley First Gas for Repsol Sinopec in Montrose Area
First gas has been delivered on schedule from the Cayley field, the third and final new discovery to be brought on stream during the major redevelopment of the in the Central North Sea operated by Repsol Sinopec Resources UK. Gross incremental production from Cayley, Godwin and Shaw (brought onstrea
EVE opens €500K marine renewables demo call
Basque energy agency Ente Vasco de la Energía (EVE) has launched a call for grants for the demonstration and validation of emerging marine renewable energy technologies.
TurkStream Pipe-Laying Project Starts Deepwater Ops
Gazprom has started laying the TurkStream gas pipeline in the deep-water area off the coast of Anapa. The operations were launched with the command given by Russian President Vladimir Putin during his visit to the Pioneering Spirit pipe-laying vessel. Vladimir Putin and Alexey Miller, chairman of th