Operations & Maintenance
CorPower wave device feeds power to Swedish grid
CorPower Ocean’s wave energy device has delivered power to the Swedish grid during dry testing currently taking place in Stockholm.
Peter Madsen Rederi Wraps Up Arkona OWF Boulder Clearance
Danish marine contractor, Peter Madsen Rederi, has completed the removal of boulders at the Arkona offshore wind farm in the German Baltic. Working directly for the wind farm developer Arkona-Windpark-Entwicklungs GmbH (AWE), owned by E.ON and Statoil, Peter Madsen Rederi (PMR) was awarded the contr
SeaBird in NW Europe Shoot
SeaBird Exploration, a seismic data acquisition company, has signed a letter of award for some 2D work in Northwestern Europe for an undisclosed client, subject to contract. The project is due to start in the third quarter and will have a duration of approximately two to three weeks. The Oslo-listed
Renewables build up, one LEGO brick at a time
Finnish developer AW-Energy has assembled its WaveRoller wave energy device. However, it was built using LEGO bricks to spark interest on the scalable wave energy solution.
Island Offshore Posts Loss
Marine contractor Island Offshore has booked loss before tax of NOK 37 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, versus profit before tax of NOK 21 million same time last year. Sequentially, the loss narrowed from NOK 1.05 billion following vessel value impairment of NOK 896 million. The Oslo-li
Bibby Offshore Nets TAQA Subsea Deal
Bibby Offshore has secured a contract with TAQA for subsea construction works in the Eider field, located 184 km north-east of Shetland. With offshore operations to be completed this summer, the six month contract will see Bibby Offshore adopt a multi-vessel approach, utilizing its subsea support an
Orga Keeps Gemini Offshore Wind Farm Lit
Dutch provider of aviation obstruction lighting Orga BV has installed its LED obstruction light system on the recently inaugurated 600MW Gemini offshore wind farm.
Gallery: Waves4Power connects off Norway
Swedish wave energy developer Waves4Power has launched a connection hub for its WaveEL wave energy device deployed off the Norwegian coast.
Geomara and Norfolk Marine Wrap Up Robin Rigg OWF Survey
The “Norfolk Swift” with a survey team from Geomara onboard has completed a full site survey of E.on’s Robin Rigg offshore wind farm and export cables. The survey partnership of Geomara & Norfolk Marine has now completed numerous hydrographical surveys together in UK and Irish waters along with cont
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (May 22– May 28). BP has has started production from Quad 204 project in the west of Shetland region, offshore UK. Schiehallion and the adjacent Loyal fields were first developed in the mid-1990s and h
Top news, May 22 – 28, 2017
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from May 22 – 28, 2017.
GE Oil & Gas in Cheviot Subsea Deal with Alpha Petroleum
Alpha Petroleum has partnered with GE Oil & Gas to advance the subsea infrastructure for the Cheviot oil field in the UK North Sea with 55 mmbbls of oil and 20 mmboe of future gas production. The company, backed by upstream oil and gas investment firm Petroleum Equity, has named GE Oil & Gas as the
SeaBird Presents Debt Solution
SeaBird Exploration, a seismic data acquisition company, said it will propose to its bondholders and certain of its other creditors a debt restructuring of the SeaBird group. Following the restructuring the debt in Seabird should be reduced by USD 22 million and lease obligations would be reduced by
Turbulent tides hit Alderney
Alderney Commission for Renewable Energy (ACRE) has reportedly cancelled the agreement with Alderney Renewable Energy for the development of tidal power resources around the island’s waters.