Operations & Maintenance
EnBW Nets Bard 1 Platform Service Contract
EnBW has taken over the technical operations of the residential and transformer platform at the 400MW Bard Offshore 1 wind farm in the German North Sea. To this end EnBW Offshore Service GmbH (EOS) has signed a three-year service agreement with the operator and owner of Bard Offshore 1, Ocean Breeze
Rampion Jacket Ready for Its Substation
The 42-metre long substation jacket for the Rampion offshore wind farm has been installed at the offshore site and is ready to receive the near 2000 tonne topside structure, which is due to load out from Babcock’s Firth of Forth facility in 2017. The two-year Rampion contract for Babcock Internation
ABB Fixes DolWin2 Cable Ahead of Schedule
The 916MW DolWin2 offshore grid connection has been re-energized much sooner than expected following cable repairs undertaken by ABB, TenneT TSO’s spokesperson confirmed to Offshore WIND. DolWin2 has been back in operation since Saturday, 7 January, the spokesperson said. ABB was initially expected
ABB Fixes DolWin2 Cable Ahead of Schedule
The 916MW DolWin2 offshore grid connection has been re-energized much sooner than expected following cable repairs undertaken by ABB, TenneT TSO’s spokesperson confirmed to Offshore WIND. DolWin2 has been back in operation since Saturday, 7 January, the spokesperson said. ABB was initially expected
Pieces of puzzle coming together for Swansea tidal lagoon
Charles Hendry has found that tidal lagoons can help UK deliver security of electricity supply and its decarbonization commitments, urging the UK government to act swiftly on the ‘pathfinder’ Swansea Bay tidal lagoon project.
Aker Solutions Lines Up 650 Layoffs
Norwegian oil services company, Aker Solutions, is said to be reducing its workforce capacity mainly in Norway, UK and India. According to reports, about 650 positions may be affected due to continued market slowdown and as part of company’s global reorganization. It is understood that some 100 posi
Tidal industry welcomes positive tidal lagoons review
Tidal energy industry has welcomed the official review report which supported the development of large scale tidal lagoon projects in the United Kingdom.
Ithaca to Launch Harrier Satellite Work, Stella Start Set for February
Ithaca Energy is pushing forward with its strategy of building out the Greater Stella Area production hub as it expects production from its Stella field to start in February this year and investment in the Harrier field development programme to also begin during 2017. Preparation for start-up of the
China craves EMEC’s tidal and wave knowledge
EMEC’s and other UK tidal and wave energy industry experts have visited China to support the creation of marine renewable energy test center in the eastern part of the country.
BOWL Cleared to Build Beatrice O&M Base at Wick Harbour
Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL) has been granted consent to renovate two historic buildings at Wick Harbour which will form the new GBP 10 million Operations & Maintenance (O&M) base for the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm. The construction works on the O&M base is expected to start in F
ACE Winches Reel Drive for Oceaneering’s Prelude Job
ACE Winches, has secured a spooling contract with Oceaneering for Shell’s Prelude Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) project. The contract will be the first time ACE Winches’ newly-developed 500te reel drive system is used. The tool is an upgrade of its existing 400te system that has been enginee
Atlantis Sets Up New Division
Tidal energy developer, Atlantis Resources, is establishing a new internal division which will leverage the existing skill set the company said it has accumulated during the progression of its MeyGen tidal power project. Atlantis Energy, as the new division will be known, will initially focus on opp
Oceanteam Strikes Deal with Bond Holders
Norwegian-Dutch offshore service provider, Oceanteam, said it has reached an understanding with its bond holders on the main terms of the bond loan. Namely, the company has been in constructive talks with its banks and its bond holders since its financial restructuring announcement in October 2016.
More challenges on the horizon for UK tidal lagoons
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) of UK reportedly intends to object to the plans for the construction of additional tidal lagoons in the UK until the potential environmental impacts are properly assessed on the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon – if given a go-ahead.