Operations & Maintenance
Atlantis diversifies into other offshore renewables
Atlantis Resources is establishing a new unit with expanded offering which now includes non-tidal stream projects such as tidal lagoon, tidal barrage and offshore wind projects.
Companies Team Up to Inspect Anchors at Bimep Site
Technicians of Demoliciones Submarinas, IHCantabria and UnderOceans worked together on the inspection of the anchorage systems of various experimental and beacon buoys in the Bimep test site. This site, located in Armintza (Vizcaya) and owned by the Basque Government, is an infrastructure designed t
Vikoma Appoints Projects Director
Oil spill response specialist, Vikoma, has welcomed Richard Hill back to its sales team as projects director. Hill started his oil spill career as an apprentice at Vikoma and progressed through the commissioning team to become a regional sales manager, before developing his experience elsewhere in t
Nord Stream Ups 2016 Utilization
Nord Stream pipeline has seen an increase in the annual capacity utilization provided in 2016. In 2016, the Nord Stream pipeline operated at 80 per cent of its annual capacity of 55 billion cubic meters (bcm). 43.8 bcm of natural gas were delivered to consumers in the European Union. This represents
Babcock to Back Walney Extension O&M
Babcock Mission Critical Services (MCS) has signed a five-year contract with DONG Energy to provide helicopter support for the Walney Extension wind farm. The multi-million pound contract will commence in 2018, when the offshore wind farm is scheduled to become operational, when Babcock will start t
WES awards £3 million for wave energy projects
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has allocated £3 million to ten projects as part of the funding call focused on structural materials and manufacturing processes for wave energy technology.
VBMS Engages Stril Server for North Sea Ops
Norwegian offshore support vessels provider Simon Møkster Shipping has signed a new contract for Stril Server with VBMS, subsidiary of Royal Boskalis Westminster NV. According to the company, the contract will start in April 2017 and is for 5 months plus options. The vessel should assist VBMS in its
GE drops Oceade tidal turbine. Sinks NEPTHYD project
General Electric (GE) has reportedly decided to not pursue further development of the Oceade tidal turbine, which resulted in Engie shelving the tidal array demo project planned for Raz Blanchard, off France.
Minesto hires LARS suppliers
Minesto has awarded a contract to Welsh companies Holyhead Towing and Turbine Transfers for the supply of the launch and recovery (LARS) system for its Deep Green tidal plant.
Atlantis grabs over €20M of EU cash for MeyGen
Atlantis Resources has been granted €20.3 million by the European Commission for the next phase of the MeyGen tidal array project.
Polarcus in West Africa Shoot
Dubai-based seismic contractor, Polarcus has received a letter of intent for a broadband 3D marine seismic acquisition project. According to the Oslo-listed company, the survey will be carried out offshore West Africa. The duration of the project should be approximately one month. Polarcus did not d
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (January 02 – January 08). McDermott has been awarded a contract from Saudi Aramco for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of four jackets and three gas observation platf
Technip Shows Interest in Marine Renewable Energies
French oil services provider Technip has acquired stake in the new industrial player in marine renewable energies established by DCNS and Bpifrance, and also supported by BNP Paribas Development. DCNS Energies, majority owned by DCNS and 36% by the SPI fund of Bpifrance, will devote its activity to
DCNS launches marine renewables subsidiary
French naval and defense specialist DCNS and Bpifrance have established a new company dedicated to marine renewable energies called DCNS Energies.