Operations & Maintenance
DONG: Race Bank Array Cables Are UK All the Way
DONG Energy has placed contracts with three different UK companies for the array cables at its 580MW Race Bank offshore wind farm, marking the first time this Denmark-based energy company is using UK suppliers for the entire provision, installation and protection of array cables at one of its offsho
Boskalis Braces for Weaker Year
Boskalis has seen a profit drop of 10 per cent in the 2015 and said it expects a ‘substantially lower’ 2016 full-year result, compared to last year’s satisfactory bottom line, despite tough market conditions. The Dutch dredging and marine specialist generated net income of €440 million on revenue of
VIDEO: Tidal turbine produces first power off Shetland
The energy produced from the first tidal turbine from the Shetland Tidal Array project has been exported to the grid. The first Nova M100 turbine of the array delivered power to the Shetland grid following a winter of operations and testing, Nova Innovation informed. The Shetland Tidal Array is a jo
Siemens’ Leeds Service Centre Working with Full Steam
Siemens has reported that its service centre in Leeds has a record numbers of wind turbines now being serviced at the site. In the Stourton factory, several wind turbines, weighing around 64 tonnes in total and capable of powering 2,000 households, are currently being serviced. With increasing UK de
Siemens’ Leeds Service Centre Working with Full Steam
Siemens has reported that its service centre in Leeds has a record numbers of wind turbines now being serviced at the site. In the Stourton factory, several wind turbines, weighing around 64 tonnes in total and capable of powering 2,000 households, are currently being serviced. With increasing UK de
Global Marine Extends North America Cable Maintenance Gig
Global Marine Systems has been awarded an extension of the North America Maintenance Zone (NAZ) submarine cable maintenance contract up to December 31, 2024. NAZ covers a cable maintenance footprint, which stretches from the Eastern North Pacific to the Equator. Global Marine has been providing cabl
Deutsche Windtechnik and Corrosion to Keep 4 Offshore Wind Farms Rust Free
Deutsche Windtechnik Offshore und Consulting GmbH and Corrosion, a manufacturer and provider of impressed current cathodic protection (ICCP) systems, have signed a framework agreement to collaborate on the maintenance of foundation structures at four offshore wind farms in the German part of the Nor
DNV GL and Partners Address Anchoring Safety
DNV GL, Gard and The Swedish Club have been investigating a rising number of anchor losses reported over the last several years. Namely, the root cause of many groundings and collisions, lost anchors are among the top five reasons for claims costs. Based on an analysis of damage cases involving anch
Offshore Work for EOWDC Starts
Offshore works have started off Aberdeen Bay in preparation for full construction of the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC). The geotechnical site investigation will take place at each of the EOWDC’s 11 turbine locations to assess the seabed, with the data acquired being used to inform
TenneT Floats EUR 22 Billion Budget for Future Projects
TenneT, an electricity transmission system operator with activities in the Netherlands and Germany, invested EUR 1,46 billion in grid connections for offshore wind farms in 2015, and announced further EUR 22 billion of investments in onshore and offshore electricity infrastructure in the next ten ye
TE SubCom to Upgrade AAE-1 Cable System
TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity company, and the consortium behind the Asia-Africa-Europe-1 (AAE-1) cable system, announced the deployment of a large-scale wavelength equipage to the system. The equipage will utilize TE SubCom’s 100 Gbps optical transmission equipment. AAE-1 is a 25,000 km system owned
Oceaneering ROVs for Statoil
Oceaneering has been awarded an eight-year contract by Statoil. The agreement is to provide two work class electric remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) for Statoil’s CAT-J Platforms in the North Sea. The new ROVs are currently being built in-house and called the eNovus. According to the company, the e
Exceed to Support Fairfield’s P&A Campaign
Aberdeen-based well management specialist, Exceed, has secured a contract to support Fairfield Energy in its upcoming North Sea well plugging and abandonment campaign. Fairfield’s program includes 45 platform wells and 16 subsea wells, all of which will be plugged and permanently abandoned. The deco
Boskalis Buys VolkerWessels Out Of Offshore Wind
The Netherlands-based Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire offshore activities from compatriot VolkerWessels. Under the intended transaction, Boskalis will acquire maritime and offshore wind energy related activities of VolkerWessels, which include VBMS, Stemat an