Operations & Maintenance
Scottish communities get help for investments in renewables
A new programme to help communities and social enterprises generate income by investing in commercially owned renewable energy developments has been launched as part of Community Energy Fortnight. Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has introduced the programme to deliver one to one support, tail
ABB Sheds Up to 260 Jobs in Norway
ABB Norway has informed the employees that it will implement capacity adjustments as a result of prolonged failure in particular oil and gas related industries. “This is a day we have feared would come, but as we have hoped in hard to avoid. We have followed the market closely and examined possible
Barriers tidal project sparks interest
Orkney Islands Council is to test interest in the development of tidal energy project involving the Churchill Barriers. A notice inviting expressions of interest from tidal energy developers will be published on the Public Contracts Scotland website later this month, according to Orkney Islands Coun
Bilfinger Salamis UK in EUR 90 Mln UKCS Contract Win
Bilfinger Salamis UK has been awarded a contract in the UKCS with a total volume of over €90 million. According to Bilfinger Salamis, the contract is with one of the company’s largest existing clients, and is for a term of five years, with two plus two-year options. Bilfinger Salamis UK retains resp
Ezra Sets Up Subsidiary in The Netherlands
Offshore services provider Ezra has incorporated an indirect subsidiary company known as EMAS-AMC Services B.V. (ESBV) in the Netherlands. The sole member of ESBV is Emas-AMC Holdings, a wholly-owned subsidiary company of Ezra, with a paid up capital of EUR1 comprising of 1 ordinary share. According
Swire Pacific Offshore Reshuffles Management
Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO), a wholly owned subsidiary of Swire Pacific Limited, has named Ron Mathison a new managing director in Singapore. Ron Mathison has taken over the helm on Monday, September 21, 2015. Mathison has also been appointed as the director of John Swire & Sons (S.E. Asia) Pte Ltd
Job opportunities available at Minesto
Minesto, a Swedish-based tidal energy developer, is expanding its team with various job openings. The company is looking for new additions to its Anglesey office who will assist Minesto in delivering Deep Green 500 kW tidal energy project that will be located in Holyhead Deep, off Holyhead Island in
EnBW Baltic 2 Up and Running
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg has officially put its second offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea into operation. The officiall launch happened in the presence of the Minister President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Erwin Sellering, and numerous guests from the worlds of business and politics. Followin
Image of the day: SR2000 tidal turbine close to completion
The assembly of Scotrenewables Tidal Power’s SR2000 floating tidal turbine is nearing completion at Harland & Wolff’s facility, UK. The 64 m floating hull is being fabricated by Gray Fabrication, and it will form the structural backbone of the SR2000. The floating hull will incorporate two 1 MW roto
Claxton Installs Riser for Premier Oil Catcher Field
Claxton, an Acteon company, has installed a high-pressure drilling riser system as part of a contract for the Catcher area field development in the Central North Sea. Owen Lewis, project engineer, Claxton, said, “Claxton was the only company to offer Premier Oil a fully-forged riser design option in
Jee completes tidal cable protection structure
Scottish Tidal Project has moved step closer to finalization with the completion of the tidal cable management and protection structure. Jee’s protection system, the ‘U-tube’, features a pipe fixed to a J-tube which is secured to the turbine foundations at each end of the pipe. The cable is then pul
ISLES: New proposals for cross-border energy co-operation
A suite of detailed reports concerning the coordinated development of offshore electricity grid and marine renewable energy projects between the jurisdictions of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland has been published. The Irish-Scottish Links on Energy Study (ISLES) is a joint initiative between
Offler Marine backs Subhub
QED Naval has teamed up with Offler Marine Services Group (OMSG) to provide offshore expertise with the selection of installation and recovery methods, to help de-risk and reduce cost exposure of the Subhub project and its payload of tidal turbines. QED Naval, the developer behind Subhub tidal found
Global Marine Installs Subsea Cable in Sea of Okhotsk
Global Marine Systems Limited has announced a fibre optic installation project for Huawei Marine Networks (HMN) in the Sea of Okhotsk, Russia. The project will demand 200 days of in-situ vessel time to lay 1,844 km of repeatered cable between strategic locations, the company informed. HMN’s customer