Operations & Maintenance
Baker Provides Marine Mammal Monitoring at Gode Wind
Baker Consultants Marine Limited has been appointed by GeoSea to provide underwater noise and marine mammal monitoring and mitigation during the construction phase of the Gode Wind 1 and 2 offshore wind farms. GeoSea will undertake the foundation installation work for this DONG Energy project, which
VIDEO: Navy Divers Remove UXOs in Mediterranean Sea
The ship Chioggia and the Operational Divers Group (GOS) from the Comsubin performed the mine clearing operations in the Mediterranean Sea. The GOS, with a sophisticated equipment on board, plumbed the depths of the area between the southern Tirrenian Sea and the northern Ionian Sea within a week; t
EDS Wraps Up Gwynt y Môr Cabling Campaign
Lancashire based EDS is marking the completion of a £10 million contract for cable termination work at the world’s second largest operating offshore wind farm, with an exemplary health and safety record. RWE Innogy’s flagship UK offshore wind farm, Gwynt y Môr contracted EDS for terminations work wi
Wood Group Secures Total Service Deal (UK)
Wood Group has been awarded a five year, US$ multi-million contract by Total, which includes the option for two, one year extensions. Under the contract Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) will deliver engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning services to four offshore assets and two onshore facil
RS Aqua to supply wave measurement buoys for MERIKA
RS Aqua is expected to supply wave measurement buoys for the MERIKA project initiated by UHI (University of the Highlands and the Islands). RS Aqua supplies oceanographic and environmental equipment to the research, survey and monitoring markets. The company has been awarded contract by the Scottish
2H Offshore Gets Johan Sverdrup Contract
2H Offshore, an Acteon company, has been awarded a contract by Statoil for tieback conductor, platform conductor and surface riser engineering analysis on the Johan Sverdrup field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. 2H had already conducted engineering studies for Statoil to support wellhead s
Harkand Bags Maersk North Sea DSV Gig
Harkand has secured a multi-million pound contract with Maersk Oil North Sea Ltd for the provision of DSV services in the North Sea region. The 12-month contract will be serviced by Harkand’s two DSVs, the Harkand Da Vinci and Harkand Atlantis, supported by project management and engineering from Ha
MHI Vestas Extends Sprogø Contract
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has been awarded an extension of the service contract at the 21 MW Sprogø offshore wind power plant in Denmark owned by A/S Storebælt. The contract extends the cooperation between MHI Vestas Offshore Wind and A/S Storebælt by three years with the option to extend the contrac
Interwell’s Aberdeen Test Facility Open for Hire
Well intervention specialist, Interwell, is opening its test facility for hire in Aberdeen for companies to fulfil their testing requirements. The facility, with six hydrostatic test lines and two gas test lines, can primarily test downhole tools to ISO14310 validation grades, with maximum pressure
Seajacks Assists Sheringham Shoal O&M
Seajacks has completed Operations & Maintenance (O&M) project at Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm. The company was commissioned by Statkraft, operator and joint owner, to support 2 gearbox changes at 317MW wind farm off the Norfolk coast. Seajacks provided specialist technicians, tooling and lift
Lockheed Martin to deliver tidal turbine for Meygen
Atlantis has placed an order to Lockheed Martin to supply the company with AR1500 tidal turbine for the Meygen tidal project. The turbine ordered is AR1500 with the capacity of 1.5 MW. Lockheed Martin is tasked with the manufacturing of the steel turbine housing, the assembly of all the turbine modu
IMCA Guidelines for IMO’s DP System Reviews
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has agreed to use the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) proposals as the basis for the review of the IMO Guidelines for vessels with dynamic positioning (DP) systems (MSC/Circ.645). The review will be taken forward by an IMO intersessio
Simply Blue Energy to develop wave farm off Cornwall
Simply Blue Energy and Wave Hub have signed a contract to develop a wave farm off Cornwall. Simply Blue Energy aims to create the first UK’s wave energy farm using Seabased wave energy technology. The farm will be located at the Wave Hub facility approximately 16 km off Hayle on the north coast of C
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (March 23 – March 29). Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City (NSWC PC) scientists have developed a prototype for a new life support system for divers. The goal of the new system is to accelerate the