Operations & Maintenance
Jan De Nul to Install Race Bank Subsea Export Cables
DONG Energy has signed an agreement with the Jan De Nul Group for the installation of subsea export cables at the Race Bank offshore wind development project in the UK. Race Bank offshore wind farm, when operational, will have a capacity of up to 580 megawatts, enough to power over 400,000 UK homes.
Tidal lagoons present opportunity for UK mineral development
The proposal for constructing several tidal energy lagoons in the UK could provide opportunities for the mineral products sector over the medium term. According to the Mineral Products Association (MPA), the projects are likely to generate significant demand for a range of UK mineral products, not o
Hughes SSE Presents New Corporate Brand at EWEA
Hughes Sub Surface Engineering (Hughes SSE), today officially launched its new corporate brand, including a new logo, tagline and customer materials at EWEA Offshore 2015 in Copenhagen. As stated by Hughes SSE, the rebranding reflects the many recent changes the company has undergone as well as its
Evopod tidal device concludes winter trials
Oceanflow Energy, a UK-based tidal energy developer, has completed the winter trials of their Evopod floating tidal energy device. The device was deployed in Sanda Sound, South Kintyre, UK from August 7, 2014. The aim of the trials was to demonstrate Evopod’s low motions and survivability characteri
Boskalis Boosts Profit
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) realized a net profit attributable to shareholders of EUR 490.3 million, compared to EUR 365.7 million in 2013. During the past year revenue rose by 1% to EUR 3.167 billion (2013: EUR 3.144 billion). Adjusted for acquisitions, deconsolidations and divestmen
Jobs Lost As Reef Subsea UK Falls into Administration
Reef Subsea UK, operating from a head office in Stockton-On-Tees, County Durham with vessel mobilisation at the Port of Blyth, Northumberland, has fallen into administration resulting in the loss of 43 jobs. The Company that provides marine trenching services to the offshore wind and oil & gas marke
INTERVIEW: Spectrum Sees Huge Potential Offshore Adriatic
It’s the second day of the Adriatic Oil & Gas Summit (AOG) in Budva, Montenegro, a summit focused on the offshore oil and gas investment opportunities within Montenegro, Croatia and Albania. The day two started off by covering the production lifecycle for exploration from the seismic and ultrasound
Boskalis and Fugro Go to Court
Fugro said it has received a writ of summons from Boskalis to force a shareholder vote at its annual shareholders meeting scheduled for April 30, 2015 on a recommendation in respect of one of Fugro’s three protective measures, i.e. the Foundation Continuity Fugro (“Stichting Continuïteit Fugro”). Fu
Seatricity’s Oceanus 2 undergoes winter refit
Oceanus 2 device is back at A&P Falmouth, Seatricity’s manufacturing partner, for a winter refit in preparation for redeployment to Wave Hub test site. Oceanus 2 wave energy device has been tested at Wave Hub, which enabled Seatricity to test the installation methodology along with the communication
Russian Firm Looks for UK Subsea Partner
Russian Oil & Gas Engineering and Consultancy company is looking for British offshore and subsea engineering businesses which are interested in long-term partnership. According to UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), Russia-based independent engineering and consultancy firm specialising in subsurface/FDP s
Tidal Transit’s Vessel Hired for Offshore Wind Turbine Tower Washing
Tidal Transit’s vessel Katie Louise and her crew will work on washing the towers of the 88 wind turbines which make up the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm, located between 9-17 miles off the coast of North Norfolk in the Greater Wash. “This is an industry cleaning project of different scale,” sa
NorYards to Build New BOA Vessel
BOA IMR AS, a BOA Offshore AS subsidiary, has entered with certain conditions, into a shipbuilding contract for a light construction / IMR vessel with NorYards Fosen AS, with delivery scheduled for spring 2017 from its yard in Fosen, Norway. The vessel with main dimensions of 108 x 24 meters is desi
Ocean Installer Gets More Work on Statoil’s Fields
Ocean Installer has signed amendments with Statoil for umbilical marine installation at the Visund field and for riser replacement at the Troll B field. The work will be executed under the SLMP Marine Installation Contract. “We are pleased to have secured more work for a key client like Statoil. The
MMT Conducts COBRAcable Route Surveys
MMT was contracted by OMM (Offshore Marine Management) to perform a geophysical, geotechnical and cable crossing surveys in preparation for the installation of the COBRAcable on behalf of end client TenneT. The COBRAcable route (appr. 325 km) is proposed to be laid across the Southern North Sea conn