Operations & Maintenance
NEMOS powers ahead with wave energy system
German-based wave energy developer NEMOS has manufactured the full-scale power-take off unit for its wave energy system.
MultiClient Geophysical’s Employees Take Pay Cut
Oslo-listed MultiClient Geophysical (MCG) said it has reduced employee compensation by close to 30% compared to 2015 as part of the company’s cost cutting measures in order to improve its position in a challenging market environment. The cost saving exercise has been carried out through voluntary sa
LDD Supports Offshore WindForce on Wikinger Project
LDD, an Acteon company, has collaborated with UTEC and MENCK to deliver a total foundation solution, including a subsea pre-piling template (PPT), to Offshore WindForce WIK (OWF). OWF, a joint venture between Boskalis and Volker Stevin International, is contracted by Iberdrola Renewables Offshore De
Hughes SSE Acquires Survey Vessel
Hughes SSE has acquired a survey vessel MV Line to support its survey capabilities. After a short refit the MV Line will be re-named MV Cerys Line and will be working on a number of Hughes SSE’s current and forthcoming projects. Hughes SSE said it will regain the vessels current crew, and they will
Monitor JIP Consortium Creating Structural Health Monitoring System for Offshore Wind Farms
Monitor JIP, a consortium consisting of Gemini Windfarm, Van Oord, Keppel Verolme, Mecal, ECN and TNO, is working on developing a solution which would allow monitoring the health of offshore wind support structures. Many offshore wind stakeholders acknowledge the relevance of monitoring offshore win
Fugro to Work for Det norske
Fugro has been awarded a three-year contract for integrity management support (IMS) and intervention works for Det norske in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The offshore scope covers subsea assets at Alvheim, Vilje, Volund and Bøyla field developments, with the work being conducted in May and
DOS Vessel Locates Wreckage of EgyptAir Flight 804
Egyptian Aircraft Accident Investigation Committee has confirmed the discovery of several main locations of the wreckage of EgyptAir Flight 804, which crashed into the Mediterranean Sea last month. Survey vessel ‘John Lethbridge’, contracted by the Egyptian government to join the search, has identif
Image of the day: Cape Sharp Tidal turbine gets wet
Cape Sharp Tidal is preparing to deploy the first OpenHydro tidal turbine in the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia.
Global Maritime to provide moorings for OPERA project
Global Maritime is to provide mooring and risk management support to the European Union’s OPERA project that aims to halve the cost of wave energy.
VBMS Gets Horns Rev3 Inter-Array Cabling Contract
VBMS has been awarded a contract by Vattenfall Vindkraft for the installation of 33kV inter-array cables for the Horns Rev3 offshore wind farm. The farm, located in the eastern North Sea off the coast of Esbjerg, Denmark has a planned capacity of 400 MW and will produce the equivalent of the electri
Siemens Books Nigg Energy Park for Beatrice Project
Global Energy Group and Siemens have signed a contract for the use of Nigg Energy Park fabrication yard on the Cromarty Firth during the construction of the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm. This multi million pound contract award is scheduled to commence in the spring of 2018 with every likelihood
Humber Gateway Tops Expectations
The 219MW Humber Gateway offshore wind farm generated 854,400 MWh of electricity in its first full year of generation, E.ON reports. The wind farm’s 73 turbines moved into full operation in May 2015, and the site was officially opened by Energy Minster Andrea Leadsom MP in September. The figures are
Seapower wraps up WEC construction
Ireland-based wave energy developer Seapower has completed the construction of its scaled wave energy converter set for testing at the SmartBay Test Site in Galway Bay, Ireland.
Forum Sets Up Deep-Water Test Tank at Aberdeen Base
Forum Energy Technologies UK has unveiled a deep-water test facility and received industry accreditation for the calibration laboratory at its new European Operational Centre in Aberdeen. The indoor test tank is one of the largest in the North-east of Scotland and is dedicated to testing subsea tool