The first of 35 foundations has been installed at Westermost Rough, marking the beginning of offshore construction at the wind farm. The first monopile foundation was installed by GeoSea Innovation, one of the largest installation vessels in the world. The Innovation carried out the first five found
Fortum has signed a leasing agreement with the UK-based Wave Hub in order to test wave power solutions off the coast of Cornwall. The agreement provides Fortum with a new opportunity to rapidly deploy advanced, full-scale wave power converters in ocean conditions. Fortum believes that a transition t
The award-winning, pre-consented, 2.8km2 marine renewable energy test site, FaBTest, located within Falmouth Bay, Cornwall, has experienced the largest waves since recording begun in 2012. During January and February 2014 alone, the wave buoy maintained by the University of Exeter regularly measured
Adriatic Oil Plc, an international oil and gas exploration company, has decided to relinquish Seaward Production Licence P1921 containing Blocks 12/18 and 12/19c in the Inner Moray Firth, UK North Sea, following an evaluation. The Evaluation, which was fully funded by Adriatic, included re-processin
GC Rieber Shipping had good underlying operations in the fourth quarter, and the company shows a solid result for 2013. Total fleet utilization was 90 percent in the quarter, down from 96 percent in the corresponding period last year. The change mainly relates to rebuilding of the vessel “Polar Marq
Providence Resources P.l.c., plans to start a major 3D seismic programme in co-operation with Polarcus, subject to statutory assessment, in the southern Porcupine Basin, offshore south-west Ireland. This non-exclusive multi-client survey, which is planned to commence this summer, will cover the deep
Njord Offshore will add a 26m Damen 2610 Twin Axe crew transfer vessel (CTV) to its fleet this month, the company informed today. The new CTV, named Njord Alpha, will bring additional load lugging capability and excellent ride comfort for the further offshore wind farms. Njord Offshore worked with D
The UK MoD’s Salvage and Marine Operations team (S&MO) invites tenders the removal of oil from the shipwreck of the World War II tanker, “RFA Darkdale”. The tanker which sank in 1941 and now lies submerged in 45m of water off the South Atlantic island of St Helena, is believed to contain up to 5,000
Sif Group in the city of Roermond is working on the production of 43 steel foundation piles for the Eneco Luchterduinen Wind Farm. Ultimately, these piles will be installed 23 kilometres off the coast between Noordwijk and Zandvoort. What makes these foundation piles special is the fact that the win
Det norske oljeselskap ASA is, as partner in production licence 102F, in the process of completing the drilling of exploration well 25/5-9. The well encountered a gross oil column of 21 metres in the Heimdal formation, of which 19 metres had good reservoir quality. Basic data acquisition and samplin
Axis Communications has launched a new range of SAE 316L stainless steel security cameras for offshore wind farm installations. The new Axis Q60-S series can withstand the corrosive effect of sea water and has IP66, IP6K9K, NEMA 4X and MIL-STD-810G 509.5 approvals, ensuring protection against dust,
Axis Communications has launched a new range of SAE 316L stainless steel security cameras for offshore wind farm installations. The new Axis Q60-S series can withstand the corrosive effect of sea water and has IP66, IP6K9K, NEMA 4X and MIL-STD-810G 509.5 approvals, ensuring protection against dust,
The Dutch Department of Public Works plans to award a wreck salvage contract for the Baltic Ace car carrier to Boskalis and its partner Mammoet Salvage. The wreck and its cargo need to be removed because they pose a threat to the environment and to shipping on the busy route towards the Port of Rott
Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has successfully completed a contract for providing support services to Prysmian prior to the installation of HVDC cable for the Sylwin 1 project in German waters. Using the DP2 vessel,Vos Sweet, OMM cleared the route proposed for the 160km (77 miles) high-voltage di
