Subsea
Ofgem Gives Nod for Lincs OWF Transmission Assets Licence
Ofgem has today granted TC Lincs OFTO Limited a licence to own and operate the transmission link to the Lincs wind farm. Lincs is located eight kilometres off the coast of Skegness and comprises 75 turbines generating 270MW, which is enough to provide clean energy to 200,000 homes. The project links
Red7Marine Gets New Chief Executive
Red7Marine Offshore has appointed its first chief executive. Martin Myhill Sisley joins the UK’s independent air diving provider as its new specialist vessel, Red7 Alliance, arrived at the Great Yarmouth base. With 25 years offshore industry experience, Sisley is looking to expand the Great Yarmouth
Waveblade Trialled at The Underwater Centre
Commercial divers and ROV pilot technicians of The Underwater Centre recently trialled the ‘Waveblade’ tool while working in Loch Linnhe, simulating a realistic operational environment. Waveblade, a lightweight, hand-held submersible power tool, is designed to remove marine growth through vibration,
‘Robot’ Vehicles Conduct Fish Tracking Mission in MPAs
Three marine ‘robot’ vehicles have been launched from Plymouth to undertake a fish tracking mission in and around new Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). The aim is to learn how fish use these areas on a day-to-day basis. Scientists from the Marine Biological Association (MBA) and engineers from the Nati
Osiris Projects to Wrap Up Celtic Interconnector Survey
Osiris Projects are close to completion of the field work of a large scale cable route survey of the proposed 700+MW HVDC Celtic Interconnector Project between the south coast of Ireland and the northwest coast of France. Jointly awarded by EirGrid and RTE, the 2014 programme has included a geophysi
Underwater Radiated Noise Notation from Bureau Veritas
Leading international classification society Bureau Veritas has developed a voluntary notation intended to assist shipbuilders and operators reduce underwater noise radiating from ships. The comprehensive set of standards and measuring services is grouped as NR614 Underwater Radiated Noise (URN). It
New Company Set Up to Harness Tidal Power
A new company set to harness the power of tides has been launched in North Wales at the end of October. North Wales Tidal Energy, based in St Asaph, will focus on the development of tidal lagoons, North Wales news site reports. “Our vision is the development of a world-leading integrated tidal energ
AEUK Wins Torpedo Protection Gig from Dstl
ATLAS ELEKTRONIK UK Ltd (AEUK) has been awarded a $5.6 million (£3.5 million) three year contract for the provision of underwater defensive aids research. The exciting three year contract was awarded by Dstl to provide research into a future torpedo countermeasures system for surface ships and subma
MEP for Scotland Visits Bibby Offshore
Aberdeen based subsea installation contractor Bibby Offshore has last week hosted Conservative MEP for Scotland, Dr Ian Duncan, as part of a fact-finding mission into the oil and gas industry. As part of Dr Duncan’s visit, he toured the company’s 50,000 sq ft purpose built state-of-the-art workshop
Island Frontier to Conduct Well-Plugging Work for Statoil
Statoil has received consent to use Island Frontier for preparatory well-plugging work at Statfjord Øst and Sleipner Øst. Statfjord Øst is an oilfield located around seven kilometers north-east of the Statfjord field in the northern part of the North Sea. The field has been developed using three sub
Aibel Lands Goliat FPSO Deal
Aibel has been awarded the contract for hook up and commissioning of Goliat FPSO before start-up at the field. The contract includes preparations and commissioning before start-up at the field. In addition, the project will consist of construction work and work related to commissioning of Goliat. Go
Universal Foundation Completes Trial Setup Project
The offshore wind foundation from Universal Foundation, a Fred. Olsen related company, has recently completed a trial installation campaign across three major offshore wind sites in the UK North Sea, as part of the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) programme. The project was managed by
VIDEO: Sea-Force Hyperbaric Reception Facility
Hyperbaric Reception Facilities (HRF) are used to provide a permanent onshore environment for the safe decompression of saturation divers who need to be evacuated from a saturation diving vessel. Previously the use of HRFs by the commercial diving industry has been considered an optional item to hav
Jee Wraps Up OWF Cable Analysis Project
Jee Ltd announces completion of a Centrica Renewable Energy Ltd contract, which saw the firm successfully perform a subsea power cable analysis that will potentially reduce future operation and maintenance costs on an offshore wind project. Centrica Renewable Energy commissioned Jee to identify scen