Denmark has lifted the restrictions on sailing around the leakage points of the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea, stating the area was no longer dangerous. The Danish Energy Agency issued a recommendation that the no-sailing zones around the leakage points on Nord Stream 1 and 2 be lifted, as
RWE has selected the preferred suppliers for all the main components of its 1 GW Thor offshore wind farm in Denmark, with agreements now in place for wind turbines, foundations, export and inter-array cables, and for the onshore and offshore substations. At the beginning of this year, the developer
Scottish intelligent energy management and storage technologies specialist Verlume has secured €8.1 million for business scale-up and development of larger projects.
Aberdeen-based decommissioning services provider Well-Safe Solutions has installed a saturation diving system on board its semi-submersible rig, which is now said to be the only one of its type in the North Sea with this capability. The custom-built dive spread installed on Well-Safe Guardian has a
Fugro has completed what is said to be the world’s first fully remote ROV inspection of an offshore wind farm using its Blue Essence uncrewed surface vessel (USV). The operations were carried out at the Aberdeen offshore wind farm in the North Sea, also known as the European Offshore Wind Deployment
SuperNode, an Irish developer of energy transmission technology based on superconductivity, and the European Laboratory for Particle Physics CERN are collaborating to develop a novel type of insulation for superconducting cables in an effort to improve energy transmission and accelerate the transiti
RWE and Northland Power have selected the Greek cable manufacturer Hellenic Cables as the preferred supplier of the inter-array cables for their up to 1.6 GW Nordseecluster development in the German North Sea, a cluster consisting of four offshore wind farm sites. Hellenic Cables will supply approxi
The European Union (EU) and Norway have formed a Green Alliance to strengthen their cooperation on clean energy and industrial transition as well as joint climate action and environmental protection efforts. The agreement was signed on 24 April in Brussels by the President of the European Commission
U.S. manufacturer of drilling and production equipment Dril-Quip has completed the installation of subsea trees at a Woodside-operated oil and gas field in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. In a statement issued on 21 April, Dril-Quip announced the installation and completion of two 15,000 psi HorizontalBore
The Netherlands and the United Kingdom have unveiled their plan to build what they say would be a first-of-its-kind electricity link to connect offshore wind between the two countries via interconnectors. LionLink, a multi-purpose interconnector that was announced today at the North Sea summit, coul
James Fisher Subtech (JF Subtech) is carrying out its fifth “major” contract with BP and foreshore terminal underwater inspection services at the oil & gas major’s import terminal in the South East of England. The targeted condition survey constitutes phase one of the maintenance project, completed
US-based marine energy developer Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has secured a $500,000 extension of its contract with a US government agency for the supply of WAM-V autonomous surface vehicles.
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has given approval to Fugro for its remotely operated vehicle (ROV) introductory training course. According to Fugro, this world-first endorsement ensures that only appropriately trained and competent individuals enter the ROV industry, helping
DeepOcean has mobilized its first Autonomous Inspection Drone (AID), said to be able to unlock substantial cost savings for offshore wind and oil & gas operators. The project is a strategic partnership between DeepOcean, Argus Remote Systems and Vaarst, with industry guidance, support and funding fr
