Subsea
Tocardo Gets Ofgem Accreditation for 1.4 MW at EMEC
Tocardo Tidal Power has obtained Ofgem accreditation under the Renewables Obligation (RO) scheme for its 1.4MW EMEC deployment. Tocardo has installed its Temporary Foundation System (TFS) in Orkney earlier this year. The deployment was the start of the Tocardo’s planned 20-year commercial demonstrat
Royal IHC’s Hi-Traq Trencher Goes onto Further Trials
Royal IHC has informed that Hi-Traq trencher has completed its commissioning at the Port of Blyth in UK and is now moving onto land trials. “The testing has highlighted just how exceptional this vehicle is,” Royal IHC said in its social media update. Hi-Traq is the 4-tracked subsea vehicle with full
Kvaerner Completes First Johan Sverdrup Jacket
Kvaerner has completed and named riser platform (RP) jacket for the Johan Sverdrup development which will be ready for delivery in July. The RP jacket was given the name Aegir at a ceremony held at Kvaerner’s yard at Verdal, the company informed. The jacket is the first major structure for the Johan
New Tidal Energy Park in Scotland Lands Approval
A 30 turbine tidal park, to be situated off the south-west coast of Islay, has been granted planning consent, Scottish Government has informed. West Islay Tidal Energy Park will have a generating capacity of up to 30 MW, enough to power around 18,000 homes. The DP Marine Energy Limited development w
DONG Energy Selects Monopiles for All Hornsea Project One Foundations
DONG Energy has decided to use monopile foundations on the remaining 58 foundations for the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm. In November 2016 DONG Energy announced that EEW SPC would provide 116 monopile foundations for Hornsea Project One. In addition, in early 2017 the company informed that
Shell to Remove Emergency Response Vessel from Knarr
A/S Norske Shell has received consent from Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to remove the emergency response vessel from the Knarr field. Shell has performed an impact assessment in order to remove the emergency response vessel from Knarr. This shows that the vessel can be removed while conti
Workships Contractor Sells Diving Support Vessel to Seisund
Workships Contractor has sold four-point mooring diving support vessel (DSV) ‘Offshore Beaver’ to Seisund of Torangsvag, Norway. The vessel will transfer from its normal role of diving support to working in the Norwegian aquaculture industry. Edvard Bakke of Seisund said: “With regulatory changes co
Blue Water Wins €40M Nord Stream 2 Logistics Job
Wasco Coatings has awarded Blue Water Shipping of Esbjerg, Denmark, a €40-million contract for the transport, handling and storage of 113,000 Nord Stream 2 project pipes. Wasco was earlier awarded the contract for concrete weight coating, storage and logistics of the 200,000 pipes required for the p
Directorate of Fisheries Says No to Aqualine Subsea System
The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries has decided to reject the application from Aqualine for 10 development permits for the concept of “Aqualine Subsea System – submerged industrial production”. Last year Aqualine applied for the development permits with aim to develop and market a submersible sys
Solstad Farstad Gets New CFO
Anders Hall Jomaas has been appointed the position as chief financial officer (CFO) of Solstad Farstad ASA (SOFF). He comes from the position as CFO in Deep Sea Supply, a position he has held since 2010. Anders holds a MsC within Industrial Economics and Technology Management from Norwegian Universi
Gas Leak Stops Production at Gjoa
Engie E&P Norge has reported a gas leak from Gjøa field located in the North Sea. The leak, which occurred Wednesday night, has been reported to be under control. The gas leak has been stopped and the situation on board the Gjøa platform is under normalisation, Engie said. Production is currently sh
Norwegian OSV Trio Forms Solstad Farstad
Solstad, Farstad and Deep Sea Supply (DESSC) have completed the transactions related to the previously announced merger to create a new OSV company, Solstad Farstad. The completion of the mergers was registered in the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises after close of trading on the Oslo Stoc
Canyon Offshore to Trench Hornsea Project One Cables
Canyon Offshore has been awarded a contract by Siem Offshore Contractors for the provision of trenching services on DONG Energy’s Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm. Canyon Offshore’s scope will require the trenching of approximately 140km of inner-array grid cables on the wind farm, laid onto t
ORPC Tests Its Bearing System at UMaine
Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) has completed full-scale testing of a specialized, water-lubricated bearing system and associated drive line components designed for underwater systems that capture energy from ocean tides and river currents. The testing was conducted at the University of Maine A