Subsea, trenching and excavation specialist Rotech Subsea has recently completed a well-head and jacket reburial scope in the North Sea. The Aberdeen-based firm mobilised its next generation TRS2 controlled flow excavation (CFE) and suspended jet trenching tool to complete the project in the Souther
Subsea technology company Rovco has once again chartered Glomar Offshore’s DP2 vessel Glomar Wave following offshore wind ROV campaigns in summer and autumn last year. The Edinburgh-based company utilised the 2014-built Glomar Wave for work on offshore wind farms in both UK and German waters. The 66
Just one month after the repair, the 1GW BritNed electricity interconnector between the United Kingdom and the Netherlands is out again. According to BritNed, the new unplanned outage took place on 9 March 2021. To remind, the interconnector also went out of service in December last year due to a ca
Global average opex per megawatt in the offshore wind sector has fallen significantly over the last eight years and is expected to further decline until 2029, driven by an increasing utilisation of new technologies and innovative solutions in operations and maintenance (O&M). “With economies of scal
Petrodec has reactivated Haeva jack-up rig to DNV standards and the unit is now reporting for duty as the company’s second decommissioning vessel.
United European Car Carriers (UECC), a Norway-based provider of shortsea RoRo transportation, reported massive CO2 emissions cuts by using biofuel on board one of its roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessels.
ExxonMobil is waiting on equipment arrival from Germany to Guyana to complete the repairs on the Liza Destiny FPSO, which started in late January 2021.
Back-deck equipment specialist Maritime Developments MDL has secured a two-year frame agreement with Helix Robotics Solutions for project engineering services and equipment supply. The agreement covers the provision of MDL project management and engineering services, as well as personnel and equipme
ZITON has completed a main component exchange campaign at the Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm in the UK. The campaign, which was carried out by using the Wind Server jack-up vessel, included sever gearbox exchanges and one generator exchange. “After a rough start, offering harsh winter weather, t
The global offshore wind operations and maintenance (O&M) market is expected to grow 16 per cent annually and reach € 10 billion by 2029. Europe will remain the biggest O&M market by region, while China will become the biggest single market in terms of national markets. This is according to the late
Gasum, the Nordic energy company, obtained a distribution license for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in France.
DEME Offshore and Sabca have carried out a series of tests at the Rentel offshore wind farm with an aim to automate critical and ad hoc operations in the near future by using autonomous aerial vehicles (AAVs) and artificial intelligence (AI). The companies, which teamed up two years ago, have perfor
Sonardyne is supporting Norske Shell’s ongoing long-term, large-scale seabed monitoring project at Ormen Lange, Norway’s second largest gas field. The UK-based marine technology firm has for the first time deployed a new breed of underwater sensor that is able to self-calibrate, enabling precise, lo
Houston-based Helix Energy Solutions has entered into a new agreement for response resources with HWCG consortium. The deal will see HWCG’s members given the opportunity to identify the Helix Fast Response System as a response resource in permit applications to U.S. federal and state agencies, and t
