Tidal energy developer Nova Innovation has expanded its tidal energy array off Scotland’s most northerly isles with the installation of a new direct-drive tidal turbine.
U.S. oilfield services player Weatherford has achieved the industry’s first 12 ¼-inch casing sidetrack for an undisclosed operator.
Towage operator Svitzer Europe revealed plans to start operations in Seaport Emden — Germany’s third-largest North Sea port — from 1 January 2021.
Subsea contractor DeepOcean has completed the attic oil recovery project for Shell in the North Sea. According to DeepOcean, the recent campaign on Brent Bravo concrete structure wrapped up with no safety incidents, ahead of schedule and within budget. The project management occurred between the Dee
CWind Taiwan has been awarded a balance of plant (BOP) contract for the Formosa 1 offshore wind farm. The company is providing inspection and maintenance services to the 22 turbines at Formosa 1 Phase 1 and Formosa 1 Phase 2 sites, including internal and external inspections and painting. Under the
The wind turbines at the Hornsea Two offshore wind farm in the UK do not feature the usual setup including boat landing structures and ladders, as its developer Ørsted purchased a novel lifting system. The 1.4 GW project is the first-ever offshore wind farm to deploy the Get Up Safe (GUS) motion-com
A workforce training collaborative has been established in the U.S. State of Virginia to offer certifications required for operations and maintenance of offshore and onshore wind farms. The Mid-Atlantic Wind Training Alliance, announced by Virginia’s Governor Ralph Northam on 14 October, will bring
Paimpol-Bréhat tidal energy test site, located off France’s northern region of Brittany, is making great strides towards proving its sustainability, with one developer extending its trials until next year, and another announcing deployment for 2022.
Oilfield services provider Wood has secured a new contract with Equinor to support its operations at the Mariner field in the UK Continental Shelf.
Houston-based Oceaneering has won a BOP tethering services contract offshore Brazil from Petrobras. The contract duration is one-year, but also with the option to extend for an additional year. The scope of work includes data acquisition and real-time riser analysis for dynamic positioning rig opera
Qatar Petroleum has signed a deal with the UK’s National Grid booking up to 7.2 million tons per annum of capacity at the Grain LNG terminal in Kent.
GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions business has completed upgrades on the offshore converter platform DolWin gamma in the German North Sea. The upgrades included enhancements to the valves and control system, which now, in addition to improving the overall performance of the grid connection system
Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer Novatek reported a production increase in the third quarter and the first nine months of the year 2020.
The DOF Group has secured another contract award in Brazil for Libra Consortium, supporting Petrobras’ operation activities on the Brazilian continental shelf. Namely, Petrobras has awarded DOF Subsea a 3-year MPSV vessel contract for Mero field. Skandi Salvador is the vessel that will operate two W
