Fugro has been awarded a contract by TenneT for the delivery of UXO services at offshore wind farm development in Dutch coastal waters. The contract follows from the previous involvement in route survey activities at the site. Fugro will utilize Atlantis Dweller vessel, equipped with a work-class re
Vattenfall has issued a tender seeking a company to carry out wind turbine blade repair for its wind energy projects across Europe. The awarded company will be responsible for work on both offshore and onshore wind projects in the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark and Sweden. According to Vatten
North Carolina’s Governor Roy Cooper has set aside USD 1.5 million to boost clean energy and green businesses in the proposed 2019-2021 budget, including a study on North Carolina’s potential to host offshore wind operations and associated jobs. The USD 300,000 study would evaluate state-owned and p
The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project and the Five Deeps Expedition have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) laying the groundwork for previously unexplored areas of the seafloor to be mapped and the resulting data made available for public use. Signed at the headquarters of the Int
2H Offshore, a riser and conductor specialist in subsea services group Acteon, has completed the installation of a lightweight, conductor-supported, minimum facility wellhead platform offshore Sarawak, Malaysia. The company was responsible for the concept, detailed design, transportation and install
Bibby HydroMap has embarked on a large scale UXO survey of Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm sites I & II on behalf of client Vattenfall. Using a multi-vessel approach, Bibby Tethra and Bibby Athena will together acquire over 4,000-line km of high-density magnetometer, side scan sonar, multibea
Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has confirmed a purchase order from an undisclosed customer for the proprietary data acquisition survey in south-east Asia. The company received the letter of award for the survey in February 2019. According to EMGS, the total value of the purchase order is approxi
McDermott and BHGE have been awarded subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines (SURF) and subsea production system (SPS) equipment contracts by BP for the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim natural gas project offshore Mauritania and Senegal. McDermott share of the deal is said to be between $500 million – $750 m
Ministry of Energy and Minerals in Indonesia has approved the Plan of Development for the Mako gas field located at the Duyung PSC in Indonesia. West Natuna Exploration Limited (WNEL) owns a 100% stake in the Duyung PSC. WNEL is owned by Conrad Petroleum (90%), who is the operator of the field, and
Maersk Supply Service has secured a contract with Total Denmark for its Stingray-class subsea support vessel Maersk Involver. The charter deal has been fixed for 161 days to support maintenance of the DAN F platform located offshore Esbjerg for walk-to-walk and accommodation services. The contract i
TCarta Marine has been contracted by the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) to provide a baseline dataset of water depths and seafloor classification around the Republic of Kiribati. Located in the Pacific Ocean, the island nation is threatened by rising sea levels. “Most of Kiribati’s island
Nord Stream 2 has released an updated draft environmental impact assessment (EIA) report following finalization of detail design, as well as optimization of engineering solutions and construction methods for the Russian section of the pipeline. Nord Stream 2 is developing a new natural gas pipeline
University of Malta has been awarded a Statement of Feasibility by the independent certification body DNV GL , for its offshore energy storage system (FLASC). FLASC is an energy storage solution that is suited for use in the offshore environment, and which can be integrated within large-scale renewa
Royal Australian Navy and the Sri Lankan Navy are gearing up for a search operation for the lost Australian WWII destroyer HMAS Vampire. Nine sailors died when the destroyer HMAS Vampire sank after enduring an intensive Japanese air attack off the Sri Lankan coast. The Vampire had been attempting to
