TechnipFMC has been awarded a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract by BP for the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit for the Tortue/Ahmeyim field development, a major LNG project located offshore on the maritime border of Mauritania and Senegal. The agreement between the t
MarineEnergy.biz has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from April 9 – 15, 2018.
Balmoral Offshore Engineering has acquired Norwegian manufacturer, Seaproof Solutions, to accelerate its expansion into the offshore renewables market. Established in 1989 Bergen-based Seaproof designs and manufactures advanced cable protection systems, bend stiffeners and flexible J-tubes and is fo
Acta Marine’s DP Multicats have been called up for duties on the Zohr natural gas project in Egyptian waters for the second year running. The ultra-shallow draft vessels, Coastal Discovery and Coastal Challenger, will be supporting shore-end pipe lay installation activities. “We have four pipe pulli
Paul Wheelhouse, Scotland’s Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy, has congratulated the project team behind the MeyGen tidal energy array on reaching the milestone of officially putting the Phase 1A, comprising four turbines, into operation.
Marine Energy Wales will be hosting its annual conference next week that will gather marine energy experts to discuss the latest industry developments.
Ørsted has awarded Spectrum Offshore with a contract for the offshore construction support survey on the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm located some 120km off the Yorkshire coast, UK. According to Spectrum Offshore, the works are being carried out onboard the crew transfer vessel Rix Leopard
BIRD Energy program is offering a $1 million grant per one joint US-Israel innovative project from all areas of renewable energy – including tidal, wave, ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC), solar and storage.
UK battery storage developer, Eelpower, has secured an agreement for debt funding with Gravis Capital to grow its pipeline of permitted storage sites and pursue new development opportunities in the UK.
Renewable energy developer Atlantis said that the MeyGen tidal energy project has formally entered the 25-year operations phase. The Phase 1A of the MeyGen project has now completed the construction phase. This follows on from an extended period of array operation since the turbines were reinstalled
Maersk Drilling and Maersk Supply Service have established a 50:50 joint venture (JV) to provide decommissioning services to oil and gas operators. Due to high demand for decommissioning, especially in the North Sea where more than 400 fields are expected to cease production by 2026, the JV will off
The MeyGen tidal energy array has completed the construction phase for the Phase 1A to officially enter its 25-year operations period with 6GWh of clean energy already produced from tides.
Petrobras has awarded Solstad Farstad a one-year firm contract to the AHTS Far Scout and to the AHTS BOS Turquesa. The Far Scout will be equipped with Fugro’s FCV work-class ROV suitable for 3.000 meters water depth. Both vessels will support exploration and production activities in Brazilian contin
Project developer Nord Stream 2 AG said it has received the second of two permits required to construct and operate the planned natural gas pipeline in the Finnish Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), completing the permitting procedure in Finland. The permit was granted by the Regional State Administrati
