Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) has informed its recently installed PLAT-I tidal energy platform started generating power at Connel Sound in Scotland.
Innogy’s Triton Knoll offshore wind farm is set to begin its most extensive offshore programme of works to date with Fugro’s UK-based marine site characterisation group taking the helm. The team of technical specialists at Fugro GB Marine will lead a programme of seabed and sub-seafloor investigatio
Chevron North Sea, the operator of the Erskine field, has informed that the Forties Pipeline System (FPS), the export route for Erskinee condensate, will be unavailable due to repairs. The owner of the FPS, Ineos, is conducting repairs to a hairline crack in the onshore section of the pipeline. The
Innovate UK has launched a £19 million call for cutting-edge technology innovation projects from any sector, including tidal and wave energy.
Maritime Developments (MDL) has appointed Andrew Blaquiere as vice president – MDL Americas. Blaquiere joins MDL from a flex-lay equipment rental supplier where he held various positions including business development manager and proposal/project manager. He joins Mark Williamson, president – MDL Am
Subsea IMR provider N-Sea has developed Magsense, a vertical gradiometer array said to be specifically designed for highly accurate Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) campaigns.
Nautilus has been informed by Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding that MAC Goliath (MAC), the buyer of the production support vessel (PSV) being built for Nautilus’ Solwara 1 subsea mining project, has failed to pay the third installment of the contract price (approximately USD 18 million + interest). Under t
Spanish tidal energy developer Magallanes Renovables has completed all the necessary preparations for the beginning of energy generation trials on its floating tidal energy platform called Atir.
The Esvagt Mercator Service Operation Vessel (SOV) has begun the 10-year contract under which it will support MHI Vestas at the 50-turbine Nobelwind and 55-turbine Belwind 1 wind farms off Belgium.
Edinburgh University’s School of Engineering is looking to hire a research associate who will work on computer modeling of tidal energy devices.
Keppel Offshore & Marine has, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Keppel Shipyard, secured a contract for the fabrication of a turret mooring system from SOFEC. The turret is for a newbuild floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vessel bound for the Coral South FLNG project in offshore Mozambique. F
Oilfield Machinery Ltd (OilMac) has invested in its OM Heavy Lift division with a new crane said to be a vital asset for future offshore wind projects in the Port of Dundee, Scotland.
Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract from Aker BP on behalf of the Skarv Unit for the Ærfugl (previously known as Snadd) gas field development, located approximately 210 km west of Sandnessjøen in the Norwegian Sea. The contract includes an option for the Ærfugl Phase 2 scope, which may be exercised
Woodside has awarded ICON Engineering a scope of works providing subsea rig interfaces for the Greater Enfield oil development project. The work involves detailed design and fabrication in both Perth and Singapore, shipyard installation and offshore commissioning for the interfaces. The Greater Enfi
