A consortium of five UK universities, working with 31 industrial and innovation partners, will deploy up to GBP 36 million of support to advance robotics and Artificial Intelligence technologies for the inspection, repair, maintenance and certification of offshore energy platforms and assets.
Arkona offshore wind project, a joint venture between E. ON and Statoil, is said to be growing significantly faster than expected. Namely, all 60 foundations have been installed in the seabed of the Baltic Sea ahead of schedule. The monopiles, which weigh around 1,200 tons, were tied up to 40 meters
Shell has informed that a fire broke out at its Enchilada platform in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday. The fire is associated with a 30-inch gas export pipeline, the company said. Following the incident Shell evacuated all 46 personnel working on the platform, of which two were injured. A 54-ye
Bourbon has seen its revenue decline some 21 percent year-on-year for the quarter ended September 30, 2017, still impacted by lower activity levels in the shallow and deepwater offshore segments. The French vessel owner and offshore services provider generated a total of €204 million in third-quarte
Waves4Power’s WaveEL wave energy device has reached five months of exporting electricity to the Norwegian power grid from the Runde test site.
Oslo-listed Subsea 7 has booked 23 per cent lower profit for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 despite revenue boost of 15 per cent on increased activity in the renewables sector which was partially offset by other business units. The subsea engineering and construction specialist posted quarterl
Swedish wave energy developer CorPower Ocean has set up a Scottish subsidiary to support its growing activities in the country and prepare for wave energy device deployment off Orkney.
Polarcus has entered into a contract for the acquisition of a broadband 3D marine seismic project in Australia. The project is due to start in Q1 2018. According to the company, the project will run for approximately one month. Polarcus did not disclose the name of the client, nor the value of the c
Offshore Energy Research Association of Nova Scotia (OERA) has hired several experts to determine if there is a practical business case for establishing and operating a small-scale tidal test facility in Nova Scotia.
Cepsa and Cosmo Oil have, through Cosmo Abu Dhabi Energy Exploration & Production, started the production from Hail oil field in the Abu Dhabi Oil Company (ADOC) concession. Hail is the fourth offshore crude oil field to start production in the ADOC concession in shallow waters to the West of Abu Dh
Ten European partners have teamed up to develop novel offshore wind turbine blade technologies in an effort to lower the levelised cost of energy (LCOE).
UK subsea company Rovco has been awarded a three-year contract for inspection services at the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm, after winning a tender launched by innogy.
UK subsea company Rovco has been awarded a three-year contract for inspection services at the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm, after winning a tender launched by innogy.
US-based wave energy developer Wave Water Works is looking for contracts to supply clean power to US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico following the recent massive hurricanes in the area.
