Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has won a coveted operations and maintenance (O&M) services contract, awarded by Iberdrola. OMM will now lead on the contract to provide both topside and subsea O&M services for the Wikinger offshore wind farm, currently under construction in the Baltic Sea. OMM will
The research vessel Polarstern is expected to enter its homeport with the early-morning high tide on Thursday, April 20, 2017, marking the end of a five-month season in the Antarctic for the icebreaker and its crew. Many geoscientists in Bremerhaven can’t wait to see the samples that were collected
Spanish energy company Iberdrola has awarded Offshore Marine Management (OMM) with a contract to provide topside and subsea Operations and Maintenance (O&M) services for the 350MW Wikinger offshore wind farm.
Natural Resources Wales has awarded a marine license to Minesto for the installation and operation of a 500kW Deep Green tidal power plant off the coast of Anglesey in Wales.
TechnipFMC and DOF Subsea joint venture has taken delivery of a newbuild pipelay support vessel (PLSV) the Skandi Búzios. The PLSV started its 8-year charter contract with Petrobras on April 13, 2017. Skandi Búzios is the sistership of the Skandi Açu, which started its charter contract on August 13,
The Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO) has launched a £14 million call for small-scale community renewable energy proposals.
Norwegian vessel owner Solstad Offshore said it has signed a frame agreement with Saipem (Portugal) Comercio Maritime for the subsea construction support vessel “Normand Cutter”. According to the Oslo-listed company the new deal is valid for 4 years. Through this agreement, Saipem can utilize the “N
Antwerp Port Authority has supported Hydrex Underwater Technologies’ plan to expand its existing 5000m² site on Asiadok on the River Scheldt with new workshops and offices. As part of its expansion, Hydrex has also refurbished its dive support workboats and increased its manpower by 25% to strengthe
The video shows the construction of the recently completed SEENEOH tidal test site on the Garonne river in Bordeaux, France.
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) and The British Geological Survey (BGS) have released the 21st Century Exploration Roadmap (21CXRM) Palaeozoic Project, aiming to improve the knowledge and data from the underexplored Palaeozoic petroleum systems of the North Sea and Greater Irish Sea. The project was
The COAST Engineering Research Group at the University of Plymouth is looking to add a postdoctoral research fellow in marine renewable energy to its team.
Iranian president Hassan Rouhani has officially launched five new phases of the South Pars gas field. President Rouhani inaugurated the phases 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 of the giant gas filed located in the Persian Gulf region. The start of the new five phases represents an investment of USD 20 billion.
African Petroleum said it has signed a non-binding heads of terms and a binding exclusivity agreement with an undisclosed oil and gas company said to have a strong track record in offshore deep-water drilling. The deals provide a framework for the incoming third party to secure a 70 percent operated
GWL has, in conjunction with the Geological Survey of Iran (GSI) and the Ministry of Industry, Mine & Trade, announced a new 2D seismic, marine gravity and magnetic data survey in the Iranian sector of the Caspian Sea. The 2D survey will be acquired in Q3/Q4 2017 and will provide new high-end seismi
