Niras Consulting Ltd (Niras) will be undertaking a benthic drop down camera and Day grab survey for scientific monitoring purposes to the south, west and within the 576MW Gwynt y Môr wind farm site offshore Wales during October 2016, according to a notice to mariners. Niras will use the vessel Aquad
Wave energy converters testing is coming to a close with only two more developers left to test their 1:20 scale devices as part of US Department of Energy’s funded Wave Energy Prize challenge.
Global Maritime Deep Sea Mooring has signed a contract with Det norske oljeselskap to support Prosafe’s semi-submersible Safe Zephyrus accommodation rig in the Ivar Aasen field in the North Sea. The contract also includes support to the Maersk Interceptor ultra-harsh environment jack-up rig. Deep Se
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has opened two positions related to meteorology and physical oceanography disciplines.
Dutch utility Nuon, part of Vattenfall, has started dismantling the four turbines at the 2MW Lely wind farm in the IJsselmeer. The wind farm, located some 800 metres offshore, was built in 1992 and was in service for 22 years. It is the first offshore wind farm operated by Nuon to be dismantled. Lel
Fixed offshore accommodation will be instrumental in resolving the operations and maintenance (O&M) dilemma faced by operators of wind farms installed far from shores, according to a report commissioned by Fred. Olsen Windcarrier. Reducing transit time and improving turbine accessibility are two key
Fixed offshore accommodation will be instrumental in resolving the operations and maintenance (O&M) dilemma faced by operators of wind farms installed far from shores, according to a report commissioned by Fred. Olsen Windcarrier. Reducing transit time and improving turbine accessibility are two key
Tekmar Energy has been selected to supply the cable protection systems for the inner array grid cable system for the 588 MW Beatrice offshore wind farm, Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC) informed on Wednesday. In June 2016, SOC was awarded the contract for the turnkey supply and installation package o
Protean Wave Energy has started the second phase of pre-commercial ocean testing of its wave energy device off Western Australia.
ACE Winches has completed a scope of work for Technip as part of a subsea infrastructure project in the Loyal field, west of the Shetland Islands. Quad204 is the redevelopment of the Schiehallion and Loyal fields, located 175 km west of Shetland and 15 km north of the Foinaven field. The complete pr
Siemens has received an order for the maintenance and upkeep of the Offshore Substation (OSS) and turbine substructures of the Veja Mate offshore project. In 2015, Siemens received an order for 67 of its 6MW class turbines for the 400MW wind farm. The agreement also includes all vessel operations an
Danish shipping company World Marine Offshore has been contracted by Iberdrola Renovables Offshore Deutschland to provide crew transfer vessels (CTVs) during O&M for the 350MW Wikinger offshore wind farm in Germany. Iberdola Renovables Offshore Deutschland GmbH is developing Wikinger in the German B
DUC Marine Group and KOOLE Mammoet Salvage have reached an agreement for future salvage and wreck removal operations. DUC will be responsible for all diving activities relating to salvage operations and diving equipment maintenance. Henk Kapitein, CEO of DUC Marine Group, says: “This acquisition is
Eni Norge has resumed production on the Goliat field early Tuesday morning following a shutdown on August 26. Full production is expected to be reached within short, with full reinjection of gas and produced water. Production halt was caused by gas detection in an unwanted area, during a planned ven
