Pharos Offshore reported that one of its subsea hydraulic cable grabs is being utilized aboard the Edda Fonn vessel to enable diverless cable repair at the Walney offshore wind farm. The company’s personnel are assisting with the ongoing cable recovery operations aboard the vessel. Pharos Offshore s
German researchers gathered around the RepaKorr collaborative project are developing an all-round inspection and repair solution to increase the corrosion resistance of offshore wind farms, according to Fraunhofer, one of the participants in the project. The new solution, which includes the developm
Geosciences and engineering service provider Next Geosolutions has been awarded a geophysical, UXO & geotechnical contract from Prysmian for the Monita Project in the Adriatic Sea. Through the collaborative effort of the survey team, Atlas Professionals secured exclusive supplier status to Next Geos
ROVOP, a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) service provider, and WFS Technologies, developer of wireless instrumentation and control solutions, have teamed up in effort to, reportedly, reduce certain operating costs by up to 80% and extend asset life by years. To launch the collaboration, the two comp
Offshore wind investments in Europe doubled in 2015 to EUR 13.3 billion in a record year for financing and grid-connected installations, with a total of 3,019 MW in new capacity coming online in European waters in 2015, more than double of what was connected to the grid in 2014, according to Europea
Seismic contractor TGS has posted fourth-quarter 2015 net loss of $121.5 million, compared to net income of $32 million in the same period in 2014. Earnings per share (fully diluted) were $-1.19, down from $0.31 in Q4 2014. The Oslo-listed company reported net revenues of $132 million in Q4 2015, ve
Sea Worker Runs Aground off Denmark, Crew Evacuated Offshore installation vessel Sea Worker ran aground south of Denmark’s Hvide Sande on the night between 26 and 27 January while under tow to Esbjerg, A2SEA said in a statement. Umoe Ventus Sinks After Catching Fire off Langeland The Wave Craft Surf
Allspeeds has supplied Webtool Emergency Disconnection Tools to AKOFS Offshore for its subsea equipment orientation system (SOES) used to install subsea trees. The Webtool cutters are integrated within the SOES providing quick disconnection of the bundles of hydraulic jumpers and electrical flying l
Aker Solutions’ maintenance, modifications and operations (MMO) business in Norway secured two contracts for work at North Sea fields operated by ConocoPhillips. The company received a framework agreement for a fixed period of five years to become ConocoPhillips’ main supplier of maintenance and mod
WaveEL wave energy buoy has left the Swedish town Falkenburg following the completion of the assembly operation. The buoy has been moved on the barge heading to Eriksberg quayside, Gothenburg, where it will be outfitted with the remaining parts. Waves4Power, the company behind WaveEL buoy, will have
Solwara 1 Joint Venture, comprising Nautilus Minerals and Eda Kopa (Solwara) Limited, has taken delivery of three seafloor production tools (SPTs) from Soil Machine Dynamics’ (SMD) facility in Newcastle upon Tyne. The three SPTs are now en route to Oman, where they are scheduled to undergo wet testi
In partnership with the companies Sinkaberg-Hansen and Egersund Net, Norway’s AKVA group has established the company Atlantis Subsea Farming AS with the purpose of developing submersible fish-farming facilities for salmon on an industrial scale. Atlantis Subsea Farming AS has applied for six develop
A 22-year-old diver from Karmoy, Norway died on Friday after being critically injured during maintenance work underwater on a platform at Westcon’s shipyard in Ølensvåg. Last Wednesday, the Norwegian media reported the diving-related incident when the seriously injured diver arrived at Haukeland Uni
Iberdrola has awarded the Rostock branch of Goldbeck a contract to construct a building in the Port of Sassnitz-Mukran which will serve as the base for overseeing O&M activities at the 350 MW Wikinger Offshore Windfarm. Goldbeck will be responsible for the design, planning and construction of the ne
