The Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) expects periods of marine activity at the Bay of Fundy to continue until mid-October. The activities involve barge anchoring, cable recovery, and test mooring trials, at locations including the Parrsboro wharf, West Bay, and the FORCE site in the Mi
Minesto, a Swedish-based tidal energy developer, is expanding its team with various job openings. The company is looking for new additions to its Anglesey office who will assist Minesto in delivering Deep Green 500 kW tidal energy project that will be located in Holyhead Deep, off Holyhead Island in
Canada’s test center for tidal energy technology, FORCE, said it expects periods of marine activity to continue until mid October, including barge anchoring, cable recovery, and test mooring trials. Marine operations will be performed at Parrsboro wharf, West Bay, and the FORCE site in the Minas Pas
Analysts and engineers from the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement’s (BSEE) Oil Spill Preparedness Division and Gulf of Mexico Region recently conducted an unannounced spill drill of Arena Offshore. The one-day exercise simulated a loss of well control event from a platform in shallow wa
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg has officially put its second offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea into operation. The officiall launch happened in the presence of the Minister President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Erwin Sellering, and numerous guests from the worlds of business and politics. Followin
The assembly of Scotrenewables Tidal Power’s SR2000 floating tidal turbine is nearing completion at Harland & Wolff’s facility, UK. The 64 m floating hull is being fabricated by Gray Fabrication, and it will form the structural backbone of the SR2000. The floating hull will incorporate two 1 MW roto
Claxton, an Acteon company, has installed a high-pressure drilling riser system as part of a contract for the Catcher area field development in the Central North Sea. Owen Lewis, project engineer, Claxton, said, “Claxton was the only company to offer Premier Oil a fully-forged riser design option in
Scottish Tidal Project has moved step closer to finalization with the completion of the tidal cable management and protection structure. Jee’s protection system, the ‘U-tube’, features a pipe fixed to a J-tube which is secured to the turbine foundations at each end of the pipe. The cable is then pul
A suite of detailed reports concerning the coordinated development of offshore electricity grid and marine renewable energy projects between the jurisdictions of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland has been published. The Irish-Scottish Links on Energy Study (ISLES) is a joint initiative between
GE Oil & Gas has signed a Long Term Service Agreement with Chevron Australia to provide subsea services for the Company’s operated natural gas assets located off the northwest coast of Western Australia. GE will supply a range of services including project management, inventory storage, preventative
QED Naval has teamed up with Offler Marine Services Group (OMSG) to provide offshore expertise with the selection of installation and recovery methods, to help de-risk and reduce cost exposure of the Subhub project and its payload of tidal turbines. QED Naval, the developer behind Subhub tidal found
Global Marine Systems Limited has announced a fibre optic installation project for Huawei Marine Networks (HMN) in the Sea of Okhotsk, Russia. The project will demand 200 days of in-situ vessel time to lay 1,844 km of repeatered cable between strategic locations, the company informed. HMN’s customer
DNV GL has been awarded a contract for the provision of Marine Warranty, Operations And Consultancy Services for the Shah Deniz 2 project operated by BP Exploration (Shah Deniz) Limited. DNV GL will support the operator in assuring the project equipment transportation and installations are conducted
Submarine outfall inspection works have begun off Sham Tseng, a coastal area in Tsuen Wan District, Hong Kong, and will be carried out for a period of approximately one week. According to, Government of Hong Kong SAR Marine Department the works will be carried out by a work boat, and one guard boat
