The EU-backed SafeWAVE project, short for Streamlining the Assessment of Environmental Effects of Wave Energy, will celebrate its completion on November 28, 2024. According to SafeWAVE, an online event will showcase the project’s contributions to improving consenting and licensing processes and tac
Ross Offshore, part of ABL Group’s AGR, has performed the first geotechnical project with Ross Eagle, following the completion of the first phase of upgrades on the vessel that was built as a platform supply vessel (PSV). Owned by Eagle Offshore Bømlo, the 2003-built Ross Eagle was constructed at Br
UK-based tidal energy company Proteus Marine Renewables (PMR) has met its funding target on the Crowdcube platform, securing new capital to advance its tidal energy projects worldwide. In September, PMR launched its Crowdcube campaign as part of a broader commercialization strategy for its tidal ene
KBR has secured a front-end engineering design (FEED) deal to boost a liquified natural gas (LNG) arsenal at a project on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East.
SSEN Transmission has broken ground on a new electricity substation that is part of the subsea link that will connect the Orkney Islands to the UK mainland for the first time. The start of work at the Finstown Substation is said to mark a major step forward for the Orkney-Caithness 220 kV Subsea Lin
Global OTEC has launched its latest solution that uses ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) for the provision of sustainable power to offshore operations, including platforms and wells. According to Global OTEC, developed under the EU-funded PLOTEC project, its new OTEC Power Module is engineered
APM Terminals has chosen a consortium comprising ABB, Dura Vermeer and GMB to provide civil works and electrification for the expansion of the Maasvlakte II (MVII) container terminal in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group is set to spend 150 days in the Asia–Pacific (APAC) region in 2025 as part of an inspection, maintenance, and repair (IMR) and associated subsea services contract award. The scope includes project management, engineering, logistics support and all related subsea acti
One of the semi-submersible accommodation and construction support vessels from Floatel’s fleet has completed its mission at a field off the coast of Norway, which is operated by Norwegian E&P player Aker BP. Floatel Endurance’s deployment at the Skarv field in the Norwegian Sea has come to an end a
Norway-based ocean services provider DeepOcean and Scotland-based well management company EXCEED have entered a partnership to deliver vessel-based well plug and abandonment (P&A) services to the global decommissioning market. According to DeepOcean, the collaboration leverages the company’s subsea
CRC Evans has been hired to handle welding services on a project designed to expand production at an oil field, which is said to be the largest one off the coast of Qatar.
Great Britain’s energy market regulator Ofgem has approved five new undersea energy links, with two creating Great Britain’s first-ever offshore hybrid assets (OHAs), all expected to be operational by the end of 2032. The approved OHA projects include the up to 1.8 GW LionLink, which will connect Du
The U.S. shipowner SWITCH Maritime, in collaboration with LH2 Shipping and LMG Marin, has revealed plans to commence the U.S. construction of the existing liquid hydrogen-fueled RoPax vehicle ferry MF Hydra operating in Norway. Following the launch of Sea Change, the first hydrogen-powered ferry in
Mermaid Subsea Services (UK) has performed what it says is the largest vessel-based UK North Sea decommissioning campaign ever. The project included the plugging and abandonment (P&A) of 21 wells spread across the Northern and Central North Sea over a duration of two years, carried out on behalf of
