Perth-based offshore surveyor Blue Ocean Marine Services (BOMS) has recently purchased an additional L3Harris Technologies Iver3 autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). The new AUV will support BOMS expanding survey operations in the Australian and Asian markets. Keith Wallace, general manager of BOMS,
Trelleborg’s offshore operation in Norway has secured a contract from Randaberg Industries, to provide Vikotherm R3 thermal insulation for the 10 inch VFS-2 spool skid set for the Hod field development project, located on the Norwegian Continental Shelf in the North Sea. This collaboration between T
TechnipFMC said on Thursday it plans to wrap up its separation into two independent, publicly traded companies later this month. Namely, the last day of trading of TechnipFMC shares that include the right to receive Technip Energies shares on the New York Stock Exchange and Euronext Paris stock exch
PGS remains carefully positive even with red numbers in the fourth quarter of 2020 as revenues fell some 37 per cent. The Oslo-listed seismic player reported quarterly loss of $60 million, or 16 cents per share on revenues of $208 million. This result compares against profit of $10 million on around
Denmark has reached a landmark agreement on the construction of an energy hub in the North Sea. The energy hub will be an artificially constructed island 80 kilometers from the shore of the peninsula Jutland. Around 200 wind turbines with a combined capacity of 3 GW are expected to be installed in t
Italian transmission system operator Terna has recently initiated public consultations on the new Tyrrhenian Link interconnection, the undersea power line that will link Sicily to Sardinia and Campania. Consultation event dedicated to the citizens of Termini Imerese already took place on Tuesday thi
Nemo Link, the first electricity interconnector between the United Kingdom and Belgium, has performed very well during its first two years in operation, Belgian TSO Elia said. The Nemo Link cable – which connects Bruges, Belgium to Richborough, UK – is the result of a joint venture between National
Fugro is set to begin geophysical survey work at the Dublin Array offshore wind project located approximately 10 km from the Irish coastline. The geophysical surveys will characterize the project’s offshore array and export cable search area, with the latter intended to provide options for export ca
Kongsberg Maritime has announced the next generation of its HUGIN autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). Named HUGIN Endurance, the new AUV boosts operational duration to approximately 15 days, enabling extended survey and inspection missions. This allows HUGIN Endurance to undertake extensive mission
Dutch transmission system operator TenneT has opened a tender procedure for a geotechnical soil investigation at the 4 GW IJmuiden Ver offshore wind site. TenneT seeks geotechnical information on two, optionally three, platform locations at IJmuiden Ver which are suitable to progress the design and
Outlook for the offshore engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) market in 2021 looks promising, boosted by projects deferred from 2020, according to market research provider Westwood. With a forecast of $29 billion firm or already awarded contracts and a further $16 billion of probable and
Seabed survey has started in the Baltic Sea as part of the construction of Harmony Link, a new subsea power connection between Poland and Lithuania. The project is being implemented by PSE and Litgrid, electricity transmission system operators in Poland and Lithuania. Harmony Link is one of the larg
Fugro is developing an offshore platform from which uncrewed vessels and drones can perform inspection and maintenance operations on offshore wind farms. Together with three partner companies and a research institute, Fugro has been granted EUR 3.3 million for the RoboDock project by the Netherlands
Stena Drilling has entered into a strategic framework agreement for decarbonisation exploration with dCarbonX for the development of “geoenergy” resources.
