Offshore Energy News & Articles

Contract Awarded for Anchoring Supply System for USVs

Maxwell Marine’s anchoring system will have fully autonomous operation and the ability to retrieve very long lengths of chain in extreme weather conditions with no human intervention

Oct 13, 2023
Partnership to Deliver Offshore Wind Craft

Chartwell Marine and VARD’s Midi-SOV incorporates a low waterplane shape that broadens above waterline, allowing the vessel to remain stable during operations

Oct 11, 2023
Subsea Decommissioning Project Completed

DeepOcean removed the upper conductor guideframes from the Dunlin Alpha platform, along with 6 subsea conductors and 4 vertical supports at varying water depths

Oct 10, 2023
Survey Contract Secured for Floating Offshore Windfarm

Ocean Infinity will undertake a comprehensive site investigation survey using multiple AUVs simultaneously for Equinor’s floating offshore wind lease area

Oct 10, 2023
Ørsted and Rutter Partner for Safe Personnel Transfer

Rutter’s wave prediction technology will be deployed on Ørsted’s CTVs, enabling crews to know in advance how waves will impact their transfer and to plan accordingly

Sep 28, 2023
1,400km Interconnector Between UK and Denmark Completed

Prysmian Group has completed installation and HV testing of the world’s longest electricity interconnector, set to power up to 1.4 million homes

Sep 06, 2023
Development of Autonomous Robot for Subsea Inspections

University of Houston is developing SmartTouch technology for ROVs equipped with multiple stress wave-based smart touch sensors, video cameras and scanning sonars

Sep 04, 2023
Partnership to Explore Renewable Subsea Tieback

Aker Solutions and Mocean Energy could be using wave energy and subsea energy storage to tie back stranded reserves, extending the life of existing subsea production assets and reducing the need for new oilfield developments

Sep 01, 2023
Stillstrom and North Star Collaborate for Offshore Charging

Stillstrom and North Star have combined their efforts to accelerate vessel electrification and offshore charging in the offshore wind industry

Aug 31, 2023
Partnership to Develop Second Floating Arven Offshore Wind Farm

Mainstream Renewable Power and Ocean Winds will partner to develop the second site of the floating Arven Offshore Wind Farm, set to expand its footprint to 2.3 GW

Aug 21, 2023
First Remotely Operated Subsea Inspection in Middle East Successfully Completed

Fugro carried out the inspection using a low-carbon emission USV, controlling everything from an onshore remote operations centre using the company's Blue Essence technology

Aug 17, 2023
Kansai Electric Power Joins DemoSATH

Kansai Electric Power is the latest partner in the DemoSATH project, which will deploy a prototype floating 2 MW turbine with 96m rotors

Aug 14, 2023
DORIS to be Principal Wind Farm Designer

DORIS has been appointed Principal Designer on the combined 2.1GW capacity floating offshore wind farms Broadshore and Bellrock

Aug 11, 2023
World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Begins Installation

Installation of 260 meter tall turbines has begun at the UK’s Dogger Bank wind farm, transported out by a vessel with a lifting capacity of 3,200 tons

Aug 08, 2023
Additional Underwater Robot for Japan’s Offshore Wind Industry

Japan has purchased another Saab SeaEye Falcon underwater robot, combining intelligent control architecture with powerful thrusters to work in complex environments

Aug 07, 2023
AI Tool for Hazard and Operability Studies Launched

Salus Technical’s HAZOP AI prototype is applicable to all major hazard industries and could be revolutionary in the North Sea and the process safety space

Aug 04, 2023
Offshore Wind Vessel Acquired by Cyan Renewables

Cyan Renewables acquires its first vessel, the Groenewind, which can accommodate 24 service technicians and allows access to turbines in 3m waves

Jul 26, 2023
Offshore Solar Energy Test Platform to be Launched in North Sea

The SeaVolt platform will act as a testbed to assess the impact of environmental factors such as wind, waves and salt spray

Jul 20, 2023
Expro to Deploy Advanced Subsea Technology in Gulf of Mexico

Expro’s high-debris single ball system, which delivers shear and post shear seal on a multitude of sizes of coiled tubing, slickline, and electrical cable, is a solution for both gas and liquid

Jul 14, 2023