Offshore engineering

Published:  05 February, 2025 A leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has announced it has appointed Craig Bradley as Head of Innovation Services. The company says this is a newly created role dedicated to growing the company’s innovation capabilities and accelerating initiatives that will enhance products, services and processes to optimise efficiency.…

Published:  04 February, 2025 North Star reports it has officially named and handed over its latest service operations vessel (SOV), the Grampian Tweed, completing the company’s fleet of dedicated ships serving the Dogger Bank Wind Farm on long-term charter. The company says this milestone event reflects the organisation’s ongoing commitment to the delivery of high-quality…

Jan 30, 2025 (Credit: Navantia) Navantia UK, a subsidiary of Spanish shipbuilder Navantia, has completed the acquisition of Harland & Wolff’s facilities in Belfast, Appledore, Methil and Arnish. Under Navantia UK’s management, all four facilities will benefit from extensive expertise in shipbuilding, fabrication and complex program management, supporting both a highly skilled workforce and robust…

Published:  29 January, 2025 Shoreline Wind, a full lifecycle SaaS solution built for wind farm O&M, construction and design, has published its latest white paper, “HEADWINDS: Offshore supply chain can boost profits despite challenging times ahead”. The company says he paper offers an optimistic yet clear-eyed analysis of the opportunities and challenges facing the sector’s…

Published:  29 January, 2025 The OEUK’s HSE Conference 2025, sponsored by Harbour Energy and TotalEnergies, will take place on 6 February 2025, at P&J Live, Aberdeen. The event is said to be a must for all health, safety & environment professionals across the energy sector. Participation in the conference will provide an opportunity to embrace…

Equinor has awarded pre-FEED study contracts to BW Offshore and Altera Infrastructure for the Bay du Nord floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, planned for deployment offshore Canada. The Bay du Nord project consists of several oil discoveries in the Flemish Pass basin, some 500 km northeast of St. John’s in Newfoundland and Labrador,…

Published:  22 January, 2025 Salamander, a joint venture between Ørsted, Simply Blue Group and Subsea7, has announced it has successfully retrieved floating LiDARs and wave buoy equipment as part of the metocean campaign for the proposed floating offshore wind farm project off the North East of Scotland. The survey has run since October 2023 and…

Published:  22 January, 2025 Denso a leader in corrosion prevention and sealing technologies, has announced the Protal 7125, a high-build liquid coating specifically formulated for use in low-temperature environments. The company says tailored to meet the needs of the oil, gas, and natural gas industries, this innovative solution offers superior pipeline protection even in the…

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced its approval of the Construction and Operations Plan for the SouthCoast Wind Project.  This is the final approval needed for the project from BOEM following the Department of the Interior’s December 2024 Record of Decision.   “We are proud to announce BOEM’s final approval of the…

Aker Solutions, in a consortium with Siemens Energy, has received the full notice to proceed from RWE for the HVDC scope of work for the Norfolk Vanguard West and East offshore wind farms. The Norfolk Vanguard West and East represent the first phase of RWE’s Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone, which also includes the Norfolk Boreas…