Offshore engineering

Nov 22, 2023 (Photo: Bureau Veritas) Certification body Bureau Veritas (BV) presented Enerocean S.L. with the definite issue of its Certificate of Basic Design Approval of the W2Power floating wind solution. The certification represents the completion of a comprehensive assessment of critical elements of the W2Power design, which is currently at the stage of moving…

Australian oil and gas company Santos has entered into a strategic collaboration agreement with Abu Dhabi based oil and gas firm ADNOC to collaborate on carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects. The agreement will explore the potential for establishing a platform offering decarbonization services to a broad range of energy users and includes potential collaboration…

Published:  22 November, 2023 ScottishPower Renewables has announced it has awarded DNV a three-year contract to provide integrated inspection services on the East Anglia Three project.  The agreement will see DNV conduct a wide range of services, including site inspection, vendor inspection and quality management services across project and vendor locations globally until 2026. “East…

Published:  22 November, 2023 Sparrows Group (Sparrows), the maintenance and engineering services specialist for the global energy and industrial sectors, is thrilled to announce a momentous contract win for the provision of comprehensive crane maintenance services to the ExxonMobil PNG LNG (Papa New Guinea liquefied natural gas) project. This significant three-year contract, which includes a…

The first turbine has been installed at the South Fork Wind Farm offshore New York, developer Ørsted announced on Monday. The first of South Fork Wind’s 12 Siemens Gamesa wind turbine generators was hoisted into place by the offshore construction team at the project site 35 miles off Montauk, N.Y.  Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel,…

Nov 17, 2023 Credit: IKM Testing Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has awarded IKM Testing a four-year extension to a major framework agreement that covers all of Equinor’s offshore installations and onshore facilities in Norway until the second quarter of 2028.  “IKM Testing and Equinor are continuing their strategic collaboration within critical Turnaround and…

Offshore wind developer Parkwind said Thursday that it had installed the final three turbines of its 27-turbine Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm, marking the first time that turbines at a commercial fixed-bottom wind farm were installed using a floating vessel and not a jack-up unit. Parkwind stressed that the turbines had been installed during…

Nov 16, 2023 (Left to Right): Kevin John Pereira, Bumi Armada, Vice President Engineering; Muhammad Aziz Alkatiri, Bumi Armada, General Manager Projects; Christina Sevajee, Bumi Armada, Vice President, Technology; Rostom Merzouki, ABS Director, Global Gas Solutions; Avik Roy, ABS Manager, Business Development – Credit: ABS The American Bureau of Shipping has awarded an approval in…

Nov 16, 2023 Credit: Tekmar (File Image) Tekmar Group said Thursday it had secured a £2.5 million contract to provide equipment for a subsea project in the Middle East. “The contract is for the design and supply of TekDuct, one of Tekmar Group’s cable protection products, ballast modules, and associated ancillaries for a significant subsea…

Dutch heave compensation specialist Seaqualize executed the world’s first offshore transfer lifts of wind turbine components from a heaving supply vessel. The company’s newly developed offshore lifting device, the Heave Chief 1100, is being deployed by DEME Offshore US to instal the first turbines at Vineyard Wind together with the feeder barge solution developed by…