Offshore engineering

Jun 24, 2025 (Credit: Screenshot/Video by Aker BP) Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has completed the installation of a jacket for a new production platform at the Valhall field in the Southern North Sea. The Valhall production and wellhead platform (PWP) jacket has been installed with the support from Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit and…

Published:  18 June, 2025 The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has announced it has formally assumed its new role as the Delivery Body for the Offshore Wind Industrial Growth Plan (IGP). The announcement was made at Global Offshore Wind 2025 by Jane Cooper, OWGP Director and Deputy CEO of RenewableUK, who said: “In December 2024, the…

Published:  18 June, 2025 EZ Ops, a division of Detechtion Technologies and a leading provider of mobile oilfield management solutions, has announced the creation of a Customer Advisory Board (CAB) to further advance mobile solutions and digitalisation in the oilfield. “We are extremely excited to have such a dynamic group of Board Members adding their…

Published:  11 June, 2025 In a major step forward for safety innovation in the offshore wind sector, the BlueFloat Energy | Nadara Partnership has reportedly become the first offshore wind developer to adopt and deploy WindSafe, a next-generation AI-powered safety and assurance platform, across its portfolio of floating wind projects. The companies say this first-of-its-kind…

Published:  11 June, 2025 Offshore charging for both battery-powered crew transfer and service operation vessels could be on the horizon for windfarms of the future, according to two studies commissioned by leading green energy company, ScottishPower Renewables. The two reports – by MJR Power & Automation and Oasis Marine – are the last in a…

EnergyPathways, an energy transition company, has selected Zenith Energy as a contractor for the Marram Energy Storage Hub (MESH), a project expected to be the U.K.’s largest integrated energy storage facility combining natural gas, compressed air and hydrogen storage, powered by offshore wind. Zenith will, among other services, fulfil the role of the well engineering…

Power grids across the world are speeding up the transition to renewables to meet net zero targets. But the success of this transition relies on adopting new approaches for traditional grids designed originally to serve large-scale fossil-fuel generation.Kristina Carlquist, Head of Synchronous Condenser Product Line, ABB Large Motors and Generators, outlines some of the challenges…

Published:  28 May, 2025 Ocean services provider DeepOcean has announced it has acquired Shelf Subsea, an independent provider of subsea services with a strong position in the eastern hemisphere. Founded on a robust industrial fit, the acquisition creates a global subsea services player with an extensive portfolio of solutions, now also covering the Asia-Pacific and…

Published:  21 May, 2025 New research from Westwood Global Energy Group (Westwood), a specialist energy market research and consultancy firm, reveals developers are showing signs of retreat from floating offshore wind as near-term growth expectations fall and confidence dips across parts of the value chain. The findings come from Westwood’s annual Floating Offshore Wind Survey…

Published:  21 May, 2025 Mourya Ghosh has joined fast growing Enspec Power as its new Head of Engineering. He boasts 15 years of leadership experience in electrical design, product development and cross-functional innovation. Enspec majority shareholder and Chief Technical Officer Tim Rastall said: “Enspec has always been about more than just meeting standards – we’re…