Boskalis Wraps Up Moray West Offshore Wind Farm Ops
Dutch marine services firm Boskalis has completed its activities in support of the development of Ocean Winds’ 882 MW Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland.As part of its multidisciplinary role in the project, Boskalis deployed six vessels to carry out large number of activities off the east coast of Scotland in the Moray Firth.First, Boskalis’ wholly-owned subsidiary Gardline carried out extensive geotechnical and geophysical survey works prior to the installation work.Then, Boskalis’ subsea rock installation vessel Rockpiper installed more than 110,000 tons of rock as scour protection
Back to School: Virtual Field Trip for 27,000 Students onboard Saipem 7000
virtual and interactive school trip organized by Saipem, the Italian engineering services company for the energy sector, on the Saipem 7000 , the third largest crane ship in the world. The naval vessel was involved in laying the foundations for the Neart Na Gaoithe (NnG) wind farm, off the east coast of Scotland.The initiative was born with the aim of making children discover the exceptional work of Saipem engineers and technicians and to delve deeper into the themes of energy transition and wind energy. Participants were able to experience the trip through a special web application, during almost
ROVCO Wins Survey Work at Proposed 1.4GW Floating Wind Farm Site
Rovco, a UK-based subsea robotics and survey firm, has won a contract with Flotation Energy to carry out a geo-environmental survey at its planned Cenos floating offshore windfarm, 200 kilometers off the north-east coast of Scotland.Located in the Central North Sea, the planned 1.4 GW Cenos floating wind development will cover approximately 333 km2. Rovco will deploy its multi-purpose, custom-reconfigured DP2 survey vessel, the Glomar Supporter, to carry out the work.It is expected that the project will comprise subsea studies of the floating wind turbine generators, mooring line anchor
Celtic Sea Floating Wind in Focus
the Brent fields were being developed in the 1980s. “Building an industry like that is a big challenge.”Shell is a part of the TetraSpar demo in Norway, and Buis says they will learn from that, including looking at how to maintain and keep these structures safe.Located 100 km off the east coast of Scotland, in water depths averaging 77 m, the proposed CampionWind floating offshore wind farm could deliver up to 2GW of renewable energy.The proposed MarramWind floating offshore wind farm, located 75 km offshore the Aberdeenshire coast in water depths averaging 100 m, could deliver up to 3GW of
Alfa Laval's Pumping Systems to Support Seagreen Wind Farm Installation
was placed by Italy-based Saipem, a global leader in engineering, drilling, and construction in the energy and infrastructure sectors which was last year awarded an installation contract at the wind farm.The wind farm is a 1,075MW joint project between SSE Renewables (49%) and Total (51%) off the East coast of Scotland. Saipem's scope of work entails the installation of 114 foundations for an equivalent number of wind turbines. The turbines will be supplied by MHI Vestas Offshore Wind.Framo pumping systems will be used in a so-called suction bucket technology in the installation of Seagreen. Framo pumping
Acoustic Technology Company Expands its Reach
, “We have been working with Liquid Robotics for the past couple of years, integrating the Decimus onto the Wave Glider allowing autonomous passive acoustic monitoring solutions on the Liquid Robotics platform. Successful initial trials were carried out on Loch Ness and the North Sea off the East coast of Scotland and we are continuing to look at how our instruments we can be supported on the Wave Glide series SV2 and SV3. “Integration of our products into these types of platforms requires good workspace so the new facility at Tayport gives us the space to accommodate and work on such
Niobe Exploration Well Dry
The Niobe exploration well has been drilled to target depth without encountering hydrocarbons. The well will now be plugged and abandoned. Spudded on 8 June 2015 the well was drilled by the jackup drilling unit Ensco 100 in the P1889 licence, close to the Beatrice oil field in the Outer Moray Firth area off the north east coast of Scotland. Norwegian Energy Company (UK) Ltd, a subsidiary of Norwegian Energy Company ASA, is partner in the licence with a current equity interest of 22.5 per cent.
Niobe Exploration Well Spudded
well in UK licence P1889 has started. The Norwegian Energy Company ASA (Noreco) group is partner in the licence with a current equity interest of 22.5 per cent. The licence is located in blocks 12/26b and 12/27 close to the Beatrice oil field in the Outer Moray Firth area off the north east coast of Scotland. The well is being drilled by the jackup drilling unit Ensco 100. The main target is in a stratigraphic pinch-out trap in Late Jurassic sands 940 meters below mean sea level. Drilling time to target depth is estimated to 31 days. Noreco estimates that chance of success of the Niobe well
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