ABL Gets Neptun Deep Job for OMV Petrom in Black Sea
in London, whilst much of the operational and on-site attendances will be delivered by ABL’s local Black Sea operations.ABL’s wider global team will also support the project’s global supply chain, including its Indonesian operations based in Jakarta and Batam.“This energy infrastructure project will also play an important role in supporting Europe’s longer-term energy security. As such, we are pleased to offer our capabilities to support the delivery of the project,” said Sergio Leone, MWS Project Manager and Business Development Lead for Europe and Africa.To
Acteon Acquired by Private Equity Investors with New CEO in Charge
Acteon Group, the international offshore energy infrastructure services business, has been acquired by private equity investors Buckthorn Partners and One Equity Partners (OEP).Buckthorn and OEP are making a substantial investment in the business to improve Acteon’s standing with suppliers and customers and enable it to compete even more strongly in its core markets.The investors’ focus will be on developing Acteon’s capabilities across survey, foundations, moorings, decommissioning and consulting engineering services that support and differentiate the business in the offshore
NextGeo Concludes Tyrrhenian Link's East Section Survey for Prysmian
geoelectrical investigations.Over 400 days of work and numerous ships were used to carry out the project, including the group-owned offshore vessels MPSV NG Worker and MPSV Ievoli Ivory, as well as the MV Eco-One and other smaller nearshore vessels.The Tyrrhenian Link is one of the most important energy infrastructures in the entire Mediterranean.With this project, Terna, the Italian transmission system operator (TSO), will connect Sicily with Sardinia and the Italian peninsula through a double submarine HVDC cable link with a power capacity of 1,000 MW and a total length of about 970 km.The connection
ABL Wraps Up German Subsea Pipeline Survey Job
50 kilometer long 48-inch subsea pipeline.The pipeline connects the planned LNG terminal in the port of Mukran with the German pipeline network in Lubmin.In the future, the pipeline will also be used to feed green hydrogen into the German grid via the Mukran entry point.“OAL is an important energy infrastructure project which strengthens the security of gas supply in Germany and across Europe. ABL has a long history acting as marine warranty surveyor as well as engineering and marine consultant for the installation of some of the world’s most significant subsea pipeline projects,” says
Shell Joins Wave-Powered Subsea Project
and install.The new investment has come via the Shell Technology – Marine Renewable Program, a global R&D group pursuing the mission of finding, screening, testing, and developing marine renewable energy technologies to achieve more value with lower emissions and help build the critical energy infrastructure for the Blue Economy to grow and thrive.Harnessing the 'Mocean' of the Ocean - Video Interview with Cameron McNatt, CEO of Mocean EnergyThey will now join project leads Mocean Energy and Verlume, alongside industry players Baker Hughes, Serica Energy, Harbour Energy, Transmark Subsea
Ashtead Technology Acquires ACE Winches
and solutions specialist Ashtead Technology has further expanded its mechanical solutions service offering with the acquisition of ACE Winches.Established in 1992, ACE Winches’ core offering supports the installation, inspection, maintenance & repair and decommissioning of offshore energy infrastructure which is highly complementary to Ashtead Technology’s existing equipment and services portfolio.ACE Winches is Ashtead Technology’s eighth acquisition in the last six years and follows the group’s acquisitions of Aberdeenshire-based businesses, WeSubsea and Hiretech, in
JDR Cable Systems Hits Milestones in in Subsea Cable Facility Construction
for the advanced machinery housed within them. Per JDR, once operational, the CCV line will establish the site as the only facility in the UK capable of full start-to-finish manufacturing of high-voltage subsea cables.These cables are required for offshore wind farms and to enable the subsea energy infrastructure, which is essential for the growing global renewable energy market, JDR said.JDR said that a crucial application of the facility would be the production of high and extra-high voltage cables at 132kV and above. These will enable the operation of larger turbines offshore, allowing the connection
New UXO Detection System Trialed
put to the test, the magnetometer trial integration for the Chinook was a success.”The potential of such an agile, portable, and easily deployable magnetometer system extends well beyond military applications like UXO detection; these instruments could provide critical support for green energy infrastructure, including offshore wind farms, and crucial location data for submerged fiber optic cable lines.“We are proud to see our Chinook ROV being deployed in ground-breaking ways,” states Inja Ma, SEAMOR Marine CEO. “Our team deeply values both innovation and collaboration, so
How to Stop Skyscraper-sized Floating Wind Turbines from Drifting Away
, like California, it is difficult to build wind turbines directly on the seafloor due to the steep drop-off of the continental shelf.Even in areas with shallow coastal waters, such as the North Sea, congestion from shipping lanes, fishing activities, marine protected areas, tourism and existing energy infrastructure all impede new turbine construction.So it’s hardly surprising that many of these new turbines will have to be located in deeper waters further out to sea.Floating wind turbines are emerging as a promising solution. But turbines are also getting bigger at a rapid rate – allowing
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