First Export Cable Laid at Scotland’s 1.1GW Offshore Wind Farm
Enshore Subsea has installed the first of two offshore export cables at Inch Cape offshore wind farm, using the CMOS Installer cable laying vessel.Operating from the Port of Blyth, the vessel installed the first of two 85-kilometre export cables for the 1.1 GW offshore wind farm, being built off the east coast of Scotland.The 220 kV, three-phase export cable was installed in three 28-kilometre sections.Once operational, the cable will transmit power from the offshore wind farm to the project’s new onshore substation under construction at Cockenzie, East LothianThe cable required two offshore
Venterra Rolls Out V-LiDAR Fleet for Offshore Wind Surveys
and lower uncertainty wind resource data.With an operational window of up to 20 months, the buoys improve deployment efficiency, expand operational limits, and reduce health and safety risks.As the first dual LiDAR buoy system built in the UK, the fleet supports global offshore wind developments in Europe, Asia, and North America while boosting U.K.’s export potential and clean-tech manufacturing.“As a company at the forefront of metocean expertise with extensive project experience, we have always understood what the most advanced LiDAR buoy technology requires.“By integrating our
Subsea Compression and the Ormen Lange Moon Landing
took us 20 days from starting the compressors until we reached full power, which is quite extraordinary," he said.Richard Crichton, Project Director at Ormen Lange, Shell (Credit: Shell)The Inevitable ChallengeThe Ormen Lange field, Norway's second-largest gas field, has been a cornerstone of Europe's energy supply for over two decades. After years of production, however, the natural reservoir pressure was steadily declining, making it increasingly difficult to recover the remaining gas volumes. This presented Shell, OneSubsea and their partners with a significant challenge: how to maximize
Fugro Concludes Site Investigations for TenneT’s Offshore Grid Links
support the development of the LanWin1 and LanWin2 offshore grid connection projects.These projects are part of TenneT Germany’s 2 GW program, a major initiative that aims to connect at least 14 offshore connection systems to the onshore electricity grid, delivering clean energy to up to 35 million European households.The LanWin2 cable route required a range of onshore and nearshore investigation activities to support project development. Fugro’s new GroundIQ service enabled low-impact geophysical surveys, including electrical resistivity profiling and patented 3D ambient noise tomography, a
Offshore Industry Majors Join Forces for Next-Gen Subsea Flowline Tech
A consortium of offshore energy companies including TotalEnergies, Equinor, Aker BP, DeepOcean, Tenaris, and LS Cable & System has launched a joint industry project to commercialize a new subsea flowline heating technology designed to cut costs and carbon emissions related to deepwater oil and gas subsea tie-back projects.The system, named FlowHeat, aims to lower manufacturing and installation costs by up to 35% and reduce carbon emissions by 30% through separating pipeline and heating installation processes.Subsea tiebacks are key to connecting remote wells to processing facilities, but cold
Another TSO Enlists Njord Survey for Offshore Wind Support Services
with German TSO 50Hertz to deliver geophysical and ROV seabed survey service in support of offshore wind developments in Baltic Sea.Swedish Firm to Deliver Carbon-Neutral Surveys for Baltic Sea OW Projects“This partnership strengthens our role in supporting the energy transition across Northern Europe, providing high-quality, carbon-neutral survey data essential for safe and efficient infrastructure development,” said Martin Wikmar, CEO of Njord Survey
FET Books Two Work-Class ROV Order from Nigerian Oil and Gas Firm
Forum Energy Technologies’ (FET) subsea product line has secured a contract to provide two of its new generation work class remotely operated vehicle (ROV), the XLX EVO III, to Nigerian oil and gas firm Marine Platforms (MPL).The contract win marks the first sale of FET’s XLX EVO III, which is an ultra-heavy-duty ROV.Designed to undertake a broad spectrum of underwater tasks, the 4000 m ROVs will be equipped with larger thrusters for increased through water performance and an improved buoyancy package, facilitating a 350kg payload.They will also boast a new bolted frame, now CNC machined
DeepOcean Charters Glomar Vessel to Expand O&G, Offshore Wind Services
offering to the offshore renewables and oil and gas industries by entering into a time charter agreement for the multipurpose support vessel Glomar Supporter.Chartered from Glomar Offshore, the Glomar Supporter vessel will join DeepOcean’s fleet in January 2026 with its first operations planned in EuropeDeepOcean will utilise the Glomar Supporter to enhance its offering in survey, inspection and light IMR (inspection, maintenance and repair) markets to developers and operators of offshore wind farms and in the oil and gas sector.“We already have a large fleet of offshore vessels, but we have
Seaturns Puts Full-Scale Wave Energy Device on First Trials in France
Seaturns, a French wave energy start-up, has completed manufacturing of its first full-scale floating wave energy converter and launched the initial phase of operational testing at the port of Nantes Saint-Nazaire.Built in just six months, the Seaturns demonstrator is a cylindrical floating buoy made of 42 tonnes of steel, measuring 15 meters in length and six meters in diameter, with a nominal power output of 200 kW.The structure is designed to capture the energy of waves through a rotational movement of the hull, which drives a mechanical energy conversion system housed inside the buoy.“This
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