Ulstein Introduces New Subsea Vessel for Offshore Energy Market
platform is for inter-array cable laying operations as well.“The offshore energy market is booming, and so is the demand for subsea vessels that can operate in challenging environments and perform complex tasks. Whether installing, maintaining, or decommissioning offshore wind farms or oil and gas platforms, subsea vessels need to be flexible, efficient, and reliable,” Ulstein said
Norway Offers $193 Million Funding to Arctic Floating Wind Farm Project
planned for 2028, within a five-year deadline for completion set by the Enova award.Another tender round for small-scale floating wind is already planned for later this year, Enova said.Last year, Equinor inaugurated the Hywind Tampen floating wind farm in the North Sea, which powers a number of oil and gas platforms.($1 = 10.3621 Norwegian crowns)(Reuters - Reporting by Nora Buli, editing by Terje Solsvik
Harland & Wolff Inks Five-Year Contract with Global Oil Services Company
fabricate six subsea structures with a contract value of approximately $3.8 million (£3 million).The order comes from an unnamed client that supplies subsea equipment across major hydrocarbon basins around the globe, according to the company.These highly specialized structures are used in oil and gas platforms and the surrounding infrastructure, capable of withstanding pressures of 430 bar (6,235 psi) and as such are mission critical parts.These structures will be built over the next 18 months at Harland and Wolff’s Arnish site in a staged delivery program with an expected completion date
Tracerco Wins Oil and Gas Inspection Contract in Gulf of Mexico
Tracerco has secured a million-dollar contract in the Gulf of Mexico which will see the business deploy its inspection technology across multiple oil and gas platforms.Under the contract, Tracerco will deploy its pipeline inspection technology – Discovery - as part of an agreement between three of America’s largest oil and gas companies, all of whom operate different riser pipes on multiple platforms in the Gulf.The project also comes as part of the first life extension permit granted for these assets, Tracerco noted.Jim Bramlett, Tracerco’s Commercial Manager for North America
Major Gas Supplier Norway Closely Monitoring Baltic Sea Pipe Burst Probe
during which the Baltic Sea incident was discussed. "Of course there is no way to have military presence along all these pipelines and infrastructure all the time." NORD STREAMAfter the Nord Stream sabotage in September 2022, Norway deployed its Navy to protect its offshore oil and gas platforms in the North Sea, with support from NATO allies, such as German and French frigates and British surveillance planes. The patrols continue. On land, the Home Guard was temporarily deployed to help Norwegian police patrol onshore oil and gas installations. In addition, energy major
Norwegian Petroleum Directorate to Start Seabed Surveys for Offshore Wind
setting a target to develop 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind capacity by 2040. There are no commercial offshore wind farms deployed in Norway currently.Equinor is working to deploy the 88MW Hywind Tampen floating wind farm, but electricity from these turbines will be used to power Equinor's oil and gas platforms in the North Sea.First Floating Wind Turbine for Equinor's Hywind Tampen Project Assembled in NorwayNorway Eyes Major Offshore Wind Expansion with 30GW Planned by 204
VIDEO Interview: Steve Hall, Chief Executive, Society for Underwater Technology
towards putting human crew back into shore bases is going to be one of the most significant changes we see in the next few years. And it might be quite a surprise to our descendants 50, 60 years from now who realize, “Hey, do you know back in the 2020s people still actually worked on oil and gas platforms,” or, “they actually went out on fishing boats,” or, “they went out on ships?” Perhaps in some ways it’s a shame because I think there’s a great deal to be said for actually having people out there in that marine environment.It’s easy to forget
The Troubled History of Protecting Marine Assets
1850s when the first submarine telegraph cables were laid. Today oceans, seas and lakes are the home of thousands of cables, tens of thousands of miles of subsea pipes, and countless underwater storage tanks. Above surface, assets are also still at a surprising level of risk. Offshore wind farms, oil and gas platforms, and even fish farms still suffer from vessel collisions.The first lesson on protection was learned on the first subsea cable in the first weekThe first commercial underwater communication cable was laid on August 28, 1850 across the English Channel by the Submarine Telegraph Cable Company
Pandemic Offers Scientists a Chance to 'Hear' the Oceans
moments of opportunity such as an extreme weather event, not a pandemic.“Immediately after a hurricane or a typhoon, it’s very quiet for a day or two because of the fear of large waves or storms,” he says. “Fishermen don’t go out to sea; shipping routes are changed; oil and gas platforms may be shut down.”Amid the pandemic and the lockdowns that ensued, major ports in the Northeast of the United States, such as Boston, Philadelphia, New York and Baltimore, saw a nearly 50% drop in ship and boating traffic in April compared to the same month in 2019, according to MarineTraffi
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