Green Marine UK Bolsters Subsea Services Unit with Major Investment
Knoll off the Lincolnshire coast and Greater Gabbard near Suffolk.In addition, Green Marine has supported a number of offshore wind farm sites currently under construction and development, including the Neart Na Gaoithe, West of Orkney, Inch Cape, MachairWind, Caledonia, Muir Mhòr, Pentland, and Salamander
ABPmer to Work on Expansion of UK’s Offshore Industry Database
data. Our specialists bring over a decade of experience to the project, having supported The Crown Estate with essential quality assurance and data handling for the MDE since inception.“Having provided input to many of Scotland’s key offshore wind developments, including Ayre, Bowdun, Salamander, MarramWind, Beatrice, Moray East and Moray West, we are delighted to further our support for the next generation of Scottish renewable energy, helping accelerate Scotland’s progress towards net zero,” said Damon O’Brien, ABPmer Managing Director
Global Maritime Tapped to Support Floating Wind Project
Marine and engineering consultancy Global Maritime said it has been awarded a contract by the Salamander Offshore Wind Farm, a joint venture between Ørsted, Simply Blue Group and Subsea7, to provide engineering services for the PREDICT 2.0 project.The PREDICT 2.0 initiative is a collaboration between the Salamander Offshore Wind Farm, a proposed 100 MW floating project and the University of the Highlands and Islands’ (UHI) Environmental Research Institute and the University of Aberdeen and is designed to develop a better understanding of fish migration patterns.Salamander Offshore Wind
Metocean Survey Launched for Floating Offshore Wind Farm Project in Scotland
Salamander, a joint venture between Ørsted, Simply Blue Group, and Subsea 7, has launched floating LiDAR and wave buoys as part of the metocean campaign for the proposed floating offshore wind farm project off the north-east of Scotland. The survey, conducted by Fugro, will run for 12 months and produce insights that will inform the project's design, operations, and maintenance strategy, as well as support the planning application process. Two floating SEAWATCH Wind Lidar Buoys and a Wavescan buoy have been deployed to gather essential meteorological, oceanographic, and environmenta
Fugro Wins Metocean Survey Deal at 100MW Floating Wind Farm Site in Scotland
Salamander, a joint venture between Ørsted, Simply Blue Group, and Subsea 7, developing the Salamander floating wind farm in Scotland, has appointed Fugro to conduct a metocean survey for the proposed 100 MW project, located 35 km off the coast of Peterhead, Scotland.Scheduled to begin in September, the survey will run for approximately twelve months and gather essential meteorological, oceanographic, and environmental data. These insights will inform the project's design, operations, and maintenance strategy and support the planning application process.To facilitate the survey, two floating
Is the Loch Ness Monster Real?
that flows into Loch Ness. Supposedly, he drove the creature away when he made the sign of the Christian cross.In modern times, more than 1,000 people claim they’ve seen “Nessie,” the name locals gave to the creature decades ago. Descriptions vary. Some say the creature resembles a salamander; others say a whale, or a seal.Typically, visibility during these sightings was not good. In most of these cases, the witnesses were familiar with the Loch Ness legend.So far, no one has ever found any physical evidence of an unusual or prehistoric creature living in the loch. Good physical evidence
Salamander to Start Drilling in G4/50, Gulf of Thailand
Salamander announces that its Environmental Impact Assessment (“EIA”) for exploration drilling in the G4/50 licence, Greater Bualuang area, Gulf of Thailand, has been granted conditional approval. Of the 20 drilling locations in the original EIA, 18 have been approved subject to: updating the oil spill response modelling to account for the removal of two potential drilling locations; and communicating the removal of the two locations to local stakeholders. In addition the Thai authorities have stipulated technical adjustments to the drafting. The 18 locations include all
Shuttle Tanker Conversion to FSO Contract for Robert Allan
. Background Robert Allan explain that Teekay Offshore Partners LLP, a subsidiary of Teekay Corporation, was awarded a contract in 2013 to supply a FSO unit to the Bualuang Field in the Gulf of Thailand. The contract is for a 10-year charter, with extension options. The oilfield is operated by Salamander Energy and has been in production at this site since 2008. About the FSO The FSO System is designed to stay continuously moored on site for an initial period of up to fifteen years without dry-docking, and to withstand the 100-year storm environmental criteria. With a storage capacity
Increase in Demand for the Hot Subsea Vessel Market
. Production has, until recently, been restricted to shallow water fields, but there are now a number of deepwater projects producing or underway. Vessel demand is expected to see strong growth with developments such as Shell’s Gumusut (Malaysia), Chevron’s Gehem and Gendalo (Indonesia), Salamander’s Bualuang (Thailand), Reliance Industries’ MA-D6 (India) and CNOOC’s Xijiang 32-1 (China). Expenditure is expected to increase by a CAGR of 11% over the next five years. Australasia Australia’s offshore oil & gas reserves are found in the Bonaparte, Browse and Canarvon
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