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Boskalis to buy VolkerWessels units

Mar 07, 2016

Dutch firm Boskalis has signed a letter of intent (LOI) to acquire offshore activities from VolkerWessels. Under the offer, Boskalis will acquire maritime and offshore wind energy related activities of VolkerWessels, namely VBMS, Stemat and VSI (Volker Stevin International)…

SAL on Veja Mate wind farm

Mar 04, 2016

SAL Heavy Lift signed a contract with Dutch Offshore WindForce, a joint venture between Boskalis and Volker Stevin International, for the transport of 67 transition pieces. The transition pieces are destined for the Veja Mate in offshore…

DeepOcean welcomes Maersk Connector

Feb 29, 2016

DeepOcean welcomed its advanced cable installation vessel Maersk Connector to North East England for the mobilization of specialist cable handling equipment for projects in the offshore renewables and subsea interconnector sectors. The vessel…

Green light for East Anglia ONE

Feb 29, 2016

ScottishPower Renewables has made a final investment decision on the East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm, which is set to be one of the largest wind parks in the world. The 714 MW, £2.5 billion (US$3.47 billion) project offshore East Anglia…

Gibdock mobilizes Scylla jackup

Feb 23, 2016

Seajacks' latest newbuild self-propelled wind farm installation jackup unit Seajacks Scylla is to be mobilized at Gibdock in Gibralter. The unit was delievered to Seajacks by Samsung Heavy Industries at the end of 2015, and discharged…

NorSea Group inks Hywind base deal

Feb 19, 2016

Norway-based NorSea Group's Stordbase is to be used to assemble the world's first floating wind farm, the Hywind Scotland Pilot Park under a US$5.8-8.1 million (NOK 50-70 million) contract. The contract, which enters starts 1 March 2016…

Statoil in renewable energy capital fund

Feb 16, 2016

Statoil launched a new venture capital fund, Statoil Energy Ventures, dedicated to investing in attractive and ambitious growth companies in renewable energy, supporting its strategy of growth in new energy solutions. Image from Statoil…

UXO guidance issued

Feb 10, 2016

The Construction Industry Research and Information Association (CIRIA) has published essential guidelines for the management of unexploded ordnance (UXO) in the marine environment. CIRIA’s report, entitled Assessment and management of…

First floating wind job for Nexans

Feb 05, 2016

Statoil awarded Nexans the contract to supply static and dynamic cabling and associated accessories for the world's first floating wind farm, following a successful demo facilitated by Nexans' cables which has been in operation since 2009…

Petrofac, GE join up on wind farm

Jan 28, 2016

Petrofac and GE have been awarded a contract worth over £110 million to engineer, construct and install a turnkey power system to efficiently connect up to 336 MW of clean energy from the Galloper offshore wind farm, off Suffolk, UK, to the British grid…

Irish Sea offshore study published

Dec 14, 2015

The UK's Crown Estate has published a study by the British Geological Survey summarizing the geological conditions of the Irish Sea. It is intended that the study will provide a valuable resource for anyone considering development of offshore infrastructure in the region…

Siemens to supply Scottish floating wind farm

Dec 04, 2015

Siemens is to supply turbines for Norwegian major Statoil's floating offshore wind turbine project off the coast of Scotland. The wind turbine manufacturer will supply the 30MW Hywind Scotland Project with five SWT-6.0-154 direct drive offshore wind turbines…

Wind operators co-operate on O&M

Nov 30, 2015

Wind farm owners representing 12 % of global turbine assets have founded a new peer-to-peer online platform called o2o Wind, dedicated to the exchange of knowledge and experience on operation and maintenance issues. The o2o Wind forum…

Seismic vessel to become hotel ship

Nov 25, 2015

Dutch ship owner C-Bed has contracted Wärtsilä Ship Design to supply the design for rebuilding its Seismic Survey Vessel, the Viking II, for use as a hotel vessel. When completed, the rebuilt ship will be used to accommodate and transfer service personnel working on offshore wind farms…

Isleburn selected for floating wind farm contract

Nov 25, 2015

Statoil has awarded a contract to Isleburn Limited for providing the suction anchors to its floating wind farm project, the Hywind pilot park, offshore Peterhead, Scotland. Isleburn, part of Global Energy Group and based in Northern Scotland…

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