Offshore Energy News


Eco Wave Power Puts Development of MW-Scale Wave Energy Project in Motion

Aug 05, 2024

Swedish-Israeli company Eco Wave Power has held an official kick-off for the development of 1 MW wave energy project in Portugal.Eco Wave Power’s engineering team and the company’s CEO Inna Braverman have held an official site-visit with APDL (Administração dos Portos do Douro…

Fugro Concludes Four-Year US Offshore Wind Survey

Aug 05, 2024

Fugro has completed four years of continuous survey operations in New Jersey and New York for US-based offshore wind developer Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind.Supporting the site assessment of five projects across three lease areas totaling 1…

Prysmian Gets $647M Job to Install Australia’s Green Interconnector

Aug 02, 2024

Italian cable maker and installation services provider Prysmian has signed a contract, worth around $647 million (€600 million), to supply and install new interconnector between Victoria and Tasmania that will facilitate the flow of renewable energy between the two Australia’s states…

Underwater Power Grids Could Revolutionize How the US East Coast Gets Its Electricity

Aug 01, 2024

Offshore winds have the potential to supply coastlines with massive, consistent flows of clean electricity. One study estimates wind farms just offshore could meet 11 times the projected global electricity demand in 2040.In the U.S., the East Coast is an ideal location to capture this power…

Rovco Clears UXO at Iberdrola’s Windanker Offshore Wind Farm

Aug 01, 2024

UK-based tech-powered offshore wind solutions provider Rovco has been selected by Iberdrola to clear unexploded ordnance (UXO) in support of the development of the 315 MW offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea.Rovco carried out an investigation over several weeks…

OPT Grows Presence in Latin America

Jul 31, 2024

Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has signed a reseller agreement for its technology with Geos Telecom, a provider of maritime communication and navigation solutions in Costa Rica.The partnership marks an expansion of OPT’s presence in the Latin…

OEG Renewables Firms Complete Cable Burial Campaign for Nexans

Jul 31, 2024

23 Degrees Renewables and SEAJET Systems, two of OEG Renewables businesses within cables service line, have delivered a turnkey cable burial campaign for Nexans at an offshore wind farm site in the U.K.SEAJET utilised their innovative all-electric…

TGS Kicks Off Seismic Survey in Indonesia

Jul 31, 2024

Norwegian seismic company TGS has started a new seismic acquisition project offshore Seram in Indonesia.The project will cover over 1,800 kilometers of new 2D seismic data across the southeastern part of the basin, using a 12 km long offset streamer…

Ørsted, PGE Offer Look Into Future of Offshore Surveying

Jul 30, 2024

U.S. marine robotics company Ocean Infinity has completed an offshore wind farm survey for Ørsted and PGE in the Polish sector of the Baltic Sea, using lean crewed vessel and real-time remote data management.The project team based in Ocean Infinity’s operations centre in Gothenburg…

Saipem, Curtiss-Wright Advance Tech Set to Extend Lifecyle of Subsea Fields

Jul 29, 2024

Saipem and Curtiss-Wright Corporation have reached a new milestone for the subsea applications industry, having completed the qualification process of an all-electric seabed barrier fluid-less pump.Developed based on proprietary solutions inherited from the nuclear sector…

Strohm Secures Major Pipe Supply Contract with TotalEnergies for Brazil Ops

Jul 29, 2024

Strohm has won a contract from TotalEnergies for the supply of thermoplastic composite pipeline (TCP) flowlines for an offshore field located in the Santos Basin, marking the largest commercial award for pipe supply in company’s 16-year history and a first project in the Brazilian pre-salt…

Apollo Wraps Up Trials of Quick Connector for Floating Offshore Renewables

Jul 29, 2024

Engineering company Apollo has completed the offshore trials for its PALM Quick Connection System (QCS), designed to streamline the efficient hook-up and disconnection of cables or moorings for floating offshore renewable energy devices.The trials…

Irish Company Deploys Utility-Scale Wave Energy Device Off Hawaii

Jul 26, 2024

Ocean Energy USA, a subsidiary of Irish-based Ocean Energy, has deployed its 1.25 MW-rated wave energy device at the US Navy's Wave Energy Test Site (WETS) in Hawaii.The 826-ton wave energy device, dubbed OE-35, will be connected to the Hawaiian electricity grid by subsea cable in the coming weeks…

TSC Subsea to Conduct Subsea Inspections Offshore Brazil

Jul 26, 2024

TSC Subsea has secured a contract with a major operator for the subsea inspection of insulated flexible pipes in the pre-salt region offshore Brazil.The multi-year contract will enable the company to deliver continuous inspection services to the unnamed client from 2024 to 2026…

Rovco Lands Survey Work at Green Volt Floating Wind Farm

Jul 25, 2024

UK-based tech-powered offshore wind solutions provider Rovco has been awarded the site characterization survey work in support of the development of Green Volt floating wind farm in Scotland.Rovco will focus on geophysical surveys in the OWF array area…

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