Germany's Siemens and Spain's Gamesa will merge Siemens' wind power business, including wind services, with Gamesa to create one of the world's largest wind power firms, the two companies announced today (17 June). The aim of the merger…
Tidal energy is moving up a gear, with arrays becoming real and a supply chain being put to the test. But, there’s still more to do. Elaine Maslin reports. An AR1500 generator and gearbox being assembled at OREC…
Netherlands Enterprise Agency has awarded Fugro has been awarded a geotechnical site investigation survey contract for the Hollandse Kust (zuid) Wind Farm Zone, in the Netherlands. This follows previous contracts awarded earlier this…
Offshore wind is headed toward new highs with the North Sea region serving as the backbone of the global market, says Douglas-Westwood’s Celia Hayes. Image from iStock. The offshore…
Incidents relating to the installation and operation of high voltage subsea cables are the costliest cause of financial losses in the global offshore wind industry and led to insurance claims totaling more than US$67 million (€60 million) in 2015…
UK-based Global Maritime Consultancy & Engineering has completed an offshore deadweight survey and inclining experiment at the same time as ongoing drilling operations for Seadrill’s deep water semisubmersible drilling vessel West Pegasus…
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) inspection and survey company Cyberhawk Innovations entered into an agreement with UK-based SSE last month for Cyberhawk to carry out close visual inspections of more than 600 blades using UAVs. Image…
Wood Group Mustang has been chosen by the Leviathan partners to provide the front-end engineering and design (FEED) work for the Leviathan project’s production platform in a US$120 million deal. Image from Wood Group Mustang Twitter…
Siemens has begun construction at its new wind turbine plant in Cuxhaven, one year after the initial investment decision. Soil compaction and the preparation of the pile foundation, with 1900 concrete piles, have already been completed. Construction…
In this animated video, Magma Global shows how m-pipe and the Magma IDP system can be used for deepwater hydraulic pumping and light well intervention from small vessels. This short video also includes a fly-around of the IDP system…
Fugro has secured three contracts using the company’s Q1400 trenching system, to be deployed in the North Sea over the next 12 months. Image of the Q1400 trenching system, from Fugro. At…
Rystad Energy’s new report claims that there is hope in the oilfield service industry despite the current downturn, with an expected US$30 billion growth to be seen in the next two years. Closed and abandoned service markets as well as…
UK-based Proeon Systems has revealed a technology collaboration with Danish company SAAB, known for its military communications and aircraft equipment, and ATEX and AV equipment firm BARTEC. Together the firms are offering an integrated…
Work has started on a UK offshore wind farm which will be the first to use 66kV cables and the first in the UK to use gravity based foundations. Onshore construction work has started on the project, EDF Energy Renewables' Blyth wind farm…
Global upstream capital spending from 2015 out to 2020 has been reduced by 22% or US$740 billion, however, when cuts to conventional exploration investment are included, the figure increases to just over $1 trillion, Wood Mackenzie said. Image…
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