Monday, December 23, 2024

Beatrice News

Tekmar Wins OWP in Taiwan from Seaway 7

Tekmar Energy, a provider of protection systems for subsea cable, umbilical and flexible pipes and offshore engineering services, has secured an award in Taiwan from a repeat client Seaway 7 for wpd’s…

Global Energy Takes Over Nigg Oil Terminal

Global Energy Group has reached an agreement with Repsol Sinopec Resources UK to take over the long-term operation of the Nigg Oil Terminal jetty under a new lease with Crown Estates Scotland.Since…

Giant Offshore Turbine to be Blown Up

Ireland-based SSE Renewables, a renewable energy subsidiary of Airtricity, is set to conclude decommissioning of the Hunterston National Offshore Wind Turbine Testing Facility (NOWTTF) by blowing up…

Ferrybridge Demolished for Beatrice OWF

The iconic former coal-fired Ferrybridge Power Station in West Yorkshire has been demolished, before the official opening of Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm in the Moray Firth.A press release from the…

Green Marine Grows Offshore Fleet

The solutions provider of the offshore renewable industry, Green Marine has expanded its fleet by recently purchasing a Damen Twin Axe 26m long CTV named the “Green Storm”.The vessel will focus on servicing the Offshore Wind industry…

SeaMade Consults Waves Group on Offshore Wind Farms

Belgian offshore wind developer SeaMade NV has selected Waves Group to provide Marine Warranty Surveyor services for the construction of two Belgian sector offshore wind farms, Mermaid and Seastar."We…

Seaway Offshore Cables Wins US Job

Subsea 7 associate Seaway Offshore Cables has won a contract to supply and install array cables for the 12-megawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) projects in the U.S."SOC in combination with Subsea 7…

Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm Produces First Power

(Photo: Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd.)

Beatrice wind farm off the Caithness coast in Scotland has generated power for the first time, operator SSE said on Thursday.Following installation of the first 7-megawatt (MW) turbine, the wind farm exported power to the National Grid…

Gangway Innovation Allows Safer Transfer at Offshore Wind Farms

Photo: Ampelmann

Ampelmann has created, in cooperation with Seaway Heavy Lifting, an industry first innovation allowing workers safe and efficient access to install the jackets for 84 wind turbines on the Beatrice…

Advanced Monitoring Proves Its Capabilities Offshore

(Photo: RED Engineering)

New monitoring technology developed by RED Engineering has been used for the first time to improve accuracy, speed and safety during the installation of jacket foundations for wind turbines at the…

LiDAR Technology for Wind Measurement

Photo: LiDAR

Wind measurement experts gathered in London claimed that LiDARs have been replacing met masts to become the sole wind measurement tool used for offshore resource assessment and power curve verification purposes.

ESS Completes Beatrice Wind Farm Clearance

Photo: ESS

Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has completed a 14-day seabed clearance project on the Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd project, located approximately 13km off the Caithness coast. ESS deployed its SCAR2…

EDF Delays French Offshore Wind Park Project

French state-owned utility EDF's renewable energy unit has postponed the expected start of operations at its first offshore wind turbines by one year to 2021, it said on Tuesday. A consortium of EDF…

GAC Supports Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Project

GAC UK has been appointed by Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) to provide essential shipping services support for the construction and installation of 84 new turbines as part of a major windfarm expansion…

Subsea 7 Awarded $1bn Wind Farm Offshore UK Deal

Subsea 7 S.A. informed today the details of the major(1) contract award that was first announced on 20 May 2016 . The contract was awarded by Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL)(2), for the engineering…

Niobe Exploration Well Dry

The Niobe exploration well has been drilled to target depth without encountering hydrocarbons. The well will now be plugged and abandoned. Spudded on 8 June 2015 the well was drilled by the jackup drilling unit Ensco 100 in the P1889 licence…

Niobe Exploration Well Spudded

Drilling of the Niobe exploration well in UK licence P1889 has started. The Norwegian Energy Company ASA (Noreco) group is partner in the licence with a current equity interest of 22.5 per cent. The…

Ithaca's Robust Performance FY 2014

Ithaca Energy Inc. announces its financial results for the twelve months ended 31 December 2014, together with the results of its independently assessed year-end reserves assessment and an operations update.