Students in Norfolk have been challenged to ‘Find Their Future’ through a programme being delivered by Skills for Energy supported by the Dudgeon Community Fund. Sixth-Formers at the University Technical College Norwich (UTCN) have been taking part in a programme which has seen them design a floating offshore wind turbine model. The six-week programme, a collaboration between The East of …
Students in Norfolk have been challenged to ‘Find Their Future’ through a programme being delivered by Skills for Energy supported by the Dudgeon Community Fund. Sixth-Formers at the University Technical College Norwich (UTCN) have been taking part in a programme which has seen them design a floating offshore wind turbine model. The six-week programme, a collaboration between The East of …
A third phase of P&A is due to start shortly at the Tui oil field in the Taranaki Basin offshore New Zealand. Helix Energy Solutions’ Q7000 well decommissioning vessel was due to arrive today at Port Taranaki where it will remain for about a week for a crew exchange and to load supplies for the campaign. Read more here
The winners of the sixth annual Decom Mission Awards (formerly Decom North Sea Awards) were announced on 16th May, at a ceremony held at in Aberdeen during the trade organisation’s Decom Week. This year the Awards, which were established by Decom Mission to celebrate excellence across a number of areas in decommissioning, premiered two new categories for 2023 – Sustainability and …
James Fisher Decommissioning successfully completes the abandonment of two subsea wells in the North Sea for major operator The recently launched SEABASS well plug and abandonment system successfully performed vessel-based operations on an offshore subsea construction vessel SEABASS can provide up to 25% efficiencies against comparable solutions, delivering considerable savings and negating costly rig time SEABASS James Fisher Decommissioning (JF …
I’m writing to you to make you aware of a significant change, and it’s something you may have picked up on over the past few weeks. As of today, our new brand – Decom Mission – is effective and I’m delighted to officially introduce it to you. Rebrands aren’t uncommon in this industry, with many representing an acquisition or a merger. …
Transport sector will be revolutionized by electrification but increase its share of overall emissions Transport has a severe emission challenge, its share of overall emissions grows from 25% today to 30% by 2050 as large part of the transport system will remain fossil fuel dependent Transport of passengers and goods currently accounts for about a quarter of global energy-related CO2 emissions …
Unique Group, global innovators in subsea technologies and engineering, has entered a partnership with Seafloor Systems to acquire EchoBoat-160™ USV, with fully integrated multibeam echosounder (SeaRAY) and sound velocity profiler, which will be available for hire from the Group’s Houston facility from May 2023. This agreement reinforces Unique Group’s commitment to introducing the latest cutting-edge technology to customers and developing …
International subsea rental equipment and solutions specialist Ashtead Technology has signed an exclusive rental agreement with France-based i2S, specialists in underwater robotics and imaging solutions. Under the deal, Ashtead Technology will have access to i2S’s Orphie systems, high-specification cameras that can be used by ROV and divers to improve observation in turbid waters. Orphie technology offers the possibility of observing …
Port of Aberdeen today (28 April) announced its commitment to invest £55 million over the next 10 years to become the UK’s first net zero port by 2040. This means being an exemplar and targeting net zero emissions from vessels visiting the port (scope 3), as well as the port’s own operations (scope 1 and 2). Bob Sanguinetti, Chief Executive, …