USV Surveys Fish Around Oil Platforms in North Sea
XOCEAN USV survey looks at the effects of decommissioning oil and gas structures on marine ecosystems.
Read moreTag Archives: North Sea
Study on Offshore Electrification
Global energy consultancy Xodus is assessing the infrastructure and modifications required to enable electrification of Harbour Energy’s Central North Sea assets following the successful delivery of a power optimization study examining the opportunities available to rationalize the generation systems on the Everest and Lomond assets. Implementing electrification on offshore assets can reduce operational expenditure, increase uptime across all assets and
Read moreFugro to Survey for Danish Energy Island Project
Energinet has awarded Fugro a marine site characterization contract for the Danish Energy Island project in the North Sea. The contract is part of Energinet’s preliminary studies to build the world’s first “hub and spoke” energy scheme: an energy island 80 km off the Danish coast that will act as a transmission center for hundreds of surrounding wind turbines. Fugro
Read moreNorway Awards Record Number of Offshore Drilling Licenses
Norway, a country known for its wealth from oil and gas extraction, issued a record number of offshore drilling licenses this month. The 83 total licenses awarded to oil companies include 37 in the North Sea, 32 in the Norwegian Sea and 14 in the Barents Sea, The Barents Observer reports. The Norwegian operator Equinor is among the 33 companies
Read moreGoogle Street View Offers Virtual Tour of North Sea Drilling Platform
Google Street View, which offers an image-based view of street maps, is now offering a virtual tour of the offshore platform, Cygnus, located in the North Sea and operated by Neptune Energy and Spirit Energy. Discovered in 2016 and located 150 km from the coast of the U.K., Cygnus is one of the largest discoveries in the North Sea. The
Read moreWave Glider Mission Studies UK Zooplankton and Fish Populations
A state-of-the-art technique for mapping and counting schools of fish has been tested on an autonomous marine platform in the North Sea, offering a new method for collecting data on fish stocks. Cefas (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, UK) and Liquid Robotics have successfully deployed, tested and recovered a remotely piloted Wave Glider, which was adapted to allow scientists to
Read more