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Fugro develops innovative site investigation solution for Arklow Bank Wind Park

Wind Park Phase 2. This offshore wind park will support Ireland’s climate action target of producing 7 GW of offshore wind energy by 2030 and is located approximately 6 to 13 km off the coast of Ireland, in an area known for its unpredictable metocean conditions. Fugro developed a bespoke casing system designed for the offshore site conditions to enable survey work to be completed with minimal downtime. The acquired Geo-data will be used to understand the site’s subsurface conditions and support foundation designs and installation.

Fugro also engineered a full suite of purposely designed conductor casing handling devices to remove manual intervention, improving health and safety of deck crew and ensuring deployment efficiency within the short slack water windows.

Laboratory testing is currently underway, building on the site testing completed in Fugro’s offshore laboratory, allowing all acquired samples to be analysed efficiently with the resulting Geo-data used to inform foundation designs. When complete, the 800 MW wind park will be capable of powering almost 850, 000 homes with green energy and offset 830 billion kilograms of carbon emissions each year.

John O’Sullivan, SSE Renewables’ Arklow Bank Wind Park Phase 2 Project Manager said: “The successful completion of this ground investigation campaign is another key milestone for the Arklow project. It has enabled us to gain a much clearer understanding of the seabed conditions within the lease area. This enhanced site characterization greatly supports our ongoing design development works in the lead up to the first offshore energy auction.”

New Offices & Team Expansion for Aberdeen-based Energy Sector Consultancy Prism Energy

Prism Energy, an Aberdeen-based project & risk management consultancy to the energy sector has relocated from its Hill of Rubislaw office to 25 Rubislaw Terrace in Aberdeen city centre.

The team has seen an extensive period of contract wins/renewals in excess of £500,000 which has resulted in team growth and the requirement for larger premises. The team also welcome Mick Grimshaw as Project Management Consultant and Allan Urquhart as Project Manager.

CAN Group Shortlisted for Prestigious Offshore Safety Awards

CAN Group has been selected as a finalist in the Operational Integrity category in the prestigious 2022 Offshore Safety Awards, for its continued efforts in ensuring safe operations.

The market-leading life of asset integrity service company has been shortlisted for its innovative data intelligence solution, ENGAGE, that supports integrity needs across the full asset life cycle by connecting the dots between asset data and integrity to ensure safe and successful operations.

EthosEnergy nominated for Optimisation Award at the EIC Awards 2022

EthosEnergy has been shortlisted for the Optimisation category in the Energy Industries Council (EIC) Awards 2022, which recognizes companies who focus on improving internal decision-making, costs, processes, agility, structures, and enhancing competitiveness. This is the second consecutive year that the organisation has been shortlisted at the Energy Industries Council’s annual awards. Last year EthosEnergy took home the Culture Award after being recognised for exceptional business transformation.

World-leading Drilling Systems Delivers Bespoke Well Control Training Lab for US College

World-leading provider of advanced drilling simulation technology, Drilling Systems, part of market-leading provider of training, technology and simulation solutions 3t Energy Group, has delivered a bespoke well control training lab to Western Texas College (WTC) with the installation of its cutting-edge simulators.

ZynQ 360 promotes Ewelina Witkowska to the Production Manager role

Eve is just approaching her 4th anniversary with ZynQ 360 and during this time her skill set has developed beyond her original role.

“Eve’s continued keenness to learn, increased responsibility and involvement in the Production Management processes meant we saw this as a natural and well-deserved progression for her within the company”, commented Aly Gray, Operations Director.

Film-Ocean chooses Caledonia Competence for Competence Management Scheme support services

ROV inspection and intervention services contractor, Film-Ocean, has awarded a contract to Caledonia Competence for the development and ongoing support of its Competence Management Scheme. The contract award includes the use of Caledonia Competence’s ATTAIN Competence Portal for all Competence Inductions and online assessments for Film-Ocean’s offshore workforce.