Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) and Elia Group, through its international development platform WindGrid, have acquired a subsea interconnector project that will link the UK and Germany from Copenhagen Infrastructure V, managed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP). Appro
French provider of tubular solutions Vallourec has secured a new contract for the Atapu-2 project in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil, this time with Allseas for the supply of carbon steel seamless line pipes and thermal insulation coating. Allseas is in charge of the design, procurement, constructi
Houston-based subsea energy equipment and services specialist KOIL Energy Solutions has secured its first subsea umbilical maintenance campaign in Brazil. The contract covers the re-termination and testing of umbilical elements, including chemical injection and hydraulic control lines, as well as el
Chinese cable manufacturer Far East Cable has started construction of a new large-capacity multipurpose cable-laying vessel (CLV) at ZPMC’s shipyard in Shanghai, with the vessel set to support offshore wind, subsea interconnectors, and telecommunication cable installation projects. According to ZPMC
With over 350 kilometers of offshore and onshore cable laid, the NeuConnect high-voltage submarine cable that will create the first direct energy transmission link between the UK and Germany has reached the halfway point in its cabling program. The milestone comes as NeuConnect marks the third anniv
South Korea’s Taihan Cable & Solution has completed the delivery of its second cable-laying vessel (CLV) ahead of the planned schedule, following the acquisition from Norwegian DOF Group. Taihan reported in May that it had acquired the 2016-built Skandi Connector from DOF, representing the second of
JDR Cable Systems has delivered an electrical umbilical for installation at a gas field located off the northwest coast of Ireland, in waters 350 meters deep. JDR’s Littleport team was in charge of the design, manufacture and supply of the electrical umbilical for the Corrib gas field, located appro
Nexans has begun horizontal directional drilling (HDD) works in Malta for the second electrical interconnector to Italy, marking the start of work related to the project’s offshore section. This will create the underground connection between the onshore and offshore sections of the project, allowing
Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2), a subsea link said to be the UK’s largest-ever electricity transmission project and the longest high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cable in the country, has entered the major construction phase, with detailed marine engineering surveys progressing along the offshore cabl
Italy-headquartered Next Geosolutions (NextGeo) has commenced marine surveys for the new Milano-Montalto electricity connection, a strategic infrastructure project aimed at strengthening Italy’s national grid. The activities will cover the seabed route between Montalto di Castro and Massa and will c
WIND, a Netherlands-based company delivering subsea cable logistics, cable recovery, and related services, has opened a cable storage and offshore service hub in Sweden to serve the Baltic region. WIND Group has signed a long-term agreement with Smålandshamnar to establish the dedicated yard in the
OneSubsea, a joint venture backed by SLB, Aker Solutions and Subsea7, has secured a contract which it says is one of the largest umbilical contracts awarded in the industry to date, for a field development project in Indonesian waters. The contract, awarded by Eni North Ganal Limited, a subsidiary o
Scottish transmission system operator (TSO) SSEN Transmission has signed a long-term framework agreement with Sumitomo Electric Industries and Van Oord Offshore Wind UK for the engineering, supply, transport and installation of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cable systems to support futur
Italian cabling giant Prysmian has put into operation a new, latest-generation heavy-duty plough developed by the UK’s SMD, stating that it is its most powerful and largest so far. The plough is one of two that have been procured from SMD and will be used for burying power cables at a maximum of fiv
