The EuroAsia Interconnector electricity link, connecting Israel, Cyprus and Greece, will help reduce the European Union’s energy dependence on Russia, according to European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen. During a recent Honorary Doctorate degree ceremony at the Ben Gurion University of t
A joint venture between KBR and SOCAR has been awarded a FEED contract by BP for the Shah Deniz Alpha platform in Azerbaijan.
Nexans has completed the floating operations at Fiskebøl, Vesterålen in Norway for Statnett’s Hadselfjord project, according to the company’s recent social media update. According to the developer, the Hadselfjord project aims to secure the power supply in the region and facilitate future electrific
Seaway 7 ASA, part of the Subsea 7 Group, has signed a letter of exclusivity, and is finalising a preferred bidder supply chain agreement with ScottishPower Renewables for the East Anglia THREE offshore wind project in the UK. East Anglia THREE is located approximately 70 kilometres from shore in th
Rovco has commenced year three of its survey campaign on the operational Beatrice offshore wind farm located in the Outer Moray Firth in Scotland. Rovco’s UK-based team will deliver survey work on all inter-array cable and subsea jacket locations across the 588 MW wind farm, with activities commenci
JDR Cable Systems has reached the final grant agreement under the UK government’s Offshore Wind Manufacturing Scheme (OWMIS) on financial support for its new subsea cable manufacturing facility in Cambois, near Blyth, Northumberland. The agreement means the 69,000 sqm facility is on track to begin c
UK’s JDR Cable Systems has joined the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and has set targets to reduce its emissions and impacts. In its announcement, JDR stated that it is very motivated about plans to grow its business and deliver more cable products and services which will bring more renewab
Italian transmission system operator (TSO) Terna is planning to invest €700 million to double the electricity exchange capacity between Italy and Greece, expected to facilitate a higher integration of renewable sources. The plan was announced on the day that Terna celebrated 20 years of the first su
Government-owned InterConnect Malta has launched a tender looking for a provider of an environmental impact assessment for the Italian part of the second Malta to Sicily electrical interconnector. The selected party will be in charge of analyzing the environmental impacts, if any, of the laying of t
UK’s Swan Hunter and the Norwegian PASSER Group have agreed to merge their cable rental and logistics operations into a new company that will service the offshore energy sector. PASSER LARS (Logistics And Rental Solutions) will provide existing and new clients within the offshore energy markets with
GAZ-SYSTEM has completed the technical acceptance of the Ciecierzyce – Lwówek gas pipeline in Poland, one of the onshore sections of the Baltic Pipe, ahead of schedule after 18 months of construction. The Ciecierzyce – Lwówek gas pipeline is 69 kilometers long and its route passes through six commun
Belfast-headquartered Ridgeway has secured a contract to supply Rockbags, also known as Kyowa Filter Units, for cable protection for the 480 MW Saint Nazaire wind farm offshore France. Saint Nazaire – an offshore wind farm being developed in the Loire-Atlantique region of France and owned by EDF Ren
Northumberland County Council has welcomed the approval of JDR Cable Systems’ plan to open a new subsea cable manufacturing facility in Cambois, near Blyth. JDR revealed in September 2021 that it plans to build the 69,000 sqm facility on the site of the former coal-fired power station at Cambois. I
Seagreen 1 Limited has selected Seaway 7, the Renewables & Heavy Lifting business unit of Subsea 7, as a preferred supplier for the Seagreen 1A wind project offshore Scotland, with the final contract expected to be valued between $500 million and $750 million. Seagreen 1A lies adjacent to the existi
