Deepwater Installation
Dutch company embarks on Denmark-Belgium interconnector project
Danish and Belgium transmission system operators (TSOs) have awarded a Dutch company with a contract to deliver consultancy services for an interconnector that will link the high-voltage grids in Belgium and Denmark through two energy islands in the North Sea. Denmark’s Energinet and Belgium’s Elia
French firm expands its work scope for one of the world’s largest deepwater fields
French provider of tubular solutions Vallourec has secured two new orders to deliver line pipes for an oil field development operated by Petrobras offshore Brazil. As part of the orders defined as “major”, Vallourec will supply line pipes for phases 6 and 8 of the Búzios oil field development. The o
‘Major’ contract for CRP Subsea in Brazil’s deep waters
England-based CRP Subsea, part of AIS, has secured a contract with an “energy technology company” for the supply of distributed buoyancy modules (DBMs) for a deepwater oil field offshore Brazil. Under the contract described as “major”, CRP Subsea will deliver 333 DBMs which will be used on three fle
Hitachi Energy, Sumitomo Electric and Van Oord selected for Scottish subsea cable projects
Just shortly after announcing NKT as the preferred bidder for the power cable systems, SSEN Transmission revealed it had selected Hitachi Energy to deliver the HVDC converter system for two HVDC transmission links offshore Scotland. Hitachi Energy has been given the preferred supplier status for the
Construction starts for first US subsea rock installation vessel
U.S. dredging services provider Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation has held the steel-cutting ceremony for the construction of what is said to be the first U.S. offshore wind subsea rock placement vessel. The ceremony marking the start of construction for the Acadia vessel was held on 20 July at
Malta planning offshore wind, floating solar tender and new interconnectors
The Parliament of Malta is discussing a new bill today, 10 July, which would facilitate the country’s first offshore wind and floating solar tender. First introduced at a plenary session on 4 July, the bill seeking to amend the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Act is now being read before the Parliamen
Israel plans submarine power cable to Europe, Egypt, Gulf countries
Israel’s Energy and Infrastructure Ministry is planning to construct a 150-kilometer submarine cable along the country’s Mediterranean coast that will connect to Europe with the possibility to connect to Gulf countries. Israeli State Council for Planning and Construction announced on 4 July it will
Shell and McDermott take their ‘long-standing relationship’ to Malaysia
Sarawak Shell Berhad (SSB), a subsidiary of Shell, has awarded McDermott with a contract to deliver offshore transportation and installation for a pipelay and heavy lift project in Malaysia. Under the contract, McDermott will perform transportation and installation services for two pipeline segments
Seaway7 signs $500+ million contract for East Anglia Three offshore wind farm
Seaway7 has signed a contract with ScottishPower Renewables, Iberdrola’s UK arm, for the transport and installation of foundations and inter-array cables for the 1.4 GW East Anglia Three offshore wind farm. The deal is worth between $500 million and $750 million, as per Subsea7’s definition of a ver
Prysmian’s new cable-laying vessel named after famous painting
Italy’s cabling giant Prysmian has selected the name for its new cable-laying vessel (CLV), said to reflect a strong connection with its sister vessel Leonardo da Vinci. The new 171-meter-long CLV, currently being built by Vard in Romania, will be named Monna Lisa. The name was chosen through an int
Second Hollandse Kust West Alpha subsea cable in place
Jan De Nul, together with its partner LS Cable & System, has completed the installation of the second subsea cable for the Hollandse Kust West Alpha offshore wind farm grid connection off the coast of Egmond aan Zee for TenneT. The subsea cable installation was carried out by the cable-laying vessel
Subsea 7’s offer to acquire DOF’s entire issued share capital about to expire
Subsea 7’s offer to acquire the entire issued share capital of Norway’s DOF Group is expiring at the end of today, 19 June, after the rejection from DOF’s board. Subsea 7 made a proposal on 15 June to the Board of Directors of DOF to acquire the entire issued share capital of the group, offering [&h
Cabling works at full steam on first large-scale US offshore wind farm
Two 220 kV high-voltage alternate current (HVAC) three-pole submarine cables have been installed for Vineyard Wind 1, America’s first large-scale offshore wind project. Prysmian Group, the supplier of the submarine cables, said that the operations proceed on time with the schedule and that their cab
Woodside and TechnipFMC strike another deal offshore Western Australia
Australia’s energy giant Woodside Energy has awarded TechnipFMC with a contract to deliver flexible pipes and umbilicals for a project offshore Western Australia. Under the contract deemed as “significant”, TechnipFMC is in charge of the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation of fl