Deepwater Installation
Subsea tie-back leader facing inflation-driven cost increase of $6.5 billion
Norway, the global subsea tie-back leader, is set for an inflation-driven cost increase of $6.5 billion on upcoming contract awards for goods and services in the offshore oil and gas industry through 2026, according to Rystad Energy’s latest report. During the five-year period, about 275 subsea tree
Industry’s first as DNV certifies Subsea 7 polymer lined riser product
Subsea 7 has received DNV Technology Certification for its Swagelining polymer lined riser product, said to be a world first. According to Subsea 7, the qualification programme was designed to address the challenges presented by the dynamic service environment and vertical orientation of the riser p
Prysmian to work on first Middle East subsea transmission system
Prysmian has entered into a Limited Notice to Proceed (LNTP) for the supply of power cables for what is said to be the first-of-its-kind high-voltage, direct current (HVDC-VSC) subsea power transmission system in the Middle East. Prysmian received the €220 million LNTP from Samsung C&T as part of it
TechnipFMC scores Asgard subsea iEPCI
TechnipFMC has secured an integrated engineering, procurement, construction and installation (iEPCI) contract to deliver subsea equipment for Equinor’s Smørbukk Nord development. The scope covers a high-pressure, high-temperature subsea production system and associated equipment for a brownfield tie
MMA’s AHTS converted for offshore wind ops
MMA Offshore has completed a subsea conversion program on the anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) MMA Crystal to support the offshore wind market in Taiwan. The 70-meter long vessel now incorporates a suite of new subsea support services, including ROV, survey and subsea deployment and lifting capabil
Tekmar joins major subsea construction project in the Middle East
Tekmar has secured a contract to provide pipeline support and protection materials for what it says is a major subsea construction project in the Middle East. The contract award is for a value of more than $10 million and is anticipated to be delivered in the company’s current financial year ending
SeaRAY’s energy storage system on its way to Hawaii
EC-OG’s Halo intelligent subsea battery storage system, which will be integrated into C-Power’s SeaRAY autonomous offshore power system (AOPS), has been shipped from Scotland to Hawaii. Halo, currently on its way to Honolulu, will serve as the energy storage system and gravity anchor for C-Power’s d
Norwegian firms partner up for new subsea technology
Norway’s IK-Group and Nautilus Subsea have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to together deliver new subsea technology to the industry. End-user benefits will include accelerated project execution which will deliver cost-saving through reduced offshore campaigns and vessel time, IK-Group st
DEME acquiring Eidesvik’s installation vessel
DEME has entered into an agreement with Eidesvik to acquire the DP3 offshore installation vessel Viking Neptun, with the transaction expected to be completed in the last few months of this year as the vessel is currently working under a contract with Havfram. According to information on Eidesvik’s c
DNV certifies Strohm and Evonik’s TPC carbon fibre for hydrocarbon transport
Strohm and Evonik have secured full certification from DNV attesting that the undirectional Carbon Fibre PA12 tape used for Strohm’s Thermoplastic Composite Pipe (TCP) is fit to use for dynamic sweet and sour hydrocarbons, water, and gas injection applications. The companies, in partnership with the
EC-OG’s intelligent subsea battery storage system to debut in Hawaii
EC-OG has completed the first commercial delivery of its Halo intelligent subsea battery storage system for the first-ever autonomous offshore power trials in Hawaii. The lithium-ion-based device will be part of the world-first autonomous offshore power sea trial in the first quarter of 2022 at the
Vattenfall working on green hydrogen demo project at Scottish offshore wind farm
Vattenfall is working on a hydrogen demonstrator project named Hydrogen Turbine 1 (HT1), which involves installing hydrogen production equipment on one of the wind turbines at its Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm (European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre) in Scotland. The company has already submitted a
Lithium-ion batteries part of new 1.5 GW offshore wind project in South Korea
Singapore-headquartered subsea engineering company G8 and South Korean industrial business group Holim Tech have entered into an agreement to develop a 1.5 GW of offshore wind project paired with lithium-ion energy storage system in South Korea. “We are pleased to initiate the commercial execution o
Vattenfall to install CPS stabilisation on Sandbank offshore wind farm’s cables
Vattenfall, through the project company DanTysk Sandbank Offshore Wind GmbH & Co. KG, has opened a tender for construction works on the Cable Protection System (CPS) stabilisation at the Sandbank offshore wind farm in Germany. The company is looking for a contractor to install a loose rock berm cove