Equipment
Siemens Hires SLP for Dudgeon Subsation Job
Sembmarine SLP, subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine, has been awarded a contract to design and build the offshore substation platform for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm. The contract has been granted by Siemens Transmission & Distribution Limited, which was awarded the contract for the Electrical System I
Sembcorp Marine hired for TEN FPSO work
Sembcorp Marine has announced that its subsidiaries Sembmarine SLP and Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd has secured offshore energy related contracts valued at a combined S$222 million ($174.3 million). Jurong Shipyard has been contracted by regular customer MODEC Offshore Production Systems (Singapore) Pte
Damen Dredging Package for TSHD Margaret Ann
Damen Dredging Equipment has delivered an instrumentation package for Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger “Margaret Ann”. The owner choice for the Damen instrumentation was obvious as they have various other TSHDs equipped with the same instrumentation operating to their full satisfaction. The delivered
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (October 13 – October 19). The boss of a major airline believes missing flight MH370 may not have crashed in the Indian Ocean, and that probably control was taken of that airplane. In an [&hell
Bambora and AMC Team Up on Wave Energy
Research into the optimal design for ocean wave energy converters is set to enter the next phase thanks to a partnership between Perth-based Bombora Wave Power and the Australian Maritime College. In conjunction with Bombora’s financial commitment, a $256,000 Australian Research Council Linkage Prog
‘Pacific Sharav’ starts 5-year Chevron contract
Chevron Corporation has announced that the Pacific Sharav, a deepwater drillship built to Chevron’s specifications, has arrived in the Gulf of Mexico to work under a five-year contract. The Pacific Sharav, owned by Pacific Drilling, is an upgraded Dual-Load-Path, Samsung-12000-design, dynamically-po
LandScope Buys Blueview 3D Underwater Scanner
UK-based Landscope Engineering has recently purchased 3D Multibeam Scanner from Teledyne BlueView. “Having rigorously tested the BlueView BV5000 3D scanning sonar technology in several demanding underwater environments, we have been impressed with the system’s versatility and data resolution. Inte
Ofgem to Assess Five Potential Subsea Links
Ofgem has announced the names of five new interconnector projects that could be built in the future. Together with the ElecLink and Nemo projects that Ofgem has already assessed, these seven projects could lead to investment of up to £6 billion and provide up to 7.5GW of additional electricity capac
Petronas to use Kongsberg’s drilling solutions
Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies AS has signed a $2.2 million software contract with Petronas Carigali, the exploration and production subsidiary of Petronas, the National Oil Company of Malaysia. Kongsberg Oil & Gas has agreed to deliver a class-leading SiteCom® real-time drilling operations softwa
Hyundai Heavy orders GTT tech for LNG duo
France’s Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) won an order for two large LNGCs from the Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries. The LNGCs will be owned by the Algerian shipping company Hyproc and are expected to be delivered between 2016 and 2017. “The vessels will be built with the innovative Mark I
Dolphin hired for 3D seismic survey in India
Dolphin has been selected as the first shortlisted contractor for two major projects in India today. The announcement was made in a public bid opening ceremony in Mumbai by a repeat client. The company says it plans to accept the contract proposal and has confirmed vessel availability for two Dolphi
Potential Sites Chosen for Decommissioning of Submarines
Five UK nuclear facilities have been confirmed as potential sites to store waste from decommissioned nuclear-powered submarines. A public consultation process will run from 14 November 2014 until 20 February 2015 to help determine which site is selected. The sites, which already hold radioactive m
Polarcus in West Africa seismic deal
Polarcus Limited has signed a Letter of Intent for a 3D marine seismic acquisition project offshore West Africa. The company did not disclose the name of the client, nor the value of the contract. The project, subject to the execution of a service contract, will start in Q4 2014 and is expected to r
Aleron Subsea Moves to New HQ
Subsea robotic company, Aleron Subsea, has relocated its head office from Singapore to new headquarters on the outskirts of Westhill. Aleron Subsea’s recent move places it at the heart of a growing industrial area on the outskirts of Aberdeen, known locally as the Global Subsea Centre of Excellence,