Equipment
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (July 30 – August 05). https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/07/27/naval-energies-shelves-tidal-energy-plans-with-openhydro-in-liquidation/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/07/30/inpex-begins-gas-production
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (July 30 – August 5, 2018). All Set for the Rukki Channel Maintenance Dredging The Estonian Maritime Administration recently selected a contractor for the upcoming Rukki Channel (Rukki kanal) maintenance dredging
ABPmer Strengthens Metocean Division
Marine consultancy, ABPmer, has welcomed Robin Stephens, Dr Ian Wade and Dr Sarah Taws to its Metocean Team. The appointment of these metocean specialists is said to reflect the company’s focus on broadening its metocean consultancy service. Robin Stephens, Head of Metocean Consulting, joins ABPmer
Royal IHC’s General Dredging Course Set for September
Royal IHC said in its latest announcement that their General Dredging Course is set to take place on September 10-21, 2018, in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands. This intensive two-week program will feature several excursions, a guest lecture about the Port of Rotterdam and a one-day simulator experience
Subsea 7 Bags Buzzard Phase 2 Work
Subsea 7 said it has been awarded a contract by Nexen as part of the Buzzard Phase 2 Project, located approximately 55 kilometers off the north-east coast of Scotland. According to the company, the contract is worth between $50 million and $150 million. Subsea 7’s contract scope includes project man
HydraWell picks up long-term P&A deal in Norway
HydraWell has ben awarded a contract for plug and abandonment and slot recovery operations on a major field on the Norwegian continental shelf.
NORBIT Supplies WBMS Systems for NOC AUV
NORBIT has been appointed by the National Environmental Research Council (NERC) to supply two multi-beam echosounder (MBES) sonar systems for use on the National Oceanography Centre’s (NOC) new AUV platform. The WBMS deep water multibeam systems will be used on NOC’s new 2000 meter depth rated AUV p
EDS Executes 66kV Blyth Wind Farm Project
High voltage engineering specialist, EDS HV Group (EDS), now part of James Fisher and Sons, has completed installation, termination and testing work at the Blyth Offshore Demonstrator wind farm (BOD). The BOD project has enabled owner and developer, EDF Renewables UK, to trial new technology and it
Prysmian Lands Hornsea Project Two Inter-Array Cables Contract
Prysmian has been awarded a new contract by Ørsted Wind Power to supply submarine inter-array cables for Hornsea Project Two offshore wind farm. Hornsea Project Two, located 89 km off the Yorkshire coast, will be able to supply well over 1.3 million homes with green, renewable electricity once it be
Allspeeds Boosts Manufacturing Capabilities
Accrington-based, hydraulic tools specialist, Allspeeds, has invested over £150,000 in a new vertical machining centre at its Accrington manufacturing facility in Lancashire. The Hartford Plug & Play Series MVP-16 will streamline production of larger Webtool cutting tools, significantly reducing man
Hurricane Finalizes Lancaster Turret Mooring Installation
Hurricane Energy has informed that the turret mooring system, including the newly-constructed buoy for the Aoka Mizu FPSO, has been installed at the Lancaster field in UK. The installation, part of the LancaOster Early Production System (EPS) development, is a subject to final classification society
PHOTO: ArcelorMittal Opts for Dragflow’s Remote Dredger
Dragflow, an Italian manufacturer of dredging equipment, said in its latest announcement that ArcelorMittal has chosen their remote dredger to clean sedimentation ponds located at the Zenica plant, Bosnia and Herzegovina. “Our DRP60 remote dredger, equipped with an electric pump EL60B and 70m winche
CGG Swings to Q2 Profit
French geoscience expert CGG has reported net profit of $49 million for the quarter ended June, 2018, against net loss of $170 million same time last year. For the second quarter 2018, the company generated $314 million in revenue and operating income of $26 million, against revenue of $350 million
Seatronics Expands Hydrographic Survey Equipment Inventory
Seatronics, an Acteon company, has doubled its stock of Sonic 2024 Multibeam Echosounders with the acquisition of eleven new systems from long-term supplier R2 Sonic. Responding to increased need for hydrographic surveys, Seatronics have more than doubled their stockholding of Sonic 2024 systems wit