Equipment
GE Oil & Gas Introduces New Subsea Connector
GE Oil & Gas has completed the qualification of its upgraded 36 kV high voltage wet mate connector. Mecon WM 36/500 can be used with equipment such as transformers, switchgears, variable speed drives and motor loads. “Our Mecon Wet Mate 36/500 connector is designed to provide highly reliable connect
ABB picks OptaSense for TANAP gas pipeline leak detection
ABB, the EPC contractor for the delivery of control equipment for the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP), has contracted OptaSense, a QinetiQ company, and its partner Optilan to provide leak detection and security packages for the pipeline. Control infrastructure includes telecommunication
Van Oord and Highland Group in Deutsche Bucht OWF Deal
Van Oord and Highland Group Holdings have signed a cooperation agreement for the development, financing and construction of the offshore wind farm Deutsche Bucht in Germany. Van Oord will execute the engineering, procurement and construction of the foundations, inter array cables and the offshore su
Subsea in May
Subsea World News has gathered all the highlights to bring you a summarized version of the most popular articles from the previous month. The greatest highlight last month, and so far this year, was the merger announcement between the largest provider of subsea equipment to the industry, FMC Technol
BAM Bags Gravity Base Foundation Contract from EDF
BAM has been awarded a contract to design, fabricate and install five full-size gravity base foundations for wind turbines off the Northumberland coast, UK. The contract has been awarded to BAM by EDF Energy Renewables via SPV Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Ltd. The foundation design will utilize ‘self
VBMS in 66kV Blyth OWF Hook-Up
VBMS has been awarded a contract by EDF Energy Renewables to provide the subsea connection between the offshore turbines and the onshore grid for the Blyth offshore wind farm. Reportedly, this will be the first project to use the new 66kV cable technology. The standard voltage for array cables until
Prysmian Gets Submarine Cable Project in Venetian Lagoon
Prysmian Group has been awarded a new contract worth approximately € 34 million by Terna Rete Italia S.p.A. for submarine power cable links in the Venetian Lagoon. The contract has options for a second cable link with a value of approximately € 25 million. The project includes two 14 km and 6 km lon
GAC’s HullWiper Coming to Port of Rotterdam
GAC EnvironHull’s hull cleaning system, HullWiper, will be available for vessels berthing in the Port of Rotterdam next month. HullWiper, which will be demonstrated at the Port of Rotterdam on June 23, is a diver-free remotely operated vehicle (ROV) that eliminates the need for divers to clean the v
Håøy Takes Over at Kongsberg
Geir Håøy has assumed the position of the new CEO of Kongsberg as of today, June 6, 2016. Håøy has replaced Walter Qvam, who handed in his resignation in January 2016. Geir Håøy (49) joined Kongsberg in 1993. He has been a part of the corporate management team since 2010 when appointed new president
FinnAust Opts for IHC Mining Equipment
FinnAust Mining Plc has appointed Royal IHC to provide primary support services for the company’s Pituffik Titanium Project (Pituffik). The companies will now work closely to define an optimized development solution that includes their in house wet mining equipment as well as a high level cost estim
PHOTO: Jan De Nul’s Backhoe Mimar Sinan at Work
Jan De Nul’s backhoe dredger Mimar Sinan and the split hopper barge Tiger have started its work at the Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm site. The vessels are working on dredging and excavation for foundations and cable ditches. The underground cable and substation will be installed by the next summer,
WATCH: Subsea Pump Control Module Lands on Draugen
The subsea pump control module (PCM) was lifted onto Draugen platform by the heavy lift capacity vessel Thialf in May this year. The 220-ton control module will be connected to the first subsea mudline booster pump ever deployed by Shell. The subsea pump system is planned to be commissioned later in
VIDEO: DEME’s TSHD Pallieter on Display
DEME recently took part in the Open Site Day, the annual public event of the construction industry organized by the Belgian Construction Federation. As DEME’s sites are mainly on open sea, the Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering group brought two vessels to the head office in Zwij
Havyard to Design New Esvagt Ship
Havyard Design & Solutions has secured a contract for delivery of design and equipment for the construction of a Havyard 832 multi-purpose vessel. Havyard 832 MPV is going to be constructed at the Cemre Shipyard in Turkey for the ship owner Esvagt, and will be in operation for the American oil compa