Equipment
Dredger “Mahury” Launched
The launching ceremony of the 1.840 m³ twin screw trailing suction hopper dredger “MAHURY” took place at MTG Dolphin Shipyard in Varna, Bulgaria, on August 10, 2015. The new TSHD is Dutch Dredging’s fourth IHC-built vessel, after the ALBATROS, LESSE and AMAZONE. The MAHURY is an upgraded version of
VBMS Wins Rampion Export Cables Setup
VBMS has been awarded a contract by E.ON for the installation of two 16 kilometre-long export cables for the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm. The 150kV HVAC cables will transport the power ashore from the 400 MW wind farm to the onshore cable in Brooklands Pleasure Park in Worthing, South East England. V
WGP Wraps Up Barents Survey for TGS
Marine geophysical services company WGP informed that spring 2015 P-Cable High Resolution 3D (HR3D) and 2D (HR2D) operations for TGS in the Barents Sea have now been completed. The programme of work comprised both extended regional coverage with HR2D data acquisition, combined with targeted HR3D blo
Volta on Sea Trials at FaBTest
A wave energy converter prototype, Volta, designed by UK-based Polygen, has begun testing at the wave energy test site, FaBTest, in Falmouth Bay. The wave energy device, built almost entirely from high-density polyethylene (HDPE), will continue tests over the coming year in the waters off Falmouth.
Fugro Tests Its New UXO Detection System
Fugro has undertaken successful trials of its new GeoWing, a system designed to detect low ferrous content unexploded ordnance (UXO) items in challenging marine environments. According to Fugro, the new GeoWing system is especially beneficial for subsea construction projects, such as wind farms and
Marine Power Systems Boosts Its Team
Marine Power Systems, a Swansea-based developer of wave energy technology, has expanded its team by hiring Daniel Pérez Torres as a full-time design engineer. Torres is a mechanical engineer from Queen Mary University, London, specialised in computational methods. Subsequently he completed a Master
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (August 17 – August 23). A diver has been airlifted to hospital after a dive boat in Bridlington Bay called the UK Coastguard. The call came in at 2.35pm on August 16, reporting that the 60-year-old fe
WATCH: IHC Launches PLSV Sapura Rubi
Royal IHC has named and launched the pipelaying support vessel Sapura Rubi in a ceremony at the company’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands. The Sapura Rubi was ordered by Sapura Navegação Marítima, a joint venture between SapuraKencana and Seadrill. It is the fifth in a series of
Statoil: Polarled Becomes First Pipeline to Cross Arctic Circle
On Friday 21 August the Polarled gas pipeline crossed 66 degrees and 33 minutes north of the equator and became the first pipeline to cross the Arctic Circle, Statoil reported. The 482-kilometre long and 36-inch wide pipeline will run from Nyhamna in western Norway to the Aasta Hansteen field in the
Litre Meter Delivers Martin Linge Flowmeters
UK flowmeter specialist Litre Meter has supplied a number of VFF flowmeters for the Martin Linge field development project in the North Sea. Litre Meter has supplied 14 positive displacement flowmeters including MF30, HF20, VFF8 and V125 models, all constructed in Duplex stainless steel. The meters
Alseamar Wraps Up Underwater Geochemical Survey
Alseamar, designer of the Sea Explorer underwater glider, has recently completed a pre-exploration survey for an undisclosed oil company with 2 of its gliders fitted with Minifluo hydrocarbon sensors. According to the company, it’s the first geochemical exploration survey ever conducted with Sea Exp
Energinet.dk to Replace Anholt Subsea Cable
Energinet.dk is planning a replacement of two sections of the submarine cable at the Anholt offshore wind farm during September and October. In February, there was an error in the submarine cable that connects the Anholt offshore wind farm to the grid on land. Since then, Energinet.dk in cooperation
ITF looking to cut well plugging and abandonment costs
The Industry Technology Facilitator (ITF) has launched a call for proposals for new technology solutions to deliver cost efficiencies in through tubing logging during plugging and abandonment operations. Organisations that are developing new technologies that specifically address the quality of ceme
VIDEO: Mariner jacket sails away from Spain to UK North Sea
Offshore Energy Today recently reported that the steel jacket for Statoil-operated Mariner A platform had sailed away from Dragados Offshore’s yard in Cádiz, Spain, heading for the field in the UK sector of the North Sea. The operator of the Mariner field, Norwegian oil giant Statoil, published a vi