Equipment
Nexans’ Subsea Cables for Statnett’s Inner Oslofjord Project
Statnett, the state owned transmission system operator in the Norwegian energy system, is reinforcing the country’s electricity network with the Inner Oslofjord power connection project based on Nexans subsea cable technology. In a project worth around Eur 50 million, Nexans will design and manufact
Aker Solutions Posts Profit Drop
Aker Solutions has seen its profit decline in the second quarter on MMO overcapacity, lease costs and lower demand for subsea services in the North Sea. The company generated revenue of NOK 8 billion in the second quarter of 2015 compared with NOK 8.1 billion a year earlier, due to projects in Afric
Dragflow Cutterhead for Pakistan
Dragflow, an Italian manufacturer of dredging equipment specialized in solid pumping solutions, recently delivered its new cutterhead DTM85 with hydraulic pump HY85B for a sand production project in Pakistan. The company was able to provide the unit in just five days after the request. This cutterhe
VIDEO: Wallasea Island Scheme
The first phase of the Wallasea Island Wild Coast project was completed just a couple of days ago when the new sea walls of ‘Cell 1’ were successfully breached to allow for tidal flow into the marshland. This coastal scheme, located eight miles north of Southend-on-Sea in Essex, aims to transform 67
Nexans’ HVDC Cables for NSN Subsea Link
The NSN Link under the North Sea will enable a two-way exchange of green energy between the Nordic and British markets through a 730 km submarine HVDC submarine cable system for which Nexans will design, manufacture and install the major section on the Norwegian side. The 1400 MW link, comprising tw
ABB Bags $450 Mln NSN Deal
ABB has won an order worth about $450 million to link the power grids of the United Kingdom and Norway, increasing security of power supply for both countries and supporting the integration of more renewable wind and hydroelectric power into their networks. The order was placed by Statnett, the stat
Omnisens Watches Over Shah Deniz DEH System
Subsea asset monitoring specialist, Omnisens, has provided Break Detection systems to check the integrity of the Direct Electrically Heated flowline system being installed in the Shah Deniz field. The Shah Deniz field was discovered in 1999. It is located on the deep water shelf of the Caspian Sea,
Wartsila to Equip Giant
A contract has been signed with the Tianjin Dredging Company, part of the China Communication Construction Company (CCCC) and the recently founded Dredging Group, under which Wartsila will supply the engines and all essential ancillaries for a new self-propelled cutter dredger. The vessel will be on
Fugro Boosts Renewables Division
Fugro has added cable-lay services to trenching for offshore windfarm and tidal energy sectors. The company has equipped its trenching vessel, Fugro Saltire, with a cable-lay spread that comprises a reel drive system to store the cables, a tensioner to lay them, twin winches and a quadrant deploymen
Fugro Offers New Services
Fugro has added cable-lay services to trenching for offshore windfarm and tidal energy sectors. The company has equipped its trenching vessel, Fugro Saltire, with a compact, custom-made, cable-lay spread that comprises a reel drive system to store the cables, a tensioner to lay them, twin winches an
J2 Subsea to Get Another Fathom iVP Control System
Portlethen-based, Fathom Systems, has secured an order for the subsea tooling control system packages from an Acteon company, J2 Subsea. According to Fathom Systems, the scope of supply includes fully proportional intelligent valve packs, specifically for heavy duty manipulator arm operations and us
ASN Sets Higher Standards in Subsea Fiber-Optic Technology
Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks (ASN), the undersea cables subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent, has achieved a breakthrough record of data transmission over a distance of 10,000 kilometers. The record was achieved using a real-time processing prototypes of a 300 gigabits-per-second new modulation technol
Fugro’s Integrity Monitoring for Berkut
Fugro has delivered a bespoke structural monitoring system for Exxon Neftegas, as operator for, and on behalf of, the Sakhalin-1 Consortium, to monitor the structural integrity of its Berkut oil platform in the Arkutun Dagi field. Located on the North-East coast of Sakhalin island in the Russian Far
Subsea 7 and OneSubsea Join Forces
Subsea 7 has signed an agreement establishing a worldwide non-incorporated alliance with OneSubsea, a Cameron and Schlumberger company. The new alliance should see both companies jointly design, develop and deliver integrated subsea development solutions through the combination of subsurface experti