Equipment
ZTT in Saudi Aramco Cabling Win
Chinese submarine cable manufacturer ZTT Group received the purchasing contract from EMAS Chiyoda and Saipem and has been confirmed as the bidder of 33kV, 15kV of Hasbah II, Marjan & Zuluf, and Safaniya 10 these three projects from Saudi Aramco with total value of $30 million. ZTT said it has passed
General Atomics Supplies LiFT Batteries for SAHRV
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has been awarded a contract to provide its Lithium-ion Fault Tolerant (LiFT) battery system for the Semi-Autonomous Hydrographic Reconnaissance Vehicle (SAHRV). SAHRV is a small, portable underwater vehicle (UUV) intended for shallow water surveillanc
Aberdeen mooring specialists enter alliance. Form FMS Interocean
Mooring specialist First Marine Solutions (FMS) has entered into an official alliance with Interocean Marine Services, forming FMS Interocean company. According to a statement issued on Tuesday, the alliance will combine the two companies’ equipment and technical capabilities to offer “enhanced inte
Louis Dreyfus Travocean Repairs IFA 2000 Link
Louis Dreyfus Travocean repaired on behalf of RTE and National Grid 4 of the 8 submarine cables being part of the IFA2000 electrical link between France and England. The cables of this link are buried in pairs, and form 4 routes about 1 km apart from one another. The defaults concerned 2 of these ca
EC-OG Activates Subsea Power Hub
East Coast Oil and Gas Engineering (EC-OG) has installed and switched on its ocean current energy conversion system, the Subsea Power Hub (SPH), at EMEC’s Shapinsay Sound test site. The unit is now fully operational and performing in line with the technical predictions. The next step is to leave the
DCNS Energies Pulls Up Paimpol-Bréhat Demo Turbines
DCNS Energies and its subsidiary OpenHydro have retrieved one of the two tidal turbines of the Paimpol-Bréhat project. The two turbines for the Paimpol-Bréhat demonstration project, with the combined capacity of 1MW, were deployed in the first half of 2016, off the coast of Brittany in France. One o
Scotrenewables’ Tidal Turbine Achieves Full Power
Scotrenewables Tidal Power’s SR2000 tidal turbine has reached full rated power at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney. The turbine has achieved a full, 2MW rated, export capacity on Wednesday, the company noted. Andrew Scott, CEO, said: “We are tremendously excited to have the SR2000
Prysmian Ups Subsea Capacity at Wrexham Plant
Prysmian’s UK production facility in Wrexham is to manufacture both 33 kV and 66 kV submarine cable cores used for the inter-array cable connections in offshore wind farms, the company said earlier this week. According to the company, its high voltage facility in Wrexham is the only factory in the U
4D Nav, Ocean Infinity Developing Software to Simultaneously Operate Multiple Autonomous Vehicles
Ocean Infinity has awarded 4D Nav the contract for InfinityView, a mission planning and monitoring software for its multiple autonomous vehicle systems. 4D Nav’s managing partner, Stewart Cannon, said: “We are excited to be awarded this project and be part of the Ocean Infinity team. I believe this
Dominion Diving Beefs Up Its Cougar ROV
Canada-based subsea services provider Dominion Diving has customised its Saab Seaeye Cougar XT light work electric robotic vehicle to boost its performance. The resulting Cougar XT custom version could handle a tooling package normally possible only on a larger hydraulic system, and take on three de
Handal wins crane maintenance deal with ExxonMobil
Malaysia’s offshore crane specialist Handal Resources has been awarded an offshore crane maintenance and service deal with ExxonMobil. Handal said in a Bursa Malaysia announcement on Thursday that it’s subsidiary Handal Offshore Services entered into a goods and services outline agreement with Exxon
JFD Emergency Rebreather Gets CE Mark of Approval
JFD said it has successfully completed trials on its new COBRA (Compact Bailout Rebreathing Apparatus) system verifying its capability and performance to CE Mark status making it the only approved system of its kind. COBRA is the only commercial emergency rebreather system in the world to have been
Hydrex Executes Removal and Reinstallation of Bow Thruster
Hydrex carried out removal and reinstallation of the bow thruster on a 82-meter offshore supply vessel while the vessel was at anchorage in Dampier, Australia. By carrying out both parts of the operation underwater the ship could stay on the project and did not have to go to drydock. Hydrex team wen
JDR Bags East Anglia One Cable Deal
JDR has been awarded a contract by VBMS (UK) to supply intra-array cables for ScottishPower Renewables’ East Anglia One (EA1) offshore wind farm. The contract will see JDR design and manufacture 155 km of array cables including end terminations. JDR will also provide a cable management system at eac