Equipment
Vattenfall Sells Thanet OWF Transmission Infrastructure
Vattenfall, the Swedish energy company, have agreed a £164M deal to transfer ownership of a Kent wind farm’s electricity export cables and substations. The agreement, with international infrastructure group Balfour Beatty, was finalised following a tender process, managed by energy regulator Ofgem,
Essex County Official Visits Coastal Scheme
Deputy Leader of Essex County Council, Councillor Kevin Bentley made a visit to the Clacton and Holland-on-Sea coastal protection scheme recently to inspect the first completed beaches of the 22 new ones being built to safeguard a 5km stretch of coast. Cllr Bentley, who is responsible for Economic G
GE Buys Oceaneering’s Subsea Actuators Product Line
GE has signed an agreement to acquire the Subsea Electric Actuator product line of Oceaneering, a global provider of engineering services and products to the oil and gas industry. The product line goes to market under the Oceaneering Subsea All Electric and Ifokus brand, which specializes in the des
Farstad orders OSC vessel from VARD
Vard Holdings Limited (VARD) has secured a contract for the design and construction of one Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel (OSCV) for Farstad Shipping. The vessel will be of VARD 3 17 design, with a total length of 98 meters and a beam of 21.5 meters, and has been developed especially for subsea
Dredging Already Pays Off for Koper Port
Thanks to the dredged seabed to -14 meters along the quayside of the Container Terminal and because of the latest integrations between global container carriers, the Port of Koper will be directly connected with the Far East by three container lines from January 2015. In the case of the two newly in
WGK to work on Chevron’s Captain EOR project
Chevron North Sea Limited has awarded Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract for its Captain EOR project in the North Sea to Wood Group Kenny Caledonia. Wood Group Kenny Caledonia Limited was awarded the contract for the subsea engineering of the trees, wellheads, controls and the polymer
PHOTO: NUI Robot in Arctic Survey
The AWI marine expert Antje Boetius and a team of scientists from the US-American Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) presented first results from test dives of a new innovative under ice robot at the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco. The new vehicle, called Ne
EMGS sells Barents Sea 3D
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has entered into a data licensing agreement with an oil company worth $7.1 million for the provision of 3D EM data from EMGS’ multi-client data library in the Barents Sea. However, EMGS did not reveal the name of the client. “This sale is yet another confirmati
PHOTO: ASI Marine in Pipeline Inspection with Falcon ROV
ASI Marine has established the record for the longest tunnel swim with a Falcon ROV. By modifying the Saab Seaeye Falcon ROV, they were able to send the vehicle through a pipeline stretching over four kilometres under Gladstone Harbour, Queensland to Curtis Island. ASI Marine also sent the same modi
IKM buys Hymek Services (Norway)
The IKM Group has taken a majority share position in Norway’s Hymek Services AS. IKM is buying 90% of the company, while the remaining interest is owned by Svånes Invest AS (Erik Svanes). The new name is IKM Hydraulic Services AS. Hymek Services AS is located in Tananger (Norway) and delivers servic
Eni inks Goliat deal with Mento
Eni Norge has entered into an agreement with Norwegian company Mento AS for the provision of services for the Goliat project, in the Barents Sea. According to Eni, the Hammerfest company will, among other things, provide service and maintenance of hoses and hose systems on the Goliat platform. The a
‘Pieter Schelte’ gets Sonardyne’s Ranger 2
The Swiss-based Allseas Group has selected Sonardyne’s Ranger 2 Ultra-Short Baseline (USBL) acoustic positioning system for the world’s largest pipelay and platform installation/decommissioning vessel, Pieter Schelte. Built by Daewoo Heavy Industries in South Korea, at 382 metres long and 124 metres
Sonardyne’s Ranger 2 USBL for Pieter Schelte
The Swiss-based Allseas Group has selected Sonardyne’s Ranger 2 Ultra-Short Baseline (USBL) acoustic positioning system for the world’s largest pipelay and platform installation/decommissioning vessel, Pieter Schelte. Built by Daewoo Heavy Industries in South Korea, at 382 metres long and 124 metres
Reach, MMT in ‘Surveyor Interceptor’ Trials
Reach Subsea and MMT have announced, after one week with offshore testing from the vessel Edda Fonn, that the Surveyor Interceptor is performing according to expectations, both on speed and the survey data quality. Reach Subsea ASA (Reach) has, as previously announced, together with survey partner M