Equipment
Aquind Interconnector Gets Ofgem Nod
Aquind has been given a green light by Ofgem for a project to build a £1.1 billion subsea and underground electricity cable linking Hampshire, UK with Normandy in France. The Aquind interconnector is due for completion in 2021 and should deliver up to 2GW of additional capacity to the UK power grid.
Nextgen and ASN Launch North West Cable System
Nextgen and Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks (ASN), part of Nokia, today officially switched on the North West Cable System (NWCS), Australia’s first purpose-built, subsea, fibre-optic network, servicing the oil and gas industries and telecommunications services in Australia’s North West growth cor
Trial of Dredging and Sediment Separation System Starts
Melbourne Water began this month a trial of a custom-designed, fully integrated sediment dredging, separation and dewatering system. The three-month trial of this Dredging and Sediment Separation System (DSSS) is an innovative approach to minimizing the impact of our operational activities at a wetl
Alewijnse Awarded TSHD Spauwer Deal
Alewijnse Marine Systems is undertaking the complete electrical outfitting of the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Spauwer, developed in-house by Den Herder Seaworks. The works are taking place at Shipyard Trico B.V. in Rotterdam. The TSHD Spauwer is a large and highly sophisticated hopper dre
Island Offshore Aims for Riserless Heavy Well Intervention
Following a successful deployment of its riserless coil tubing (CT) technology in the offshore petroleum industry, Island Offshore is said to be taking it to the next level by performing heavy well intervention with coil tubing in producing subsea wells. In 2015 Island Offshore made history when dri
Polarcus Wins OZ Shoot
Seismic contractor Polarcus has secured a letter of award from an undisclosed client for 3D marine seismic acquisition in Australia. The Oslo-listed company said it plans to carry the survey by utilizing its XArray acquisition technique. According to Polarcus the broadband data acquisition project i
ECHO81 Becomes Impact Subsea Equipment Distributor in US
Impact Subsea has appointed Equipment and Consulting for Hydrographic Operations (ECHO81) as distributor of its products within the United States. ECHO81 will provide local support for Impact Subsea’s range of underwater altimeters, depth sensors and heading equipment. Based in Florida and founded e
IADC: New Terra et Aqua Available
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just published the latest issue of Terra et Aqua, their official quarterly publication. The magazine is supported solely by the IADC as a service to the world-wide dredging community and represents IADC’s commitment to the highest standa
ITF’s new JIP to help cut costs of reservoir characterization
The Industry Technology Facilitator (ITF), together with Energie Beheer Nederland (EBN) and Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), has launched a joint industry project (JIP) aimed at helping producers reduce time and costs in determining whether gas fields are economically viable. The oil industry trade
NOC Sets Up New Platform for O&G Industry
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has launched a new collaborative way of working with the oil and gas industry. NOC said it will provide innovative science and technology to enable industry to work safely and efficiently, with minimum impact on the marine environment. The launch comes off the
UWA Welcomes Another Geotechnical Centrifuge
The University of Western Australia (UWA) is now home to the only geotechnical modelling facility in the world that operates three centrifuges. A third 26-tonne fixed-beam centrifuge was lowered by crane into the new Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre building after arriving from France last week.
ASV Global Opens Brazilian Branch
ASV Global has expanded into the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. ASV Global do Brasil will offer sales, customer support and operational services. The new venture is being led by COPPE postgraduate and naval architect Rafael Coelho. Coelho spent 5 years in the UK headquarters as head of design. Un
BP orders West Nile Delta umbilicals from Nexans
BP Exploration (Delta) Limited, UK has ordered approximately 100 km of static umbilicals and associated accessories from Nexans for the next stage of the West Nile Delta project in Egypt. Nexans said on Tuesday that this contract will help BP, and partner DEA (Deutsche Erdoel AG), develop the Giza,
Malaysian supplier scores massive order for Nord Stream 2 pipeline
Malaysia’s Wah Seong Corporation (WSC) has signed a 600 million euros contract for the supply of pipe coating services for the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which will carry Russian gas to Europe through the Baltic Sea. To remind, WSC’s subsidiary Wasco Coatings Europe BV was selected for the job in July,