Equipment
Ecosse Subsea Systems Wins Kriegers Flak Pre-Trenching Gig
Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has been subcontracted by offshore services specialist, JD-Contractor, to perform pre-cut trenching works on the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm project in the Baltic Sea. Kriegers Flak OWF is located approximately 45km from the coast of Rodvig, where Energinet.dk plans
Technip – FMC Technologies Merger Passes U.S. Review
A pending merger transaction between Technip an FMC Technologies has received an early decision from the United States antitrust regulators under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR Act), concluding antitrust review of the transaction in the U.S. under the HSR Act. The merger agree
Viettel Invests in AAE-1 Subsea Cable
Vietnam’s mobile network operator, Viettel, has invested USD 50 million in Asia Africa Europe-1 (AAE-1) subsea fiber optic cable offshore station at Vũng Tàu. According to Vietnamese local media, the offshore station is set to be operational by the end of the year. The AAE-1, which also recently lan
Wartsila Engines for Two Trailing Suction Hopper Dredgers
Wartsila has won an order to supply engines for two new 8000 m³ trailing suction hopper dredgers. The vessels are being built for the Adani Group, India’s largest private multi-port operator. The Wartsila scope of supply comprises two 8-cylinder Wartsila 32 main engines for the first vessel, and two
Vos Prodect Wraps Up OWF Cable Hang-Off Testing
Vos Prodect Innovations has completed testing and delivery of sealed cable hang-off systems for two 155kV HVAC cables between two offshore substations in German waters. The company was contracted by Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH for the work. Vos Prodect has performed an endurance test with the HVA
Blue Ocean Monitoring Joins NOC’s Marine Robotics Innovation Centre
Australian company Blue Ocean Monitoring is expanding its offices and taking space in the Marine Robotics Innovation Centre at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) in Southampton. Since its official opening in November last year, the centre has four companies now in residence and seven associate m
MacArtney to Launch Workshop in Massachusetts
MacArtney is expanding its Northeast operations in Massachusetts, US to larger office space and adding new workshop capacity. According to the company, the new workshop will feature moulding and termination capabilities designed to support customers and empower MacArtney’s ability to provide custom
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (June 20 – June 26). Subsea 7 plans to resize its global workforce to approximately 8,000 by early 2017, down from the current level of 9,200. Consultation with employees and employee representatives w
PwC on Brexit: O&G industry will show resilience
PwC, audit, assurance, tax and consulting services firm, commenting on the implications on the oil and gas business of the Britain’s decision to leave the EU, expects the industry to be less impacted by the referendum results. Alison Baker, PwC’s UK and EMEA oil and gas leader, said: “The oil & gas
Hydrographic Survey Equipment Market at $3.6 Bln by 2021
The hydrographic survey equipment market is projected to grow from USD 2.77 billion in 2016 to USD 3.62 billion by 2021, at a CAGR of 5.43% during the forecast period, according to the latest report by the market research specialist MarketsandMarkets. The MarketsandMarkets survey covers five segment
GM and U.S. Navy Test Hydrogen Fuel Cells in Unmanned Undersea Vehicles
General Motors, the Office of Naval Research and the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory are cooperating to incorporate automotive hydrogen fuel cell systems into the next generation of Navy unmanned undersea vehicles, or UUVs. Hydrogen fuel cells convert high-energy hydrogen efficiently into electricity
OneSubsea, Statoil Staff Recognized with UTF Subsea Award
The winner of the Underwater Technology Foundation (UTF) Subsea Award 2016 is OneSubsea Multiphase Compressor. Specifically, Bernt Helge Torkildsen and Simon Kalgraff, from OneSubsea, and Jarle Ottar Hella and Caroline Bøe, from Statoil are the winners of the 2016 UTF Subsea award for their efforts
BAS Deploys Impact Subsea ISA500 in Antarctic
Impact Subsea has delivered its ISA500 units to the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). The ISA500 units have been selected to monitor the position of an ice boring tool in the Antarctic hundreds of meters below the surface. During deployment of the ice boring tool, the ISA500 units measure the distance
Trelleborg Presents Pre-Bend Rubber Dredging Hose
Trelleborg’s engineered products operation is now manufacturing a pre-bend rubber dredging hose in China. “For the first time, Chinese dredging and mining operations will be able to take advantage of the superior wear resistance and flexibility that Trelleborg’s rubber dredging hoses provide, compar