Equipment
DONG Energy Hires Fugro for Walney Extension Pre-Construction Survey
DONG Energy has appointed Portsmouth-based Fugro EMU to carry out offshore pre-construction surveys for the Walney Extension offshore wind farm off the coast of Cumbria. Fugro will begin seabed survey work in the Irish Sea this month. The purpose of the preconstruction & engineering survey is to pro
RMS Submarine to Support Scubacraft
Scubacraft has appointed RMS Submarine as their preferred marine consultants to assist them in taking its marine submersible vehicle solution to market. Scubacraft is a watercraft with the ability to transform from surface craft into streamlined submersible. RMS believes that the vehicle has potenti
ION Geophysical Adds Global Dynamics Inc.
ION Geophysical has acquired Global Dynamics Incorporated (GDI), an Ontario-based company that designs and develops marine towing systems and equipment, including its proprietary SailWing technology. ION said it plans to leverage SailWing technology to develop and sell commercial products for both s
EdgeTech Launches Tri-Frequency Sonar System
EdgeTech has released a new towed sonar system providing tri-frequency side scan sonar, sub-bottom profiling and MPES bathymetry. The new 2300 system is designed for deep water combined sonar operations. Sub-bottom profiler capabilities have been expanded on the new 2300 and include the ability to i
Seatronics, RTS Mark 100 Installations with SDM System
Seatronics, an Acteon company, and Norwegian associates RTS, are said to have achieved 100 successful global installations with the subsea deflection monitoring system (SDM). The RTS-built SDM is used for the deployment and installation of subsea structures, and, according to Seatronics, aims to red
Engineers Work on New Anchor System for Floating Wind Farms
A team of researchers that includes two engineers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst is working with Vryhof Anchors on developing a new mooring system for floating offshore wind turbines. Reportedly, the system uses an integrated network of anchors and lines to hold dozens or even hundreds
Subsea Manufacturers to Feel Full Force of Downturn in 2016
A new report by energy research and consulting service, Douglas-Westwood (DW), predicts a major decline in deepwater oil and gas projects spending in the next four years. Namely, DW anticipates deepwater expenditure to total $137 billion between 2016 and 2020. A rapid 35 per cent drop compared to DW
Work Continues on Western HVDC Link
The vessel Go Pegasus will carry out pre-lay survey and pre-lay grapnel run for the cable laying campaign of the second deep water cable of the Western HVDC Link in the Irish Sea, AWJ Marine informed Wednesday. This installation campaign will take place over a distance of about 120km, starting in Li
Fugro Starts Surveying South Holland Offshore Wind Zone
Fugro has begun preliminary site investigations at the Hollandse Kust (zuid) Wind Farm Zone in the Dutch sector of the North Sea. The site characterisation specialist will perform geophysical surveys from its 54-metre multi-purpose survey vessel, Fugro Pioneer and the 40-metre Victor Hensen. Accordi
ABB Converter Station for Kriegers Flak Combined Grid
ABB has received an order, worth around $140 million, from transmission system operators Energinet.dk in Denmark and 50Hertz Transmission in Germany to design, supply and install an HVDC converter station in Bentwisch, Northern Germany. The HVDC Light “back-to-back” converter station, the first of i
Polarcus Begins Brazil Shoot
Polarcus has kicked off production in the first of a series of three 3D seismic projects offshore Brazil. The project is being acquired using the Polarcus A-Class 3D seismic vessel, Polarcus Alima. The first project is being acquired for Chariot Brasil Petróleo e Gás Ltda and the duration of the com
Tekmar’s CPS for DONG Energy’s Race Bank OWF
Subsea cable protection specialist, Tekmar Energy won a contract with DONG Energy to supply 189 cable protection systems (CPS) on its Race Bank offshore wind farm in North Norfolk. Tekmar will provide its TekLink mechanical latch system complete with the array and export cables and bellmouths. The C
Statoil takes Palfinger Dreggen’s cranes for Gullfaks
Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil has awarded Palfinger Dreggen a contract to rebuild and upgrade BOP cranes on the oil and gas company’s Gullfaks field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Each of the BOP cranes to be delivered from Palfinger Dreggen will have the capacity to lift 2 x 20 t
Deep Down nets Shell order
Deep Down, an oilfield services company, has received an order from the oil and gas company Shell for an umbilical and distribution system to support a production platform mooring line control system. Deep Down did not specify which production platform would be supplied under the contract. In additi