Equipment
SMD Delivers Solwara 1 Seafloor Production Tools
Solwara 1 Joint Venture, comprising Nautilus Minerals and Eda Kopa (Solwara) Limited, has taken delivery of three seafloor production tools (SPTs) from Soil Machine Dynamics’ (SMD) facility in Newcastle upon Tyne. The three SPTs are now en route to Oman, where they are scheduled to undergo wet testi
Norwegian Companies to Develop Submersible Fish Farming
In partnership with the companies Sinkaberg-Hansen and Egersund Net, Norway’s AKVA group has established the company Atlantis Subsea Farming AS with the purpose of developing submersible fish-farming facilities for salmon on an industrial scale. Atlantis Subsea Farming AS has applied for six develop
GE bags ‘first ever global maintenance agreement’ for entire FPSO fleet
GE Oil & Gas has been awarded what it claims is the first ever global maintenance agreement for an entire fleet of FPSOs owned by the world’s largest provider of FPSO vessels, SBM Offshore. Under the agreement, GE Oil & Gas will provide spare parts, depot overhauls, field services and digital soluti
Makai Updates Its Software for Subsea Cable Installation Projects
Makai has released version 6.0 of its MakaiPlan Pro, a software for planning and simulating subsea power and telecom cable installations. In addition to MakaiPlan tools, the new Pro version allows the user to perform 3D dynamic simulations of a submarine cable installation. “We are continuously impr
Prysmian Bags EUR 250M COBRA Cable Contract
Prysmian has been awarded a new contract worth around € 250 million for an HVDC submarine interconnector that will link Denmark and the Netherlands, by TenneT and Energinet.dk, the operators of the Dutch and of the Danish power transmission grids. The COBRA cable (“COpenhagen BRussels Amsterdam”cabl
ABB’s Octopus for Ultra Deep’s Newbuilds
ABB will provide the technology that would help three vessels safely carry out construction and maintenance tasks up to 5 kilometers under water, the company said Monday. Namely, the vessels will be equipped with ABB’s OCTOPUS software that uses sensors and the Internet of Things, Services and Peopl
Siemens Secures Order for COBRA HVDC Link
Siemens has been awarded an order to supply a link between the Dutch and Danish power grids. The customers are Danish Energinet.dk and its Dutch counterpart TenneT TSO. The “COBRA cable” high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) link will enhance power supply reliability in both countries and promote the i
JULONG Delivers New Dredger to India
JULONG, a Chinese manufacturer of dredging, mining and sand processing equipment, has completed delivery of a new cutter suction dredger to India. The new dredger was named CSD SHARAT and will be put up to the test at its first dredging job in Mumbai. This JL-CSD300 type dredger has a suction pipe d
Cutter Suction Dredger Vessel Directory in Preparation
In order to better promote the dredging industry, DredgingToday.com – owned by the Dutch media company Navingo BV – is working on a new product named the Cutter Suction Dredger Vessel Directory. The CSD Vessel Directory is aimed to provide the industry with a compact useful overview of operating cut
Impact Subsea Launches ISD4000
Impact Subsea has launched ISD4000 – a survey grade depth & temperature sensor with optional integrated HMRU. If integrated with HMRU, ISD4000 can provide the user with heading, pitch and roll values. The ISD4000 is 8 cm long, 4.5 cm wide and weights 0.5 kg in air. Using under 40mA of power at 24VDC
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (January 25 – January 31). The MV Fugro Discovery has lost the sonar vehicle deep tow (towfish) being used to search the ocean floor for the missing Malaysian Airline MH370 while conducting search acti
GE Oil & Gas, BP team up to reduce unplanned offshore downtime
GE Oil & Gas, the London-based oil and gas services company has teamed up with oil and gas firm BP to create a digital solution to reduce unplanned downtime for offshore operations. In an announcement made January 28, the company said that unplanned production downtime, particularly in offshore oper
Sas van Vreeswijk Consortium Signs Beatrixsluis Contract
The Sas van Vreeswijk consortium has won a contract for the construction of the 3rd chamber Beatrix lock and the widening of the Lekkanaal. The consortium includes BESIX, Heijmans, Jan De Nul and investors RebelValley and TDP, supported by Martens en Van Oord, specialized in earthmoving, and Agidens
Heerema to Build and Install BorWin3 Jacket
Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) has been awarded a contract from Petrofac for the procurement & construction of the jacket and piles for BorWin3. Petrofac, in a consortium with Siemens, has the full responsibility for the construction and offshore installation of the BorWin3 platform of TenneT, whic