Equipment
Alcatel-Lucent, Telefónica Enhance PENCAN Subsea Link
Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks, the cables subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent, and Telefónica are upgrading the PENCAN-7 and PENCAN-8 undersea cable systems linking landing points on the Spanish mainland to Gran Canaria and Tenerife in the Canary Islands. The 100 Gbit/s upgrade will offer a more than t
Petrex Conducts BW Athena Checkup
Petrex Developments has completed the inspection of the BW Athena Dynamic Flexible Riser/Umbilical Systems, FPSO Mooring System and Hull for North Sea Operator Ithaca Energy UK. The BW Athena Flexible Riser System consists of three flexible risers, two dynamic umbilicals, a mid-water arch (MWA) with
Dong Cuts Noise at Gode Wind
Dong Energy has informed that the foundations setup for the Gode Wind offshore wind farm project is moving forward according to plan. According to the company, the last of the 97 foundations will be installed in a few weeks . Despite foundations being 7.5 meters in diameter, targets for the noise re
Dredger “Mahury” Launched
The launching ceremony of the 1.840 m³ twin screw trailing suction hopper dredger “MAHURY” took place at MTG Dolphin Shipyard in Varna, Bulgaria, on August 10, 2015. The new TSHD is Dutch Dredging’s fourth IHC-built vessel, after the ALBATROS, LESSE and AMAZONE. The MAHURY is an upgraded version of
Makai Starts Up OTEC Plant
Makai Ocean Engineering has completed the world’s largest operational Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) power plant with a dedication ceremony held on August 21, at the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (NELHA). Makai’s OTEC power plant uses the temperature difference between the oc
VBMS Wins Rampion Export Cables Setup
VBMS has been awarded a contract by E.ON for the installation of two 16 kilometre-long export cables for the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm. The 150kV HVAC cables will transport the power ashore from the 400 MW wind farm to the onshore cable in Brooklands Pleasure Park in Worthing, South East England. V
WGP Wraps Up Barents Survey for TGS
Marine geophysical services company WGP informed that spring 2015 P-Cable High Resolution 3D (HR3D) and 2D (HR2D) operations for TGS in the Barents Sea have now been completed. The programme of work comprised both extended regional coverage with HR2D data acquisition, combined with targeted HR3D blo
Volta on Sea Trials at FaBTest
A wave energy converter prototype, Volta, designed by UK-based Polygen, has begun testing at the wave energy test site, FaBTest, in Falmouth Bay. The wave energy device, built almost entirely from high-density polyethylene (HDPE), will continue tests over the coming year in the waters off Falmouth.
Fugro Tests Its New UXO Detection System
Fugro has undertaken successful trials of its new GeoWing, a system designed to detect low ferrous content unexploded ordnance (UXO) items in challenging marine environments. According to Fugro, the new GeoWing system is especially beneficial for subsea construction projects, such as wind farms and
Marine Power Systems Boosts Its Team
Marine Power Systems, a Swansea-based developer of wave energy technology, has expanded its team by hiring Daniel Pérez Torres as a full-time design engineer. Torres is a mechanical engineer from Queen Mary University, London, specialised in computational methods. Subsequently he completed a Master
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (August 17 – August 23). A diver has been airlifted to hospital after a dive boat in Bridlington Bay called the UK Coastguard. The call came in at 2.35pm on August 16, reporting that the 60-year-old fe
WATCH: IHC Launches PLSV Sapura Rubi
Royal IHC has named and launched the pipelaying support vessel Sapura Rubi in a ceremony at the company’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands. The Sapura Rubi was ordered by Sapura Navegação Marítima, a joint venture between SapuraKencana and Seadrill. It is the fifth in a series of
Statoil: Polarled Becomes First Pipeline to Cross Arctic Circle
On Friday 21 August the Polarled gas pipeline crossed 66 degrees and 33 minutes north of the equator and became the first pipeline to cross the Arctic Circle, Statoil reported. The 482-kilometre long and 36-inch wide pipeline will run from Nyhamna in western Norway to the Aasta Hansteen field in the
Litre Meter Delivers Martin Linge Flowmeters
UK flowmeter specialist Litre Meter has supplied a number of VFF flowmeters for the Martin Linge field development project in the North Sea. Litre Meter has supplied 14 positive displacement flowmeters including MF30, HF20, VFF8 and V125 models, all constructed in Duplex stainless steel. The meters