Equipment
Nexans’ Subsea Cables for Statnett’s Inner Oslofjord Project
Statnett, the state owned transmission system operator in the Norwegian energy system, is reinforcing the country’s electricity network with the Inner Oslofjord power connection project based on Nexans subsea cable technology. In a project worth around Eur 50 million, Nexans will design and manufact
Aker Solutions Posts Profit Drop
Aker Solutions has seen its profit decline in the second quarter on MMO overcapacity, lease costs and lower demand for subsea services in the North Sea. The company generated revenue of NOK 8 billion in the second quarter of 2015 compared with NOK 8.1 billion a year earlier, due to projects in Afric
Picture of the Day: Dodge Island at Work
The USACE’s Philadelphia District, has just posted on its official facebook page the latest photo from the Long Beach Island sand replenishment scheme. The Corps and its contractor Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company began dredging and beachfill operations in early May in the borough of Ship Bottom. G
ARKeX in airborne survey offshore U.S. East Coast
ARKeX Ltd., a geophysical service company for the oil & gas exploration industry, has been awarded the first G&G oil and gas exploration permit by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). The ARKeX survey will acquire an airborne broadband gravity and magnetic survey over Outer Continental Shel
ABB’s power and comms for UAE offshore oil field
ABB, power and automation technology group, has received orders worth around $100 million, from Hyundai Heavy Industries for electrical and telecommunication systems to be supplied for an oil field project offshore Abu Dhabi. According to the company, the order was about half booked in the last quar
Honeywell tech chosen for LNG pipeline in China
Honeywell Process Solutions said that its technology is selected for China’s long-distance Guangxi liquefied natural gas high-pressure pipeline.
Honeywell tech chosen for LNG pipeline in China
Honeywell Process Solutions said that its technology is selected for China’s long-distance Guangxi liquefied natural gas high-pressure pipeline.
Marsol to Offer Shallow Water EPRS
Marsol International, a Dubai-based marine solutions provider, has launched a specialist Emergency Pipeline Repair Service (EPRS) to safeguard shallow water intertidal zones. EPRS has been developed over the last six years to service all types of environmental situations and geotechnical configurati
Dragflow Cutterhead for Pakistan
Dragflow, an Italian manufacturer of dredging equipment specialized in solid pumping solutions, recently delivered its new cutterhead DTM85 with hydraulic pump HY85B for a sand production project in Pakistan. The company was able to provide the unit in just five days after the request. This cutterhe
VIDEO: Wallasea Island Scheme
The first phase of the Wallasea Island Wild Coast project was completed just a couple of days ago when the new sea walls of ‘Cell 1’ were successfully breached to allow for tidal flow into the marshland. This coastal scheme, located eight miles north of Southend-on-Sea in Essex, aims to transform 67
Nexans’ HVDC Cables for NSN Subsea Link
The NSN Link under the North Sea will enable a two-way exchange of green energy between the Nordic and British markets through a 730 km submarine HVDC submarine cable system for which Nexans will design, manufacture and install the major section on the Norwegian side. The 1400 MW link, comprising tw
ABB Bags $450 Mln NSN Deal
ABB has won an order worth about $450 million to link the power grids of the United Kingdom and Norway, increasing security of power supply for both countries and supporting the integration of more renewable wind and hydroelectric power into their networks. The order was placed by Statnett, the stat
Omnisens Watches Over Shah Deniz DEH System
Subsea asset monitoring specialist, Omnisens, has provided Break Detection systems to check the integrity of the Direct Electrically Heated flowline system being installed in the Shah Deniz field. The Shah Deniz field was discovered in 1999. It is located on the deep water shelf of the Caspian Sea,
Wartsila to Equip Giant
A contract has been signed with the Tianjin Dredging Company, part of the China Communication Construction Company (CCCC) and the recently founded Dredging Group, under which Wartsila will supply the engines and all essential ancillaries for a new self-propelled cutter dredger. The vessel will be on