BOEM has offered a right-of-way (ROW) grant to Deepwater Wind Block Island Transmission System, LLC (Deepwater Wind) for the Block Island Transmission System (BITS). Deepwater Wind’s proposed project would entail the installation of a bi-directional submerged transmission cable between Block Island
Work is about to start on a brand new hub for small businesses at a prime location on the banks of the Tyne. The £1.9 million project at Swans, the former Swan Hunter shipyard site in Wallsend, will transform part of an existing office block to create new and flexible business accommodation, includi
The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) has selected 12 research consortia to conduct scientific studies of the impacts of oil, dispersed oil, and dispersant on the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem and public health. These research investments focus on improving our fundamental understanding of the i
Hilong Marine Engineering (Hong Kong) Limited, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Hilong Holding Limited, has recently won a bid for the provision of offshore pipe-laying service to CNOOC China Limited. The awarded contract is in relation to Phase II of Weizhou Project. A service contract was si
Eco Atlantic has announced the completion of its 1,097 km2 3D seismic survey on the Cooper block located in the Walvis Basin, offshore Namibia. The Survey was executed by PGS Geophysical using its high resolution GeoStreamer technology. The Survey began on October 16 and was completed on November 13
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (November 10 – November 16). AGR’s well construction planning software, P1, has been selected by Xcite Energy to support development of the Bentley Field, one of the largest fields in the UKCS. P
Bibby Offshore, a provider of subsea installation and inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) services to the offshore oil and gas industry, has today announced a multi-million pound contract award by Total E&P UK Limited for services in the UKCS. The project, including associated project managemen
Nuon employee Teus van Verseveld found out that a telescope works perfectly fine in inspection of wind turbines, saving the company both time and money. Operations & Maintenance manager at Nuon Teus van Verseveld is an active birdwatcher who usually keeps his telescope in the back of the car. “I fou
Van Oord’s flexible fallpipe vessel Stornes has set a world record. During a period of four weeks, Stornes placed rock in water depths of up to 1,277 metres. The Subsea Rock installation works were executed in relation to the development of the Aasta Hansteen gas field and Polarled pipeline in the N
The Gazprom Management Committee addressed the progress of the South Stream gas pipeline construction project. It was stressed that South Stream Transport was ready for constructing the most complicated part of the project – the first and the second strings of the offshore gas pipeline. FEED activit
Sea Trucks Group’s Nigerian business, West African Ventures, has been awarded an installation contract from Afren for a development in Nigeria. The contract comprises the following subsea installation work: installation of 60 km pipeline, PLEM, flexible riser and spool pieces as well as transportati
Due to German “Energiewende”, TenneT is preparing its transmission system to handle energy from offshore wind farms. As one of the major components, Wagenborg transported a transformer weighing 260 tonnes from Nürnberg to the substation in Diele last weekend. On November 3, the transformer was trans
Due to German “Energiewende”, TenneT is preparing its transmission system to handle energy from offshore wind farms. As one of the major components, Wagenborg transported a transformer weighing 260 tonnes from Nürnberg to the substation in Diele last weekend. On November 3, the transformer was trans
VBMS has successfully completed a remote platform tie-back project – platform L8-P4 to L6-B – for Wintershall Noordzee B.V. The scope of work for VBMS consisted of the engineering, installation and burial of a 19.5 kilometre umbilical, at a water depth of 29 meters. The J-tube pull-ins were performe
