Benthic, a geosciences company, has been awarded a contract by Woodside for an offshore geotechnical investigation in the North Carnarvon Basin, offshore Western Australia. The contract includes the provision of geotechnical services required by Woodside to investigate geohazard risks in the region
NorSea Wind has secured a contract for the operation and maintenance (O&M) of the Sprogø offshore wind farm in Denmark. The Norway-based company said it commenced the work on 1 January 2019, after winning the contract through a tender procedure. According to NorSea, the contract sets a milestone for
i-Tech Services, a Subsea 7 company, has taken on 13 new people in Houston following a successful twelve months which saw the office secure a series of new contract awards in the Gulf of Mexico. To meet client demand for its range of life-of-field services, the Gulf of Mexico team has grown by more
The US Department of Energy has announced up to USD 28 million in funding for a new Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) programme to develop new technologies for floating offshore wind turbines using the discipline of control co-design (CCD). Floating wind turbines are currently design
James Fisher Offshore (JFO) and First Subsea have joined forces to launch a cut and lift product that reportedly promises to streamline decommissioning projects worldwide. Over the last year, First Subsea and JFO, part of James Fisher and Sons, have explored how they could combine their water abrasi
JFD has launched the Shadow/B defence rebreather, providing the market with a back-mounted rebreather capability. Combined with a conversion kit that allows divers to convert from a front-mounted to a back-mounted rebreather, the launch of the Shadow/B represents the latest in a long line of technol
Huawei Marine has completed the West Africa Cable System (WACS) Upgrade II. The project was signed in February 2018 and put into commercial use in October of the same year. The upgrade realized 32*100G wavelengths configured on the longest optically amplified single fiber span stretching 11500 kilom
Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen has recently completed a reconfiguration programme on a 111-metre subsea construction vessel REM Saltire. The vessel first underwent the demobilisation of a Q1600 Trenchertrenching system under the supervision of marine contractor Van Oord, before being mobilised for its
Claxton, a part of Acteon, has opened a new office in Stavanger, Norway. The company has had a presence in Norway for six years and a local business development manager who acted as a focal point for clients in the region. The new office is alongside that of sister company InterMoor in Dusavik, Stav
Kongsberg Underwater Technology’s newest multibeam echo sounder, the EM 124, installed aboard the DSSV Pressure Drop, played a key role in the solo human submersible dive in the Atlantic led by the Five Deeps Expedition team. Victor Vescovo, in his private submersible, reached the bottom of the Puer
A new UK consortium is developing a self-installing scour protection system said to be able to save an average offshore wind farm approximately GBP 8.6 million over its lifetime. The Self-Installing Scour Protection for Offshore Wind Farms (SISProtect) project is being led by Seabed Scour Control Sy
Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS), reported loss for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2018 of $23.5 million versus loss off $195 million in the prior-year quarter. Basic loss per share was 7 cents per share, improving from 58 cents per share loss same time last year. Norway-based PGS generated $270
Equinor is engaging with the UK offshore wind supply chain to support the development of innovative, technology-led solutions, which can shape the future of the industry post-2025. As part of this project, Equinor has partnered with UK business development organisation NOF Energy, the Offshore Renew
Belgian and British transmission system operators, Elia and National Grid, have started the commercial exploitation of the first subsea interconnector between Belgium and the UK – the Nemo Link. Energy exchanges have started with an average of 773 MW to be exchanged and a total amount of 18,559 MWh
