Telstra has entered into an agreement to purchase a 25 per cent stake in Southern Cross Cable Network (SCCN) and substantial capacity on both the existing network and the new Southern Cross NEXT subsea cable. The share purchase and capacity purchase are inter-conditional, and both are subject to def
DOF Subsea has been awarded three new contracts in the North Sea. The first of these contracts will see DOF Subsea undertake a workscope in the Norwegian North Sea involving subsea construction support and pre-commissioning operations from the Geosund during December 2018. In addition, the company h
Offshore contracting and vessel management company, Maritime Construction Services (MCS), has been awarded a contract by Lion Air for the recovery of the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and various additional instruments of the Lion Air flight JT610 that crashed into the Java Sea. MCS said that if rema
UK company Global OTEC Resources has released images of its first design concepts for the company’s 1MW floating ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) device.
Sumitomo Electric Industries has completed the connection of NEMO high-voltage direct current (HVDC) interconnector cable system between the United Kingdom and Belgium after the high voltage test. The system, which is scheduled to be in commercial operation in the first quarter of 2019, will transmi
Nexans has completed the installation and testing of its 445 km submarine and land mass-impregnated HVDC interconnector linking the Cepagatti converter station in Pescara, Italy, to the Kotor converter station near Budva in Montenegro. In 2012, Nexans was awarded a €340-million contract by Terna, th
Esvagt and Wind Power LAB have launched WTG Blade Assessment, a new service concept said to reduce weather risks and costs related to drone inspections of offshore wind turbines.
Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has carried out an audit of subsea deliveries for Equinor’s Snorre expansion project in the northern part of the North Sea. The objective of the audit, performed last month, was to verify that the design engineering of the subsea production system and Christ
Angola’s Sonangol and BP have signed an agreement to progress to final investment decision the development of the Platina field in deepwater Block 18, offshore Angola. The companies also agreed to extend the production licence for the BP-operated Greater Plutonio project on Block 18 to 2032, subject
The first Call for Applications of the Marine Energy Alliance (MEA) opened on December 17, 2108. The aim of MEA is to progress the technical and commercial maturity level of early-stage (TRL 3 – 4) marine energy technology companies with the overall goal of reducing the risk of device failure in sub
Prysmian has been awarded a new contract by Caldwell Marine International, a US construction contractor specialising in submarine utility operations, for the Deer Island – Massachusetts mainland interconnection. “This contract represents a very strategic opportunity for Prysmian Group as we move, fo
Fistuca has won this year’s Offshore Wind Innovation Award for its Blue Wedge Connection, a new concept used for connecting offshore wind substructures.
Fistuca has won this year’s Offshore Wind Innovation Award for its Blue Wedge Connection, a new concept used for connecting offshore wind substructures.
French tidal energy company Sabella has teamed up with QOS Energy to improve the performance monitoring of its Ushant tidal energy project, located off the west coast of France.
