Operations & Maintenance
Next Geosolutions in MONITA Contract Win
Next Geosolutions has secured a £ 12 million (€ 15 million) survey contract from Prysmian Group for the MONITA Project in the Adriatic Sea. The project, which is due for completion in Q3 2016 and is the company’s biggest contract win since its establishment in 2014, consists of a 500kV power cable i
SLP Prepares Dudgeon Jacket
Sembmarine SLP has worked together with and ALE to upend and jack up the jacket structure, built for the Dudgeon offshore wind farm substation. Sembmarine SLP was awarded the EPC contract for the Dudgeon OWF’s substation platform in September 2014 by Siemens Transmission & Distribution Limited (STDL
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (March 07 – March 13). Det norske has been given permission to carry out manned underwater operations in the period from January 1 to December 31, 2016. Under framework agreement, diving operators Tech
Top News of the Week Mar 7 – 13, 2016
UK’s Round 3 Offshore Wind Developers Reveal New Projects The Crown Estate has announced agreements with offshore wind developers ScottishPower Renewables, Vattenfall and DONG Energy, which have reconfigured or identified new projects within their respective Round 3 offshore wind development zones i
DONG Energy Hires Fugro for Walney Extension Pre-Construction Survey
DONG Energy has appointed Portsmouth-based Fugro EMU to carry out offshore pre-construction surveys for the Walney Extension offshore wind farm off the coast of Cumbria. Fugro will begin seabed survey work in the Irish Sea this month. The purpose of the preconstruction & engineering survey is to pro
Polar Marquis to Shoot Newgrange 3D Seismic
Providence Resources has received a confirmation from Searcher Seismic that ‘Polar Marquis’ seismic vessel will carry out 3D survey over its Newgrange Prospect. The 3D seismic programme is scheduled to begin in summer 2016, subject to necessary regulatory approvals. The Newgrange Prospect is located
Seatronics, RTS Mark 100 Installations with SDM System
Seatronics, an Acteon company, and Norwegian associates RTS, are said to have achieved 100 successful global installations with the subsea deflection monitoring system (SDM). The RTS-built SDM is used for the deployment and installation of subsea structures, and, according to Seatronics, aims to red
Subsea Manufacturers to Feel Full Force of Downturn in 2016
A new report by energy research and consulting service, Douglas-Westwood (DW), predicts a major decline in deepwater oil and gas projects spending in the next four years. Namely, DW anticipates deepwater expenditure to total $137 billion between 2016 and 2020. A rapid 35 per cent drop compared to DW
Work Continues on Western HVDC Link
The vessel Go Pegasus will carry out pre-lay survey and pre-lay grapnel run for the cable laying campaign of the second deep water cable of the Western HVDC Link in the Irish Sea, AWJ Marine informed Wednesday. This installation campaign will take place over a distance of about 120km, starting in Li
Bourbon Books $84 Mln Loss in 2015
Bourbon has ended the year 2015 in red as the lower utilization rate and an negative unrealized foreign exchange drove the company into a loss. French vessel owner and offshore services provider has taken a €76.6 million ($84 million) net loss (group share) in 2015, compared to €73.7 million net pro
Fugro Starts Surveying South Holland Offshore Wind Zone
Fugro has begun preliminary site investigations at the Hollandse Kust (zuid) Wind Farm Zone in the Dutch sector of the North Sea. The site characterisation specialist will perform geophysical surveys from its 54-metre multi-purpose survey vessel, Fugro Pioneer and the 40-metre Victor Hensen. Accordi
ABB Converter Station for Kriegers Flak Combined Grid
ABB has received an order, worth around $140 million, from transmission system operators Energinet.dk in Denmark and 50Hertz Transmission in Germany to design, supply and install an HVDC converter station in Bentwisch, Northern Germany. The HVDC Light “back-to-back” converter station, the first of i
Subsea 7 and Technip to Dive for Det norske
Det norske has been given permission to carry out manned underwater operations in the period from January 1 to December 31, 2016. According to the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway, the consent covers operations at Bøyla, Boa, Volund, Øst Kameleon, Viper Kobra and Alvheim FPSO. Under framework agree
WATCH: Shetland Tidal Array Sees First Turbine Spin
The first power from the Shetland Tidal Array project has been exported to the grid, Nova Innovation and ELSA announced on Wednesday. The first Nova M100 turbine of the array delivered power to the Shetland grid following a winter of operations and testing. The Shetland Tidal Array is a joint enterp