Operations & Maintenance
BT Delivers New Scottish Subsea Link
Digital Scotland is celebrating the completion of a once-in-a-generation subsea telecoms project which brings faster fibre broadband another step closer for many of Scotland’s most remote communities. Today (Thursday 4 December) the £410 million Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband project partners
Alcatel-Lucent, Cinia to Connect Finland and Germany
Alcatel-Lucent and Cinia Group, previously Corenet, the Finnish Government-owned venture, will deploy an undersea cable system that will provide the first direct cable link between the Nordic region and continental Europe. The project, named Sea Lion, calls for the deployment of a new 100G system th
Seaway in Sandbank Substation Setup
Bladt Industries, Aalborg, Denmark has awarded Seaway Heavy Lifting the contract for the transportation and installation of the Sandbank substation. The substation platform consists of a jacket, skirt piles and deck and requires to be installed in the Sandbank Offshore Wind Farm. At the substation,
Alewijnse Bags ‘Seawell’ Electrical Refit Gig
Alewijnse Marine Systems has been awarded the contract for the full recondition of the electrical power and distribution systems of the 114 metre diving support vessel Seawell, owned by Helix Energy Solutions Group. The Seawell is currently in the North Sea and is expected at the Damen Shiprepair Ya
Hydro Group Scoops Canada Cable Deal
Aberdeen based, Hydro Group, a designer and manufacturer of underwater cables and connectors for subsea, underwater, topside and onshore applications, has secured a six figure contract with the Canadian Department of National Defence. Hydro Group has been selected by the Canadian National Defence Or
Searcher Seismic in Ireland Shoot
Searcher Seismic in conjunction with project partner MAGE, has announced the Echidna Regional Broadband 2D seismic survey in Ireland. The Echidna Regional Broadband 2D seismic survey comprises of approximately 9,000 km of high quality, long offset broadband 2D seismic data and will be the first comp
HSSE Passes FPAL Checkup
Hughes Sub Surface Engineering Ltd. has successfully achieved accreditation from FPAL. The Achilles FPAL community serves the procurement needs of the wider European oil & gas market. FPAL Verify is a supplier assessment that involves a two day visit to a nominated suppliers’ premises to audit Quali
Aquamarine to Scale Down
Wave energy company Aquamarine Power has announced plans to downsize its business. Commenting on the news, Aquamarine Power Chief Executive Officer John Malcolm, said: “Following a strategic review the Board of Aquamarine Power has decided to significantly downsize the business. “This will involve r
UK: Robot Fleet Completes Pioneering Campaign
The second phase of an ambitious project to gather valuable information on ocean processes and marine life using a fleet of innovative marine robots has just reached its conclusion. Co-ordinated by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), the Exploring Ocean Fronts project took place off southwest En
Pieter Schelte Faces South Stream End
Allseas’ flagship vessel, the 382 metres long and 124 metres wide Pieter Schelte, might be looking for a new job following the latest South Stream developments. Specifically, on April 29, South Stream Transport contracted the Allseas Group to lay the second line of the South Stream Offshore Pipeline
FEMO Wins Fehmarnbelt Monitoring Deal
Fehmarnbelt Environmental Monitoring and Consultancy (FEMO) consortium, has signed an approximately $50 million (DKK 300 million) framework contract with Femern A/S. The Fehmarnbelt project will establish a fixed link between Northern Germany and Denmark across the Fehmarnbelt. FEMO previously worke
Schlumberger Slashes Seismic Fleet to Lower Costs
Oilfield services major, Schlumberger, has announced plans to reduce the WesternGeco marine seismic fleet to lower its operating costs. The company plans to retire older vessels with lower towing capacity and higher operating costs, convert the remaining lower-end vessels to source boats and cancel
World’s Longest Subsea Interconnector Wins MMO Nod
Works associated with the laying of the undersea electricity cable between the UK and Norway have been approved by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO). The Norwegian government gave consent for the development of the longest subsea electricity interconnector in the world, in its waters in Octob
TGS, EMGS Team Up in Barents Sea
TGS and Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) have agreed to further expand the Companies’ previous cooperation agreement in the Barents Sea. TGS will partner with EMGS to acquire electromagnetic (EM) data over approximately ten new blocks in the Nordkapp and Tiddly areas. The new 3D EM data will b