Operations & Maintenance
Ezion to Market Two China-Built Service Rigs
Singapore-based liftboats and service rigs provider Ezion Holdings Limited has secured an agreement to jointly market two service rigs being built by an undisclosed Chinese state-owned enterprise for offshore wind power installation projects. Ezion will also provide the technical expertise for the o
IKM Lands Johan Castberg Job
Statoil has awarded a contract for Johan Castberg Subsea Integration Pre-FEED and FEED project with options to IKM Ocean Design. The contract includes Pre-FEED and FEED of pipelines, risers, cables, tie-ins and related structures on the Johan Castberg field. Furthermore, detail design and follow-on
GMC Wins Nexans Skagerrak Overhaul
Norway’s GMC Maritime has secured a contract with subsea cable specialist Nexans in connection with the planned renewal of class and various upgrades of its cable laying vessel Nexans Skagerrak. The work scope, which is performed by GMC Maritime’s shipyard on Buøy in Stavanger, includes docking in c
Cinia Links Finland and Germany
Finland’s Cinia Group informed that the laying project of the Cinia C-Lion1 cable system is now completed as the cable reached its destination in Rostock, Germany. Started in Helsinki on October 12, 2015, the project took three months. According to the company , the new connection is planned to be c
MainOne: NCSCS Subsea Cable Complete
MainOne informed that the Nigerian-Cameroon Submarine Cable System (NCSCS) connecting Lagos, Nigeria, Kribi and Cameroon has been completed and went live last month. The submarine cable installation, which started in June 2015 following a tripartite partnership between MainOne, The Ministry of Post
RMS and Eos Help Vattenfall Kentish Flats Extension Team Beat the Deadline
UK-based RMS Submarine Ltd. and Germany’s eos projekt GmbH have recently provided consultancy and client representative support on behalf of Vattenfall Wind Power UK for Kentish Flats Extension (KFE). RMS/eos were contracted between February and September 2015 and provided multiple services such as
Fugro Wraps Up Site Investigation Off Australia
Fugro’s Seafloor Drill 2 (SFD2) has completed a multi-site investigation across the North West Shelf of Australia, encountering variable calcareous sediments and delivering results to support a jack-up drilling campaign. The work was performed in water depths up to 112 metres and required in situ te
Technip Buys into Vallourec’s Pipeline Welding Division
Technip has acquired a minority stake in Serimax, a Vallourec subsidiary and provider of offshore & onshore welding solutions, in order to achieve a strategic partnership in the domain of pipeline welding. The agreement would see these two companies combine their expertise and deploy the Serimax wel
2015 Huge for Wind Power in Scotland
Following a record final month, 2015 proved to be a “huge year” for wind power in Scotland, with wind turbines providing enough electricity to meet the electrical needs of 97% of Scottish households, according to the data gathered by WeatherEnergy and analyzed by WWF Scotland. Wind turbines generate
2015 Huge for Wind Power in Scotland
Following a record final month, 2015 proved to be a “huge year” for wind power in Scotland, with wind turbines providing enough electricity to meet the electrical needs of 97% of Scottish households, according to the data gathered by WeatherEnergy and analyzed by WWF Scotland. Wind turbines generate
Eni Brings Online Third Field at West Hub Development
Eni has started production from the Mpungi field in the West Hub Development Project, within Block 15/06 of the Angolan Deep Offshore, approximately 350 kilometers northwest of Luanda and 130 kilometers west of Soyo. Reportedly, the start-up of Mpungi field, which follows the West Hub’s first oil fr
Baker Consultants to Monitor Marine Noise at Wikinger OWF
Baker Consultants has won a contract with Iberdrola to provide an underwater noise and marine mammal activity monitoring service during the construction phase of the Wikinger offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. Baker Consultants will monitor underwater noise emissions as well as the activity of ha
Seabras-1 Subsea Link Project Gets Full Funding
Seaborn Networks has completed its US$500 million project funding for Seabras-1, a new transoceanic subsea fiber optic cable system directly connecting points of presence (POPs) in New York City (US) and São Paulo (Brazil). According to the company, all conditions to this project financing have been
Submarine Cable Construction Starts Off Vietnam
Vietnam’s Central Power Corporation (EVNCPC) has started the construction of submarine cable between Cham Islands and the national power grid. The cable with 15.5 kilometers in length, costing USD 22.7 million, will be 85% funded by the State. According to the local media, the project will also incl