Operations & Maintenance
HR Wallingford to optimize Swansea tidal lagoon design
HR Wallingford has been appointed by China Harbour Engineering Company to support the development of Swansea Bay tidal lagoon. China Harbour Engineering Company, the company that was recently selected by Tidal Lagoon Power, the developer behind Swansea tidal lagoon, as a preferred bidder for £300 ml
Aker Solutions Cuts Up to 200 Jobs in Subsea Division
Aker Solutions has notified employees at its subsea services facility in Ågotnes, Norway, that it has become necessary to adjust the plant’s workforce capacity because of a decline in activity in the Norwegian market. Between 150 and 200 positions in Ågotnes may be affected. Adjustments will be made
FMC Technologies Slashes More Norway Jobs
Houston-based subsea specialist, FMC Technologies, has reportedly started a next stage of workforce reduction in Norway as it marks a drop in offshore activity and feels the cost control sting from the oil companies. According to Norwegian media reports, FMC Technologies’ board has decided that the
Prysmian Builds Its Highest Fibre-Count Underwater Cable in OZ
Prysmian was hired by Australia’s FirstPath to build and install the highest capacity underwater cable possible. The cable was installed under the Sydney Harbour Bridge, providing two separate cross-harbour links to add to FirstPath’s fibre network. The project required the collaboration of multiple
Teledyne Bowtech Systems in Shipwreck Survey
Teledyne Bowtech, a subsea vision systems provider, has recently supplied LED-V-20K lamps, a Surveyor-HD-Pro camera and a 3D-HD system to Curtin University and the Western Australian Museum to survey the shipwrecks of Australian warship HMAS Sydney II and the German raider HSK Kormoran in the Indian
Intertek Consults on NSN Link
Intertek has supported National Grid and Statnett in the development of an infrastructure project linking the UK and Norwegian electricity networks (NSN Link) which, when constructed, will be the world’s longest high voltage direct current (HVDC) undersea interconnector. For the past four years, Int
ITW Delivers Amrumbank OWF Grouting
ITW teams have successfully completed the last grouting operation at Amrumbank West Offshore Wind Farm in Germany. The connections between transition piece and monopile have been grouted with the cementitious-based material Ducorit. According to the company, for the Amrumbank project (80 connections
Bibby HydroMap in Holyhead Deep Survey
Bibby HydroMap will be carrying out hydrographic & geophysical survey in the development site at Holyhead Deep and along the export cable route corridor around the north of Holy Island. Mariners are advised that survey works are due to be carried out for a period of 14 days, started on the June 9, 2
Technip Lands Chevron GoM Job
Technip has won a contract by Chevron North America Exploration and Production Company, a division of Chevron U.S.A. According to French engineering and construction contractor, the award is for the decommissioning of the brownfield development and installation of new subsea equipment supporting a f
Schlumberger, Spectrum Start 2D Survey Off Mexico
Multi-Client seismic specialists, Spectrum, informed that its vessel has arrived in Mexico and started the acquisition of their Mexico Gulf of Mexico 2D campaign, in collaboration with Schlumberger. Earlier in May, Spectrum entered into a cooperation agreement with Schlumberger to jointly acquire an
HYPACK Combines with Diver6
HYPACK, a software developer for the hydrographic and dredging industry, has recently finished testing the Diver6.DLL using a simulator and reading the network datagrams into HYPACK. Diver6 is a diver and dive operations mobile support system, which allows dive masters to monitor and track divers be
Badger Explorer Gets Statoil Boost
Badger Explorer (BXPL) has signed an agreement with Statoil, whereby the oil company will sponsor the first phase of the Badger Explorer Development Program. The objective of the Development Program is to further develop, design and qualify technologies and solutions for a commercial Badger Explorer
TAP Calls for Bids for Offshore Pipeline EPCI
Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG (TAP) has issued an Invitation to Tender (ITT) for Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) for the offshore section of the project. TAP’s 36-inch offshore part across the Adriatic Sea, between the coastlines of Albania and southern Italy, will be app
Chile gets marine R&D center MERIC
The government of Chile, through the Ministry of Energy and Corfo, has signed an agreement with French-based DCNS to create a marine energy research and development center in Chile. The agreement was signed by Maximo Pacheco, Minister of Energy for Chile, Hervé Guillou, CEO of DCNS, and Eduardo Bitr