Subsea
TLP Gets New Managing Director of Development Services
Tidal Lagoon Power has named Graham Hillier as its Managing Director for Development Services. He will join the company later in the spring to oversee the provision of in-house environmental, planning and property services to each of Tidal Lagoon Power’s projects subsequent to the Swansea Bay Tidal
Johan Sverdrup to Get Power from Shore
Statoil has, on behalf of the Johan Sverdrup partnership, awarded a contract to ABB for land-based power supply to phase 1 of the Johan Sverdrup field. The contract value is around NOK 1.1 billion ($155 million), and covers delivery of electrical equipment for a converter station by the Kårstø proce
WODA: Workshop on Underwater Sound Related to Dredging
The forthcoming WODA workshop on 26 March 2015, in Paris, is set to offer delegates an opportunity to update on the latest scientific knowledge and learn from the practical experiences of leading international experts in the field of underwater sound. The programme for the day will cover all relevan
Diving Ops to Start at Kentish Flats Extension
Vattenfall has advised that the vessel Terramare 1 will be carrying out diving operations on the Kentish Flats Extension Offshore Wind Farm. The diving is programed to start 26th March 2015 and last for 1 week weather depending. The vessel will require an exclusion zone of 500 meters. In February 20
Briggs Environmental Joins ISAA
Briggs Environmental Services have recently joined the International Spill Accreditation Association (ISAA). The company are now members of accredited Spill Response Organisations (SROs) throughout Northern and the Republic of Ireland, Briggs wrote in a press release. The assessment, conducted by IS
GDG Presents LEANWIND Results at EWEA
The EWEA Offshore Conference was held in Copenhagen last week which marked the key event of the year for the offshore wind sector, allowing members from across the industry to discuss the current market opportunities and share new technological innovations. Recognising the role that substructures pl
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (March 09 – March 15). Fugro said it received a writ of summons from Boskalis to force a shareholder vote at its annual shareholders meeting scheduled for April 30, 2015 on a recommendation in respect
VIDEO: North Sea Giant Preps for Asgard Ops
A privately owned company, founded by the Andersen family in 1916, Fayard, assisted Technip Norge AS and Statoil in the Module Handling System (MHS) and Special Handling System (SHS) heavy installations on board the North Sea Giant. It’s a purpose-built system for installation and recovery of heavy
IMES Expands to New Portsmouth Office
IMES, a marine and subsea specialist, has moved to new premises in Portsmouth as the company targets further strategic growth. The new 5,500 sqft premises, based at Voyager Park on Portfield Road, Portsmouth, feature a load testing area for lifting equipment, a component assembly area and purpose-bu
Fugro in Pipeline Inspection for Statoil and Gassco
Statoil Petroleum AS and Gassco AS have awarded the 2015 annual pipeline inspection contract to Fugro. The contract covers inspection of defined sections of subsea pipelines between Norway and continental Europe: Europipe 1, Europipe 2, Franpipe, Zeepipe and Norpipe. Inspection of pipeline sections
Offshore Achievement Awards Winners Revealed
The offshore energy industry’s highest achievers and most successful companies were recognised on Thursday, 12 March, at the 2015 Offshore Achievement Awards (OAA), with Gordon Ballard, chairman of Schlumberger UK, receiving the Significant Achievement accolade. Great Large Company and Great Small C
DOF Subsea Lands More Work
DOF Subsea has been awarded several contracts in the Atlantic region. According to the company, the award will include work on both the Norwegian and UK sector. The work scope includes, among other, installation of flexible flow lines and umbilicals on the Corrib field, operated by Shell Ireland. Fu
EMGS Wins Barents Data Deal
Norway’s Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has secured a data licensing agreement for the provision of 3D EM data from EMGS’ multi-client data library in the Barents Sea. According to the company’s statement on Oslo stock exchange, the deal is worth approximately USD 3 million. EMGS will book the f
Providence Seeks Silverback Prospect Extension
Providence Resources P.l.c. announced that the seismic interpretation and mapping of reprocessed 2D seismic reflection profile data has confirmed the presence of a large Mesozoic structural closure within Licensing Option (LO) 13/04, located in the South Celtic Sea Basin. LO 13/04 is situated in c.