Subsea
Rovco to Inspect Wave Hub Subsea Cable System
UK-based company Rovco will carry out subsea cable system survey of the offshore renewable energy test site Wave Hub. The purpose of the project, scheduled to start July 25, is to inspect the Wave Hub subsea cable system with multibeam echo-sounder bathymetry and ROV visual survey. The survey works
IOG Files Blythe Hub FDP
Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) has submitted the field development plan (FDP) to the UK Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) for the Blythe Hub, which comprises the Blythe and Elgood fields. This follows on from IOG’s submission of a draft FDP for only the Blythe field in December 2016. The Blythe and Elgood
Dana Gas Selects AGR Software
AGR has signed a SaaS (software as a service) contract with Dana Gas PJSC to supply its latest version of P1 software. AGR’s P1 software is said to help improve the accuracy of well time and cost modeling and can be applied for all drilling and well related operations, including completions and inte
EnerMech to Work on RRS Sir David Attenborough Project
Engineering services specialist, EnerMech, has been awarded a contract on the £150 million polar research vessel, the RRS Sir David Attenborough. The new polar ship is commissioned by the National Environment Research Council, (NERC) is currently under construction at Cammell Laird’s Birkenhead ship
JFSE Equips Its Excavators with Centrally-Located Jetting System
Subsea excavation specialist James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE) has introduced centrally-located jetting systems to its mass/controlled flow excavation (M/CFE) equipment spreads. According to the company, the water jet, designed, developed and patented by JFSE, facilitates the excavation of soils
Polar Onyx Continues West Africa Campaign
Norwegian offshore vessels provider GC Rieber Shipping said it has agreed an extension of the firm period, securing the Polar Onyx commitment until the end of August 2017. The vessel is operating in West Africa under a four-month time charter agreement signed in March this year, which included a two
Rolls-Royce Inks Service Deal with Siem Offshore and Subsea 7
Siem Offshore and Subsea 7 have signed a joint three-year service agreement with Rolls-Royce. The agreement covers a total of 74 offshore vessels. This is the first agreement the two Siem-owned companies have signed with the same service provider. Under the agreement, Rolls-Royce will maintain and s
Sofec Lands Coral South FLNG Turret Moorings Work
Sofec, a Modec Group company, has been awarded the turret mooring system supply contract for the Coral South Project by the joint venture consisting of TechnipFMC and JGC Corporation. This is for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of internal turret mooring system for the Coral Sout
Saudi Aramco Hires WorleyParsons for Marjan FEED
WorleyParsons has been awarded the project management and front end engineering and design (FEED) services for Saudi Aramco’s Marjan oil field development program. The contract is the offshore oil and gas facilities portion and the onshore upstream and downstream pipelines portion of Saudi Aramco’s
Seaproof Solutions to Protect Norther OWF Cables
Seaproof Solutions has been awarded a contract by Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors for the supply of cable protection systems for Norther offshore wind farm project. Norther is an offshore wind farm covering 44 wind turbines, with a maximum capacity of 370 MW that will be built in the Belgia
Fugro to Set Up New Power Cable Link for Kangaroo Island
Fugro has been awarded a contract to install a subsea power cable for South Australia’s distribution network management company, SA Power Networks. The new 20,000 kVA/33,000 Volt cable will replace the existing 10,000 kVA/33,000 Volt undersea cable, which is reaching the end of its life. The subsea
Subsea Industries Welcomes TAU Research Into Hull Biofouling
A study into the extent to which biofouling on ships’ hulls is contributing to the spread of invasive aquatic species in the Mediterranean Sea – a phenomenon commonly associated with ship ballasting operations – has been welcomed by Belgium-based marine coatings supplier Subsea Industries. According
Nexans Confirms DolWin6 Award
French cable specialist Nexans has confirmed the contract award from the transmission system operator TenneT to supply and install the cables for the DolWin6 direct-current link. The Nexans contract, worth around 100 million euros, comprises the cables, accessories and installation. Two 90-km-long h
Aquatec Establishes Aquatec Rentals
Aquatec Group has launched Aquatec Rentals, a rental service featuring its oceanographic, environmental and offshore instruments. The oceanographic and environmental rental pool includes Aquatec’s powerful AQUAmark 848 marine mammal deterrent, which is designed to deter porpoises, dolphins and simil