Subsea
Septentrio, MBT Ink Marine Dealership
Septentrio has signed MBT GmbH as a new dealer for its GNSS marine receivers in Germany. MBT GmbH, a joint venture between Meerestechnisches Büro Turla and the MacArtney Group based in Kiel, Germany, will provide sales and support for the Septentrio marine product line and the Altus APS-U GNSS recei
MacArtney UK Buys Callidus Subsea
MacArtney UK Ltd has acquired Callidus Subsea Ltd, an industrious cable moulding and assembly company based in Ellon, Aberdeenshire. The acquisition of Callidus follows a sustained growth and record breaking results for the Aberdeen based MacArtney operation. According to MacArtney UK Managing Direc
Ofgem Gives Nod for Nemo Link
Ofgem has announced its final decision on the financing and regulatory regime for Project Nemo, an interconnector which, on completion in 2019, will bring an additional 1 gigawatt (GW) electricity capacity to Great Britain. The final decision on proceeding with the project is now with the developers
InterMoor Hooks Up Delta House
InterMoor, an Acteon company, has successfully installed and hooked up a permanent mooring system for the Delta House field floating production system (FPS) in the Gulf of Mexico. The mooring lines were deployed and installed on time and without incident, despite the challenging circumstances. Proje
Putin: Russia Drops South Stream, Plans New Turkey Link
President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, has stated that they won’t pursue the South Stream pipeline project for gas from the Black Sea to Europe. Durining his latest visit to Turkey Russia’s president stated: “Taking into account the European Commission’s position, which is not conducive to implementin
Caterpillar Powers Maersk Subsea Vessels
Caterpillar Marine’s MaK diesel electric propulsion (DEP) solutions have been selected to power four Maersk Supply Services (MSS) newbuilds to be constructed by COSCO (Dalian) Shipyards. Each vessel will be equipped with 4x MaK M 32 E generator sets with a power output of 4,400 kW each and 2x MaK 8
SPS Delivers ‘Kentish Flats’ Cable Protection
Subsea Protection Systems (SPS) has started supplying 255 concrete mattresses to Vattenfall’s extension of the Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm, approximately 7 km off Whitstable and Herne Bay. The Great Yarmouth company, which employs 20 in the town, will transport approximately 1,250 tonnes of con
Gassco Gets Green Light for Knarr Pipeline
Gassco has received consent to use a pipeline for gas transport from Knarr. The Knarr field is in block 34/3 in the Tampen area in the northern North Sea. The field, operated by BG Norge AS, has been developed using subsea well templates for production and injection, and a floating production, stora
EMGS Provides 3D EM Data to Statoil
Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has entered into a data licensing agreement with Statoil worth USD 10 million for the provision of 3D EM data from EMGS’ multi-client data library in Norway. After adjustment for partner’s share of the revenues, EMGS net revenue will amount to approximately USD 7 m
STR SeaSpyder for IFCA
Subsea Technology and Rentals (STR) have supplied 2 SeaSpyder underwater camera systems to the Association of Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities (AIFCA), for use by its ten individual statutory organisations. The delivery of SeaSpyder underwater camera systems and deployment solution to
SeaBird Gets Mediterranean Job
Norwegian seismic player SeaBird Exploration has secured a Letter of Award (LOA) for acquisition of 2D seismic data in the Mediterranean area. The Letter of Award is from an undisclosed client and it’s conditional on approval. According to SeaBird, the 2D acquisition is expected to start in the seco
SSE Awards £460 Mln Living Wage Contract to ABB
SSE’s networks business, SHE Transmission, has awarded its largest ever Living Wage contract, worth approximately $721 million (£460million), to engineering firm ABB Limited. The contract is part of the Caithness to Moray Transmission Project, the vital new subsea link which will allow more renewa
Want to Win an iPad from Kongsberg?
Kongsberg Maritime has announced that its latest bathymetric image competition starts today, December 1st 2014 and will run through to March 1st 2015. All Kongsberg Maritime bathymetric echosounder system users are invited to find out more and upload their images at Kongsberg’s contest page. The bes
DNV GL Issues Guide for Subsea Lifting Ops
The completion of a joint industry project (JIP) to improve existing standards and regulations around subsea lifting operations has resulted in a new recommended practice (RP). The recommended practice developed by DNV GL provides guidance on the proper design and correct operation, as well as regul