Subsea
ORPC Tests Its Bearing System at UMaine
Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) has completed full-scale testing of a specialized, water-lubricated bearing system and associated drive line components designed for underwater systems that capture energy from ocean tides and river currents. The testing was conducted at the University of Maine A
Marathon Oil Submits Brae Area Decom Plan
Marathon Oil has submitted a plan for decommissioning for the Brae Area to the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). The Brae Area lies approximately 274 km north-east of Aberdeen in a water depth of approximately 110 meters. The Area consists of three fixed jacket platf
Lighthouse Adds New Vessel to Its Fleet
Italian survey company Lighthouse has expanded its fleet to meet market demand with the addition of a multipurpose offshore vessel, Nautical Geo. Nautical Geo is a 74 meters long, DP2 class research vessel, fitted with equipment payload capable to perform a wide range of survey work, inspection and
M-Tech Offshore Acquires Cable Laying Vessel
M-Tech Offshore, the Danish joint venture company owned by NT Offshore and Maritech International, has acquired the CLV SIA cable laying vessel from CT Offshore. The recently upgraded DP-2 cable laying vessel, has been configured for worldwide inter-array and subsea power cable installations and mai
Aquatic Nets DOF Subsea Frame Deal
Aquatic has signed two regional frame agreements with DOF Subsea. The frame agreement with DOF Subsea Asia Pacific covers the hire of Aquatic Flex-lay equipment and Fisher winches across the Asia Pacific region and is valid from May 2017 for a period of three years with the option of 2 x 1yr extensi
Tekmar to Protect Blyth OWF Cables
Tekmar has been awarded a contract by VBMS to supply its 7th generation of TekLink cable protection system, bellmouths, cover disks and hang-offs on Blyth offshore wind farm. The 66kV wind farm is wholly owned by EDF Energies Nouvelles and is being built by EDF Energy Renewables. Nexans will supply
MainOne’s Subsea Cable Experiences Fault
MainOne, a West African telecom services provider, has experienced a fault on its submarine cable system, 3000km offshore Portugal. The outage, the first of its kind since the cable system came into operations, has caused disruptions in service to the international connectivity customers in West Afr
Oceanteam Completes Sale of PLV North Ocean 105
Norwegian-Dutch offshore service provider Oceanteam and its joint venture partner McDermott have closed the sale of Oceanteam’s remaining 25 percent stake in the pipe lay vessel, North Ocean 105. According to Oceanteam, the proceeds of this sale will be used for repayment of certain lenders and vend
Apollo Strengthens Team
Aberdeen-based Apollo has made two senior appointments to its Drilling and Marine and Subsea business units. Allan Grindlay and Nigel Robinson have joined Apollo’s team as it prepares itself for further growth. Grindlay will head Apollo’s Drilling division and Robinson is to lead Apollo’s Marine and
DNV GL to Provide Verification for Maersk Oil’s Tyra Field
DNV GL has won a contract to provide independent verification services for the Maersk Oil redevelopment of the Tyra field, offshore Denmark. The contract will be coordinated by DNV GL in Denmark, with teams of experts from multiple DNV GL offices supporting the construction in fabrication yards acro
Bladt Fits Together First Beatrice Jacket
Bladt Industries has completed the first stacking of the upper 3D structure to the lower 3D structure for the first out of 30 jacket foundations for the Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL) project. The jacket foundations will have a height of up to approximately 70 metres with weights of up to app
Rovco Adds New Member to Its Senior Management Team
UK-based subsea company Rovco has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of Dr Iain Wallace as chief technology officer (CTO). A former technical lead for the European Space Agency, Wallace will drive the development of a real-time 3D vision system for ROVs and AUVs. He will al
DTU Works on New Underwater Robot for Offshore Industry
Technical University of Denmark (DTU) has set up a laboratory where researchers will complete a modular underwater robot. The robot would be used for inspection, and the long-term vision is that it will be able to carry out underwater repairs on foundations and rigs. “We have a vision of creating a
Statoil Gets Green Light for Njord and Bauge Development
Statoil has informed that the plans for development and operation (PDO) of Njord and Bauge in the Norwegian Sea have now been approved by the authorities. The Njord A platform and the Njord Bravo floating storage and offloading vessel (FSO) will be upgraded to recover the remaining resources in the