Subsea
PT.OSI Continues ONWJ Campaign
PT. Offshore Services Indonesia (OSI) said it has completed mobilisation of the 82-meter dive support vessel (DSV) Crest Odyssey 1 and proceeded with the second phase of its Offshore North West Java (ONWJ) contract. The second campaign is part of the 3-year technical services contract in relation to
EC-OG Activates Subsea Power Hub
East Coast Oil and Gas Engineering (EC-OG) has installed and switched on its ocean current energy conversion system, the Subsea Power Hub (SPH), at EMEC’s Shapinsay Sound test site. The unit is now fully operational and performing in line with the technical predictions. The next step is to leave the
VIDEO: TechnipFMC Sends Umbilicals for Total’s Kaombo
The video shows the load-out of steel tube umbilical at the TechnipFMC Houston facility, bound for Total’s Kaombo project. The Kaombo project is located in Block 32 offshore Angola in water depths up to 2,000 meters. TechnipFMC’s scope of work covered the engineering, procurement and fabrication of
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (April 10 – April 16). Nord Stream 2 AG said it has signed a contract for offshore pipelay of the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline through the Baltic Sea with Allseas on 6 April 2017. The contract [&
DCNS Energies Pulls Up Paimpol-Bréhat Demo Turbines
DCNS Energies and its subsidiary OpenHydro have retrieved one of the two tidal turbines of the Paimpol-Bréhat project. The two turbines for the Paimpol-Bréhat demonstration project, with the combined capacity of 1MW, were deployed in the first half of 2016, off the coast of Brittany in France. One o
New Workshop Targets Subsea Solutions for Offshore Wind
OrbisEnergy in Lowestoft will host the first of a series of workshops on May 3 tackling subsea engineering issues in the offshore wind industry. With support from the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, organisers are keen to get input and ideas from companies and encourage diversification int
Scotrenewables’ Tidal Turbine Achieves Full Power
Scotrenewables Tidal Power’s SR2000 tidal turbine has reached full rated power at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney. The turbine has achieved a full, 2MW rated, export capacity on Wednesday, the company noted. Andrew Scott, CEO, said: “We are tremendously excited to have the SR2000
Prysmian Ups Subsea Capacity at Wrexham Plant
Prysmian’s UK production facility in Wrexham is to manufacture both 33 kV and 66 kV submarine cable cores used for the inter-array cable connections in offshore wind farms, the company said earlier this week. According to the company, its high voltage facility in Wrexham is the only factory in the U
KBR Lands Chevron Master Contract
KBR has signed a multi-phase ten-year engineering and procurement services master contract with Chevron to provide engineering and procurement services for Chevron in multiple global locations. The master contract advances the long-term relationship between KBR and Chevron, and provides Chevron with
Lloyd’s Register and GOSCO Team Up in Ghana
Lloyd’s Register has formed a joint venture with GOSCO to provide well project management, well engineering and associated site survey, geotechnical and rig inspection services, in the territorial waters of the Republic of Ghana. The aim of the joint venture company, known as ‘Lloyd’s Register Wells
4D Nav, Ocean Infinity Developing Software to Simultaneously Operate Multiple Autonomous Vehicles
Ocean Infinity has awarded 4D Nav the contract for InfinityView, a mission planning and monitoring software for its multiple autonomous vehicle systems. 4D Nav’s managing partner, Stewart Cannon, said: “We are excited to be awarded this project and be part of the Ocean Infinity team. I believe this
NOC Expedition to Explore Microplastics and Ocean Carbon
National Oceanography Centre’s (NOC) RRS Discovery will leave Southampton on Friday for a research expedition to the Northeast Atlantic. The expedition aims to answer fundamental questions about the distribution, fate and effects of microplastic pollution, as well as conducting the first internation
Dominion Diving Beefs Up Its Cougar ROV
Canada-based subsea services provider Dominion Diving has customised its Saab Seaeye Cougar XT light work electric robotic vehicle to boost its performance. The resulting Cougar XT custom version could handle a tooling package normally possible only on a larger hydraulic system, and take on three de
JFD Emergency Rebreather Gets CE Mark of Approval
JFD said it has successfully completed trials on its new COBRA (Compact Bailout Rebreathing Apparatus) system verifying its capability and performance to CE Mark status making it the only approved system of its kind. COBRA is the only commercial emergency rebreather system in the world to have been