Subsea
Top News of the Week of Jul 07 – Jul 13, 2014
1. Cable Barge Sinks Off Sardinia, Italy Prysmian inform that on July 3rd during transfer voyage from Arco Felice (Naples/Italy) to Bremenhaven (Germany) the barge AMT Explorer chartered for the transportation of power cables for Deutsche Bucht and Butendiek offshore wind farms in Germany, capsized
VIDEO: Monitoring ‘Snohvit’ World’s First Subsea Oil System
Snøhvit is the first offshore development in the Barents Sea and the first major development on the Norwegian continental shelf with no surface installations. The seabed facilities are designed to be over-trawlable, so that neither they nor fishing equipment will suffer any damage from coming into c
JD Contractor to Install Subsea Cables Between Lolland-Asko and Lilleø-Femø
JD Contractor A/S, one of the biggest underwater contractors in Denmark, has been awarded a contract for subsea cable installation. The contract, awarded through tender procedure, is for the installation of 10 kV submarine cables between Lolland-Asko and Lilleø-Femø. JD Contractor secured the contra
Siemens Wraps Up HelWin2 Platform Setup
Siemens has completed installation of the offshore platform for the direct-current connection HelWin2. Working under contract from the German-Dutch grid operator TenneT, Siemens has thus achieved a decisive milestone of the German grid connection projects. “We have now installed three high-tech plat
Hydrex Reinstalls Thruster Seals in Poland
Hydrex team has replaced the three leaking bow thruster shaft seals of a 400-meter container ship in Gdansk, Poland. The operation was performed on-site and underwater using the company’s flexible mobdocks. The vessel was able to continue its commercial activities without any hindrance or delay. Tog
‘Pieter Schelte’ to Be Completed in Port of Rotterdam
‘Pieter Schelte’, the biggest vessel in the world, is to be completed in the port of Rotterdam. Owner and designer Allseas and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have signed an agreement to this effect. The plan is for ‘Pieter Schelte’ to arrive in Rotterdam at the end of 2014. ‘Pieter Schelte’ is 38
Statens Vegvesen Issues Hydrographic Services Tender
Statens vegvesen (The Norwegian Public Roads Administration) has invited tenders for Bjørnafjord hydrographic survey. The purpose of the survey is measurement of wave and currents along two routes in an area between Reksteren and Halhjem. The necessary data will be used for an alternative floating b
Aker Solutions to Split Into Two Companies
The board of directors of Aker Solutions ASA (“Aker Solutions”) has in accordance with the strategy disclosed April 30 resolved to propose to the company’s shareholders that Aker Solutions be split into two companies. The board has also determined to write down the value of some assets in the Aker O
Tenders Invited for Diving Services for Øresund Bridge
Øresundsbro Consortium, a Copenhagen based company, has issued a tender invitation for the provision of diving services. The framework agreement will cover the Company’s owned and operated Øresund Bridge. The project is expected to last for two years with the completion planned for August 27, 2016.
BG Group Completes Sale of Interest in CATS Pipeline to Antin IP
BG Group announced it had completed the sale of its 62.78% equity interest in the Central Area Transmission System (CATS) gas pipeline in the UK North Sea and associated infrastructure to Antin Infrastructure Partners. Total proceeds from the transaction, announced on 17 June 2014, are up to £562 mi
SSE Gets Go Ahead for Scottish Subsea Link
SHE Transmission, the electricity transmission subsidiary of SSE plc, has welcomed Ofgem’s decision to approve the need for the new transmission link between Caithness and Moray. The new link, which will feature over 100 miles of under ground and subsea cable, is needed to transmit a large volume of
Polarcus Naila Charter Hire Goes Up
Polarcus Limited has entered into an addendum to the sale and lease-back financing arrangements dated 30 June 2008 for 12 streamer 3D/4D seismic vessel Polarcus Naila. The parties to the arrangement have agreed to increase the charter hire under the terms of the bareboat charter by USD 8,600 per day
Norway: VNG Hits Bue Oil
Rocksource ASA has discovered oil in the Bue exploration well. This marks the third successful well on the PL 586 licence following the Pil discovery and appraisal wells earlier this year. Rocksource currently estimates that Pil and Bue combined have reserves of 95-175 mmboe. The unrisked prospectiv
VIDEO: Vroon’s New Subsea Support Vessels VOS Sugar and VOS Star
Vroon Offshore Services B.V. has released a video animation of newbuild subsea-support vessels VOS Sugar and VOS Star. VOS Sugar and VOS Star are being built at Fujian Southeast Shipyard, China and are due for delivery in 2015. Both vessels, are a modern SSVs with retractable thruster and super‑sile