Subsea
National Grid, Energinet.dk Invite Tenders for Viking Link
National Grid Viking Link (NGVL) and Energinet.dk (ENDK) have invited tenders for the supply of several services for the Viking Link interconnector between UK and Denmark. The scope of work under the contract includes detailed design, engineering, procurement, manufacture, installation, construction
Subsea Innovation Delivers Two HPUs to Saipem
Subsea Innovation has completed the design, manufacture and testing of two Hydraulic Power Units (HPU) for Saipem America. The HPUs will be installed on board the Saipem Castorone pipe laying vessel. Saipem Castorone is designed for installation of large-diameter pipelines in deep and ultra-deep wat
DeepOcean to Install East Anglia ONE Export Cables
DeepOcean has been awarded cable installation and trenching work by Nexans for ScottishPower Renewable’s East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm in the North Sea. Offshore work will be undertaken by 2019 with the Maersk Connector and purpose built power cable plough, ACP2, supported by DeepOcean’s in-hou
MDL Sends Pipelay Tensioner to Asia Pacific
Maritime Developments (MDL) has dispatched the new 4-track pipelay tensioner to Asia Pacific, after securing the first job for the system with an undisclosed offshore contractor. The portable 110-tonne unit will be used for an umbilical installation in the Indian Ocean, to transition 28km of product
Quintillion Selects Ciena for Phase1 – Alaska Subsea Network
Quintillion is deploying Ciena’s 8700 Packetwave Platform to support the first phase of its 15,000-kilometer intercontinental subsea fiber system that is planned to connect Europe and Asia by way of the Alaskan and Canadian Arctic. Quintillion’s Phase1 network build in Alaska will connect Nome and P
Baker Hughes and Schlumberger to Work on Oseberg and Gullfaks Cat J Rigs
Statoil said it will contract Baker Hughes and Schlumberger for integrated drilling and well services on the Cat J rigs Askepott and Askeladden. The rigs will perform work at Oseberg and the Gullfaks. Initially awarded for four years the contracts include options for two 2-year extensions. The contr
Nexans to Supply Cables for East Anglia ONE OWF
ScottishPower Renewables has chosen Nexans to supply submarine cables for the 714 MW East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm. Nexans will supply and install two 85 km 3-core submarine cables with embedded fibre optics, as well as accompanying accessories, for the wind farm in the North Sea. The contract
De Zeeman Pro Becomes C-Tecnics Dealer
De Zeeman Pro, a supplier of commercial and military diving equipment, has been appointed as the distributor for the full range of C-Tecnics products. C-Tecnics manufactures underwater video and communications products for the inshore and offshore diving and ROV industries. Belgium-based De Zeeman P
Ulstein Delivers Island Venture
Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein has delivered its largest so far offshore construction vessel (OCV) the Island Venture. The vessel, with a length of 160 metres and a beam of 30 metres, is designed by Ulstein Design & Solutions (SX165) for Island Ventures 5 LLC. Island Venture can perform operations su
Seaborn, Megaport in South American Alliance
Megaport, a provider of elastic interconnection services, intends to enter into a global platform & licensing agreement with Seaborn Networks, the developer-owner-operator of submarine fiber optic cable system Seabras-1. As a result of this strategic alliance, Seaborn will have an out-of-the-box sof
India’s Scorpene Sub Launched
Khanderi, the second of Kalvari class submarines with Scorpene design, was launched this month at the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) in Mumbai. Union Minister of State for Defence Shri Subhash Bhamre attended the event in presence of Commodore Rakesh Anand, IN (Retd), CMD of MDL and Pierre
ACE Winches to Axe UK Jobs
ACE Winches has advised its employees of potential headcount reductions at its UK facilities in Turriff, Aberdeenshire. The company is currently in consultation with its staff and said it is making every effort to mitigate any potential impact on its employees. As a result of this process it is anti
Van Oord, Seajacks Win East Anglia One Foundations Setup Project
ScottishPower Renewables has contracted marine engineering specialist Van Oord and Great Yarmouth-based Seajacks to transport and install the foundation jackets on the East Anglia One offshore wind farm. The main installation vessel will be Seajacks Scylla. The contract should support 140 current po
OSM to Manage Forland Ships
Norwegian owner of subsea vessels Forland has signed agreements with OSM Offshore (OSM) in Arendal, to outsource the technical management of its two vessels “Fugro Saltire” and “Lewek Inspector”. The technical management of the vessels will in practice be taken over by OSM during the next couple of