Subsea
Huawei Marine Completes Avassa Subsea Cable Project
Huawei Marine has delivered the Avassa submarine cable system, the 10th submarine cable project the company has been involved with in Africa. Comoros Telecom and Mayotte based carrier STOI, signed the construction contract with Huawei Marine in January 2016 to provide connectivity between Grande Com
ZTT Grabs USD 43 Mln OWF Cable Deal in China
ZTT Group said it has received the letter of acceptance to supply 35kV & 220kV submarine composite cable with accessories from China Power Complete Equipment Co (CPCEC), for H2 400MW offshore wind farm project. The H2 400MW OWF project is located in the East China Sea coastal waters, between norther
Gdynia Maritime Office Seeks Hydrographic Vessel Supplier
Maritime Office in Gdynia, Poland, has invited tenders for the supply of a hydrographic research vessel. The contract is for the design, construction and delivery of a specialized double-hulled catamaran vessel with an all-welded aluminum construction. According to the tender information, the vessel
PFLNG Satu Takes First Gas from Kanowit Field
Petronas’ first floating liquefied natural gas facility, PFLNG Satu achieved its first gas milestone on November 14, 2016 from the Kanowit gas field, offshore Sarawak. Fitted with an external turret for water-depths of between 70 metres and 200 metres deep, PFLNG Satu will extract natural gas via a
BSEE Issues Pipeline Decommissioning Costs Directive
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has released final pipeline decommissioning costs regulations to reduce risks offshore. The final “Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf—Decommissioning Costs for Pipelines” rule will amend existing BSEE regulations to
Search Failed for Missing OIST Diver
The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) reported a diving incident on Friday which resulted in one of its two divers gone missing in Ie-Suido channel off the coast of Okinawa. Namely, on November 14 a diver, Shohei Suzuki, did not return to the surface after a dive to install scientif
Fugro Accumulates 70 Years of Subsea Motion Data
Fugro’s DeepData subsea instrument pods have been collecting motion data on subsea structures for a collective total of over 25,000 days, equating to over 70 years. The first deployments were in the North Sea followed by other worldwide locations including the Gulf of Mexico, Canada, Australia, Medi
Siem Offshore Contractors Wins Hornsea One Work
Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Siem Offshore, has been awarded the contract for the transport and installation of parts of the inner array grid cable system for the Hornsea Offshore Wind Farm Project One by DONG Energy Wind Power. The contract award builds upon the rec
Siemens Subsea Axes Jobs in UK and Norway
Siemens Subsea employees have been notified that the company is proposing a global business restructuring in order to adjust to current market situation. The company said that the main reason behind its decision is the continued difficult market conditions driven by the low oil price and lower than
Nord Stream Subsea Repair Clamp Delivered
The latest element of Nord Stream’s repair preparedness strategy, a subsea repair clamp, has reached its destined storage facilities in Haugesund, Norway, on Thursday. The hydraulically activated repair clamp can restore structural and pressure integrity of the pipeline in the unlikely event that th
Xodus Lands Black Sea FEED Contract
Black Sea Oil & Gas (BSOG) has awarded a contract to Xodus Group for the front end engineering and design (FEED) of its offshore and onshore facilities for the development of Ana and Doina gas discoveries on XV Midia shallow block, offshore Romania (Midia Gas Development Project). Mark Beacom, BSOG
Bisso Marine Delivers GoM Diving Projects
Bisso Marine has completed a two‐month saturation diving campaign in the Gulf of Mexico. Using its 126.4-meter construction barge, Bisso Subsea Vision, configured with a 12‐man ABS-classed 300m saturation system, the company said it performed a variety of subsea infrastructure services including sev
PCCW Selects Dijbouti Data Center to Connect AAE-1 Subsea Cable
PCCW Global, the international operating division of HKT, has selected the Djibouti Data Center (DDC) to help facilitate network expansion and the provision of colocation and undersea fiber cable access services in East Africa. The Djibouti Data Center has been built to Tier III data center standard
Frames Gets Culzean Supply Deal
Sembcorp Marine subsidiary, Sembcorp Marine Offshore Platforms (SMOP), has awarded Frames a contract for the supply of two seawater electrochlorination systems, one wellhead control panel complete with a hydraulic power unit, and three hydraulic power units for topside and subsea valves designated f