Subsea
VBMS Wins Borssele Alpha Export Cables Work
Boskalis’ subsidiary VBMS in consortium with NKT Cables has been awarded the Borssele Alpha contract by TenneT for the installation of two export cables that will connect the Borssele offshore wind farms 1 and 2 to TenneT’s onshore grid in the Netherlands. The contract value of Boskalis’ share is ap
Sonardyne Aids EMAS Chiyoda Subsea Execute Julimar Project
Sonardyne said it has supplied a specialist survey software to help complete a metrology campaign off the coast of Western Australia in just 26 hours. The project was led by EMAS Chiyoda Subsea (ECS), who was contracted by Apache Energy to install infrastructure at the Julimar natural gas field. The
WATCH: Chevron’s Alder Field Story
Chevron has launched production at its Alder field in the Central North Sea. Discovered in 1975, development of the gas condensate field was considered impossible, due to the challenges of high pressures and high temperatures (HPHT) in the field’s reservoir, lying 4,480 meters beneath the seabed. Th
Kongsberg, AML Aim to Reduce Fish Farm Sensor Maintenance
Kongsberg and AML Oceanographic, Canada, have teamed up to conduct live trials of a new solution to combat biofouling on underwater fish farm sensors. The trial is focused on a new solution for extending the period between the cleaning of subsea oxygen sensors, which are mandated by law but also cri
Rovtech ROVs Integrate Bender Monitoring Technology
Rovtech Solutions has designed the new Nano Seaker remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to work in arduous environments including highly radioactive storage ‘ponds’ at Sellafield and on other nuclear sites. In addition, They can also be commissioned for use in lakes and reservoirs to help with underwater
PHOTO: Cape Sharp Tidal Deploys First Turbine at FORCE
Cape Sharp Tidal has deployed the first OpenHydro open-centre turbine at the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE) near Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, on Monday. Atlantic Towing’s Kingfisher towed the Scotia Tide deployment barge from West Bay to the site early Monday morning. Once in position the
MDL Names Business Development Director for APAC Region
Maritime Developments (MDL) has increased its support to the Asia-Pacific market with the appointment of a business development director for the region. Paul Douglas has joined the back deck specialist with more than 20 years of experience in global sales and business development roles, including VP
GE Partners with Jason Electronics in China, ASEAN Region
GE’s Marine Solutions has appointed Jason Electronics as its value-added reseller for SeaStream dynamic positioning (DP) systems in the ASEAN region and China. Through this appointment, Jason Electronics will have reselling rights of GE products in the aforementioned regions. With expansive regional
Kongsberg Sets Up South African Base
Kongsberg has formally opened its first office and warehouse facility in the Republic of South Africa. Kongsberg Maritime South Africa has been established to better serve customers located in, or visiting ports across the country and throughout the Sub-Saharan region. Kongsberg’s expansion in South
Subsea in October
Subsea World News has gathered all the highlights to bring you a summarized version of the most popular articles from the previous month. It was layoffs galore in October as the industry majors such as Technip, Saipem and Schlumberger’s OneSubsea announced additional capacity adjustments, caused by
First Gas Flows from Chevron Alder Field in UK
Chevron North Sea Limited has started production at Alder, a high-pressure high-temperature (HPHT) gas condensate field in the Central North Sea. “First gas at Alder represents a significant milestone for Chevron and highlights our commitment to investing and developing resources in the U.K.,” said
Carnegie Gets Funding for CETO Project in UK
Carnegie Wave Energy (CWE) has been granted GBP 9.55 million (USD 12 million) from the European Regional Development Fund to support the first phase of its planned 15MW commercial wave energy project at Wave Hub, Cornwall in the United Kingdom. This project focuses on the implementation of the 1MW s
Forum to Provide ROV to University of Limerick
Forum Energy Technologies UK has secured a contract with University of Limerick, Ireland for the provision of remotely operated vehicle (ROV) systems suitable for inspection and intervention on marine renewable energy infrastructure. In addition, iXBlue, as part of the lot 2 of the tender, has been
Thales Becomes Part of NOC’s Marine Robotics Innovation Centre
Thales has announced that it will be taking space in the Marine Robotics Innovation Centre at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) in Southampton to facilitate its ongoing partnership with the NOC on marine autonomy projects. Thales and the NOC are currently working together on the regulatory, env