Subsea
VIDEO: Statoil Unveils New Subsea Concept
Norway’s Statoil has presented a new subsea concept at the Barents Sea Conference in Hammerfest, designed to reduce cost and increase efficiency. The new concept, called Cap-X, is estimated to cut costs by as much as 30% compared with conventional technology. According to Statoil’s video, which furt
Saipem Bags USD 487M Worth of Contracts
Italian contractor Saipem has been awarded new E&C (Engineering & Construction) contracts valued at approximately €430 million ($487 million). The first is a contract with Statoil, for the lift and mating operations of offshore floating wind turbines for the Hywind Scotland project. The 30 MW projec
Africa-1 Subsea Cable Announced
MTN Group, PCCW Global, Saudi Telecom Company (STC), Telecom Egypt (TE) and Telkom South Africa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the construction of the new ‘Africa-1’ submarine cable system. This consortium-funded system will connect Africa with the Middle East and South Central
Partrac Secures Dudgeon Metocean Contract
Partrac has been selected by Statoil to provide real-time wave and current measurement services for the Dudgeon offshore wind farm. Partrac has been contracted to manage the deployment and maintenance of the equipment and the delivery of real-time waves and current data over the duration of the cons
Goliat Formally Initiated
The Goliat field was officially inaugurated by Norway Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Tord Lien, on April, Monday 18, 2016. Goliat is the first oil field to come on stream in the Barents Sea. “This is a proud moment for everyone in Eni Norge. It is the culmination of years of hard work by many [&h
Nordsee One Foundations Installation Complete
GeoSea, a part of DEME Group, has completed installation of all 54 foundations, including monopiles and transition pieces, for the 332 MW Nordsee One offshore wind project located in the North Sea. According to, Northland Power, one of the owners of the project with 85% interest, the foundations are
Boaty McBoatface Wins Public Vote for UK’s New Research Ship
NERC (Natural Environment Research Council) has closed the online poll which was launched to allow public to name UK’s new polar research ship. The “Name Our Ship” online poll ended with about 7000 suggestions. On the official poll website, which drew a lot of public attention after a few funny prop
Statoil, Kongsberg Engage Eelume for New Subsea IMR Robots
Kongsberg Maritime and Statoil have signed an agreement with Eelume, a NTNU spin-off company, to accelerate new technology that could reduce costs related to subsea inspection, maintenance and repair operations. NTNU and Sintef have conducted research on snake robotics for more than 10 years. Eelume
Ciena Upgrades KDDI’s Japan Information Highway Subsea Link
Ciena has been selected by KDDI Corporation for the Japan Information Highway (JIH) submarine cable upgrade. Ciena will deploy its GeoMesh submarine solutions on KDDI’s 3,000 km link from Miyazaki-to-Okinawa and Shima-to-Okinawa to enable it to provide 100G services. “Ciena’s cutting-edge optical tr
NSRI Workshop to Discuss Future of Subsea Storage
The National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI) is launching a drive to develop technology that could make underwater factories and storage more viable, helping to increase the recovery of hydrocarbons and prolong the life of the North Sea. The industry-led, technology organisation is hosting an even
Vroon Welcomes VOS Star SSV to Its Fleet
Vroon has taken delivery of the second 68-meter subsea support vessel (SSV) ‘VOS Star’. The vessel was handed over to the company in a ceremony held at Fujian Southeast Shipbuilding in China on Wednesday April 13, 2016. VOS Star, is the second of the two newbuild SSVs that have been constructed at F
PHOTO: Damen Wraps Up Flintstone Repair and Maintenance
The fallpipe vessel Flintstone has departed Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam (DSAm) following a six-week programme of maintenance and repairs. The Flintstone, owned and operated by the Tideway group of companies, spent a total of 28 days in drydock at DSAm. According to the company, out of the many repair
WATCH: Building a Typhoon MK2 ROV
A time-lapse video above shows Total Marine Technology (TMT) building its Typhoon MK2 remotely operated vehicle (ROV) in Bibra Lake, Western Australia. TMT is an Australian-based designer and manufacturer of work class ROVs and intervention tooling for the offshore drilling and production industry.
Prysmian Sells Stake in China JV
Italian cable specialist Prysmian has inked a deal to sell 67 per cent of the equity in Prysmian Baosheng Cable Company. The Prysmian Baosheng Cable Company was established in 1999 as a joint venture with Jiangsu Baosheng Group. According to Prysmian, its JV partner, Baosheng Group will acquired the