Subsea
Ezra and Chiyoda Launch Subsea Joint Venture
Japan’s ECS player Chiyoda and Ezra’s subsea service business EMAS AMC have launched a joint venture EMAS CHIYODA Subsea, following the completion of the announced transaction. The 50:50 joint venture will start operations effective from April 01, 2016. The companies signed a binding memorandum of u
ABB to Connect Hornsea Project One to UK Grid
ABB has won an order worth more than $250 million from Danish DONG Energy to deliver a 220-kilovolt (kV) high-voltage cable system to connect the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm to the UK mainland grid. Hornsea Project One will be capable of generating 1.2 gigawatts of renewable energy and br
New Subsea Cable Connecting Perth to Singapore Announced
Singtel, SubPartners, and Telstra have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build a new international submarine cable, APX-West, connecting Perth and Singapore. The new APX-West submarine cable is expected to begin construction by the end of July 2016 and is scheduled to be completed
Non-Oil Company Takes CSV Polar King on Charter
Norway’s GC Rieber Shipping has entered into a time charter agreement with Nexans Skagerrak, a subsidiary of Nexans Norway, for the CSV Polar King. The charter, which starts in January 2017, is set for a fixed period of about 8.5 months, with options for up to 16 months additional work. The vessel w
South-East Asia Japan Cable Gets Third Capacity Boost
TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity company, has signed a contract to perform its third network upgrade to the South-East Asia Japan Cable (SJC) System. Utilizing TE SubCom’s 100 Gb/s coherent transmission technology (C100U+), this third upgrade increases the capacity by 6.3 Tb/s. The SJC System links Brun
Mermaid Bags Subsea Gig in Thailand
Mermaid Subsea Services (Thailand), a part of Mermaid Maritime, has been awarded a subsea remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services contract in the Gulf of Thailand. The scope of work includes, but is not limited to, structure and sea line inspection, free span correction, and corrosion prevention in
DeepOcean Expands Its Board of Directors
DeepOcean has elected Philippe Barril as non-executive director to serve on its board of directors. Philippe Barril is currently the chief operating officer of SBM Offshore. He has more than 25 years of experience in the oil and gas contracting and service sectors. He started his career at Bouygues
IKM Subsea Ready for IMR Work for Shell
IKM Subsea is set to begin work for Norske Shell on Ormen Lange and Draugen fields, as a part of 5 + 5 year contract to provide IMR and ROV services. The company has integrated the Merlin UCV ROV into the Siem Pride to be able to conduct the work. In addition to the ROV work, IKM […]
Pharos Offshore Upgrades Its Subsea Excavation Tooling
Pharos Offshore have designed and built a customized articulation and ballast frame for their SeaVex range of subsea controlled flow excavation (CFE) systems. The new design will allow the SeaVex CFE’s to target excavate products in the vertical plain or at an angle of up to 45° during excavation op
Cinia, ASN Push C-Lion1 to New Speeds
Finland’s Cinia and Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks (ASN) have completed tests on the C-Lion1 submarine cable system demonstrating a record-breaking capacity of 18 Tbit/s of data per fiber pair. Finland gave a go-ahead for the C-Lion1 submarine data cable across the Baltic Sea in November 2014. Th
Caithness-Moray Subsea Link Gets $720 Million EIB Loan
The European Investment Bank has agreed to provide GBP 500 million (approx. $720 million) to support a major reinforcement of the electricity transmission network in the north of Scotland to improve connections between wind, wave and tidal renewable energy schemes and the national power network. The
ISA, UKSRL Ink Second Mining Deal
International Seabed Authority (ISA) and the UK Seabed Resources Limited (UKSRL) have signed a 15-year contract for exploration for polymetallic nodules in the eastern part of the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone. The contract was signed on March 29, 2016, in New York, by the secretary-general of IS
Badger Explorer Moves to IRIS Building
Norway’s Badger Explorer (BXPL) informed that the company has moved its administration and workshop to new facilities located at the International Research Institute of Stavanger (IRIS) building. BXPL has also recently appointed Øystein Larsen as the new chief executive officer to succeeded Steinar
Basslink Could Be Online Mid-June; Repairs Underway
Australian Basslink has located and removed the fault location at the interconnector between George Town in Tasmania and Loy Yang in Victoria. The fault point was identified at 90.467km from the Tasmanian coastline. However, the cause of the error is yet to be determined, the company said. “The anal