Subsea
NIRAS, Intertek Secure Viking Link Work
NIRAS and Intertek have been appointed by Energinet.dk and National Grid Viking Link Limited (National Grid) as Marine Consultants to support with the permitting of Viking Link. Viking Link is a proposed international offshore infrastructure project linking electricity networks in Great Britain and
New CEO Joins SeaBird
SeaBird has appointed Christophe Debouvry as new Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Debouvry will assume the position with the Company on January 18, 2016. The current CEO Dag Reynolds will be stepping down from his position with effect from January 01, 2016. Annette Malm Justad, Chairman of th
Polarcus Keeps Turkish Petroleum Support Contract
Seismic player Polarcus has secured a two-year extension of the support services agreement with Turkish Petroleum covering seismic data acquisition management, maritime management and crewing support. According to the company’s Oslo Stock Exchange filing, through this extension, Polarcus will contin
Kongsberg Launches New Singlebeam System
Kongsberg Maritime has released its fifth generation of singlebeam echo sounder designed for shallow to medium depth waters and for hull mounted side scan systems. The new EA 440 supersedes the EA 400 single beam platform, released in 2004, with the addition of a new Wideband Transceiver (WBT). Acco
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (December 28 – January 03). Subsea 7 has been awarded a sizeable contract by Burullus Gas Company S.A.E. for the platform extension and tie-in on the first phase of the West Nile Delta development of t
Best of 2015
Subsea World News brings you the most popular articles from 2015. The Best of 2015 represents the readers’ choice, based on the monthly statistics and general interest in the articles. Subsea 7 to Axe 11 Vessels and 2500 Jobs Subsea 7 has implemented a programme of cost reduction measures including
Production Starts from Corrib Field Off Ireland
Operator of Corrib field, Shell, informed that gas production has started from the field off the northwest coast of Ireland. The Corrib gas field is located 83 kilometres off Ireland’s northwest coast in water depths of almost 350 metres. At peak annual production, the field is expected to produce a
Top Videos of 2015
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting videos of 2015. Top videos include vessel launching ceremonies, naming ceremonies, the introduction of the first subsea gas compression facility. Top 10 videos of the year were: SSV Maersk Connector Launched at Damen Senior represent
WFS Introduces Seatooth PipeLogger Corrosion Monitor
WFS Technologies (WFS) has launched Seatooth PipeLogger Corrosion Monitor. “Designed to deliver a step reduction in the cost of long term monitoring of subsea pipelines and jumpers, the Seatooth PipeLogger Corrosion Monitor is set to revolutionise subsea asset integrity monitoring,” WFS said in a pr
Subsea 7 Bags West Nile Delta Gig Off Egypt
Subsea 7 has been awarded a sizeable contract (between USD 50 million and USD 150 million) by Burullus Gas Company S.A.E. for the platform extension and tie-in on the first phase of the West Nile Delta development of the Taurus and Libra fields by BP, offshore Egypt. Engineering and project manageme
First Oil Flows from TAQA’s Cladhan Field
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA) announced first oil from the Cladhan field development in the UK North Sea. The field is developed as a subsea tie-back to the TAQA-operated Tern Alpha platform. Peter Jones, TAQA’s UK managing director, said: “Cladhan is the third field developed by TAQ
Statoil Investigates Subsea Chemical Leak from Gullfaks
Statoil is investigating a chemical leak on the seabed of the North Sea Gullfaks field. Morten Eek, a press officer for Statoil’s exploration and field development on the Norwegian Continental Shelf confirmed to Subsea World News that the company discovered a leak of 1,500 liters of barrier fluid. S
Eclipse Group Acquires Research Vessel
Eclipse Group (EGI) has acquired the R/V New Horizon, a 170′ U.S. Flagged research vessel. The vessel has been renamed the Bold Horizon to reflect EGI’s corporate vision, the company said. The Bold Horizon is home ported at the 10th Avenue Marine Terminal located in San Diego, California. “The addit
Atlantas Marine Wraps Up Baltic Sea Project
Atlantas Marine has recently completed a week long project at an offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. The company conducted an array of underwater inspection and de-fouling tasks. Atlantas used Cavidyne CaviBlaster, based on the principles of cavitation, to conduct the project. The CaviBlaster was