Subsea
LS Cable & System to Supply Submarine HVDC Cables for European Customers
LS Cable & System will be the first cable maker in Korea to introduce the High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) cables to the European market. On April 15 the company announced that it would supply 24.5km of 285kV extra high voltage submarine cables and connectors to Energinet.dk, and 25.7km of 150kV a
DECC Approves Iona Energy’s Orlando Field Development Plan, UK
Iona Energy Inc. (“Iona” or the “Company”) announces that the Department of Energy and Climate Change (“DECC”) has advised the Orlando joint venture partners that it has approved the Orlando Field Development Plan (“FDP”) submitted by the partners. The Orlando Field is owned by Iona (Operator 75%) a
Minesto Becomes One of Sweden’s Hottest Technology Companies
Nordic marine energy technology leader Minesto, with a proven technology to cost efficiently produce electricity from low velocity tidal and ocean currents, has been included in the prestigious annual list of the hottest Swedish young technology companies. The list of 33 promising Swedish technology
Norway: Kvaerner Announces Management Changes in North Sea Business Area
Executive vice president Lars Eide has headed up the Stord yard and the business area North Sea (renamed to Contractors Norway) for three and a half years. Going forward, Eide will have a vital role in Kvaerner’s objective to regain a strong position in the home market and be charged with the task o
GE to Host Invitational Careers Event at Nailsea Subsea Controls Facility in UK
GE Oil & Gas announced that its Subsea Systems business is hosting an invitation-only careers showcase event at its Nailsea subsea controls facility in Bristol this Saturday, April 20. The event comes as GE is looking to fill 100 new positions and is expanding its U.K. subsea production facilities t
OIS Completes Rigless Suspended Well Abandonment Campaign in North Sea
Offshore Installation Services (OIS), an Acteon company, has successfully completed its sixteenth rigless suspended well abandonment campaign involving multiple operators in the Southern North Sea. The multi-operator model for programmes of this kind can deliver significant customer benefits in term
Dutch DCN to Invest in ROV Division
To fully complete its range of services, the management of Bergen op Zoom-based DCN Diving has officially launched its own ROV division, on 1 March 2013. As from that date, Fred Bosman (40) took up the position of ROV Operations Manager. Bosman acquired his experience with robotic underwater systems
Bauer Engineers Receive Bauma Innovation Award, Germany
At Sunday’s official opening of Bauma in Munich, BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH was presented with the Bauma Innovation Prize in the Construction Process category. Engineer Paul Scheller accepted the award on behalf of the successful team. The Bauma Innovation Prize is awarded at the start of the trienni
Alstom Exhibits at Bilbao Marine Energy Week (Spain)
Alstom presents from 15-19th April at the Bilbao Marine Energy Week -the largest European conference on marine energy- its state of the art technological solutions for renewable ocean energy. This event, organized by the EVE (the Basque Energy Agency) will host a series of symposia, seminars and oth
MMT Completes Kårehamn Wind Farm Survey in Swedish Waters
MMT (Sweden) has just completed a site clearance survey in connection to the planned Kårehamn wind farm. E.ON Vind Sverige AB contracted MMT for a Site Clearance Survey at the new Kårehamn wind farm outside the island of Öland. MMT conducted a geophysical survey followed by target an inspection, usi
HR Wallingford: Cellular Automata Models Presented (Belgium)
At a conference on Marine and River Dune Dynamics, Michiel Knaapen presents findings on information required to develop a practical model of a dredging site, and the processes that are required to build a model. New methods have been developed for variable flow fields, multiple grain sizes, and simp
Apply Business Area Renamed to Apply Rig & Modules (Norway)
The business area in Apply formerly labelled Apply Systems & Products, is to be renamed Apply Rig & Modules. This change is necessary to better reflect the fact that the company serves the Rig market with automated solutions for; drilling control systems, mud mix systems, cement handling units, cutt
UK: Oceanology International 2014 – Call for Abstracts Open
The call for abstracts for Oceanology International 2014 (OI 2014), with its eight free-to-attend industry and technical conferences, opened on 15 April, and has a closing date of 30 August 2013. Held every two years, Oceanology International is the world’s largest exhibition showcasing marine scien
VIDEO: KGAL Joins Swansea Tidal Lagoon Power Plant Design Team (UK)
Leading UK consultancy, KGAL, has been appointed as the M&E design specialist for the proposed £650m state-of –the-art Swansea Bay tidal lagoon – the first of its kind in the world. KGAL will provide the detailed design and coordinate all the mechanical and electrical works, forming an integral part