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Update: Subsea Cable Fault Shuts Horns Rev 2 OWF
A fault in subsea cable has shut down DONG Energy’s Horns Rev 2 offshore wind farm, Energinet.dk informed. Transmission operator of Horns Rev 2, Energinet.dk, said that the error on the cable connecting the wind farm to land occured on October 19 at 01:56. As soon as the exact location of the fault
Ashtead Supports US Airship Subsea Wreckage Exploration
Ashtead Technology has been supporting attempts to explore the wreckage of the USS Macon, the United States Navy’s last flying aircraft that sunk to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. Designed for long-range scouting, the airship crashed off the coast of California in 1935 when it was returning to the
JASCO’s Underwater Noise Measurement for Block Island OWF
JASCO Applied Sciences, under subcontract to Tetra Tech, is providing underwater acoustic measurement and monitoring services to Deepwater Wind during the installation of the Block Island offshore wind farm. JASCO is conducting field data acquisition and subsequent analysis and interpretation for sh
Van Oord Wraps Up Foundation Installation at Gemini
Van Oord has completed the installation of the 150th foundation at the Gemini offshore wind farm. On July 01, 2015, Van Oord’s installation vessel Aeolus, together with Swire Blue Ocean’s Pacific Osprey, started installation and the last foundation was installed on October 17. The installation of th
Siem Extends Delivery of Siem Daya 1 Until November
Siem Offshore (SIOFF) has extended the delivery of Siem Daya 1 vessel to Daya Materials until November 16, 2015, with November 30 as cancelling date. SIOFF informed that other terms and conditions of the agreement will remain valid and in full force and effect. As reported earlier, SIOFF has agreed
Sercel Introduces GeoTag Underwater Positioning Solution
CGG announced that Sercel has launched GeoTag, the acoustic positioning solution for seabed seismic acquisition. GeoTag can be used to accurately position all types of Ocean Bottom Cable (OBC), Ocean Bottom Node and Transition Zone cable systems for seabed seismic surveys in water depths down to 500
TGS Completes 25 Pct of Gigante Seismic Program
TGS has acquired 46,500 kilometers (25%) of the 186,000 km 2D seismic project, Gigante in the Gulf of Mexico. The survey is being acquired with four Seabird vessels and the fifth vessel, M/V Aquila, will join the survey in early November. Gigante covers the entire deep water area of the offshore sec
SBM Offshore Nets Browse FLNG Turret FEED
SBM Offshore has been awarded the Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract from Technip for three, large-scale turret mooring systems associated with the proposed Browse Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) Development in Australia. The contract awarded to SBM Offshore covers the FEED eleme
Scripps Names New Executive to Lead Finance and Operations
Steve Gallagher, a financial management and facilities operations executive with experience at several scientific organizations, has been selected to serve as assistant vice chancellor for finance and operations at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego. Gallagher served as director of bu
NOC: Svalbard Methane Seeps Release Less Atmospheric Greenhouse Gas
Methane seeps from seafloor deposits near Svalbard release less ‘greenhouse gas’ into the atmosphere than other Arctic sites because ocean currents there form an effective barrier, study conducted by scientists at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and the University of Southampton showed. Dr Ca
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (October 12– October 18). Saipem has been awarded two new E&C offshore contracts cumulatively valued at more than EUR 600 million (USD 680 million). The first EPCI contract, awarded by Saudi Aramco, in
Vattenfall: 66kV Seen from Developer’s Point of View
What has to be considered in the discussion between 33kV and 66kV from a developer’s perspective? Kenneth Skaug, Senior Electrical Engineer at Vattenfall in Denmark, discusses concerns and opportunities with 66kV as presented at last year’s international conference 66kV for Offshore Wind. Read his f
Royal Navy Divers Destroy Historic Sea Mine in Scotland
Royal Navy divers have destroyed an historic sea mine found off the coast of Gourock on the Clyde in Scotland. The British-made S Mk6 sea mine, dating from around the time of the Second World War, was discovered by a civilian diver earlier in the week who reported it to the local authorities. Northe
OMS Finalizes Pipe Measurements for Kaombo Off Angola
Optical Metrology Services (OMS) has completed a series of more than 10,000 pipe end measurements for the Kaombo Ultra-Deep Offshore Project in Angola. The work involved end dimensioning, numbering and colour banding of deepsea, fatigue-critical flowline pipe, Steel Catenary Risers and long seam wel