Subsea
Hydro Group Adds Hydrostatic Pressure Vessel
Subsea cable and connector specialist Hydro Group has further strengthened its portfolio with a new hydrostatic pressure vessel, following a £250,000 investment. According to the company, the 2.5 x 1.5-meter vessel has the capacity to pressure test large cable assemblies and equipment up to 2,200psi
OceanWorks in CSnet Nod Pod Overhaul
Vancouver-based subsea solution engineering company, OceanWorks informed that a second Node Pod from CSnet has arrived to be refurbished and upgraded to the latest standard. The delivery of this Node Pod follows the upgrade and refurbishment of the first Node Pod which is scheduled to be delivered t
Wood Group to Provide Operating Services on CATS
Wood Group has entered into a $250 million agreement with Antin Infrastructure Partners (Antin IP) to provide operating services for the Central Area Transmission System (also known as CATS) in the North Sea for up to 10 years, subject to certain regulatory and other consents. Wood Group PSN (WGPSN)
Nauta Lunches New Polish Research Vessel
Consortium of Nauta Shiprepair Yard and Crist from MARS group have launched a special purpose vessel for interdisciplinary research of the sea. Special catamaran “Oceanograf” was ordered by Institute of Oceanography, University of Gdańsk. The catamaran is a special research vessel intended for inter
Hydrex in Underwater Propeller Fix
Hydrex performed propeller croppings on two vessels berthed in Algeciras, close to the Spanish Hydrex office. The first operation was carried out on a 174-meter LPG tanker, the second one on a 230-meter bulk carrier. Both ships had suffered torn off pieces, severe cracks and bents on all four propel
BOEM: National Academies to Establish Environmental Committee
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced an agreement to have the National Academies establish a new standing committee on environmental science and assessment for offshore energy and mineral resources. The committee will provide independent information on issues relevant to BOEM’s env
Dong Orders JDR’s Inter-Array Cables for Race Bank
Dong Energy has awarded a contract to supply subsea power cables for the Race Bank offshore wind farm to UK-based company JDR. For this contract, JDR will design and manufacture 110 kilometres of 36 kV inter-array cables and provide offshore testing and termination services. The scope of work also i
Exclusive: Forsys Subsea New Approach to Subsea Fields
Forsys Subsea, a 50/50 joint venture between FMC Technologies and Technip, was officially launched earlier this month. Forsys Subsea was announced in March this year as a joint venture that will unite the skills and capabilities of two subsea giants. We were interested to learn more about one of the
China Launches Research Center for Rainbow Fish Submersible
The Shanghai Ocean University has established a research center at the Zhangjiang High-Tech Park to assemble the “Rainbow Fish” submersible that can go down deeper than the nation’s first deep-sea submersible “Jiaolong,” which touched 7,000 meters. China’s new deep-sea research program aims to build
Harkand Kicks Off Solan Ops
London-based IRM contractor, Harkand, has embarked on a contract awarded by Premier Oil Plc to support the operator activities on the Solan field development, West of Shetland. The multi-purpose service vessel the Siem Spearfish, which is on long-term charter to Harkand, arrived in Newcastle earlier
Van Oord to Install Foundations on Burbo Bank Extension
Van Oord has signed a contract with DONG Energy for the installation of foundations at the Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm in the UK. Van Oord will install the project’s 32 monopiles and transition piece foundations, supply and install the scour protection and provide the logistics between t
Expro Lands $100 Mln Tullow Deal Off Ghana
International oilfield services company, Expro, has been awarded new contracts from Tullow Oil. Worth in excess of $100 million over three years, the contracts will see Expro work across Tullow Oil’s assets in Ghana, including the Jubilee Field and the Tweneboa-Enyenra-Ntomme (TEN) field project. Fo
NKT Starts Export Cable Production for Race Bank OWF
NKT Cables has now confirmed the order for delivery of export cable systems to the Race Bank Offshore Wind farm by DONG Energy, which was previously announced on December 16, 2014. According to the company, DONG Energy has made the final investment decision for the Race Bank OWF. NKT cables will now
Teledyne Gavia AUV for SAMS
Teledyne Gavia has completed the sale and recent delivery of a Gavia Offshore Surveyor AUV to the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) in Oban, Scotland. The Gavia AUV, selected by SAMS, is rated to 500m depth, and includes an interferometric bathymetry system as its primary scientific sen