Dutch provider of solutions for transport, handling and storage of subsea cables WIND Group has acquired compatriot equipment engineering and manufacturing company Draftec. Founded in 2009, Draftec has grown into a specialized system integrator and manufacturer of custom-designed, multi-disciplinary
Prysmian’s new cable laying vessel (CLV) Monna Lisa has arrived at Vard’s shipyard in Norway from Romania, with outfitting completion, installation of main mission equipment and trials now on schedule. After the Italian cable giant disclosed plans to invest in the CLV Monna Lisa, a sister vessel to
Construction of the sixth 86-meter ammonia-ready robotic vessel ordered by Ocean Infinity has begun at Vard Vung Tau shipyard in Vietnam.
Irish transmission system operator (TSO) EirGrid has awarded a multi-party framework agreement for surveys that the TSO will perform at the offshore wind area(s) the Irish government will put up for tender next. The companies that secured long-term contracts, valued at €300 million in total, are Fug
Denmark’s NKT has signed a framework agreement with the Scottish transmission system operator (TSO) SSEN Transmission to deliver power cable systems for two high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission links in Scotland. NKT on August 28, 2023, confirmed the reservation of production and offshore
Cable installation for what is the first pre-permitted, utility-scale, grid-connected wave energy test site in the U.S. is scheduled to commence later this month. The cables will support Oregon State University’s PacWave South facility, which when completed will allow wave energy developers to test
Allseas has completed the removal of the fourth and final platform from Shell’s Brent field in the UK’s North Sea as part of a decommissioning project that took over a decade to conclude. The Brent oil and gas field, located northeast of the Shetland Islands, was one of the largest fields in the Nor
Australian companies Geo Oceans, part of Vertech Group, and Blue Ocean Marine Services have merged, combining Geo Oceans’ small ROV, subsea inspection, and marine science technologies with Blue Ocean’s expertise in unmanned and remotely operated survey technologies. “We are excited about this merger
Italian oilfield services provider Saipem has signed a framework agreement with UK’s energy giant BP for the delivery of subsea services offshore Azerbaijan. The framework agreement, signed between BP Exploration (Caspian Sea) and a consortium composed of Saipem Contracting Netherlands, BOS Shelf an
Following community feedback that caused the previous proposal to be discounted, SSEN Transmission has identified an alternative site on Lewis for the proposed new HVDC convertor station and AC substation for the Western Isles HVDC link. The proposed new site, located on an area of land owned by the
Vattenfall and Metsähallitus have awarded GEOxyz and Arctia contracts to provide geophysical surveys for the Korsnäs offshore wind farm in Finland. Vattenfall became a Metsähallitus project partner for the Korsnäs offshore wind farm in December 2022. The surveys involve mapping a 280 square-kilomete
OEG Energy Group (OEG) has appointed Rolf de Vries as Subsea Director for its offshore wind division, OEG Renewables.
Aker BP has installed the first 5 of the 9 subsea templates built by Marketex Offshore Constructions (MOC) for its “major” North Sea project.
South Korea-based offshore wind cable manufacturer, LS Cable & System, has decided to build a manufacturing facility for high-voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cables in Virginia, which the company says will be the largest factory of this kind in the United States. The factory will be built on a
