Subsea
50Hertz Awaits Ostwind 1 Subsea Cable Route Approval
50Hertz informed it has reached another important milestone in the approval procedure for the Ostwind 1 offshore cable project. The public hearing for the submarine cable route in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for the grid connection of the Westlich Adlergrund cluster (project Ostwind 1) was hel
Polar Duchess in 3D Barents Shoot
Dolphin Geophysical, in partnership with TGS, is currently acquiring 4,100km² of Multi-Client 3D Broadband seismic in the Barents Sea. The Polar Duchess is utilising 12 streamers and is working towards a planned completion date in June 2015. The Ringvassøy survey will cover open acreage of the Norwe
Kvaerner Earns $18.3 Mln in Q1
Kvaerner, an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor, has recorded net profit for total operations of NOK 137 million ($18.3 million) in first quarter 2015, compared to NOK 63 million ($8.4 million) in the corresponding quarter last year. Basic and diluted earnings per share for t
Scientists Study Ocean Acidification Effects at Raunefjord
In a new experiment with the KOSMOS mesocosms, scientists from GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel address key questions about the impacts of ocean acidification on the food web and biogeochemical cycling. As part of this study, which runs until the end of June in Raunefjord, Bergen (Nor
Gazprom: Turkish Stream Online in Dec 2016
Ankara has hosted a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Taner Yildiz, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of the Turkish Republic. Alexey Miller and Taner Yildiz addressed the issues of Russian gas supplies to Turkey, upgrade of the Blue Strea
Plexus Wins Another Delivery for Maersk
Plexus has secured an additional purchase order with Maersk Oil’s Danish business unit to supply its wellhead system and mudline services for a well offshore in the Danish sector of the North Sea. According to Plexus, the value of the order is estimated at approximately £1.25 million with revenues s
Heerema Starts Mooring Setup at Ichthys
Mooring installation works have begun at the Ichthys Field in the Browse Basin about 220 kilometres offshore Western Australia as part of the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project’s ongoing offshore installation campaign. The first of 49 foundation piles was safely deployed and driven into the seabed o
GAC Hull Cleaning System in Singapore
GAC EnvironHull’s hull cleaning technology has made its Asian debut at this year’s Sea Asia exhibition, marking its introduction at one of the world’s busiest ports, Singapore. The HullWiper Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) system was launched in late 2013 in the United Arab Emirates and has since be
Subsea Industries Gets 2014 Maritime Innovation Award
The 2014 Maritime Innovation Award, given jointly by the Royal Institution of Naval Architects and QinetiQ, has been presented to Subsea Industries for the product Ecolock. The Maritime Innovation Award is presented to an individual or organisation in recognition of outstanding scientific or technol
Nexans Provides Snøhvit CO2 Umbilical
Statoil’s Snøhvit gas field will be equipped with Nexans’ static umbilical that provide hydraulic, electrical and fibre optic services for subsea services. The Snøhvit project development will establish an additional well at a new CO2 injection template as well as prepare for gas production from exi
SMD’s Q-Trencher 400 for E-Marine’s Cable Ship
Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) has recently delivered a Q-Trencher 400 telecoms vehicle to United Arab Emirates-based company E-Marine. The vehicle is to be installed on E-Marine’s dedicated Submarine Cable Installation and Maintenance Vessel ‘CS Maram’, which is currently undertaking dock trials ahead
WATCH: Statoil, OneSubsea on Subsea Compression at OTC
The Video below shows an OTC 2015 executive session presentation on Subsea Compression with Margareth Øvrum, Statoil’s executive vice president for Technology, Projects & Drilling and Mads Andersen, President, Processing Systems at OneSubsea. In March this year, OneSubsea delivered the world’s first
Vroon Launches VOS Sugar
Vroon announced the launching of VOS Sugar on Sunday, May 03, 2015. VOS Sugar is a 68-metre subsea-support vessel (SSV), currently under construction at Fujian Southeast Shipbuilding in China. VOS Sugar is the first of two newbuilding vessels being built in Fujian, both fitted with an active heave-c
DOF Subsea Hauls Goliat FPSO to Its Location
Eni Norge’s Goliat platform is being towed from Hammerfest in Finnmark to the field location in the Barents Sea. The cylindrical FPSO facility has been lying in the fjord at Ersvika outside Hammerfest for just over two weeks undergoing essential preparations, including final checks and preparations