Subsea
Reach, MMT in ‘Surveyor Interceptor’ Trials
Reach Subsea and MMT have announced, after one week with offshore testing from the vessel Edda Fonn, that the Surveyor Interceptor is performing according to expectations, both on speed and the survey data quality. Reach Subsea ASA (Reach) has, as previously announced, together with survey partner M
NKT Nets ‘Race Bank’ Subsea Cable Deal
NKT Cables has been awarded the order for delivery of export cable systems to the Race Bank Offshore Wind farm by DONG Energy. The order is NKT Cables’ 11th large offshore wind farm project since 2010 where the company first started production of submarine cables. For NKT Cables, the order will have
Technip’s Extension for ‘Viking Neptun’
Technip in Norway has today exercised their first option to extend the contract related to the newbuild Viking Neptun, owned by Eidesvik Offshore According to Reach Subsea and Eidesvik Offshore, the extension is from 110 to 180 days operations in 2015. As previously announced in November, the Eidesv
TenneT Gives Go-Ahead to NordLink Project
TenneT has given the green light to its participation in the construction of the NordLink cable from Germany to Norway. The power cable, which largely runs across the seabed (516 km subsea cable), has a capacity of 1,400 MW, the equivalent of 466 wind turbines of 3 MW, 580,000 solar panels or a very
Subsea Expro Sign-Up Launched
Registration has opened for Subsea Expo, Europe’s largest annual subsea conference and exhibition, which takes place at the Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre from the 11th to the 13th of February 2015. The flagship event, organised by industry body Subsea UK, is expected to attract over 6,000
Ofgem Ups Scottish Subsea Link Funds by £56 Mln
Ofgem has today approved £1.1 billion funding for a new subsea link in the north of Scotland. The regulator’s decision is £105 million less than the funding request from Scottish Hydro Electricity Transmission (SHE Transmission) to ensure consumers pay no more than necessary. The final funding decis
ABB, Hitachi Team Up on HVDC in Japan
ABB and Hitachi have agreed to form a joint venture for high voltage direct current (HVDC) system solutions in Japan. The new entity, to be based in Tokyo, will be responsible for the design, engineering, supply and after-sales services related to the DC system of HVDC projects bringing ABB’s latest
Oceaneering Appoints New SVP, Operations Support
Oceaneering International has promoted Alan R. Curtis to Senior Vice President, Operations Support. In this new role, Curtis will be responsible for Human Resources, Information Technology, Supply Chain Management, Internal Audit, and Facilities. Curtis joined Oceaneering in 1995 as a Financial Cont
Carnegie to Deploy Second CETO 5 Unit
Carnegie Wave Energy’s first CETO 5 Unit has now been operating for approximately 700 hours and the second of its CETO 5 wave energy units is ready for installation. The first CETO 5 Unit was installed four weeks ago and has now clocked up 700 in ocean operating hours. It has experienced a range of
Technip Confirms Sale of Diving Assets
Technip has completed the previously announced sale of its Diving Assets in the US Gulf of Mexico to Ranger Offshore. Earlier this month, Ranger also reported the closure of the previously announced agreement. Technip believes that this sale reinforces its strategy to focus on its core North America
NEMOS Prototype on Trials in Nantes
Within the EU-Project MARINET a test series have been conducted on a 1:5 scaled NEMOS-device at the ECN in Nantes, with one of the biggest wave tanks in the world. Due to the precise adjustments and reproducibility of the wave conditions, extensive hydromechanical parameter studies could have been m
SeaBird Extends ‘Munin Explorer’ Charter
Oslo-listed seismic player, SeaBird Exploration, has received an adjustment to the time charter for the Munin Explorer. The M/V Munin Explorer joined SeaBird in 2007. The vessel can operate as either 2D Long offset or Source vessel. The vessel is currently rigged as Source vessel. SeaBird said that
AMC AUV in Seafloor Shoot
Pinpointing the best location for tidal energy turbines and providing a picture of seafloor conditions underneath fish pens are two research projects benefiting from the autonomous underwater technologies expertise at the Australian Maritime College. The projects were funded by the University of Tas
VIDEO: VBMS Burial Sledge System 2
VBMS has developed a burial tool BSS-II. The BSS-II consists of a towed sledge vehicle with a telescopic adjustable jetting lance. The BSS-II is designed for simultaneous laying and burial operations and is capable of installing flexible products, like cables, umbilicals, flexible pipe lines, rangin