Subsea
Crossings done at Baltic Pipe route
All crossings with gas pipelines and cables intersecting the route of the Baltic Pipe have been completed as part of the offshore pipelaying work, according to the latest update.
ABB power and propulsion package for Orange Marine cable layer
Colombo Dockyard has ordered an integrated ABB power and propulsion package for Orange Marine’s cable-laying and repair vessel that will support offshore wind farms. The vessel will be delivered by Sri Lanka’s shipbuilder in 2023, joining an Orange Marine France fleet which now accounts for 15 per c
Prysmian inks €66M subsea umbilicals deal with Petrobras
Italian cabling company Prysmian Group has secured a new contract with Petrobras to deliver deep-water electro-hydraulic umbilicals and specialized offshore and logistic services.
TSC Subsea’s new tool targets tight access inspections
TSC Subsea has launched a scanning tool to be deployed on remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and carry out tight access field joint inspection through difficult to penetrate pipeline coating.
Webtool unveils new cable cutter for severe conditions
The UK’s hydraulic subsea tools specialist Webtool has launched a new heavy-duty cutter, said to be designed to cut cable, umbilicals and risers in severe working conditions. The Webtool HCV220 can be deployed subsea mounted on a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and as a deck-mounted cutter for plann
Enersea inks FEED deal with Petrogas offshore Netherlands
Enersea has secured a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract with Petrogas E&P Netherlands for the development of the A15 and B10 gas fields.
Export cable installation resumes at Hollandse Kust Zuid
Van Oord’s underwater robot Deep Dig-It has returned to the Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm to connect the HKZ Beta offshore platform to the mainland. TenneT is developing the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore grid for the connection of the 1.5 GW wind farm. Four offshore cables will be buried in the North
IMCA issues AUV audit guidance
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has published an AUV Audit Guidance Document (IMCA S 028) to advance a common approach to the auditing of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) and their associated support systems.
Kraken finalises PanGeo Subsea purchase
Canada-based marine technology company Kraken Robotics has completed the acquisition of 3D acoustic imaging specialist PanGeo Subsea.
World’s longest ETH pipeline installed at Fenja field
Neptune Energy has completed the installation and testing of the electrically trace-heated (ETH) subsea production pipeline at its Fenja field in the Norwegian sea.
EuroAsia Interconnector secures €100 million EU grant
The Council of the European Union has approved the allocation of a €100 million grant for the EuroAsia Interconnector electricity interconnector. The announcement comes as part of the Recovery and Resilience Plan for Cyprus to end the energy isolation as it is the last non-interconnected EU member s
Magseis Fairfield to conduct OBN survey in North Sea
Magseis Fairfield has won a contract to carry out an ocean bottom node survey (OBN) in the North Sea for the repeat client.
TGS to deliver NOAKA OBN seismic survey
TGS is set to carry out an ocean bottom node (OBN) seismic survey in the NOAKA area on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).
Subsea 7 buys into Spanish floating wind specialist
Subsea engineering, construction and services company Subsea 7 has entered into an agreement to acquire a majority interest in the equity of Nautilus Floating Solutions S.L. a developer of technology for the floating wind market based in Bilbao, Spain. According to Subsea 7, Nautilus has developed a