Subsea
In focus: The pursuit of low-carbon business prospects
This week’s focus was on making vessels greener, low-carbon strategies, green hydrogen, and building a sustainable future.
Inter-array cable work set to start at Neart na Gaoithe OWF
Pre-lay trenching work along a number of inter-array cable routes within the Neart Na Gaoithe (NnG) wind farm site are due to begin around 7 August, ahead of the installation of cables at a later date. The inter-array cable routes will be trenched by a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) which will be d
CGG sells GeoSoftware business
French seismic firm CGG entered into an agreement with Topicus and Vela Software for the sale of its GeoSoftware business.
Xodus in electrification study for Harbour’s North Sea assets
Xodus is assessing the infrastructure and modifications required to enable electrification of Harbour Energy’s Central North Sea assets.
Subsea 7 installs pipeline bundle at Buzzard
Subsea 7 has completed the installation of a five-kilometre pipeline bundle for the CNOOC Buzzard International Phase II (BPII) project.
SMD making changes in senior leadership team
Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) is preparing to make several changes to its senior leadership team as a part of its long-term development plan.
DOF Subsea orders Forum Energy Technologies ROVs
Forum Energy Technologies (FET) has secured an order from DOF Subsea to deliver two 200HP Perry XLX-C work-class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs).
Researchers point out risks of commercial deep-sea mining
Researchers have warned that commercial-scale deep-sea mining could cause irreversible damage to marine ecosystems.
Orbital’s first commercial tidal turbine starts exporting clean power to UK grid
Orbital Marine Power’s O2, deemed the world’s most powerful tidal turbine, has started grid-connected power generation offshore Orkney in Scotland. The turbine is also set to provide power for green hydrogen generation to facilitate decarbonisation of wider energy requirements.
Nexans to supply ‘vital connection’ for Equinor’s floating solar plant
French offshore cabling specialist Nexans has been awarded a contract by Equinor to supply power export cable for its floating solar pilot offshore Frøya in Norway.
Neptune Energy’s North Sea project approved for August start-up
Norwegian authorities have granted consent for the start-up of the Neptune Energy-operated Duva field in the North Sea off Norway.
Ørsted picks Prysmian inter-array cables for its new OWFs in Germany
Ørsted has awarded Prysmian with a contract worth more than EUR 60 million for the design, supply, termination and testing of inter-array submarine cable systems for the Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farms in Germany. Prysmian will supply more than 150 kilometres of 66 kV XLPE–ins
Ashtead Technology appoints CTO to boost growth
Subsea services company Ashtead Technology has appointed Graham Clark to the newly created position of Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to bolster its growth.
Seaway 7 books Siem Offshore OSCV
Siem Offshore has signed a contract with Seaway 7, the renewables business unit of Subsea 7, for the utilization of one of its offshore subsea construction vessels (OSCVs).