Subsea
50Hertz searching for Ostwind 3 cable supplier
German offshore transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz has issued a tender seeking a provider of the 220 kV submarine and onshore cable system for the Ostwind 3 grid connection. The selected party will be in charge of the design, engineering, construction, installation, handling and commissionin
Nord Stream 2 hits home stretch with 100 kilometres left to go
Five years after the start of construction, the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea is nearly complete with just 100 kilometres left to build.
Shearwater kicks off second phase of North Sea seismic survey
Shearwater GeoServices has begun the second, larger phase of the Mid North Sea High (MNSH) 3D seismic survey program in the UK for ION Geophysical.
Danes repeal Baltic Pipe environmental permit
The Danish Environmental and Food Appeals Board has ruled to repeal the permit for the onshore part of the Baltic Pipe gas pipeline, which the Danish Environmental Protection Agency granted back in July 2019. According to the appeals board, the permit from the Environmental Protection Agency did not
Uncrewed tandem deploys offshore Scotland
Two uncrewed vessels remotely controlled from shore have travelled up to 40 kilometres offshore into the North Sea to undertake survey work for Berwick Bank and Marr Bank Offshore Wind Developments, owned by SSE Renewables. The XO-450 Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs), owned and operated by XOCEAN, pe
Installation work about to start on Scotland’s new offshore wind farm
Offshore installation work is set to start this month on a new offshore wind farm to be built off the Scottish coast, for which one of Saipem’s crane vessels and Prysmian’s cable laying vessels will soon mobilise. The DP2 heavy lift vessel S3000 is currently in the Port of Schiedam and will be mobil
Bourbon Offshore taking over French subsea research duo
Bourbon Offshore Surf has won a tender to supply and manage the crew and nautical activities of two deep-sea vessels owned by the French Department of Underwater Archaeological Research (DRASSM). Bourbon will support DRASSM with risk management (QHSE), crew and technical management for the André Mal
Acteon joins Saipem on French offshore wind project
Acteon has secured a contract with Saipem to provide casing installation and drilling support at the Courseulles-sur-Mer offshore wind project in France. The work scope includes creating 64 open-hole sockets for casing installation, providing a bespoke drilling system to suit the socket specificatio
CCB Subsea lands Draugen subsea life extension job
OKEA has awarded CCB Subsea with a five-year agreement for subsea life extension services on the Draugen field offshore Norway. In relation to OKEA’s strategy to maintain production until 2040 on Draugen, the company selected CCB Subsea as the service provider for overhaul and refurbishment of exist
Normand Ocean to undergo update as it scores new DeepOcean contract
Solstad Offshore has signed a new contract with DeepOcean for its construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Ocean. Normand Ocean, which has been on contract with DeepOcean since 2014, will now be on firm contract until the end of 2023. The CSV will be utilized on DeepOcean’s inspection, maintenance,
Cable connection needed for German offshore platform
Transmission system operator TenneT has issued a notice for a turnkey contract covering the cable system needed to connect the BorWin6 offshore platform to the German grid. With the 930 MW BorWin6 project, TenneT is planning a direct current connection in the North Sea Cluster 7. Scheduled to be com
UK getting world’s largest pool for underwater tech testing
Blue Abyss is bringing what is said to be the world’s biggest and deepest pool to Cornwall, UK, for testing the latest underwater technology and advancing subsea robotics. The £150 million Blue Abyss facility will be an extreme environment research, test, and training center serving the offshore ene
Sercel unveils shallow-water seabed nodal solution
Sercel, CGG’s seismic equipment business, has launched the new GPR300 nodal seismic acquisition solution designed for shallow waters down to depths of 300 meters. GPR300, developed in partnership with BGP, features Sercel’s QuietSeis broadband digital sensor technology which is said to enable ultra-
Norwegians developing subsea 3D printing tech
Norway’s Kongsberg Ferrotech has teamed up with Equinor, SINTEF and Gassco to develop and test 3D printing technology as a repair method on the seabed. The 3D printing technology will be integrated in the company’s underwater maintenance and repair robot the Nautilus. According to Kongsberg Ferrotec