Subsea

Legasea expands team
Aberdeenshire-based subsea services start-up Legasea has expanded its team with three new appointments.

Ithaca sanctions next stage of North Sea project to boost recovery
Ithaca Energy has sanctioned the Captain Enhanced Oil Recovery Stage 2 project in the UK Central North Sea.

EMGS starts 2021 with lower vessel activity
Norwegian geophysical services company Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has recorded lower vessel activity in the first quarter of 2021 as opposed to the year before.

Hydramec supplies Scorpion LARS to Louis Dreyfus TravOcean for wind services
Hydramec Offshore Hydraulic Systems has delivered a bespoke launch and recovery system (LARS) to Louis Dreyfus Travocean that will be used to facilitate its ROV services for the offshore wind energy sector.

CWind wraps up Kriegers Flak cable job
CWind, part of the Global Marine Group, has completed its inter-array cable pull-in and termination and testing campaign at the Kriegers Flak offshore wind project in Denmark. CWind used walk-to-work vessels Island Diligence and Island Crown to conduct 72 inter-array cable pull-ins and termination a

Dutch Offshore Contractors sets up dedicated subsea cable business unit
Dutch Offshore Contractors (DOC) has reorganized its growing subsea cable activities into a new dedicated business unit named DOC Cable Solutions.

All inter-array cables in place at Moray East offshore wind farm
All inter-array cables have been laid at the Moray East offshore wind farm, with burial, termination and testing works still ongoing. The cables were installed by CLV Living Stone, while the Ndeavour and Grand Canyon vessels have been deployed for the burial operations. OSV Siem Day is supporting te

Saudi group acquires Enshore Subsea
Al Gihaz Contracting, part of Saudi-based Al Gihaz Holding, has completed the acquisition of assets, intellectual property and the management systems of subsea trenching company Enshore Subsea.

ROV specialist grows international footprint
Scottish ROV specialist HPR ROV has signed a two-year agreement with Saudi-based Intelligent Energy Services (i-Energy) to act as its exclusive agent in the region.

UTEC guides Simec Atlantis’ tidal kit to its place
Offshore energy services provider Helix Robotics Solutions partnered with UTEC Survey, an Acteon Group company, to support the recent installation of Simec Atlantis’ demonstration tidal turbine in Japan.

Marine Institute of Ireland awards grants for advanced ocean tech research
Marine Institute of Ireland, in collaboration with PLOCAN, has awarded €240,000 in funding for two PhD scholarships that will seek to address challenges related to ocean observing systems and advanced ocean technology development.

Plymouth’s autonomous marine tech fleet set for launch
An 8.5-metre-tall Autonomous Data Buoy, backed with futuristic fleet of ocean robots, will soon be heading out to sea as part of Smart Sound Plymouth’s plan to create a world-leading proving ground for high-tech marine innovation.

HydraWell tech chosen for Kinsale decommissioning
Well integrity specialist HydraWell has been awarded a multi-year contract with PSE Kinsale Energy to support a major decommissioning project in Ireland.

Well-Safe preparing for rig acceptance audits
Well-Safe Solutions has completed the intake of its new asset, the Well-Safe Protector, and is now preparing for rig acceptance audits in the coming weeks.