Subsea

Roxtec delivers seals for Orbital’s O2 tidal turbine
Roxtec has supplied a range of cable sealing solutions to Orbital Marine Power to support the construction of the 2MW O2 tidal turbine.

Oceanteam to sell Southern Ocean vessel. Plans merger with PASSER
Oceanteam has entered into a memorandum of agreement for the sale of the CSV Southern Ocean, announcing also a potential merger with PASSER Group to target high-growth offshore renewable energy market.

Polarcus liquidators file report to Grand Court of the Cayman Islands
The FTI Consulting liquidators, appointed as joint provisional liquidators for seismic contractor Polarcus, have filed a mandatory report to the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

KRG Engineering to diversify into renewables, expand oil and gas presence
KRG Engineering (KRG), a turnkey precision engineering specialist, has announced plans to expand its presence in the oil and gas sector, while diversifying into renewables as well.

Simply Blue Energy and Subsea 7 to develop floating wind project in Scotland
Simply Blue Energy and Subsea 7 have entered into a joint venture to develop the Salamander floating offshore wind project in Scotland. The joint venture, in which Subsea 7 has a minority interest, will focus on developing the pre-commercial project of up to 200 MW off the North East Coast of Scotla

West Mira rig returning to work in April after dropping X-mas tree on seabed
Following an equipment failure on the West Mira rig while it was working for Wintershall Dea in Norway, the rig is expected to remain offline for weeks.

Ashtead Technology makes appointment for new renewables role
The underwater technology and services company Ashtead Technology has appointed Scott Stephen to lead its increasing activities in renewable energy.

OceanTools secures second Proeon Systems subsea housings order
Subsea engineering company OceanTools has completed the initial subsea housings supply contract for Proeon Systems, securing a second major order from the same company.

Sulmara Subsea makes key appointment
Subsea survey specialist Sulmara Subsea has named Carlo Pinto as its new chief commercial officer.

Aker Solutions gets subsea system order from ConocoPhillips
Aker Solutions has won a large contract from ConocoPhillips to provide a subsea production system for the Eldfisk North development offshore Norway.

Geoquip Marine adds another vessel to its fleet
Offshore geotechnical engineering and drilling company Geoquip Marine has expanded its fleet with the addition of new geotechnical vessel Geoquip Seehorn.

Fugro wins Terna survey for Tyrrhenian Link power cables
Dutch survey contractor Fugro has been selected by Terna, the owner of the Italian national transmission grid, to perform a large multidisciplinary survey for one part of the Tyrrhenian Link interconnector.

Kongsberg to supply HUGIN AUV to Lighthouse
Kongsberg Maritime has signed an agreement with the survey company Lighthouse for the delivery of a HUGIN autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) system in March 2021.

Tenaris to provide line pipe for Northern Lights CCS project
Norwegian energy major Equinor has awarded Tenaris a deal for the supply of tubulars for the Northern Lights carbon capture and storage facilities off Norway.