Subsea
New orders for Seatronics VALOR ROV
Acteon’s marine technology specialists Seatronics has received another order for its VALOR remotely operated vehicle. The ROVs will come equipped with Nortek DVL’s, Teledyne Bowtech cameras and lights and will also boast having Greensea Systems software onboard. The Westhill-based firm said the clie
Offshore project commitments poised for new record, Rystad says
Offshore project commitments are set to reach a new record in the five-year period towards 2025, a Rystad Energy report says.
PGS reactivates seismic pair
Norwegian seismic player PGS is bringing back in action two of its vessels after experiencing an increase of acquisition project activity. Based on project awards so far, the Oslo-listed firm said it has started preparations to reactivate Ramform Vanguard for the summer season. PGS completed the sta
Energy companies invest £1.6M in wave-powered demo for subsea projects
Scottish wave power company Mocean Energy and energy storage developer EC-OG have joined forces with Chrysaor, Modus, OGTC and Baker Hughes to build and demonstrate a wave-powered renewable energy system for running subsea equipment.
New contracts for Solstad subsea duo
Norwegian shipowner Solstad Offshore said Thursday it has inked contracts for two of its subsea construction vessels (CSVs) in the renewables and seismic sectors. The CSV Normand Fortress has secured a contract with UK-based contractor Manor Renewable Energy for operation on a UK wind farm. The cont
Mitsui invests in Acorn carbon capture and storage project
Japan’s Mitsui has invested in Storegga Geotechnologies, the lead developer of the Acorn carbon capture and storage (CCS) project off the UK.
Subsea sector talks floating offshore wind
Subsea companies can find out how to leverage the opportunities in the floating offshore wind through a three-part webinar series organised by Subsea UK and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence (FOW CoE), beginning 9 March. Subsea UK is encouragi
Greenlink gets green light for cable setup in UK waters
Ireland-Wales Greenlink electricity interconnector has secured consent for a marine licence from Natural Resources Wales (NRW). The marine licence covers installation of the marine cable in UK waters. Greenlink said the approval by NRW is a major milestone and joins the onshore planning consents gra
N-Sea wins on KBH02 project
Denmark’s energy operator Energinet has selected Dutch subsea service provider N-Sea for geological and geophysical consultancy services as part of the KBH02 ‘København02’ project. The scope of KBH02 project services includes offshore investigations of: potential UXOs; marine archaeological objects;
NHV helicopters to support Allseas on pipeline project
NHV Group has been awarded a new contract with Allseas to provide helicopter services in support of the Energinet Europipe II Branch Pipeline project.
Global Offshore wins cable maintenance contract for Equinor’s wind farms
Global Offshore has signed a multi-year cable maintenance and management framework agreement with Equinor for its offshore wind farms. Global Offshore will as the primary contractor supply cable management services and perform associated call-off services, comprising active cable maintenance as well
Aberdeen underwater engineering hub set for £5 million boost
British Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announce a further £5 million for the global underwater hub in Aberdeen, building on last year’s £1.3 million commitment. This is part of the government boost for Scottish businesses looking to receive more than £57 million to their green energy transiti
Framo pumps for Scotland’s largest offshore wind project
Framo, part of Alfa Laval, has received an order from Saipem to supply its marine pumping systems for the Seagreen offshore wind project in Scotland. Framo’s pumping systems will be used for the suction bucket foundations, to secure and anchor the wind turbine platforms to the seabed. “This second o
CGG boss joins TechnipFMC board
UK-based subsea major TechnipFMC has appointed Sophie Zurquiyah, chief executive officer of French-based geophysical services company CGG, to its board of directors and audit committee. The appointment will become effective 1 April 2021. Zurquiyah, 54, has served as CEO at CGG since 2018. She joined