Subsea
Wärtsilä to cut emissions, fuel consumption on two Siem vessels
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä and vessel provider Siem Offshore have signed an optimised maintenance agreement to reduce the carbon footprint of two offshore well intervention vessels.
Subsea Innovation CPS retrofit for UK offshore wind farm
Subsea Innovation has delivered a first of kind retrofit cable protection system (CPS) to a UK offshore wind farm. According to the parent company Tekmar, the delivery was part of cable protection remedial works. It also included installation tooling and offshore installation support. In addition, t
Deep-sea mining game making progress
Preparation for the future deep-sea mining projects is in full swing in Delft, The Netherlands, where the Allseas project team is fabricating its first robotic collector vehicle, project partner DeepGreen reports. In June 2019, DeepGreen Metals and Allseas formed a strategic partnership, bringing De
Webtool launches cutting tools for resident ROVs
Manufacturer of ROV cutting tools Webtool is now offering long-term deployment RROV (Resident ROV) tools. Designed for up to 120 days continuous deployment, the tools come with custom RROV interfaces allowing the easy storage, activation and recharging of the hydraulic cutters. Webtool RROV hydrauli
Kongsberg rolls out new subsea transponders with pressure sensor
Kongsberg Maritime has augmented its range of cNODE MiniS SSBL (Super Short Base Line) and LBL (Long Base Line) transponders with new models incorporating an internal, high-accuracy strain gauge pressure sensor. The new transponder units primarily deliver positioning of ROVs, AUVs and towed bodies,
DeepOcean and Fugro charter Østensjø ships
Norwegian firm Østensjø Rederi has secured new contracts for three offshore construction vessels. Namely, Østensjø Rederi and subsea services player DeepOcean have agreed new contracts for Edda Fauna and Edda Flora. The new contracts will commence in Q1 2021 and will secure firm utiliSation until en
Tekmar guards Kaskasi export cables
Tekmar Energy has won a contract to supply its cable protection systems for the Kaskasi offshore wind farm in Germany. The Kaskasi offshore wind farm is a 342MW wind project located in the German North Sea. Construction work will start in Q3 2021, with full project commissioning planned for 2022. On
Nexans bags Hadselfjord cabling contract
Nexans has secured a contract from Norway’s Statnett to supply and install a new high-voltage subsea power link crossing Hadselfjord in the far north of the country. The current Hadselfjord cable, installed in 1977, has exceeded its technical design life. The project aims to further boost electricit
Polarcus calls in the liquidators
The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands has appointed FTI Consulting liquidators to financially troubled seismic contractor Polarcus. The company’s assets were taken over by its lenders following a loan default earlier this year. Last week, Polarcus received notification from the lenders that they no
McDermott’s Amazon gets its J-lay gear
Royal IHC has been modifying McDermott’s pipelay and construction vessel Amazon in the port of Rotterdam for several months. On behalf of Royal IHC, Heerema’s Sleipnir has now successfully installed the J-lay Tower onto McDermott’s vessel. IHC manages the whole modification of this project, from the
Providence gets green light for Barryroe site survey
Oil and gas exploration firm Providence has secured the approval from the Irish government to undertake a seabed and shallow geophysical survey and an environmental baseline and habitat assessment survey, at the K-Site location, Barryroe in the North Celtic Sea. The offshore survey, when completed l
TechnipFMC picks up Karish risers
TechnipFMC pipelay vessel Deep Blue has recently completed spooling of Energean’s Karish steel catenary risers at its spoolbase in Mobile, Alabama. The Deep Blue is currently transiting to Limassol, Cyprus where it will perform mobilisation of the riser end structures. TechnipFMC won an integrated e
Subsea tree orders hit 69 units in January
Subsea tree order intake in January 2021 has seen the awards totalling 69 units, getting off to a fast start, according to market research provider Westwood. Notable awards came for Petrobras’ Buzios development, Santos’ Bayu Undan Phase IIIc, Energean’s Karish North, as well as the North El Amriya
Emerson software boosts multiphase flow analysis
Technology and engineering company Emerson has introduced a new software to boost process automation and the application of the Roxar 2600 Multiphase Flow Meter (MPFM) for the oil and gas industry. The Rapid Adaptive Measurement software architecture enables the Roxar 2600 MPFM to do parallel comput