Subsea

TIGER surveys Morbihan tidal site off France
The teams from Université Bretagne Sud (UBS) and Morbihan Hydro Energies have carried out a series of hydrodynamic measurement campaigns and environmental characterisations of the Morbihan site in Brittany, France.

Baker Hughes launches engageSubsea for remote inspections
Baker Hughes has launched the engageSubsea remote – an extension of the engageSubsea platform for remote HSE inspections.

Two key contracts awarded for Northern Lights project
Norway’s Equinor has awarded two key contracts in connection with the Northern Lights carbon transport and storage project.

Plans filed for Northern Producer decommissioning
Northern Offshore and EnQuest have submitted combined decommissioning programmes for the Northern Producer FPF to the UK authorities.

Nexans joins Climate Group’s RE100 initiative
Cabling specialist Nexans has joined the Climate Group’s RE100 initiative. RE100 is a global initiative bringing together the companies leading the transition to 100 per cent renewable electricity. In line with the Paris agreements, Nexans recently unveiled its roadmap towards carbon neutrality. As

Kriegers Flak CGS fully in operation
The Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution (CGS) is now completely connected to the grid and in operation. According to Energinet, the trial runs were successfully completed and the recent restart tests after a simulated power outage on both the Danish and the German sides. Kriegers Flak CGS connects

Xodus boosts emissions division to support net zero drive
Energy consultancy Xodus has expanded its emissions team to support clients and the wider energy industry in achieving its net zero goals. Atmospherics expert Natasha Howlett has joined the company to lead an in-house emissions management division, which will support clients’ emissions reduction ini

LOC wraps up IFA2 interconnector job
Marine and engineering consultancy LOC France has completed marine warranty survey works for the cable transport and installation operations for the IFA2 interconnector between the UK and France. The IFA2 is a joint project between RTE and National Grid. It is the second interconnector running betwe

NKT sets net zero emissions goal
Cabling firm NKT has signed up for the Science Based Target initiative to become a net-zero emissions company. The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) is a collaboration between CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). The

CSUB lands well protection deal with DeepOcean
Norway-based CSUB has secured a contract from DeepOcean for nine well protection structures. CSUB has developed a new single well protection structure for the wellheads for offshore production of oil and gas. The first commercial project delivery took place earlier this year. The new multi-million-k

Serica suffers Rhum delays due to Awilco rig downtime and weather
Serica Energy has encountered difficulties while conducting a well intervention project on the Rhum field off the UK due to rig downtime and weather delays.

TenneT chooses ZTT for two German offshore wind connections
TenneT has commissioned subsea cable manufacturer Zhongtian Technology Submarine Cable (ZTT) for two offshore wind connections in Germany. ZTT will deliver cable systems to link offshore wind farms to HelWin beta and DolWin kappa converter platforms in the North Sea, with the cable routes being five

Seismic trio in multi-client data pact
Seismic players PGS, TGS and CGG have formed a strategic partnership to offer a shared ecosystem providing direct access to their subsurface multi-client data libraries. The cloud-based ecosystem will offer a single search point to access all three companies’ multi-client data and allow customers to

Walker Subsea starts work on renewable energy-powered subsea motor
UK-based specialist engineering firm Walker Subsea Engineering has been awarded funding to develop a novel offshore renewable energy-powered subsea motor.