Subsea
Celtic Interconnector tenders up for grabs
French TSO Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE) and its Irish equivalent EirGrid have launched engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) tenders for the Celtic Interconnector project. The Celtic Interconnector is a planned 700MW HVDC subsea link to allow the exchange of electricity between
First foundation in place at Hornsea Two offshore wind farm
The first out of the total of 165 monopile foundations has been installed at the Hornsea Two offshore wind farm site in the UK, according to social media updates from Ørsted. The milestone comes around a week after the jacket foundation for the wind farm’s offshore substation was installed. DEME’s j
NPD wraps up another seabed minerals campaign
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has conducted another search for seabed minerals on the Mohn Ridge in the northwestern Norwegian Sea. The expedition saw the vessel Island Valiant and operator TIOS conducting drilling operations in 3000 metres of water to secure samples of mineral deposits
Airborne Oil & Gas becomes Strohm
Dutch-based thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) manufacturer Airborne Oil & Gas has changed its name to Strohm. The launch of the new brand comes as the organisation confirms its commitment to the oil and gas sector’s energy transition and accelerates its strategic growth into the renewables market.
Tekmar grabs supplier contract for German offshore wind farm
Tekmar Energy has won a contract to supply its TekLink cable protection systems (CPS) for a remedial campaign at an offshore wind farm located in the German North Sea.
Eni secures carbon storage licence in UK
The UK Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has awarded a carbon dioxide (CO2) appraisal and storage licence to Eni. The carbon storage licence will cover an area located within the Liverpool Bay area of the East Irish Sea. Under the licence, Eni plans to reuse and repurpose depleted hydrocarbon reservoirs (
ROVOP rolls out video link option for offshore inspection
UK-based ROVOP has delivered its first remote platform-based live video streaming option for offshore inspection and repair, reducing the number of people required on-board amidst Covid restrictions.
Proserv and Synaptec ink cable monitoring deal
Proserv and Synaptec have signed a strategic alliance agreement to develop an integrated cable monitoring system for offshore wind projects. Synaptec’s passive distributed electromechanical sensing (DES) technology will be incorporated within the monitoring solution. According to the companies, this
Global Offshore cable layer ready for Kriegers Flak work
Global Offshore’s vessel Nomand Clipper is ready for utilisation on the Danish Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm following successful sea trials. The Normand Clipper is on a long-term charter from Solstad Offshore for up to eight years. It was fitted with a 4,000-tonne cable carousel, two 15-tonne ca
TechnipFMC wraps up Seagull pipelay ops
Exploration and production firm Neptune Energy has announced the completion of the Seagull project pipelay operations. The project saw the installation of 4.7 kilometres of production pipeline with wash water piggyback line, undertaken by TechnipFMC’s pipelay vessel, Apache II, also with support fro
Geophysical survey needed for Irish wind farm
Codling Wind Park Ltd has issued a contract notice for a geophysical survey across the main site and along the export cable routes of the Codling Wind park offshore Ireland. The Codling Wind Park is located off Codling Bank, 13 kilometres from the east coast of Ireland between Greystones and Wicklow
Rambøll bags cable route survey contract for Hesselø offshore wind farm
Rambøll will carry out cable route survey work for the Hesselø offshore wind farm in Denmark. According to a recently issued tender award notice, Rambøll signed a contract for the work with the Danish transmission system operator (TSO) Energinet on 18 September, following a tendering procedure. This
FLASC sets commercialisation pathway with Subsea 7
Non-battery based offshore energy storage solutions pioneer FLASC has established a collaboration agreement with Subsea 7. FLASC’s patented Hydro-Pneumatic Energy Storage (HPES) concept combines pressurised seawater with compressed air to create an energy storage device. Specifically, the technology
J+S Subsea welcomes back Reid as managing director
Aberdeen-based subsea controls company J+S Subsea has appointed Phil Reid as its first managing director. The company has also expanded its leadership team with industry stalwart Doug Sedge joining its board as a non-executive director. The firm launched in September following a management buyout fr