Subsea
Subsea survey specialist sets up Aberdeen hub
An up-and-coming name in the subsea survey sector has announced the opening of a new hub in Aberdeen. Established in March 2019, Sulmara Subsea, provides specialised survey support services, as well as other solutions across the offshore energy. With corporate headquarters in Glasgow, the company al
UK subsea players remain cautiously optimistic
SMEs operating in the UK’s £7.8-billion subsea supply chain are cautiously optimistic about the next six to twelve months, according to the findings published today by the industry body Subsea UK. Subsea UK recently surveyed its smaller member companies to find out how they were dealing with the fal
Hydramec autonomous winch for Fugro’s new USVs
LARS specialist Hydramec has won a contract to design and build two bespoke lightweight launch and recovery winches for Fugro’s new 12-metre uncrewed surface vessels, built by SEA-KIT. Hydramec has delivered over 50 LARS systems to Fugro worldwide for over 20 years. It has also assisted on many uniq
TechnipFMC names new head of Technip Energies
TechnipFMC has appointed Arnaud Pieton as President and CEO-elect, Technip Energies, effective immediately. As a result, the company has also appointed Jonathan Landes to the role of President – Subsea. Pieton has been with the company since 2004 and held multiple leadership positions, including vic
Acoustic Data rolls out high expansion retainer
UK-based wireless well technology player Acoustic Data has developed a new slickline deployed high expansion retainer for cement and metal alloy plug and abandonment (P&A) applications. In the case of new-generation metal alloy plugs, the HEX-Retainer can integrate with the company’s SonicGauge plug
BAE Systems dives into medium UUV market
UK-based BAE Systems has unveiled the newest addition to its unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) portfolio, the Riptide UUV-12. The 12-inch diameter vehicle is the company’s entry into the medium UUV market – joining three small UUV variants. It also marks the first new vehicle since last year’s acquisi
Porthos CCS project in play for €102M EU funding
The European Commission has proposed awarding 102 million euros in funding to the Porthos project. The Porthos project centres on the capture and storage of CO2 in the North Sea floor. If the European Parliament endorses this proposal, Europe will bear a substantial share of the investment in Portho
Harmony Link project lands €720 million
The EU has allocated close to €720 million from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for the investments in power transmission infrastructure in Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. The decision follows joint application made earlier this year by transmission system operators from Poland and the t
Moray East offshore construction ramps up
Cable laying vessel Living Stone has started the first inter-array cable installation campaign at the 950 MW Moray East wind farm offshore Scotland. The wind farm will feature 100 66 kV inter-array cables and two offshore substation interconnector cables supplied by JDR Cable System. The installatio
Danish offshore wind project goes into overdrive
Danish transmission system operator Energinet is starting offshore surveys at the Hesselø wind project offshore Denmark. Fugro is deploying two vessels to carry out a geophysical survey of the 248-square-kilometre area located in Kattegatt, 20-30 kilometres north of Sjælland. The campaign is expecte
Aker BP all set to start production from Norwegian gas field
Aker BP is now ready to start production from Phase 1 of its operated Ærfugl gas and condensate field development located in the Norwegian Sea.
Aker Solutions scoops up Tommeliten Alpha contracts
Aker Solutions has won two contracts from ConocoPhillips for the Tommeliten Alpha development offshore Norway. The NOK 1.2 billion ($129.3 million) deal will see the company deliver the subsea production system. The scope of work includes 10 vertical subsea trees, two manifolds, wellheads, satellite
DEME commissions subsea drill for Saint-Nazaire OWF’s XL-monopiles
A tailormade subsea drill that will be used to install XL-monopile foundations at the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm has been commissioned after passing Factory Acceptance Tests on 30 September. The drill, jointly designed by DEME Offshore and Herrenknecht, will be deployed at the French offshore
Margareth Øvrum joins TechnipFMC board
London-based TechnipFMC has appointed Margareth Øvrum, executive vice president of Equinor, Development and Production Brazil, to its board of directors, effective 1 October 2020. Øvrum, 62, has over 38 years of experience at Norwegian energy company Equinor (formerly Statoil). She will retire from