Subsea
JDR lands Azerbaijan deal
Subsea cabling specialist JDR has won a contract to supply a 5.5-kilometre 33kV fiber optic power cable and a steel tube subsea isolation valve (SSIV) umbilical for a BP platform project offshore Azerbaijan. The cable will connect an existing platform to the new platform to provide power share as we
Sovcomflot hands back Polarcus seismic vessel
Marine seismic player Polarcus has taken delivery of geophysical exploration vessel Ivan Gubkin. Ivan Gubkin (previously Polarcus Amani) has been on charter to Russian shipping company Sovcomflot since 2017. In light of the extension to the Vyacheslav Tikhonov charter, the companies agreed that Sovc
Next Geosolutions adds Pacific Worker
UK-based Next Geosolutions has recently taken delivery of its new multi-purpose subsea vessel in Dover, UK. The Pacific Worker, formerly Seabed Worker, will now become NG Worker and operate under Italian flag. The NG Worker is an 88.8-metre LOA Norwegian-built high specification and SPS-Code certifi
PECMAG PTO system on trials at Port of Montrose
Subsea engineering firm Oceaneering and partners recently deployed their PECMAG power take-off technology at Port of Montrose for testing. The Power Electronic Controlled Magnet Gear (PECMAG) is one of the projects in Wave Energy Scotland PTO call. The PECMAG PTO system is a modular all-electric sys
Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum gets new CEO
Community interest company behind Marine Energy Wales, Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum (PCF), has appointed Steve Hall as CEO. Hall brings with him over 30 years of experience in ocean science, technology and policy. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology, a Chartere
Total moves Tyra project into the next phase following jacket installation
French oil major Total has installed two new jackets for the Tyra field redevelopment project located in the Danish North Sea.
Aker Solutions firms up Breidablikk subsea award
Aker Solutions has secured a subsea production system contract from Equinor for the Breidablikk development in the North Sea. The contract value is about NOK 2.5 billion, including options. It covers the delivery of four subsea templates and up to 23 subsea trees and associated components. Specifica
Hornsea Two monopile installation soon to begin
DEME Group’s jack-up vessel Innovation is set to begin the monopile installation at the Hornsea Two offshore wind project next month. In total, 165 monopiles and transition pieces will be installed at the offshore site in the UK in preparation for the Siemens Gamesa 8.4 MW turbines. With a height fr
Fugro to survey Hesselø offshore wind farm
Fugro Netherlands Marine B.V. has won the contract to carry out a geophysical survey at the proposed Hesselø wind site offshore Denmark. Located in Kattegatt, Hesselø is the second of the three offshore wind farms proposed in Denmark’s Energy Agreement 2018, the first being the Thor project. Both He
Global Offshore taps MakaiLay software for power cable setup project
Cable installation and maintenance player Global Offshore recently commissioned MakaiLay software for a power cable replacement project. The SSEN Pentland Firth East project was also the first for Global Offshore to use the MakaiLay Power Module. The company already utilises the software for telecom
EDS on cable fault response duty for RWE Renewables
EDS HV Group has won a five-year framework contract with RWE Renewables to provide cable fault response and repair services across the energy company’s wind farms offshore the UK. Under the framework agreement, EDS will manage all aspects of cable fault response by mobilising engineers to test and i
CGG kicks off phase two of largest OBN survey in UK Central North Sea
Paris-based geophysical services player CGG has completed the first phase of the largest OBN multi-client survey in the UK Central North Sea. In addition, CGG announced immediate commencement of the second acquisition phase. The company took on a this project in November last year. Back then, CGG sa
French trio aims to slash pipeline inspection costs
French tubular solutions specialist Vallourec is working with its compatriots Forssea Robotics and iXblue to develop a pipeline inspection solution combining subsea drones and the use of visual markers, removing the need for surface vessels. Traditionally, the inspection of subsea pipelines and stru
Electric ROV for Ocean Infinity’s Armada fleet
Ocean Infinity has selected the Saab Seaeye Leopard ROV to complement its pioneering ‘Armada’ fleet of unmanned surface robot vessels. The electric Leopard work-class underwater vehicles will launch from Ocean Infinity’s initial 13 environmentally sustainable unmanned vessels for a variety of offsho