Subsea
New integrated cable protection solution from Balmoral
Balmoral, a provider of cable protection systems (CPS) for inter array and export cables for fixed and floating offshore wind installations, has created an integrated CPS the company reports is unique. The Discovery Unit, a combination of product R&D, materials and testing specialists, created the i
Saab Seaeye debuts all-electric work-class manipulator
Electric subsea robotics specialist Saab Seaeye has developed its first seven-function all-electric work-class manipulator. According to Seaeye, it introduces an equally powerful, more precise and more intelligent manipulator than the hydraulic equivalent on WROVs. Its control system enables both ma
Viking Link construction kicks off
The construction phase of the Viking Link Interconnector project between the UK and Denmark has commenced. Siemens is mobilizing to start the construction of a 2.4-kilometre long access road for the Bicker Fen converter station site. Siemens Energy is in charge of the UK and Denmark converter statio
Rever Offshore delivers Serica campaign
Subsea services player Rever Offshore has recently completed a contract awarded by Serica Energy. This is the second campaign Rever has undertaken for the North Sea operator within a framework agreement from November 2018. The workscope, which took place in the North Sea’s Rhum field, was completed
All inter-array cables in place at Borssele I & II offshore wind farm
All 94 inter-array cables at the Borssele I & II offshore wind farm in the Netherlands are now installed. The installation started in February this year, ahead of schedule, Ørsted and Van Oord said, adding that the cable burial campaign will be completed in August. Van Oord carried out cable install
Rotech Subsea wraps up UK port project
Rotech Subsea has completed a quayside stress testing scope for BAM International at the Liverpool2 Container Terminal in Merseyside, England. It executed the bespoke testing and monitoring project at Peel Port’s new deep-water container terminal at the Port of Liverpool. It gives the largest contai
Wellube gets new managing director
Engineering and pipeline maintenance expert Wellube has appointed Garry Kidd, as managing director. This follows a Unique Group company’s major rebrand as part of the renewal of the business, strategy and corporate vision. Kidd brings over 13 years of experience in senior leadership positions, of wh
Siem Barracuda leaves Merkur offshore wind farm
Siem Offshore’s vessel Siem Barracuda has been demobilised from the Merkur offshore wind farm and left the project on 8 July. The Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel (OSCV) has been in service at the German offshore wind farm for almost two years, under a contract with GE Renewable Energy. The equip
PGS concludes Viking Graben extension project
PGS has completed the second GeoStreamer X seismic survey in the Viking Graben. The GeoStreamer X Viking Graben 2020 extension project once again applied PGS’s latest technology innovations for advanced offset-and azimuth-rich data. The project builds on the 2019 GeoStreamer X pilot project in the s
Gibdock takes care of Shearwater seismic vessels
Mediterranean shiprepair facility Gibdock has completing an extensive two-vessel drydocking and maintenance project for Shearwater GeoServices. The Gibraltar-based repair and conversion specialist worked on the seismic research vessels Oceanic Sirius, and SW Empress. The project went smoothly despit
Hellenic Cables on course for Crete – Peloponnese project
Hellenic Cables is on track to deliver the 135 kilometres long submarine cable for the electrical interconnection Crete – Peloponnese. The management of ADMIE recently visited the company’s plant in Corinth to check on the project’s progress. The project, with a total budget of 365 million euros, sh
Hellenic Cables to deliver Seagreen OWF inter-array lines
Seaway 7 has selected Greece-based subsea cable manufacturer Hellenic Cables to deliver inter-array cables for the Seagreen offshore wind farm in Scotland. Under the contract with Seaway 7, the EPCI contractor for the project’s foundations and inter-array cables, Hellenic Cables will design, manufac
Halliburton, TechnipFMC team up on subsea wells watch
Halliburton and TechnipFMC have introduced Odassea, the first distributed acoustic sensing solution for subsea wells. The technology platform enables operators to execute intervention-less seismic imaging and reservoir diagnostics to reduce total cost of ownership while improving reservoir knowledge
Carbon Trust issues four Offshore Wind Accelerator tenders
The Carbon Trust has launched four new tenders as part of its Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) programme. The first two tenders are related to monopile foundations, with the first calling for entries from interested parties to undertake a study to investigate monopile driveability through vibratory p