Subsea
Boskalis Wins €85M in Contracts
Boskalis has been awarded two offshore contracts with a combined value of approximately €85 million. For a new offshore wind farm in Taiwan, Boskalis will carry out the scour protection of the turbine foundations and in Denmark a four-kilometer-long gas pipeline will be installed in the seabed. The
Greenlink Welcomes Beresford as CEO
Greenlink Interconnector has appointed Nigel Beresford as its CEO. Beresford is taking on the role from December 2019, to head up the company as it nears commercial milestones and progresses towards construction of the Greenlink interconnector. Peter Ewing has also been appointed as director of Fina
Dutch MOD Picks Trio for Submarine Replacement Final Round
Naval Group has been selected by the Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MOD) to enter the next phase in the selection process for the Submarine Replacement programme. Naval Group joins Saab and TKMS in the final “knock-out” phase, with the contract award (D-Letter) expected some time around 2022. As r
Andersen to Quit as NKT CFO
Cable specialist NKT said that its chief financial officer Roland M. Andersen has decided to resign. According to the company, Andersen plans to leave no later than end-June 2020. Andersen also took on the role of interim CEO in November last year, and was succeeded by Alexander Kara in August this
Highlights of the Week
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Eidesvik Chairman to Hand Over the Helm
Norwegian vessel owner Eidesvik Offshore said that its chairman of the board, Kolbein Rege, will not stand for re-election at the annual general meeting in 2020. Kolbein Rege will continue as chairman until the AGM. The board will initiate a process for finding a replacement candidate prior to the n
Viper Launches New Asset Integrity Management Platform
Subsea technology and engineering firm Viper Innovations has launched V-ASSURE – a new portal software designed to provide managers of subsea control systems with a detailed picture of their subsea assets. The product was initially unveiled at an event held at the Aberdeen Maritime Museum during Nov
Damen Inks Contract with Cotecmar for New Research Vessel
Damen Shipyards Group has signed a Damen Technical Cooperation (DTC) contract with Cotecmar. The contract will see DTC provide design, engineering and technical assistance for the construction of a Scientific Marine Research Vessel (Buque de Investigación Científico Marina (BICM)). Cotecmar, operati
James Fisher Marine Services Director Re-Elected to EEEGR Board
The trade body that has been representing the energy sector and its supply chain in the East of England for almost two decades, East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) has announced who will sit on its Board for the next three years. Among the successful candidates is Martin Dronfield of James Fisher M
SBM Offshore Inks FPSO Sepetiba Contracts with Petrobras
SBM Offshore has signed contracts with Petróleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) for the 22.5 years lease and operation of FPSO Sepetiba (formerly known as Mero 2). These contracts follow the signing of the binding Letter of Intent (LOI) in June 2019. FPSO Sepetiba will be deployed at the Mero field in the Sa
Minister Wheelhouse Marks Completion of Caithness-Moray Subsea Link
The Scottish Government’s Minister for Energy, Connectivity and the Islands, Paul Wheelhouse MSP, marked the official completion of SSEN Transmission’s flagship Caithness-Moray HVDC link with a visit to Blackhillock substation in Moray. The £1bn transmission link, delivered on time and within regula
WIND to Set Up New Cable Accessories Warehouse
Dutch provider of full-service solutions for transport, handling and storage of subsea cables and flexibles, WIND, is building new cable warehouse in Velsen Noord, The Netherlands. In close co-operation with its landlord TMA Logistics, WIND has confirmed the design of its new warehouse. Planned for
Subsea 7 Gets Aker BP Ærfugl Phase 2 Deal
Subsea 7 has secured a sizeable contract, worth between USD 50 million and USD 150 million, by Aker BP for the Ærfugl Phase 2 gas field development, in the Norwegian Sea. This EPCI contract is a long-distance tie-back involving the application of Subsea 7’s Electrically Heat Traced Flowline (EHTF) t
Aker Solutions Subsea Production System for Ærfugl Phase Two
Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract from Aker BP to deliver the subsea production system for the second phase of the Ærfugl development offshore Norway. The subsea delivery will include wellheads, vertical subsea trees, satellite structures, control systems, a tie-in module and about 30 kilom