Subsea
Bluefield Geoservices Expands in Americas
Bluefield Geoservices, a UK-based provider of specialist subsea geotechnical services announced its expansion into the Americas. The company will initially open two offices in the US, one in the northeast US to serve the immediate demands of the offshore renewable energy market, and one in the south
Akastor Names New CFO
Oilfield services investment company Akastor has appointed Øyvind Paaske as chief financial officer, effective March 1, 2020. He replaces Leif H. Borge who will remain in the position up to this date, after which he will assume a new position in a company outside the Aker group. Øyvind Paaske joined
Decom North Sea Names New Board of Directors Chair
Decom North Sea has appointed Jinda Nelson as chair of its board of directors. Nelson appointment to the board follows several years as an active member of Decom North Sea, including close involvement with the organisation’s Decommissioning Leadership Group from its inception. She has also spent a n
2H Offshore Boosts Management
Acteon’s riser and conductor specialist 2H Offshore has made several promotions within the organization. Ben Andrew has been appointed a director of the Woking office alongside Alex Rimmer. They will work together to grow the England and MENA regions, with Andrew leading the deployment of new cloud-
Maersk Supply Service Secures New Project in North Sea
Maersk Supply Service has secured an integrated FPSO tow and mooring installation project for an operator in the North Sea. The work scope includes project management, engineering and offshore execution involving six anchor handling tug supply and subsea support vessels. Maersk Supply Service will p
GSP Offshore Completes Removal of OMV Petrom’s Gloria Jack-up Rig
GSP Offshore has completed the removal of Gloria jack-up rig for OMV Petrom, from its production location in the Black Sea. The Gloria platform was transported to Agigea harbor in Constanţa. This represents the first removal of an offshore production platform in Romania. The platform was used in oil
Jan De Nul Taps Correll Services for Changhua OWF Work
Electrical installation company Correll Services has recently been awarded a contract by Jan De Nul for the subsea & land cable termination & testing works on the Changhua Demonstration offshore wind farm in Taiwan. This is the company’s second job only weeks after completing its first project in Ta
XOCEAN Eyes Expansion with New €7.9M Investment Boost
Ocean data company, XOCEAN, has completed a €7.9-million funding round. The purpose of this funding is to support the company’s international scaling plans and was fully subscribed by existing shareholders. XOCEAN has recently delivered projects for clients including BP, Equinor, PX Group and the UK
Nexans to Connect Saint Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm to Land
Nexans has received EUR 115 million contract from RTE France to supply and install 67km offshore and 93km onshore power export cables for the 496 MW Saint Brieuc offshore wind farm. Located in the English Channel, some 16 km off the coast of Saint Brieuc Bay, the wind farm is expected to generate en
ECOsubsea Grows Hull Cleaning Footprint in Europe
Norwegian provider of hull cleaning technology ECOsubsea said it has been given green light by the Dutch regulatory body Rijkswaterstaat to offer hull cleaning services to vessels at all Dutch Ports including Europe’s biggest port, the Port of Rotterdam. ECOsubsea also secured similar permissions in
Rovco Wraps Up ROV Inspection at Galloper Offshore Wind Farm
Rovco has completed an extensive remotely operated vehicle (ROV) inspection contract for the Galloper offshore wind farm. The circa £1 million contract has resulted in completion of the baseline asset integrity survey at the Galloper, a 353MW installed capacity wind farm which lies 30km off the coas
Teledyne Marine Provides Seismic Source Controllers to PGS
Teledyne Marine Seismic has been awarded a long-term contract to provide seismic source controllers to PGS. Teledyne Real Time Systems’ SmartSource system represents decades of experience in marine seismic exploration. The system is capable of synchronizing up to 192 sources. The SmartSource system
ABB Demos Its Subsea Power Technology
ABB has completed a 3,000-hour shallow water test of its pioneering subsea power distribution and conversion technology system – making it commercially viable. The system delivers a supply of up to 100 megawatts of power, over distances up to 600 kilometers and down to 3,000 meters water depth, at p
NKT Firms Up Dogger Bank Cables Order
NKT has entered a preferred supplier agreement as main contractor for delivery and installation of high-voltage DC onshore and offshore export cable systems to the Dogger Bank wind farms Creyke Beck A and B site. The contract with project owners Equinor and SSE Renewables is the largest XLPE power c