Subsea
Siemens Converter Stations for Viking Link Interconnector
Siemens has been awarded a contract to deliver two converter stations for Viking Link, the first high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) interconnection between Great Britain and Denmark. Viking Link interconnector is being jointly developed by National Grid Ventures (Great Britain) and Energinet (Denmar
Geoquip Marine Expands Board of Directors
Geoquip Marine has appointed Peter Østergaard Nielsen to its board of directors as a non-executive director. Peter is a senior lawyer with Danish legal practice Bech Bruun and has extensive specific experience in international wind farm development. In addition to his experience in international bus
Geoquip Adds Second Offshore Support Vessel to Its Fleet
Geoquip Marine has added a second DP2 multi-purpose offshore support vessel, the Geoquip Speer, to its fleet. Formerly known as MV Cristal, the Geoquip Speer, built in 2010, has a gross weight of 3504 tonnes and a length of 84 meters. Following the acquisition, the Geoquip Marine is currently carryi
Rovco Marks ‘Substantial’ Growth in 12 Months
Subsea technology company Rovco, said it has generated £10.5 million of sales and awards through technology provision, research grants, data collection, and surveying projects over the last 12 months. The Bristol-headquartered company, which has also recently opened an office in Aberdeen, confirmed
Titan Wind Energy Snaps Up Ambau Foundations Plant
Chinese manufacturer Titan Wind Energy has ventured into the market for offshore wind turbine foundations with the acquisition of Ambau facility in Cuxhaven in Germany. The takeover of the facility will be through the newly established Titan Wind Energy (Germany), a 100% subsidiary to Titan Wind Ene
Saga Subsea to Manage North Sea Link Suldal Work for Nexans
Saga Subsea has been awarded the Suldal area site manager role by Nexans Norway for the North Sea Link (NSL) project. North Sea Link project is a new HVDC cable, with a total 1 400MW transmission capacity, between Kvilldal in Rogaland, Norway and Blyth, north of Newcastle, England. The cable, spanni
Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Enters Final Construction Quarter
Nord Stream 2 has laid 1,855 kilometres of the pipeline in the Baltic Sea in Russian, Finnish, Swedish and German waters. This corresponds to 75 percent of the overall length of the twin pipeline. Nord Stream 2 AG proceeds with implementing the remaining quarter of the project. Both strings have alr
WATCH: Wintershall Wraps Up Nova Subsea Setup
Wintershall Dea has completed the installation of the subsea pipelines and umbilicals for the operated Nova project in the Norwegian North Sea. The installation of the flowlines completes a summer of significant subsea activity for Nova which began in May with two templates being installed on the se
Nexans Gets McDermott Umbilical Deal for BP’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim
Nexans has received a contract from McDermott Marine Construction to supply approximately 100 km subsea umbilicals and accessories for the BP’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim natural gas project offshore Mauritania and Senegal. Under the terms of the contract, Nexans will provide management, procurement, en
N-Sea Invests in Data Management Capabilities
N-Sea has invested in its data management capabilities by acquiring a new storage system valued in excess of €1.8 million. Based on the latest technology, the upgrade will allow for faster workflow and highly resilient security features, both critical for the meaningful processing, analysis and repo
DEME and Eiffage Grab Saint-Nazaire Foundations Prize
A consortium including DEME and Eiffage Métal has been awarded a €500-million contract for 80 foundations at the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm in France. The scope includes the design, fabrication and installation of the steel foundations. The 480 MW Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm, owned by EDF
Aquatic Completes Riser Replacement Work for Rever Offshore
Aquatic has completed a flexible product riser replacement installation work for Rever Offshore, utilizing the Construction Support Vessel ‘Normand Clipper’. The project saw Aquatic work closely with the client to understand the project requirements from an early stage and integrate both Aquatic’s 5
Charter Extension for Bourbon Oceanteam 101
Oceanteam and Bourbon charter contract for the vessel Bourbon Oceanteam 101 has been extended. The initial charter for the 2007-built subsea construction support/flexible product installation vessel started in 2016. Over the past period the CSV BO 101 has assisted in installing jumpers and X-mas tre
Magseis Fairfield Returns to Profit
Seabed seismic services player Magseis Fairfield has bounced back to profit in the second quarter of 2019. The Oslo-listed company has seen its revenue at USD 132 million, up from USD 20 million same time last year (excluding Fairfield and WGP Group revenue) and also up for Q1 2019 revenue of USD 12