Subsea
Wood Scores Equinor Double
Wood has secured two new contracts from Equinor for onshore and offshore facilities in Norway. In the first of the new contracts, Wood will deliver FEED (front-end engineering design) services for brownfield modifications to the Grane offshore facility. The scope of the FEED includes all topsides mo
JFD Wraps Up NATO Golden Arrow Submarine Rescue Exercise
JFD has recently completed a comprehensive submarine rescue exercise to mobilise the entire NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS). The exercise, titled Golden Arrow, provided hands-on training that further optimises the crew’s ability to conduct rescue operations, ensuring the capability remains ready
Kraken Wins US Navy Deal
Kraken Robotics has been selected by the US Office of the Secretary of Defense, Comparative Test Office, to participate in a Foreign Comparative Testing (FCT) program in support of a US Navy Program of Record managed by the Naval Sea Systems Command, EOD Program Office. The FCT is designed to test s
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (June 17 – June 23). https://subseaworldnews.com/2019/06/19/technipfmc-van-oord-scoop-mozambique-lng-prize/ This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Subseaw
SubseaPartner Secures UK Diving Job with Teekay
Norwegian diving contractor SubseaPartner has increased its footprint in the UK with another contract award by the operator and FPSO owner Teekay Offshore. The contract is for undertaking ongoing subsea work on the FPSO’s Foinaven and Hummingbird. Detailed planning and engineering are done and Subse
ABPmer Wins Arklow Bank – Phase 2 Work
ABPmer is supporting SSE Renewables in the development of Phase 2 of its Arklow Bank Wind Park project, off the east coast of Ireland. ABPmer has been commissioned to prepare a preliminary site condition report and manage the associated metocean survey which will then be used in conjunction with new
Scientists Launch €10M Atlantic Survey to Evaluate Ocean’s Health
A team of researchers from countries bordering the ocean have recently embarked on a €10 million project to analyse its ecosystems, from Iceland to South America. Their findings will provide unprecedented insights into how climate change is affecting plant and animal life in the Atlantic. The work w
Nord Stream 2 Releases Finnish EEZ Monitoring Report
Nord Stream 2 AG has released a report on the impacts of Nord Stream 2 pipeline construction activities in the Finnish Exclusive Economic Zone during 2018. According to the monitoring report, the impacts were minor, limited and short-term. Nord Stream 2’s Finnish monitoring is part of the long-term
Solstad Gets More Time with Creditors
Norwegian vessels owner and operator Solstad Offshore said it has secured extension with a number of its key creditors for the suspension and deferral of payments. In December 2018 and April 2019, a number of the companies in the SOFF group entered into agreements for the suspension and deferral of
Optime Subsea Wraps Up Jette Field Campaign for Aker BP
Optime Subsea has completed a two well plug & abandonment campaign on the Jette field for Aker BP, on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The work was completed utilizing Optime Subsea’s Subsea Controls and Intervention Light System (SCILS). Aker BP chose to demobilize the SCILS after its two wel
Rotech Wins Boskalis Gig
Rotech Subsea has been awarded contracts for two significant scopes of work for Boskalis Subsea Cables & Flexibles (previously VBMS). The dual campaign will see Rotech Subsea’s TRS1 and TRS1 LD tools deployed for cable deburial and reburial scopes on a southern North Sea sector offshore wind farm. T
EllaLink Board Welcomes Two New Members
EllaLink’s main shareholder Marguerite has appointed Alberto Horcajo and Alessandro Talotta to the board of directors of EllaLink. Both Alberto and Alessandro have over 20 years’ experience in telecommunications companies with relevant expertise in subsea cable systems. Their appointment will be eff
DNV GL in Baltic Pipe Project Win
DNV GL has won a contract to provide independent verification services for Energinet’s section of the Baltic Pipe project, offshore Denmark. The Baltic Pipe project aims to enable the transport of gas from Norway from a tie-in to the existing Europipe II in the Danish North Sea to the export facilit
Xodus Adds Principal Consultant to Its Renewables Team
Xodus Group has added a new principal consultant to strengthen its renewables team as the company sets its sights on a range of new offshore developments. Dr Adrian de Andres joins Xodus from Black & Veatch where he was a principal consultant and managed several offshore renewables projects. Based i