Subsea
Fibron Introduces New Brand Identity
Fibron, the UK based subsea services provider, has launched the new company brand, following the company change of ownership that took place in December. Bruno Cianfini, managing director, said: “We and our new owners, Rubicon Partners, welcome this refreshing new start to the business, remain commi
Decom North Sea Reveals Awards Finalists
Decom North Sea has announced award finalists ahead of this year’s Decom Offshore conference/exhibition and Decom Awards. The 2nd annual Decom Awards will showcase decommissioning excellence in innovation and collaboration, whilst highlighting the young professionals of the industry who have demonst
DeepStar Project Picks Upwing and MHI for EPS Topology
Upwing Energy, an artificial lift technology company, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) have been selected by DeepStar, a global offshore research and development consortium, to perform a feasibility and conceptual study of Upwing’s Magnetic Drive System (MDS) for Electric Submersible Pumps (ESP
EMGS in New Norwegian Barents Sea Survey
Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has entered into an agreement for a fully pre-funded multi-client 3D CSEM survey in the Norwegian Barents Sea. The contract has a value of USD 1.25 million. The survey is expected to be executed in the second quarter of 2019. The company will mobilize the Atlantic
Trio Forms New Decom Player
Heerema Marine Contractors, Decom Energy and AF Offshore Decom, have jointly launched a new company – Fairfield Decom. Fairfield Decom was established as a late-life operations and decommissioning operator, providing solutions for aging offshore oil and gas assets, primarily in the UK Continental Sh
Heerema Nets Hollandse Kust Zuid Alpha Contract
Heerema Marine Contractors has been awarded Petrofac contract for TenneT’s Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) Alpha project, one of the largest offshore wind farm zones being developed in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. The award entails the transport and installation of the HKZ Alpha HVAC platform. This
Sumitomo Electric Delivers Two HVDC Interconnector Projects
Sumitomo Electric Industries has completed two high-voltage direct current (HVDC) interconnector cable projects using crosslinked polyethylene (XLPE) insulated cables. The first project was the construction of a 400-kV HVDC XLPE cable system, the highest voltage in the world for an HVDC-XLPE cable s
HR Wallingford Tests New Offshore Wind Foundation
HR Wallingford has started physical model testing of a new offshore wind foundation known as the Gravity Tripod. The company is working with Offshore Design Engineering (ODE), DNV-GL, Cambridge University and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult to test and certify the new offshore wind foun
Johan Sverdrup Phase 2 Plan Gets Go-Ahead
The plan for development and operation (PDO) of the second phase of the Johan Sverdrup field development was formally approved by Norwegian authorities on 15 May. The same day sees the construction start of the field’s second processing platform at Aibel’s yard in Haugesund. “This is a big day for E
Deep to Survey Northland’s Two German Offshore Wind Sites
Deep BV said it has been awarded two service contracts at the Northland Power offshore wind farm sites. The two five-year contracts will see the Dutch hydrography and geophysics specialist deliver subsea surveys services at Deutsche Bucht and Nordsee One wind farms. Financial details surrounding the
Corinth Pipes for Midia Gas Project in Black Sea
Corinth Pipeworks (CPW) has been selected to manufacture and supply 8-inch steel pipes for the infield line and 16-inch steel pipes for the Midia Gas Development offshore gas transport pipeline. The pipes will be manufactured during 2019 in CPW’s factory in Greece, and installation work will begin a
Palfinger Kits Out Nexans Aurora
Palfinger Marine has been chosen to deliver a major deck equipment package for Nexans cable laying vessel, Aurora. Palfinger has already reported to deliver Abandon and Recovery (A&R) winches, A-Frame, knuckle boom cranes and overhead travelling gantry cranes to the Aurora. The new delivery agreemen
Viewport3 Moves to New Office
Viewport3, a subsea 3D scanning specialist, has moved to new premises in Dyce, following on from a year of growth. Viewport3 will now be based at the Kirkhill Industrial Estate in Dyce. The new facility provides double the amount of office space they had previously, as well as additional store space
Green Marine, SME Team Up on Anchoring and Mooring Solutions
Green Marine and Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) have joined forces to provide anchoring and mooring solutions for energetic marine environments suitable for a range of applications including offshore floating wind, aquaculture, wave and tidal energy. Green Marine’s experience in operating subsea dr