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James Fisher Subsea Excavation Boosts Its Team
James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE) has boosted its team by a number of key appointments and promotions. The strategic appointments ensure that the team is best placed to anticipate and respond to client demands, the company said. Andrew Simpson has been appointed to the role of commercial and pro
Subsea Innovation Makes Pipeline Repair Clamps Delivery
Subsea Innovation, part of Tekmar, has designed, manufactured, tested and delivered two diver-installed 10-inch pipeline repair clamps to an undisclosed client. The clamps were designed in accordance with Subsea Innovation’s recently-acquired DNV GL Type Approval for temporary and permanent structur
Modus Adds Another Saab Seaeye Hybrid AUV to Its Fleet
Modus has placed an order with Saab Seaeye for the next vehicle in its Hybrid Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (HAUV) fleet, the 3,000m rated Saab Sabertooth to be delivered in Q3 2019. The new system will be equipped with extended autonomous endurance and increased thrust for high speed survey and wil
Ørsted Picks Boskalis for Hornsea 2 Export Cable Job
Ørsted has awarded Boskalis the offshore export cable installation contract for the Hornsea 2 offshore wind farm. The contract has a value over EUR 100 million and consists of three export cable circuits with a total length of approximately 380 kilometers. The project scope includes the preparation
Highlights of the Week
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DEME Wraps Up Hornsea One Foundations Project
DEME Offshore has installed the last two of 174 foundations for the Hornsea One – the biggest offshore wind farm in the world. Four jack-up vessels were involved in the execution of the project, for which EEW produced the monopile foundations. DEME’s unit Tideway previously completed the export cabl
DEME to Study Floating Concrete Substructures for Equinor
DEME Offshore has signed an agreement with Equinor to undertake a study examining potential floating concrete substructures for the planned Hywind Tampen wind farm in the North Sea off Norway. The study is a part of the engineering works before the final investment decision. The scope of the front-e
Fugro Sees Revenue Growth
Dutch subsea and survey specialist Fugro has seen its revenue increased some 9 per cent from €350 billion in Q1 2018 to €395 million in Q1 2019. Fugro’s marine division, with revenue at €244 billion in Q1 2019, generated some 10 per cent more than in Q1 2018. Marine division backlog for the next 12
Marine Mammal Monitoring Equipment Testing Concluded
The Balmoral Subsea Test Centre in Aberdeen has carried out hydrostatic tests on equipment that will be used to monitor the interaction between tidal turbines and marine mammals in the Pentland Firth. The linear actuators that were tested form part of a marine mammal monitoring station anchored to t
TechnipFMC Earnings Drop, Orders Jump
TechnipFMC has reported first-quarter 2019 profit of $20.9 million or 5 cents per diluted share. The services major has seen a 78 percent decrease compared to net profit of $95.1 million same time last year. Adjusted earnings per share for the quarter were 6 cents, excluding charges and credits. Rev
ECA Supplies Robotic Arm for Ictineu Submarines
ECA Group has supplied a five function electric manipulator arm to be integrated onto a manned submarine Ictineu 3, conducting scientific subsea missions in Europe. ECA Group delivered an Arm 5E to the Spanish Ictineu Submarins SL company, to equip its Ictineu 3 manned submarines, which are 3-person
Aker BP Adds New SVP Projects
Aker BP has appointed Knut Sandvik as senior vice president Projects. He will be a part of the executive management team and will report to CEO Karl Johnny Hersvik. Sandvik has worked for Aker Solutions for more than 30 years, joining what was then Norwegian Contractors as a field engineer in 1987.
PGS Q1 Loss Widens
Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS), reported loss for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019 of $65 million versus loss of $40 million in the prior-year quarter. Basic loss per share was 19 cents, down from 12 cents per share loss same time last year. Norway-based PGS generated $129 million in quarterly r
Katapult Ocean and GCE Ocean Technology Team Up
Katapult Ocean and GCE Ocean Technology have partnered to support start-ups. GCE Ocean Technology, formerly GCE Subsea, recently went through a name change to signify a new strategic direction. The cluster now wants to be an active faciliatator for technology transfer from the oil and gas industry i