Subsea
MacArtney Supplies MERMAC Winch to ASN for Johan Castberg Work
MacArtney has provided active heave compensated MERMAC winch solution to Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) for planned subsea offshore operations. MacArtney’s MERMAC R40 AHC winch will facilitate the laying of seismic cables on the seabed of the Johan Castberg oil field in the Barents Sea for Equinor
The Most Complete INBIS Channel Map Released
A scientific study describes for the first time the submarine cartography of a high-latitude system in the IBIS channel, which covers tens of kilometres in the northern western area of the Barents Sea, in the Arctic Ocean. This channel is one of the few submarine valleys in polar latitudes that kept
James Fisher Marine Services Set for Triton Knoll Work
UK firm James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) has been awarded a contract by innogy to begin offshore site preparations for Triton Knoll offshore wind farm. The contract coincides with JFMS’s expansion into new facilities at Grimsby. Julian Garnsey, project director for Triton Knoll and innogy, said:
NKT Completes Power from Shore Cable for Martin Linge
NKT has completed the power from shore cable system for Equinor’s Martin Linge oil and gas field in Norway. The cable system solution from NKT plays a key part in making the field more carbon-efficient as is it powered from shore by the 163 kilometers long 145 kV high-voltage alternate current (HVAC
Deep Sea Mooring Takes Delivery of RigLOK Connectors
Deep Sea Mooring has taken delivery of a first batch of RigLOK connectors, designed and manufactured by Balltec in the UK and certified by DNV-GL. The RigLOK connectors are designed for hydro acoustic quick release of mooring lines, either in the event of iceberg or weather evasion, or to reduce anc
Royston Wraps Up Seven Atlantic’s Engine Overhaul
Royston has completed the work on overhauling diesel engines for the Seven Atlantic diving support vessels. Engineers undertook the major service on the generator engines onboard the 140m long Subsea 7’s Seven Atlantic, as part of a comprehensive refurbishment and maintenance programme of critical p
TurkStream Pipeline in Black Sea Finalized
The final weld of the TurkStream pipeline, connecting offshore and the nearshore sections, has been completed, marking the finalization of the entire pipeline system in the Black Sea. The procedure, known technically as ‘Above Water Tie-In’, involved retrieving the nearshore pipeline and offshore pi
Interventek Expands Team and Facilities with £750K Investment
Interventek has committed investment in the region of £750,000 to support business growth in 2019 and beyond, with the addition of six staff and a new technology development and test centre. The investment follows recent business wins for the supply of Interventek’s Revolution shear and seal safety
TechnipFMC Lands Subsea Deal for Johan Sverdrup Development
TechnipFMC has secured a subsea contract, worth between $75 million and $250 million, by Equinor for the Johan Sverdrup Phase 2 development, located in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The contract covers the delivery and installation of the subsea production system including integrated templa
Prysmian Cables for French Floating Offshore Wind Project
Prysmian has been awarded a contract worth approximately €30 million by PGL (Provence Grand Large), a floating offshore wind farm project located in South France, which is part of EDF Renewables, for the development of a turn-key submarine cable system. The system to be supplied includes 3 kilometer
NKT Names President and CEO
NKT has appointed Alexander Kara as president and CEO of NKT and NKT A/S. Alexander Kara, an internationally experienced executive in the power distribution industry, joins NKT on August 01, 2019. Alexander Kara joins NKT from ABB and a position of senior vice president, HUB Business Unit manager CS
Shetland Subsea Link Gets Provisional Approval
Ofgem said it is minded to approve a proposal by Scottish and Southern Energy Networks (SSEN) to build a 600MW subsea electricity transmission link from Shetland to mainland Scotland. The link would allow new wind farms on Shetland to export renewable electricity to the rest of Great Britain and hel
JDR Supplies Inter-Array Cables for Denmark’s Kriegers Flak OWF
JDR Cables, part of the TFKable Group, has signed a cable contract with Vattenfall for the Danish Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm. JDR will manufacture more than 170 kilometers of aluminium core inter-array cables and a range of termination accessories. The cable will be assembled in JDR’s Hartlepo
Equinor Extends with Island Wellserver
Island Offshore and TIOS will continue as supplier of light well intervention services (LWI) for Equinor, with a new agreement signed for the use of Island Wellserver. The vessel has been working for Equinor since April 2009, and by start of the new contract in 2020 Island Wellserver will be into it