Subsea
Teledyne Gavia in Framework Agreement with DALO
Teledyne Gavia has signed a framework agreement for spares and support for Gavia vehicles with the Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization. As a part of the agreement Gavia modules including a Sonar Transponder Module (STM) were delivered to DALO as spares for a Gavia system that was d
NSRI Report Points Out Potential and Challenges of Wave and Tidal Sector
The National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI) has released a report that outlines steps which need to be taken to ensure the UK remains at the forefront of wave and tidal energy sectors. The Wave & Tidal Transformation report highlights the opportunities and challenges for technology developers and
MMT Begins Greenlink Interconnector Survey
MMT has started survey work for the Greenlink interconnector between UK and Ireland, utilizing its survey vessel MV Franklin. The offshore and nearshore surveying along the proposed route of the electricity link is expected to take approximately 40 days, depending on weather conditions. Further surv
Ashtead Supports Subsea 7 Utgard Ops
Ashtead Technology has completed a subsea installation monitoring project for Subsea 7 in support of Equinor’s Utgard development. The contract, which was awarded by i-Tech Services on behalf of Subsea 7, saw Ashtead’s Deflection Monitoring System (DMS) used to capture data required to deploy a subs
Bibby Offshore Utilizes C-Kore Testing Units for East Irish Sea Campaign
C-Kore Systems recently delivered C-Kore subsea testing units to Bibby Offshore for use on a fault-finding campaign in the East Irish Sea. The units were used to locate the source of low IR on the field and reduce the testing time. According to the company, its testing units are becoming the tool of
Fugro Names New CEO
Fugro has appointed Mark Heine as CEO and chairman of the board of management. He will succeed Øystein Løseth who has decided to resign per the end of 2018 due to personal reasons. Løseth will step down as CEO and chairman of the board of management on October 01, 2018, and act as an advisor [&helli
Boskalis to Install Borssele Export Cable in Sustainable Way
Royal Boskalis will use a biofuel blend on the project to install the export cable to the Borssele offshore wind farm resulting in a more sustainable realization of this renewable energy project. The Borssele Alpha project is being executed on behalf of TenneT and is aimed at connecting the Borssele
ASV Global Becomes Part of L3 Technologies
New York-based L3 Technologies has acquired unmanned surface vessel (USV) and autonomous vessel control systems company ASV Global. This acquisition should enhanced L3’s unmanned maritime capabilities, including integrated anti-submarine warfare (ASW) solutions, future surface combatant unmanned off
CWind Provides Cable Repair Services for Vattenfall
CWind has secured a five-year cable repair framework agreement with Vattenfall, covering their European assets. The framework, which covers cable repair, fault-finding and diving operations, is supported by Global Marine Group’s fleet of cable ships and crew transfer vessels. Several wind farms will
Prysmian Wraps Up Wikinger Subsea Cable Project
Prysmian Group has completed commissioning of the inter-array cable system for the Wikinger offshore wind farm, located within the West of Adlergrund cluster in the German Baltic Sea. Prysmian secured this project in February 2015 with a contract awarded by Iberdrola, the world-leading renewable ene
EMODnet Introduces Digital Terrain Model for European Seas
EMODnet, an initiative of the European Commission, has launched a high-resolution, 3D underwater terrain model for the European Seas. The model is said to be a significant upgrade of the “bathymetry DTM”, a service that visualises the beds or floors of water bodies, in this case the European Seas. T
Archer Names New Board Members
Archer has elected Kjell-Erik Østdahl as chairman of the board and James O’Shaughnessy as a new board member in the company to fill a vacancy on the board. Kjell-Erik Østdahl has had a tenure of 21 years at Schlumberger in a number of senior positions within operations, business development, marketi
DEME Rolls Out New Nodule Collector
Global Sea Mineral Resources (GSR), DEME’s subsidiary specialised in deep sea harvesting, has unveiled the nodule collector ‘Patania II’. The pre-protoype is the successor of the tracked soil testing device ‘Patania I’, which was tested during a 2017 expedition in the Central Pacific Ocean. The ‘Pat
Tendeka Welcomes New Technology Director
Completions service company Tendeka has appointed Davor Saric as its new technology director to help deliver the company’s next generation of disruptive technologies. Saric joins Tendeka having been involved in numerous global field developments and redevelopments as a production technology / petrol