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Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (September 17 – September 23). https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/09/17/deepocean-launches-offshore-services-base-at-port-of-blyth/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/09/20/hydra-steps-into-saturation-divi
Harwich International Hosts BAS Polar Research Ships
Hutchison Ports Harwich International has become a new base for the British Antarctic Survey’s two ice-strengthened Royal Research Ships, the RRS James Clark Ross and the RRS Ernest Shackleton. The two ships are making their inaugural calls at the port in September before deploying to the Antarctic,
Verus Takes Over Cieco in $400M Deal
Verus Petroleum has signed a sale & purchase agreement (SPA) for the acquisition of Cieco Exploration & Production (UK) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of ITOCHU Corporation. The $400-million acquisition includes a 23.1% interest in the Western Isles Development Project, a 25.8% interest in the H
ABB to Manage and Protect TANAP Gas Flows
ABB’s security, monitoring and communications technology has been installed on the 1,850 km Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP). The first phase, ‘Gas to Eskisehir’ officially opened in early summer 2018 ahead of schedule. ABB provided the security, telecommunications, SCADA main control ro
MacArtney Delivers Moog Focal LVEOS Swivel to OneSubsea
MacArtney has supplied Moog Focal LVEOS Swivel to Norwegian turret and loading systems provider. The Low Voltage Electrical Optical Swivel (LVEOS) is intended for inclusion into a swivel stack for a FPSO (floating production, storage and offloading vessel). OneSubsea, a Schlumberger company, will su
K2 Management Adds Cruz Atcheson
K2 Management, the specialist renewables engineering consultancy, has agreed to acquire independent energy engineering consultancy, Cruz Atcheson. Founded in 2015, Cruz Atcheson specializes in three key areas in the wave, tidal and floating wind sector: concept design, due diligence support and proj
Subsea Expo 2019 Calls for Innovation
Industry experts are being urged by Subsea UK to showcase the most advanced technologies and lead discussions on the current and future subsea challenges at next year’s flagship event, Subsea Expo. The 14th annual conference, which takes place at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre from 5-
Chet Morrison Contractors and iSIMS Present New Jacket Design
The patented iJacket is said to be more structurally optimized than the conventional true X-braced jacket design, supporting the same deck load, conductor/riser count, drilling deck, wind turbine or other payload as its conventional counterpart.
Maersk Supply Service Wraps Up Ailsa FSO Installation for Culzean
Maersk Supply Service has completed Ailsa Floating Storage and Offloading unit (FSO) transportation and installation for the Culzean field in the North Sea. Last week, the hook up of the Ailsa FSO was successfully completed, the company informed. The project has been delivered to Total E&P UK as an
Work Starts for Norther Offshore Wind Farm Cable Landing in Zeebrugge
Norther NV has started work on the beach of Zeebrugge in order to connect the Norther Offshore wind farm to the Belgian electricity grid. The work follows the completion of the installation of the high-voltage station at sea in the middle of August, the company said. The cable-laying vessel Nexus wi
OGA Studies Offshore Gas and Wind Links
An innovative partnership between gas platforms and wind farms could see more power generated – maximising both gas production and renewable electricity generation offshore, according to a report from the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA). The concept of gas-to-wire (GTW) involves using the gas produced f
Flexenclosure to Build Two Cable Landing Stations for Interchange
Swedish Internet infrastructure specialist Flexenclosure has received an order from Vanuatu-based telecommunications group Interchange for two eCentre cable landing stations, to be deployed in Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands early next year. In the past 18 months, Flexenclosure has received orders i
Scotrenewables Withdraws SR2000 Turbine from EMEC
Scotrenewables Tidal Power has started work to remove the SR2000 turbine from its test berth at EMEC, in a move to start site preparation work for their optimized 2MW floating tidal turbine. The SR2000’s withdrawal from service at EMEC follows a year of testing which saw it generate in excess of 3GW
Motive Joins Forces with Euro Rope in The Netherlands
Motive Offshore, headquartered in Boyndie, Aberdeenshire, has joined forces with Rotterdam-based Euro Rope in a £1 million fleet investment to launch new business, EuroWinch BV in The Netherlands. Motive’s standard range of winches and product lines, including high capacity winches up to 150 tonnes,