Subsea
Jifmar Adds North West Marine
Jifmar Offshore Services has acquired the Scottish company North West Marine (NWM) based in Oban. After the acquisition of VDC Offshore in 2017, this investment illustrates Jifmar’s strategy to rely on locally established players to boost its development in France and internationally. The JIFMAR gro
ODE Wins Duty Holder Contract for Humber Gathering System
ODE Asset Management (ODEAM), a wholly owned subsidiary of the international engineering and operations support services contractor ODE, has been awarded a contract to be the installation and pipeline operator (Duty Holder) for the Humber Gathering System which will initially serve the Tolmount fiel
Van Oord in North Sea Oyster Recovery Pilot Project
Together with the North Sea Foundation and the Natuur & Milieu organisation, Van Oord and Eneco are starting a project to restore natural underwater features around wind farms: “the Rich North Sea”. A pilot project at Eneco’s Luchterduinen wind farm will investigate how nature conservation and susta
Boskalis and NKT Confirm Triton Knoll Cabling Deal
A consortium comprising Boskalis Subsea Cables and Flexibles (previously VBMS) and NKT has signed a firm contract for delivery and installation of export and array cable systems to the offshore wind farm project Triton Knoll. Innogy, the project owner, has made the final investment decision for the
Kongsberg Kits Out Noble Tom Madden Drillship
Noble Corporation has contracted Kongsberg Maritime to deliver real-time monitoring and advisory solution for the Noble Tom Madden drillship. The Gusto P10000 design Noble Tom Madden deepwater drillship will join Noble Corporation’s Noble Bob Douglas, currently working offshore Guyana, which feature
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (August 27 – September 02). https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/08/27/bhge-wins-subsea-services-extension-with-equinor/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/08/28/ocean-installer-gets-its-first-job-in-china/
NPD Nods Aasta Hansteen Start Up
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted consent to Equinor for start-up of the Aasta Hansteen facility in the Norwegian Sea, during the course of autumn 2018. Aasta Hansteen is located approximately 320 kilometers west of Bodø in a water depth of 1270 meters. The field is developed with a SP
OPITO Adds Director of Strategic Development
OPITO has appointed Mark Cullens to the new role of director of strategic development. Cullens, who joins from Petrofac Training Services where he was director of business development Eastern Hemisphere, will support OPITO as it extends its skills and workforce development remit internationally. Wit
Bibby HydroMap Finalizes DriX AUSV Trials
UK-based survey specialist Bibby HydroMap has completed testing of ‘DriX’, the 8-meter Autonomous Unmanned Survey Vessel (AUSV) developed by iXblue. DriX has the ability to accommodate a hydrographic and geophysical survey payload and to aid positioning of underwater vehicles, facilitating data coll
Minesto Unveils Utility Scale Deep Green Kite at Holyhead
Minesto has held an unveiling ceremony of the company’s first marine energy kite at utility scale in Holyhead on Thursday. Minesto was joined by local suppliers and partners, representatives of the Welsh Government and Albert Owen, Member of Parliament for Anglesey for the unveiling of the DG500 kit
JDR’s Inter-Array Cables for Ørsted’s Hornsea Project Two
UK-based JDR Cables, owned by the TFKable Group, has won a multi-million pound contract to supply inter-array cables and termination work for Ørsted’s offshore wind farm Hornsea Project Two. The contract includes 100 km of inter-array cables, all to be assembled in JDR’s Hartlepool facility. Inter-a
Reach Subsea Lands Wintershall Contract
Reach Subsea has secured a frame agreement from Wintershall Norge for the provision of marine subsea services. The frame agreement has a duration of three years plus four yearly options, and starts in 2018. Commercial terms under the agreement are confidential between the parties, Reach Subsea noted
Prysmian Lands Three New Offshore Wind Farm Cable Deals in France
Prysmian Group has secured three projects to provide new cable connections for offshore wind farms in France. Eolien Maritime France, a joint venture between the EDF Energies Nouvelles and Enbridge, awarded Prysmian with the design, supply and installation contract of inter array cables for the two
i3 Energy Hires Gardline for Liberator Field Survey Off UK
i3 Energy has contracted Gardline Limited to conduct a site survey at its Liberator field, located in Blocks 13/23d and 13/23c offshore UK. The survey will cover the two production well locations to be drilled during the Phase I development of the Liberator oil field, a survey of the planned export