Subsea
SSEN Files Western Isles Link ‘Final Needs Case’ to Ofgem
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has submitted to the energy regulator, Ofgem, a Strategic Wider Works (SWW) ‘Final Needs Case’ for a subsea cable transmission link from Western Isles to the Scottish mainland. The network reinforcement is required to enable renewable generation seek
EllaLink Set for 2020 Launch
BELLA (Building Europe Link to Latin America) consortium, whose leading investor is the European Commission, has signed a contract agreement with EllaLink, a private consortium, to launch the deployment of an underwater fibre optic cable connecting Europe and Latin America. The cable should provide
IKM Subsea Bags Aker BP Gig
Aker BP has awarded IKM Subsea an ad hoc call-off agreement for light IMR services on the Norwegian continental shelf. The duration of the contract is 3 years with additional 6 years of options. IKM Subsea will provide onshore project management, engineering, tooling preparation and offshore operati
UKHO in Turks and Caicos Islands Seabed Mapping Project
The most comprehensive seabed mapping survey of the seas surrounding the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) is currently being conducted by the UK government’s UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO). The Turks and Caicos Islands has international obligations under the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO)
Oceaneering E-ROV Gets Equinor Job
Oceaneering has, trough one of its wholly owned subsidiaries, won a contract with Equinor to provide a resident, battery-powered electric remotely operated vehicle (E-ROV) system to support subsea inspection, maintenance and repair activities. The contract is for a three-year term with two one-year
Nord Stream 2 Offers Alternative Pipeline Route Off Denmark
Nord Stream 2 AG has handed in an application and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report to the Danish Energy Agency for a route passing through the Danish exclusive economic zone (EEZ) to the north-west of Bornholm. This is an alternative route that does not pass through Danish territorial wa
Neptune Snaps Up Apache Assets in UK Central North Sea
Neptune Energy has reached an agreement to acquire certain development and exploration assets in the UK Central North Sea from Apache. Neptune will acquire Apache’s 35% working interest in the Seagull development and a 50% working interest in the Isabella prospect; both operated by Apache. The propo
Fugro Collects Data for MAREANO Seabed Mapping Programme
Fugro has been awarded a hydrographic survey contract, valued at NOK 44.7 million (approximately €4.7 million), by the Norwegian Hydrographic Service. The survey is part of the MAREANO seabed mapping programme, which is financed by Norway’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, and the Ministry
EMEC Metocean Data for Scottish Open Innovation Competition
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has provided a series of metocean data sets to be used in a new Scottish open innovation competition aiming to stimulate creative thinking and data science to design new data products for the benefit of the marine environment, communities and economy. Organis
Port of Antwerp Rolls Out Its Autonomous Sounding Boat
The Port of Antwerp has introduced a fully autonomous sounding boat – a prototype that is currently being developed to supplement the other operational sounding boat. Both of these carry out measurements of the water depth everywhere in the port so as to guarantee safe passage for shipping. The clou
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (August 06 – August 12). https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/08/09/van-oord-lays-borkum-riffgrund-2-cables/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/08/07/dof-scoops-up-subsea-contracts/ https://subseaworldnews.c
Polarcus Wrapping Up Work on Barbaros Hayreddin Pasa
Polarcus’ technical and operational support service agreement with Turkish Petroleum will come to an end on October 3, 2018, the Oslo-listed seismic player said on Friday. The deal, last extended in February this year, covered seismic data acquisition management, maritime management and crewing supp
JFD Kits Out DSCV Andy Warhol with Two Hyperbaric Lifeboats
JFD has delivered the latest pair of next generation self-propelled hyperbaric lifeboats (SPHLs) to Singaporean diving engineering firm Flash Tekk. The SPHLs are being delivered to Flash Tekk’s parent company Ultra Deep Solutions, the builder and operator of ultra-deep diving heavy construction vess
Fugro Rolls Out New Mapping System
Fugro has introduced a new bathymetric lidar system that reportedly delivers industry-leading depth penetration and point densities for nearshore and coastal mapping. Known as RAMMS (Rapid Airborne Multibeam Mapping System), the promises to deliver an efficient and cost-effective solution, dramatica