All the grand blocks for Nexans’ cable laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Aurora have been assembled at the CRIST hull yard in Poland. According to Nexans, work tasks such as some steelwork, outfitting and paintwork now need to be carried out before the hull can be towed to Ulstein Verft in Norway for final
VideoRay and Sonardyne have been working together to demonstrate enhanced ROV operations through integration with positioning systems. UK-based underwater positioning specialist Sonardyne initially integrated Micro-Ranger 2 USBL technology with VideoRay’s Mission Specialist Technology for ROVs in 20
Norwegian supply shipping company DOF said that Helge Møgster will resign as its chairman of the board. Helge Møgster is one of the main owners in the Møgster family’s holding company, Laco. Møgster, who has served as a cahirman of DOF for 18 years, will also resign as chairman in DOF Subsea. The no
ADNOC and ADPower have issued a joint tender to develop and operate the MENA region’s first HVDC subsea transmission system. The system will connect ADNOC’s offshore production facilities to ADPower’s onshore electricity grid. The project should as a result reduce the carbon footprint of ADNOC’s off
PNG Dataco has landed the Kumul Submarine Cable Network (KSCN) in Kavieng, New Ireland Province, in Papua New Guinea. The cable will provide the much-needed information highway that will connect and expose Kavieng and the New Ireland Province to the rest of the world. PNG Dataco general manager Engi
2H Offshore, a riser and conductor specialist in subsea services group Acteon, has made several promotions within the organization. Yussof Ismail is the new director of the 2H Kuala Lumpur and will co-manage the business with Shreenaath Natarajan. As a result, they will together lead the day-to-day
Fugro has received a long-term contract for two remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and a full survey positioning package on Global Marine Group’s (GMG) newly chartered vessel, the Normand Clipper. GMG are in the process of upgrading the Normand Clipper in preparation for projects this summer and both
Neptune Marine Services, MMA Offshore’s subsea business, recently completed campaign for Oil Search Limited (OSL) in Papua New Guinea. The five-week work scope comprised of inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) work on OSL’s assets in the Kumul Field, with work carried out from chartered vessel,
Marine survey specialist EGS has launched the latest addition to its fleet of multipurpose survey vessels, the Bold Explorer. The Bold Explorer is a former Stalwart-class vessel from the US Navy. It is also the sister ship of the Geo Resolution who joined the EGS fleet in 2014. The conversion of the
Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) has celebrated commissioning of the coastal research vessel Sagar Anveshika, capable of conducting environmental indexing and bathymetric surveys in both coastal and offshore waters. Sagar Anveshika is a DP1-capable vessel owned by National Institute of Ocean Te
Subsea 7 has signed a contract with Vattenfall for the developer’s four offshore wind farms at the Hollandse Kust Zuid zone in the Netherlands. Subsea 7’s will transport and install approximately 140 monopile foundations and 315 kilometres of 66 kV inner-array cables. Offshore installation is schedu
Longitude Engineering has backed LS Cables & Systems for the installation of two HVAC power cable systems in South East Asia. Longitude is the engineering & design consulting arm of marine and engineering consulting firm LOC Group. Under the deal, Longitude provided interconnector cables installatio
Norwegian subsea solutions provider Stinger won a service contract by Equinor to execute inspection activities on multiple offshore installations. The deal will cover work in 2020 with options for 5-year extension. Stinger will utilise ARROV underwater drones and tools tailored for the harsh conditi
Denmark’s energy operator Energinet wants to purchase approximately 10 kilometres 145 kV submarine cable system as a part of a KBH02 ‘København02’ project. Specifically, KBH02 is a reinvestment in the 132 kV cable connection between Svanemølle Sub Station and Amager Power Plant. The work includes al
