Subsea
EMEC, Wave Hub Support Development of META Project
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and Wave Hub have signed an agreement with Marine Energy Wales to provide strategic advice to develop the Marine Energy Test Area (META) project which is underway in Pembrokeshire. META will see the creation of a series of pre-consented, non-grid connected si
PG Flow Solutions Gets MEG Package Order for Nova Field
Rosenberg WorleyParson has awarded PG Flow Solutions’ subsidiary, Calder, a contract to supply a MEG pump package to the Nova field tie-back to Gjøa platform, in the North Sea. Wintershall as the operator of Nova has decided to develop the field with two subsea modules tied back to the Gjøa platform
M2 Subsea Wins Balmoral FPV Inspection Gig
ROV services provider, M2 Subsea, said it has secured a contract to provide inspection services for Premier Oil’s Balmoral floating production vessel (FPV). M2 Subsea will carry out the 2018 inspection of the vessel’s hull, flowlines, umbilicals, risers and subsea template. The Balmoral is a purpose
Equinor Gets PSA Nod to Power Johan Sverdrup from Shore
Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has given Equinor a consent to use a facility to supply power from onshore to the Johan Sverdrup field. Electrical power will be obtained from the onshore grid and converted to DC at a transformer station at Haugsneset close to the Kårstø facility in Rogaland.
Balticconnector Blasting Work Set to Start
Baltic Connector Oy has informed that excavation work for the Balticconnector project, a gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia, has been completed in inner archipelago on Monday in Inkoo, and the blasting work is planned to start at the end of the week. The blasting work will be conducted in the
Google Picks TE SubCom for Dunant Subsea Cable Project
TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity company has been selected by Google as the supplier of its Dunant submarine cable system. The four-fiber pair cable system will span over 6,400 kilometers and will connect the East Coast of the United States to Europe (Virginia Beach in the U.S. to the French Atlantic co
Seaway Heavy Lifting Begins Next Cable Installation Campaign at Beatrice
Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) has started the third inter array cable installation campaign for the Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL) off the Caithness coast. The cable laying vessel Seaway Aimery supported by the cable support vessel Siem Barracuda and cable trenching vessel Grand Canyon will unde
N-Sea Adds New Member to Its Team
Subsea services provider, N-Sea, has appointed Hans Van Peet as the company’s survey authority. Hans van Peet, who joins the organisation from Heerema Marine Contractors, brings more than 30 years of specialist experience in survey, positioning and ROV intervention to the role. Based in the Netherla
Wood Appoints CTO
Wood said it has created the role of chief technology officer with the appointment of Darren Martin. Martin will redefine the digital offering, enabling the company to harness technology that will further complement its deep industry domain knowledge. New geographies and capabilities will be added t
Denmark OKs Norwegian Interconnection Capacity Reservation
The Danish Energy Board of Appeal has ruled that Norwegian and Danish TSOs Statnett and Energinet may continue to reserve capacity for exchange of reserves on an interconnector between the countries until the end of 2019. “This is good news and in line with the prerequisites for building the interco
HydraWell Appoints Decom Expert as CCO
HydraWell has appointed decommissioning expert Tom Leeson to the newly created role of chief commercial officer based in Aberdeen, UK. Tom Leeson has close to 30 years’ experience from the oil industry, working for both operators and oil services companies in the North Sea, Middle East, SE Asia and
RRS Sir David Attenborough Hits The Water
UK’s new polar research ship, the RRS Sir David Attenborough, was launched on Saturday at the Cammell Laird’s shipyard. The 129-metre long, 10,000 tonne hull of the RRS Sir David Attenborough was launched into the River Mersey for the first time. Once in the river, tugs towed hull number 1390 to Cam
Consortium Completes New ASV/AUV Survey System Project
ASV Global (ASV), in partnership with Sonardyne, the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and SeeByte, have successfully delivered a long endurance, multi-vehicle, autonomous survey solution. A recent two-week trial in Scotland’s Loch Ness was the culmination of the three-year ‘Autonomous Surface and
Shearwater Provides Reveal Software to Spectrum
Shearwater GeoServices and Spectrum have signed an agreement to provide Shearwater Reveal software to Spectrum’s seismic imaging division. Reveal software allows for rapid testing of advanced work flows and parameter selection. The programming interface allows Spectrum to insert its own proprietary