Subsea
Profits Rise for Aker Solutions
Aker Solutions has seen its profit go up in the second-quarter 2018 at NOK 117 million, or NOK 0.42 per share, versus net income of NOK 33 million, or NOK 0.08 same time last year. The market activity boost allowed the Norwegian services company to generate quarterly revenue of NOK 6.3 billion ($778
SeaBird Acquires Seismic Vessel from CGG
SeaBird Exploration has started the acquisition process of the seismic vessel ‘Geowave Voyager’ and certain seismic equipment from Exploration Vessel Resources II, a wholly owned subsidiary of CGG for a cash consideration of USD 17 million. The acquisition also includes 40 km of Sercel Sentinel soli
RRS Sir David Attenborough Ready to Hit The Water
Britain’s new polar research vessel the RRS Sir David Attenborough is to be launched into the River Mersey for the first time this weekend Saturday 14 July 2018. Once in the river, tugs will tow the 10,000 tonne hull number 1390 to Cammell Laird’s wet basin for the next stages of construction. The 1
Providence: Newgrange Site Survey Complete
Gardline’s M/V Kommandor vessel has completed the survey over the Newgrange Prospect, located in the FEL 6/14 in Ireland, operated by Providence Resources, on behalf of Sosina Exploration. The survey vessel has started demobilization following the acquisition of data suitable for input to an applica
Sif Joins Dragados in Tyra Jackets Project
Dragados Offshore and Sif Netherlands have signed a contract for the supply of legs, caissons, and piles for the two jackets of the Tyra future development project. Earlier this year, Dragados Offshore won a contract from Mærsk Oil and Gas for the Tyra East G & Tyra East H jackets. Dragados Offshore
IMCA Adds Technical Adviser – Diving
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has appointed Alan Melia as technical adviser – diving. As a member of IMCA’s Diving Division team, he will advise on all aspects of how diving operations can be carried out safely and efficiently. Alan joins IMCA from Vertech Integrity Service
Atlantis to Retrieve Two MeyGen Tidal Turbines
Atlantis, the majority shareholder of MeyGen tidal power project, plans to retrieve two of the Andritz Hydro Hammerfest (AHH) turbines for the inspection and maintenance by the turbine supplier. The decision comes following the diagnosis of a generator fault by the onboard monitoring systems, Atlant
Nord Stream Schedules Annual Maintenance in July
Nord Stream AG will temporarily shut down both lines of its gas pipeline for two weeks due to routine maintenance works. This year’s inspection is scheduled to take place from 17 July to 31 July 2018 as part of the annual inspection cycle. “Regular maintenance is necessary to operate the Nord Stream
Hengtong Secures WindFloat Atlantic Export Cables Contract
Hengtong has been awarded a contract to design, manufacture and install the submarine power cable systems for the first pre-commercial floating offshore wind farm in Port. The Shanghai-listed energy and telecom cable systems specialist secured the contract from REN – Rede Electrica Nacional, the ope
Modus Seabed Names New Commercial Manager
Modus Seabed Intervention has appointed Luke Barnes as the commercial manager of the company. With significant experience in the subsea industry, Luke has previously worked in commercial roles with CodaOctopus and most recently with the Global Marine Group. Nigel Ward, commercial director of Modus S
WGP Group Wins Sverdrup PRM Acquisition Job
WGP Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fairfield Geotechnologies, has been awarded the permanent reservoir monitoring acquisition contract for Johan Sverdrup field. The two-part contract includes the design, build and commission of a containerised source system and a 5-year framework agreement to o
Petrofac Nets Hollandse Kust Zuid Deal from TenneT
Petrofac has been awarded a contract by TenneT, the Dutch-German transmission grid operator, for the Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) offshore grid connection, more specifically for the Alpha and optional Beta HVAC substations in the North Sea. The Dutch government is targeting a total of 3.5 gigawatt of w
Jan De Nul Lands Northwester 2 Deal
Jan De Nul has signed a contract for constructing Northwester 2, the seventh wind farm off the Belgian coast. The deal marks the third time Jand De Nul has entered into a partnership with wind farm developer Parkwind, a branch establishment of Colruyt. Jan De Nul will be responsible for the design,
M2 Subsea Nets £10M in Six Months
ROV services provider M2 Subsea has secured contracts worth more than £10 million over the past six months. The company, which has bases in Aberdeen, UK and Houston, Texas, said it has successfully conducted more than ten projects across the oil and gas and renewable markets. M2 Subsea’s fleet of RO