Subsea
Van Oord Selects WIND for Borkum Riffgrund II Cable Handling
Van Oord has signed up WIND to support the cable transfer in preparation for its 2018 cable installation campaign at the Borkum Riffgrund II offshore wind farm. The first stage of the contract will start in March 2018 in the port of Nordenham, Germany. This will consist of spooling 36 cable reels an
KW Designed Solutions Wins with Balmoral Subsea Test Centre
KW Designed Solutions has secured a further order from Balmoral Offshore Engineering for the design, manufacture, installation and commissioning of six manual chock closure pressure vessels. The vessels are rated with an operating pressure of 690 bar and with a bore size of Ø500mm x 2500mm depth. Tw
ISE Upgrades Explorer AUV
International Submarine Engineering (ISE) has completed the integration of a new underwater video/still photo subsystem payload to an Explorer AUV. This Explorer AUV was originally delivered to the client in 2017 and has performed survey operations with multi beam echo sounders and side scan sonars.
OGTC and ITF in Merger Deal, O’Brien to Step Down
The Oil & Gas Technology Centre and ITF – the Industry Technology Facilitator – have agreed to merge to focus and enhance the technology and innovation support for the UK oil and gas industry. Established as part of the Aberdeen City Region Deal in February 2017, the Oil & Gas Technology Centre has
Fugro Scoops Statoil Rig Positioning Deal
Fugro has won a long-term contract for the provision of rig positioning services to Statoil. The contract includes positioning of all the Statoil operated rigs on the Norwegian continental shelf together with the company’s associated vessels. Fugro’s specialised satellite positioning systems, utilis
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (January 29 – February 04). https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/02/01/deepocean-charters-polar-onyx/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/01/31/nord-stream-2-gets-clearance-for-german-territorial-waters/ http
Maersk Supply Service Gets Its Third Stingray SSV
COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard has delivered the third Stingray-class subsea support vessel “Maersk Inventor” to offshore marine contractor Maersk Supply Service (MSS). The delivery follows the “Maersk Installer” and “Maersk Involver”, who were handed over in October and November last year. The two vessels
Prysmian to Build Isle of Capri-Sorrento Subsea Cable
Prysmian Group has secured a contract worth around €40 million for a new submarine cable connection between the isle of Capri and Sorrento (Naples). The contract has been awarded by Terna Rete Italia S.p.A., a company fully owned by Terna S.p.A., the Italian transmission system operator. The project
Atlantis Resources Eyes £5M with New Bond Launch
Edinburgh-based tidal energy developer Atlantis Resources has launched a proposed five-year bond with maturity in 2023 through Abundance Investment Limited. The bond has a coupon of 8%, payable semi-annually. The bond offer seeks to raise a minimum of £2 million and a maximum of £5 million, and is e
TechnipFMC, Island Offshore Join Forces in Riserless Well Intervention
TechnipFMC has signed an agreement with Island Offshore to acquire 51% stake in Island Offshore Subsea. Island Offshore Subsea provides riserless light well intervention (RLWI) project management and engineering services for plug & abandonment (P&A), riserless coiled tubing and well completion opera
GCE Subsea Gets New Business Development Manager
Norwegian industry initiative GCE Subsea has informed that Kai Stoltz has joined its team as business development manager. According to GCE subsea, Stoltz’s main tasks will be within the key strategic areas of Ocean Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Business Development, Market and Work Processes. St
Subsea Technologies Gets ISO Accreditation
Subsea Technologies Limited (STL) has secured ISO 9001:2015 accreditation through Lloyds Register LRQA for the second year running. Iain Fullerton, business development consultant at STL, said: “We are delighted to have received the LRQA accreditation to such a high standard for the second year runn
Fugro to Survey Havfrue Cable Route
TE Subsea Communications (TE SubCom) has contracted Fugro to carry out a cable route survey for the proposed Havfrue cable system. The nearly 8,179 kilometers subsea cable system is comprised of a trunk cable connecting New Jersey, USA to the Jutland Peninsula of Denmark with a branch landing in Cou
Deepocean Charters Polar Onyx
GC Rieber Shipping has entered into a time charter agreement with Deepocean for the SURF vessel Polar Onyx for a fixed period of three years with options to extend by up to two years. The Polar Onyx will be used in Ghana to support Deepocean’s contract with Tullow Oil. The contract starts immediatel