Subsea
MPS Sends WaveSub Prototype on Sea Trials
UK marine technology development company Marine Power Systems (MPS) has launched its wave energy device the WaveSub onto open water, marking the start of a new phase of sea-based testing for the device. The 1:4 scale prototype of the WaveSub wave energy converter was launched in Milford Haven and ha
NKT Completes Cable System Delivery for Nordergründe OWF
NKT has commissioned and handed over the Nordergründe offshore wind transmission link to the Dutch-German transmission system operator TenneT. The Nordergründe wind farm, located in the North Sea off the coast of Germany, is part of Energiewende, the German government’s strategy to increase the shar
EIB Lines Up Funding for Crete Interconnection Project
European Investment Bank (EIB) is evaluating the proposed project concerning the interconnection of the island of Crete with mainland Greece, in the region of Peloponnese. The project, estimated at €375 million, includes two AC 150 kV submarine cables, 150 kV underground and overhead circuits, a com
VRT to Survey Underwater Structures for Groningen Seaports
Groningen Seaports has hired VRT Finland to conduct inspection of its underwater structures. VRT will conduct the new port inspections at the end of January, covering extensively over 20 kilometers of underwater structures. The structures in Delfzijl and Eemshaven ports will be surveyed with the mul
Subsea 7 Lands Johan Castberg Flowlines Job
Subsea 7 has beed awarded of a contract between $50 million and $150 million from Statoil for the Johan Castberg field development, located 240 km from Hammerfest in Norway. The contract comprises the design, coating, fabrication and installation of a 53 km rigid flowline including 34 km of pipe-in-
Prysmian to Supply Kincardine Floating OWF Cables
Prysmian has been awarded a new contract by Cobra Wind International to provide the cable system to connect the Kincardine floating offshore wind farm to mainland UK. This is Prysmian’s first cable project for a floating offshore wind farm which foresees the design and supply of two export cables as
PSA Inspects Statoil’s Johan Castberg FPSO Design
Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has recently carried out an audit of Statoil’s planning of Johan Castberg floating production and offloading vessel (FPSO). The audit covered primarily the design of the facility with a view to cold-climate operations and was restricted to materials handling,
Heerema Fabrication Group Bags Tulip Oil EPCI Deal
Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) has received an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract for the Q10-A unmanned offshore platform from Tulip Oil Netherlands Offshore. The platform will be a part of a Q10 gas field, located 20 km offshore the Netherlands. HFG will build
Teledyne Gavia Integrates iXblue Phins Compact C3 into Gavia AUV
Teledyne Gavia, manufacturer of the Gavia autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), has released a new navigation module that incorporates iXblue‘s new Phins Compact C3 with a Teledyne RDI 1200 kHz Workhorse. The Phins Compact C3 is the second inertial navigation system from iXblue that Teledyne Gavia ha
Nova Innovation Expands Wales Team and Presence
Nova Innovation has opened a new office in Wales and appointed Dr Kate Smith as environment manager. The opening of Nova’s office in Galeri community enterprise centre in Caernarfon is being supported by funding from Cronfa Cymunedau’r Arfordir (Coastal Communities Fund). Simon Forrest, CEO Nova Inn
Aqualis Inks Aker BP Marine Services Deal
Marine and offshore engineering consultancy Aqualis Offshore has signed a frame agreement to provide marine services to Aker BP. Under the frame agreement, Aqualis Offshore will provide marine warranty surveyor and marine services to Aker BP’s fixed platforms, mobile units and subsea fields on the N
Solstad Farstad Board Member Resigns
Solstad Farstad (SOFF) has informed that Sverre Andreas Farstad has resigned from the board of directors. The resignation from the board has an immediate effect, the company informed. “The nomination committee in SOFF will before the next ordinary general meeting consider whether a new board member
Ecosse Subsea Systems Adds Engineering Manager
Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has appointed Mark Brown as its first engineering manager. Brown has joined the subsea technology specialist from PDi where he was operations manager and has more than 16 years experience working for engineering consultancies, oil and gas operators and subsea contractors,
Neodrill Teams Up with Icon Engineering on Woodside Contract
A Norwegian-Australian partnership has won its first Australasian contract after securing a subsea wellhead foundation contract for Woodside Energy’s Ferrand exploration well in the Carnarvon Basin. Norway’s Neodrill and Perth-based Icon Engineering have teamed up to rent and install Neodrill’s pate