Nexans has been appointed by SSE as the preferred supplier to design, manufacture and install the onshore and offshore export cables for the Phase 1 development of the Seagreen offshore wind farm project. Currently under construction off the Angus coast, Phase 1 comprises the Seagreen Alpha and Brav
Norwegian equipment provider for aquaculture industry AKVA Group said that Hallvard Muri has resigned from his position as the company’s CEO with immediate effect. Muri has held the chief executive officer position since November 2016. Muri stated: “After serving as CEO for three years, I believe it
Shearwater GeoServices has received a conditional letter of award for a 2D seismic acquisition and fast-track processing project by Total E&P South Africa. The survey at block 11B-12B will be Shearwater’s first project offshore South Africa. It has a base duration of two months starting in Q4 2019 a
SEA has completed sea trials of its Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) System with the Portuguese Navy as part of Exercise REPMUS (Maritime Unmanned Systems) 19. The KraitSense low-profile passive sonar system detected, tracked and classified a submarine whilst deployed from a Portuguese Navy offshore pat
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (October 28 – November 03). https://subseaworldnews.com/2019/11/01/onesubsea-bags-subsea-compression-deal-for-ormen-lange/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2019/10/29/mermaid-wins-middle-east-contract-exten
OceanGate has said it plans to build two new submersibles using its innovative carbon fiber and titanium design. The Everett-based company has begun the construction planning for the next two Cyclops-class subs (Cyclops 3 and Cyclops 4), which are planned to be rated for up to 6,000 meters. The comp
Hess Corporation has made an oil discovery at the Esox-1 exploration well located in Mississippi Canyon Block No. 726 in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Esox-1 was drilled in 1,405 meters of water and encountered approximately 58 meters of high quality oil bearing Miocene reservoirs. Esox-1 is located
Celtic Norse fibre optic cable between Norway and Ireland will be partnered by Vodafone Iceland to develop a branch into Iceland. It is also investigating the opportunity to develop a branch into Scotland, initially with the government’s infrastructure body, the Scottish Futures Trust and Host in Sc
Fugro will be able to monetise part of its non-core interest in Global Marine Group (GMG), following the stake sale in Huawei Marine Networks (HMN). GMG has agreed to a sale of its 49% stake in Huawei Marine to Hengtong Optic-Electric, in a transaction that values HMN at $285 million, and Fugro’s st
Subsea 7 has been awarded a front-end engineering design (FEED) study by OneSubsea, a division of Schlumberger, for the subsea umbilicals and flowlines system of the Ormen Lange field, operated by A/S Norske Shell. A/S Norske Shell awarded OneSubsea an engineering, procurement, construction and inst
OneSubsea, a division of Schlumberger, has secured an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) frame agreement from A/S Norske Shell to supply a subsea multiphase compression system for the Ormen Lange field in the Norwegian Sea. Through the EPCI contract, OneSubsea and its Sub
Straightpoint, a Crosby Group company, has launched the Subsea Link, a standard product for applications up to 2,000m beneath the water’s surface. The product can be rigged with Crosby’s remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) shackles and the company’s Trawlex shackle range, amongst others. The
Subsea 7’s renewables and heavy lifting business unit, Seaway 7, has been awarded a contract by Jan de Nul for the Formosa 2 offshore wind farm project in Taiwan. The contract scope includes the transportation, pre-piling and installation of 47 jacket foundations for wind turbines. Seaway 7 will exe
A delivery and naming ceremony for the new 3D seismic vessel, Tansa, has been recently held in the port of Tokyo and attended by NYK chairman Tadaki Naito. Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) has selected the name Tansa from the names that were submitted by the public. The vessel
