Subsea
Aker Solutions Wins Ærfugl Subsea Production System Order
Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract from Aker BP to deliver the subsea production system for the first phase of the Ærfugl development offshore Norway. The award was made on behalf of the Skarv Unit and is subject to government approval of the plan for development and operation (PDO) of Ærfug
Aker BP Awards Subsea 7 Ærfugl Contract
Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract from Aker BP on behalf of the Skarv Unit for the Ærfugl (previously known as Snadd) gas field development, located approximately 210 km west of Sandnessjøen in the Norwegian Sea. The contract includes an option for the Ærfugl Phase 2 scope, which may be exercised
N-Sea Launches New UXO Detection System
N-Sea has launched Magsense, a vertical gradiometer array designed for highly accurate unexploded ordnance (UXO) campaigns. Developed in-house by N-Sea, the system has been designed to collect and record high resolution data in magnetically noisy subsea environments and hostile conditions, deliverin
Schottel’s Pump Jet for Finnish Research Vessel
Schottel has equipped Finnish research vessel Aranda with a diesel-electric hybrid propulsion system. The 59.2 meter long and 13.8 meter wide ice-going research vessel is to be fitted with a 3 MW generator, the company informed. While the conventional shafting is being retained, an electrically powe
Modulift Supports Stockton’s Beatrice Campaign
Modulift provided a custom lifting beam, slings and shackles as specialist pipeline contractor Stockton Drilling completed multiple lifts of a 28t, 18m-long tunnel boring machine (TBM) that was working subsea at the Beatrice offshore wind farm / Direct Pipe Landfalls (BOWL) project at Portgordon, Sc
MARIN, Deltares Wrap Up Testing of Gravity Based Structures
Two Dutch research institutes MARIN and Deltares have completed a test campaign addressing critical aspects of installation and transportation of gravity based structures (GBS). The test campaign was conducted as a part of the GBS WIND Joint Industry Project (GBS WIND JIP). By combining the expertis
PHOTO: Vroon Names VOS Stone in Rotterdam
Vroon has held a naming ceremony for its subsea-support walk-to-work vessel VOS Stone. The vessel was named by Ingrid van Driel, Vroon controller, during the ceremony in Rotterdam. VOS Stone was delivered to Vroon by Fujian Southeast Shipbuilding, China in July 2017. After undergoing final outfittin
Premier Sells ETS Pipeline Stake to CATS Management
Premier Oil has entered into a sale and purchase agreement to sell its entire equity interest in the Esmond Transportation System (ETS) pipeline to CATS Management (an Antin Infrastructure Partners portfolio company). Under the agreement, Premier will receive cash consideration of up to £23.6 millio
EnQuest Makes Management Changes
EnQuest has informed that Neil McCulloch is stepping down as chief operating officer and executive director of the company. Neil joined EnQuest from OMV where he held the role of senior vice president Production & Engineering. Neil is a graduate of Cambridge University and Heriot Watt University and
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (December 04 – December 10). Aker Solutions has won work to support Statoil in development of the Johan Castberg field, the largest oil discovery in the Norwegian Barents Sea. The company will supply s
Jumbo Inks LoI with CMIH for Construction of New Vessel
Jumbo has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with China Merchants Industry Holdings (CMIH) for the detailed engineering and construction of a new DP2 heavy lift crane vessel (HLCV). The new HLCV, with a length of 185 meters and a beam of 36 meters, has been designed together with Ulstein Design and Sol
Nexans Completes First Beatrice Export Cable
Cables specialist Nexans Norway, part of the French Nexans group, has completed the laying and burial of the first 70-kilometer 220kV export cable which will connect the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm to the Scottish grid. The cable laying vessel Nexans Skagerrak kicked off the installation campa
Oceanteam to Divest Part of its Solutions Business
Oceanteam, the Dutch – Norwegian offshore service provider, has signed a heads of terms agreement to sell part of its Solutions business. The Oslo-listed company, comprised of two operating segments, Oceanteam Shipping and Oceanteam Solutions. The so far undisclosed buyer will start a due diligence
Ashtead and Forum Join Forces
Ashtead Technology and Forum Energy Technologies have agreed to form a joint venture to create subsea survey and ROV equipment rental and associated services. Forum will contribute its subsea rentals business, currently trading as Forum Subsea Rentals. The combined group, with a rental fleet of 19,0