Subsea
Klaipeda Seaport Authority Adds New DSV
Klaipeda Seaport Authority fleet has increased by a newly built oil response and diving support vessel “Naras”. This vessel should allow the employees of the Seaport Authority to work more efficiently and will facilitate the implementation of nature protection requirements. “This vessel will allow t
Minesto Hires Leask Marine for Deep Green Work
Minesto has appointed Leask Marine as an offshore installation contractor to execute the installation of all the balance of plant for Minesto’s Deep Green 500kW project in Holyhead Deep off the coast of North West Wales. The contract comprises the installation and hook-up of three significant balanc
MacArtney Nets Trenching Umbilical Winch Order
Assodivers has placed an order with MacArtney for the supply of trenching umbilical winch. The scope of supply includes a trenching umbilical winch and an electric-optical slip ring. The winch is characterized by a self-contained, all steel welded construction with protection frame, drum, level wind
Fugro, Forland Subsea II Agree Charter Termination Terms
Fugro Subsea and Forland Subsea II have agreed on the terms of the charter contract termination for the multipurpose offshore vessel MV Fugro Saltire. The termination notice was delivered to Forland Subsea II by Fugro Subsea in August, 2017. Under the terms of the termination the companies have agre
TechX to Fund New UK North Sea O&G Solutions
The Oil & Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) is investing in the next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs with aim to unlock the full potential of the UK North Sea. The Centre has launched a technology accelerator and incubator – TechX – focused on helping smaller, ambitious technology developers t
STL Invests in Business Growth
UK- based Subsea Technologies Limited (STL) has made key capital investments and appointments to support business growth. STL made capital investments totaling £115k to strengthen and enhance their engineering and workshop capabilities. In the workshop, STL has installed a new SWL 10t double girder
Siemens Transformers for France – England HVDC Subsea Link
Siemens will deliver four transformers, each with a capacity of 400 kilovolts and 315 megavolt amperes, on behalf of the British grid operator National Grid. The grid operator will replace the old transformers in the high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) cross-channel link. The HVDC link connects Franc
Statoil Contracts SBM Offshore for Johan Castberg FPSO Turret Mooring
Statoil has signed a contract with SBM Offshore for delivery of the turret mooring system on the floating production ship (FPSO) for the Johan Castberg field. The contract is an exercise of an option in connection with the conclusion of a FEED contract with the same company. “This is a specialized d
PHOTO: Beatrice Cabling in Full Swing
Cable installation works at the Beatrice offshore wind farm construction site are advancing with Siem Offshore and Nexans carrying out their part of the subsea campaign. Nexans Skagerrak cable laying vessel is completing burial of export cable 1, while the two Siem vessels CLV Siem Aimery and Siem S
FairfieldNodal Grabs North Sea Work
FairfieldNodal has secured Z700 acquisition project in the North Sea with an unnamed client. The project is set to begin in June 2018. FairfieldNodal previously acquired the original baseline survey with the Z700 data acquisition system, the company said. This North Sea acquisition project is expect
James Fisher Buys EDS HV Group
James Fisher and Sons has acquired the entire share capital of Lancashire-based EDS HV Group (EDS). The company acquired EDS for an initial consideration of £9.0 million in cash with potential further consideration of up to £5.6 million subject to profit targets for the two years ending September 30
Hydratight Delivers Record-Breaking Campaign for Statoil
Subsea connector specialist Hydratight has recently supplied three remote connectors for Statoil offshore Norway. The subsea installation, said to be an oil and gas industry first, was performed in three weeks by remotely operated equipment from the pipeline repair and subsea intervention pool (PRSI
NIOZ to Supply Research Vessel to BGR for Indian Ocean Survey
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) has received a contract from German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) to supply a research vessel for a survey in the Indian Ocean. The contract was secured on Tuesday, December 05, 2017, through the tender procedure. Th
Russia to Produce Subsea Production Systems Prototypes by 2019
St. Petersburg hosted today a meeting of the Inter-Agency Working Group on reducing dependence of Russia’s fuel and energy complex on imported products involving representatives of Gazprom. The meeting was chaired by Denis Manturov, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. Gazprom w