Oslo-based Offshore Heavy Transport (OHT) has been awarded a contract for the transportation of jacket foundations for the Moray East offshore wind project in Scotland, UK. The contract, awarded by DEME Offshore, includes transportation of 48 jackets from Lamprell fabrication yard, UAE to the Port o
Inpex has proposed to undertake pre-engineering survey activities with aim to further develop the Ichthys Field in the Browse Basin off the north-west coast of Western Australia. The survey comprises of combined geotechnical and geophysical survey scopes and it should be undertaken between Q4 2019 a
Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) has acquired the Toisa Warrior, a 87 meters DP2 ship built in 2011, from Sealion Shipping. With this acquisition, ASN is rejuvenating its fleet and reinforcing its presence in the Atlantic area, the company said. The Toisa Warrior, renamed Ile d’Ouessant and register
Wave energy firm Mocean Energy has set up a base in Aberdeen to commercialise its Seabase technology. The Edinburgh start-up – which has already secured £100,000 from Scottish Enterprise for the technical development of Seabase and further £100,000 from the Oil & Gas Technology Centre for its commer
Welaptega has completed mooring inspection campaign for BP offshore Angola using its optical chain measurement system (CMS), complete with new automated edge tracking software. The project saw Welaptega use its new edge tracking data system and its patented CMS technology to inspect the mooring syst
Netherlands-based Okeanos has appointed Leon Harland as a senior consultant. Leon will specifically focus on identifying and monitoring of the contractual, financial, performance and delivery risks on behalf of the financiers and financial investors for leased FPSO’s during the project execution and
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (September 16 – September 22). https://subseaworldnews.com/2019/09/18/oceaneering-to-supply-subsea-umbilicals-for-project-in-bay-of-bengal/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2019/09/17/deep-down-appoints-chi
Kvaerner has expanded the capacity of its facilities at Stord in the yard area, storage area and offices to increase competitiveness and position the company for future growth. In addition, Kvaerner establishes its own inhouse capacity to supply insulation boxes, which often makes up a significant p
Orange, PCCW Global and PEACE officially signed their agreement to deploy the new submarine cable- PEACE Med. The draft agreement was announced during the Capacity Europe event in November 2018. This agreement marks the arrival of the first Chinese private submarine cable in France. PEACE refers to
SubCom has recently announced several forward-looking developments including the company’s high fiber count (HFC) qualification and start of manufacturing, as well as upgrades to its clean room and new laser/sensor welding capabilities. SubCom has completed the qualification of high fiber count cabl
Equinor has sanctioned a waterflood project in the St. Malo field in the US Gulf of Mexico. This waterflood project, sanctioned in the resource-rich Wilcox formation in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, is expected to contribute an estimated ultimate recovery of more than 150-175 million barrels of oil
Repsol Norge has awarded Allseas an EPRD contract for the removal, transfer, load-in to shore and disposal of its Gyda platform in the Norwegian North Sea. The contract covers both the 18,000t topsides and 11,200t jacket, and includes an option for reinstallation on another field, which would be an
NKT has entered a preferred supplier agreement (PSA) as main contractor for delivery and installation of high-voltage DC on- and offshore export cable systems to the Dogger Bank offshore Wind Farms Creyke Beck A/B. The project is being developed as a joint venture by Equinor (50%) and SSE (50%). Dog
Torrance-based Blue Robotics has launched its newest product, the Ping360 Scanning Sonar, which offers small ROVs the ability to navigate in low visibility water conditions. According to the company, the sonar achieves a new level of affordability with a price that is less than half of any other sca
