International Public Partnerships Limited (INPP) has informed that Transmission Capital Partners, the consortium comprising INPP, Amber Infrastructure and Transmission Investment, has been appointed as preferred bidder for the long-term license and operation of a further offshore transmission projec
DOF’s subsidiary Norskan and Petrobras have signed a 1-year extension for the AHTS Skandi Fluminense. The vessel, built in 2007, is an AHTS 18.000 with one work-class ROV operated by DOF Subsea on board. According to DOF, the new deal should see the vessel employed until September 2020. The contract
Sembcorp Marine Offshore Platforms has won a contract with Jan De Nul to fabricate 15 jacket foundations for the Formosa 2 offshore wind farm. Located 4 kilometers offshore Miaoli County in the Taiwan Strait, the 376MW Formosa 2 facility will be Taiwan’s largest offshore wind farm, when it starts op
International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has appointed Reza Yaghoobi as the technical adviser – Marine specializing in DP electrical, control and automation. He has joined the global trade association from London Energy where he was electrical and instrumentation engineering manager. Reza
Subsea 7 has secured a contract from Total for the development of the Lapa North East field offshore Brasil. The field is located approximately 300 kilometres off the coast of the State of São Paulo, at 2,150 metres water depth in the pre-salt Santos Basin. The work scope includes the transport, ins
VideoRay has secured a multi million-dollar award with the U.S. Navy to develop, define, and deploy new technology for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) operations. This contract follows the completion of an earlier prototype facilitated by the Defense Innovation Unit in 2018. The platform for both
Eleven companies have graduated from the Oil & Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) TechX Pioneers Programme – a technology accelerator and incubator helping start-ups take their solutions to the energy market. In four months, the 11 pioneering companies have completed more than 200 meetings with industry l
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (August 26 – September 01). https://subseaworldnews.com/2019/08/27/technipfmc-splits-in-two/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2019/08/26/jfd-to-re-establish-closed-bell-diver-training/ https://subseaworldne
Boskalis Subsea Services is creating new opportunities for the supply chain by inviting companies to come forward with fresh, innovative ideas and new technology. Aberdeen-based firm, which secured a series of inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) projects in the North Sea, said it is also turnin
Equinor has completed the sale of shares in Lundin Petroleum and acquisition of further direct interest in Johan Sverdrup field. Equinor agreed to divest a 16 percent shareholding in Lundin for a direct interest of 2.6 percent in the Johan Sverdrup field and a cash consideration of around USD 650 mi
Welaptega, an underwater inspection provider, has appointed Tyler de Gier as a new general manager for its global business. Tyler de Gier has been promoted from within Welaptega and will be based in the company’s headquarters in Halifax, Canada. The appointment is part of an international growth str
Olympic Subsea has reported profit of NOK 8.4 million (close to $1 million) for the quarter ended June 30, 2019, versus net loss of NOK 3 million ($330K) same time last year. The Oslo-listed company generated operating income of NOK 183 million for the second quarter of 2019, compared to NOK 178 mil
TGS-NOPEC Geophysical has announced a new executive team following the finalization of acquisition of Spectrum. The company completed the acquisition of Spectrum, creating a global multi-client geophysical data provider, on August 14. The team, led by CEO Kristian Johansen, consists of the following
Fugro has completed the second of three Malaysian seep hunting and geochemical campaigns for Petronas. The second campaign was located offshore Sarawak, Malaysia and began 8 May 2019 onboard the Fugro Equator. Acquired geophysical data included over 15 000 km2 of multibeam echosounder (MBES) data pr
