Subsea
WATCH: inApril Tests Its Seabed Seismic Acquisition System
The Norwegian seismic equipment supplier inApril AS has carried out a full-scale sea trial of its fully integrated node-based seabed seismic acquisition system, Venator. The company says the trial confirmed that Venator is the first seabed-based exploration tool to provide data far superior to conve
TechnipFMC Clinches Lancaster EPS EPCI Deal from Hurricane
TechnipFMC has been awarded an Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) contract from Hurricane Energy. The contract covers the provision of subsea equipment including umbilicals, risers, flowlines and the subsea production system for the Lancaster Early Production System (EPS)
OneSubsea Orders MV Swivel from MacArtney
MacArtney Underwater Technology has secured the contract from OneSubsea for a Moog Focal Model 460 medium voltage electrical swivel (MVES). The MVES is configured as a stacked ring design and will be included in the final design of the full subsea production system architecture solution for a develo
Prysmian Supplies Cables for Italy’s Port of Genoa
Prysmian Group has completed the supply of medium voltage cables to be used for the expansion of the dry dock area in the Port of Genoa. Prysmian supplied about 35 km of 12/20kV MV cables, of which a first tranche in aluminium and a second one consisting of an optical fibre submarine cable with galv
SAL Shuts Down Offshore Installation Division in The Netherlands
SAL Heavy Lift said it has decided to close its subsidiary SAL Offshore B.V. focused on developing and delivering offshore installation solutions for the oil & gas and renewables sectors. According to the company, the change in strategy and closure of the office in Delft, The Netherlands was due to
70 Jobs at Risk as Aker Solutions Targets New Cuts
Aker Solutions has earlier this weerk notified employees at its subsea services business in Ågotnes, Norway of the need for new capacity adjustments at the location because of the continuing challenging market situation. In a release on Wednesday, the subsea solutions provider said it targets cost-e
Kanfa Bags Dvalin Contract
Kanfa Ingenium Process, part of the Kanfa group, received an order from Aibel for the nitrogen generator unit for the DEA Dvalin tie-in to Statoil’s Heidrun platform. The scope of work includes the EPC delivery of the nitrogen generator unit, the company said. The order follows from the TEG Regen sk
Nemo Subsea Link Sees UK Section Delivered
Nemo Link, the joint venture between Elia and National Grid that will operate the first electricity interconnection between Belgium and the UK, has started laying the first 59km of double subsea cable between the UK onshore landing point and the French offshore section. On September 11, the cable wa
Altus – Qinterra Fuse into New Well Services Group
Qinterra Group’s North Sea well intervention specialist Altus Intervention and its international technology arm, Qinterra Technologies have united to form one global force in well services. With headquarters in Stavanger, Norway, the combined group will be known as ‘Altus Intervention’, bringing tog
Archer Scores More Work with Repsol
Archer has secured a four-year contract to deliver additional plug and abandonment (P&A) and related services on the Norwegian Continental Shelf for Repsol Norge. This is Archer’s second contract win with Repsol Norge in 2017, following the recent announcement of a four-year contract with Repsol Nor
DOC Inks Subsea Power Cables Framework Deal with Vattenfall
Deutsche Offshore Consult GmbH (DOC) wins the framework agreement for the installation management of subsea power cables for offshore wind farm projects in Germany, UK, the Netherlands and Denmark from Vattenfall. The agreement was concluded for a period of four years. DOC will support the installat
Horizon and Atlantic Marine Partner on Geotech Surveys
Horizon Geosciences and Atlantic Marine have teamed up to provide a new seabed geotechnical investigation spread comprising the vessel Atlantic Carrier and Horizon’s seabed CPT and sampling systems. Horizon Geosciences’ managing director Rich Metters stated that the spread is being mobilised due to
Sabella Completes D10 Turbine Export Cable Fix
Sabella’s team has completed the replacement of a new dry mate connector at the end of the export cable connecting the D10 tidal turbine to Ushant’s coast. The operation was carried out with the MV Olympic Taurus, a multi-purpose vessel chartered by Mojo Maritime France (James Fisher Marine Services
InterMoor Delivers Buchan Alpha to Dales Voe for Dismantling
InterMoor, working closely with the Repsol Sinopec Resources UK and the Buchan Alpha project team, delivered the Buchan Alpha platform to Dales Voe in Shetland, where dismantling has started. The work was undertaken on behalf of Repsol Sinopec with InterMoor acting as the marine contractor charged w