Subsea
Acta Marine Unveils Name of Its Newbuild Vessel
Acta Marine has revealed the name of its newbuild Ulstein SX195 walk to work vessel being built at Crist shipyard in Poland. Acta Marine informed that the vessel will sail under the name Acta Auriga. Upon delivery the Acta Auriga will join Acta Orion, its semi-sister vessel, and as such form the sec
WES Awards Funding for New Wave Energy Projects
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has announced over £660K of funding for 13 new projects aiming to develop innovative control systems for wave energy converters. This initiative brings together control systems specialists from mature sectors such as aerospace and oil and gas, to work with Scottish technol
SEA Boosts Its KraitArray ASW Sonar
SEA is unveiling a new, enhanced version of its thin line KraitArray towed Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) sonar at DSEI 2017. The KraitArray now extends up to 150 meters in length, compared to the current 50 meters. It is enabled by connectors between modules and, according to the company, it offers u
NorthConnect Sets Up Community Investment Fund
The developers behind an electricity superhighway connecting the north east and Norway are calling on local people this week to apply for funding from a new community investment fund. NorthConnect, the 655km subsea interconnector, is setting up the £10,000 Legacy Fund, to be administered by Foundati
UTEC Reshuffles Management
UTEC, a global survey company in subsea services group Acteon, has appointed long-term employees, Cory Goodyear, Mick Elmslie and Jonathan Watt as Business Unit Directors across its Americas and Europe and Africa business units. The announcement follows the completion of a strategic review which als
Ashtead Names UK Regional Director
Subsea equipment specialists Ashtead Technology has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of Brett Lestrange as UK regional director. Lestrange will lead Ashtead’s UK sales and technical team to drive growth and support the company as it continues to innovate against a low oil price
Vroon’s Subsea Support W2W Vessel Goes on Offshore Wind Job
E.ON has contracted VOS Stone for logistics support and offshore accommodation at the Arkona offshore wind farm in Germany. VOS Stone was delivered to Vroon by Fujian Southeast Shipbuilding, China in July 2017. The vessel will undergo final outfitting works in the Netherlands and be ready to start o
CMA Allows Wood-Amec Merger to Move Forward
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has accepted the remedy formally offered by Wood Group and Amec Foster Wheeler on August 9, 2017. This follows the CMA’s in principle acceptance on August 15. The merger is therefore now expected to complete in October 2017, following receipt of merger
PSA Completes Åsgard A Hydrocarbon Leak Investigation
The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has completed the investigation of the hydrocarbon leak from the S template on Åsgard A that occurred in March 2017. During the investigation several breaches of the regulations have been identified, PSA informed. The leak occurred on the evening of March
Blyth Cabling Begins as GBFs Land on Seabed
Five gravity based foundations (GBFs) have now been installed off the coast of Blyth to mark the latest stage of a pioneering offshore wind farm development using a new “float and submerge” process. EDF Energy Renewables is currently delivering the Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Wind Farm after taking
MeyGen Subsea Turbines Lose to Offshore Wind
Atlantis’s tidal stream project in northern Scotland, MeyGen, was not awarded a contract for difference (CfD) from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) in this allocation round in respect of Phase 1C of the project. According to Atlantis, cost reduction for the Phase 1C a
TLP Secures Grid Connection for Cardiff Tidal Lagoon
Tidal Lagoon Power (TLP) has secured the grid connection for a 3,240MW capacity Cardiff Tidal Lagoon expected to generate among the cheapest electricity of all new power stations built in the UK. Tidal Lagoon Power’s chief executive, Mark Shorrock, said: “Today we have secured the grid connection fo
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (September 04 – September 10). Subsea 7 has signed a letter of intent with Royal IHC in the Netherlands for the construction of a new reel-lay vessel and associated pipe lay equipment. The cost, exclud
LOC to Support Greater Dunlin Area Decommissioning
LOC (Aberdeen) Ltd, part of LOC Group, has been appointed by Fairfield Betula (Fairfield Energy) to provide marine assurance and marine warranty services for the decommissioning of the Greater Dunlin Area in the North Sea UKCS. The Greater Dunlin Area comprises the Dunlin Alpha Platform and two subs