Subsea
AKVA Group Sees Profits Double
Norwegian equipment provider for aquaculture industry, AKVA group, has boosted its profit in the second quarter of 2017 as all of its business segments upped their quarterly performance and saw the revenues grow. Namely, the company booked profit before tax of NOK 39.5 million and net profit of NOK
WATCH: Balmoral Subsea Test Vessel Moves through Aberdeen
Balmoral Subsea Test Centre on Wellington Road has recently received a pressure test vessel which had to be moved from Aberdeen Harbour through city streets. The vessel itself weighs 285tonne but when the weight of the transportation vehicles is added the total amounted to well over 420tonne – a cit
Boskalis Buys Gardline
Royal Boskalis Westminster has acquired all shares of the Gardline Group (Gardline). The UK based company’s main activities include marine geophysical surveys, offshore geotechnical services and environmental surveys. With the acquisition Boskalis fulfils its strategic ambition to build a position i
Siemens Taps DOF Subsea for Galloper Work
DOF Subsea has been awarded a contract for Skandi Constructor for Siemens on the Galloper offshore wind farm project in the North Sea. The contract ensures that the vessel is utilized until the end of the year, the Oslo-listed company noted. Siemens is to supply, install and commission 56 wind turbi
J2 Subsea and Moog Ink Distribution Deal
J2 Subsea, ROV and survey tools rental and sale specialist in subsea services group Acteon, has secured a new distribution agreement with Moog, a designer and manufacturer of control systems and components. J2 Subsea’s global clients are now able to obtain a wider range of Moog products, including e
Subsea UK Events Explore International Opportunities
Industry body Subsea UK is hosting two briefing sessions with the Department for International Trade (DIT). The first briefing on August 28 will focus on the post-energy reform oil and gas sector opportunities in Mexico. Mariana Garay, energy senior officer for the DIT team in Mexico along with Chri
Minesto Finds New GBS Foundation Supplier
Minesto has awarded Jones Bros Ruthin (Civil Engineering) the contract to construct the foundation for Minesto’s first commercial-scale tidal energy power plant. Minesto has completed the procurement of a new gravity-based structure (GBS) foundation construction supplier, following the announcement
CMA Examines Wood-Amec Merger Competition Remedy
The Competition and Markets Authority CMA has accepted in principle the remedy formally offered by Wood Group on August 09, 2017. The remedy consists of the majority of Amec Foster Wheeler’s UK upstream oil and gas business located in the UK and serving UK customers (excluding its commissioning busi
Catapult Designs Condition Monitoring System for Blyth BGFs
Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has designed a sensor system for the concrete gravity-based foundation (GBF) destined for the EDF Energy Renewables (EDF ER) Blyth Offshore demonstrator wind farm. This is the first time that sensors have been installed in a gravity-based foundation and used
Bluestream Bags Total IRM Deal
Bluestream has been awarded the inspection, repair and maintenance contract with Total E&P Nederland for 36 offshore sites. The contract is part of a long term frame agreement that has been in place since 2009. The work scope covers the subsea inspection of 29 platform structures and seven free stan
Tunisian Solar Power to Reach Europe via Three Subsea Cables
TuNur Limited has filed its request for authorization with the Tunisian Ministry of Energy, Mines and Renewable Energy for a 4.5 GW solar export project. A newly established solar complex in the Sahara Desert in Southwest Tunisia, near Réjim Maâtoug (Kébili Governorate) would supply the European mar
WiSub-led JIP to Deliver Universal AUV Connection
International collaboration between companies and universities in Brazil, Norway, Poland, Sweden and the UK are developing a universal interface to facilitate Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) docking with subsea structures. The consortium, led by WiSub, includes leaders from industry and academia
Xodus Names New Chief of Decommissioning Unit
Xodus has appointed Enrico Salardi as its decommissioning director to lead the company’s ‘decom division’ formed in 2015. Salardi joins Xodus from Quadrant Energy where he was senior project manager for a number of decommissioning programmes in Australia. “Xodus has been ahead of the game when it co
Shell Hands Kvaerner Nyhamna Decom Job
Kvaerner has been awarded a contract with Shell for the disposal and demolition of the subsea compression pilot at Nyhamna. The scope of work consists of removal and demolition of approximately 2 200 tonnes of modules. The modules will be transported from Nyhamna to Kvaerner’s facilities at Stord fo