Swedish survey specialist MMT has been assigned by EirGrid to perform a geophysical survey over the existing East West Interconnector in the Irish Sea. At 262km in length, 186km of which is beneath the Irish Sea, the East West Interconnector (EWIC) links the electricity transmission grids of Ireland
Aberdeenshire based equipment rental specialists Hiretech has strengthened its team with a key management appointment. Keith Mackie has been appointed as managing director, with current managing director and company founder Andy Buchan taking on the newly created role of chief executive officer. Mac
James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) has completed deep-towed subsea survey project for Lukoil in waters proven to preserve treasures dating back to Venetian golden era of centuries ago. Conducted offshore Romania, in the Black Sea at some 1000 meters water depth, the deep-towed subsea survey covered
The European Investment Bank has agreed to provide USD 25 million for construction of a new telecom connection to Cabo Verde. The new submarine cable will transform communications to the small island state, enabling faster internet access and the roll out of 4G mobile services. “Cabo Verde Telecom w
Altus Intervention has secured contracts with TechnipFMC Island Offshore Subsea (TIOS), a TechnipFMC and Island Offshore company, for the provision of wireline services across three of their vessels. The vessels include Island Constructor, Island Frontier and Island Wellserver. The contract duration
Sif has landed a contract to manufacture 84 monopiles for the 800 MW Vineyard project in Massachusetts USA. Sif’s scope comprises manufacturing of the monopiles, storage at our MV2 facility and delivery by RoRo load-out via our deep sea quay side on transportation vessels in 2020-2021. The 800 MW pr
Installation of the new Coral Sea Cable system has started from Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea. Over 4,700km of cable will be laid on the ocean floor from Port Moresby to Honiara and Sydney, with work expected to be completed in late 2019. The underwater fibre optic cable will provide significantl
Equinor has agreed with Lundin Petroleum 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 million. “Since 2016 we have more than doubled the value of our investment in Lundin. This transaction gi
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (July 01 – July 07). This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Subseaworldnews. Reliance Hires Technipfmc For Mj1 Field Surf This content is available after
DeepOcean has been awarded a contract by Equinor for performing marine operations in connection with installation of the Vigdis Boosting Station and associated in-field structures and flexibles. The award to DeepOcean covers project management, engineering and offshore installation activities. The o
James Fisher and Sons said that Eoghan O’Lionaird will be appointed to the board with effect from 1 September 2019. Eoghan will become chief executive officer on 1 October 2019 at which point Nick Henry, who has been CEO for the last fifteen years, will step down from the board. Henry will remain em
French Acoustics specialist RTSYS has unveiled its latest micro-AUV named NemoSens. The micro-AUV NemoSens, less than one meter long, can host any kind of payload, be it a CTD probe, sidescan sonar or any other sensors, the company said. The AUV can be programmed from a ROS or MOOS interface to comp
Global Marine Group (GMG), has officially launched its new pre-lay plough, known as the PLP240. Osbit recently delivered the subsea plough to GMG, following contract award in January. The offshore technology company designed and built the plough and has worked in collaboration with Global Marine Gro
The seismic player Axxis Geo Solutions (AGS) has been publicly listed on Oslo Axess. The listing marks the completion of the merger between Axxis Geo Solutions AS and Songa Bulk ASA. The name of the company is from today Axxis Geo Solutions ASA and its shares are listed and traded on Oslo Axess unde
