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Hawaiki Submarine Cable said it has expanded its subsea network with a new direct route to Los Angeles. The new route – based on the most easterly segment of the SEA-US cable – completes Hawaiki’s existing links to the United States, including Hillsboro, Seattle and Hawaii. Los Angeles becomes Hawai
Norwegian diving contractor SubseaPartner has increased its footprint in the UK with another contract award by the operator and FPSO owner Teekay Offshore. The contract is for undertaking ongoing subsea work on the FPSO’s Foinaven and Hummingbird. Detailed planning and engineering are done and Subse
Submarine Manufacturing & Products (SMP) has delivered a 650mtr submarine rescue package to a Far Eastern Navy. The rescue system includes a submarine emergency decompression and ventilation system. The delivery forms a part of SMP’s main contract for supply, training and maintenance services over t
ABPmer is supporting SSE Renewables in the development of Phase 2 of its Arklow Bank Wind Park project, off the east coast of Ireland. ABPmer has been commissioned to prepare a preliminary site condition report and manage the associated metocean survey which will then be used in conjunction with new
A team of researchers from countries bordering the ocean have recently embarked on a €10 million project to analyse its ecosystems, from Iceland to South America. Their findings will provide unprecedented insights into how climate change is affecting plant and animal life in the Atlantic. The work w
Nord Stream 2 AG has released a report on the impacts of Nord Stream 2 pipeline construction activities in the Finnish Exclusive Economic Zone during 2018. According to the monitoring report, the impacts were minor, limited and short-term. Nord Stream 2’s Finnish monitoring is part of the long-term
Norwegian vessels owner and operator Solstad Offshore said it has secured extension with a number of its key creditors for the suspension and deferral of payments. In December 2018 and April 2019, a number of the companies in the SOFF group entered into agreements for the suspension and deferral of
Optime Subsea has completed a two well plug & abandonment campaign on the Jette field for Aker BP, on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The work was completed utilizing Optime Subsea’s Subsea Controls and Intervention Light System (SCILS). Aker BP chose to demobilize the SCILS after its two wel
Rotech Subsea has been awarded contracts for two significant scopes of work for Boskalis Subsea Cables & Flexibles (previously VBMS). The dual campaign will see Rotech Subsea’s TRS1 and TRS1 LD tools deployed for cable deburial and reburial scopes on a southern North Sea sector offshore wind farm. T
EllaLink’s main shareholder Marguerite has appointed Alberto Horcajo and Alessandro Talotta to the board of directors of EllaLink. Both Alberto and Alessandro have over 20 years’ experience in telecommunications companies with relevant expertise in subsea cable systems. Their appointment will be eff
DNV GL has won a contract to provide independent verification services for Energinet’s section of the Baltic Pipe project, offshore Denmark. The Baltic Pipe project aims to enable the transport of gas from Norway from a tie-in to the existing Europipe II in the Danish North Sea to the export facilit
Xodus Group has added a new principal consultant to strengthen its renewables team as the company sets its sights on a range of new offshore developments. Dr Adrian de Andres joins Xodus from Black & Veatch where he was a principal consultant and managed several offshore renewables projects. Based i
TGS and PGS have started the Jeanne d’Arc High Density 3D (HD3D) multi-client project offshore Newfoundland, East Canada. The project will cover approximately 5,000 km2 and encompasses multiple exploration licenses, significant discovery licenses and sections of the open acreage included in the Nove
