Subsea Services group Acteon has completed the acquisition of geosciences survey company TerraSond. Headquartered in the USA, TerraSond will continue to be led by Tom Newman and his management team. Newman, the president of TerraSond, said, “We are excited to be joining Acteon; leveraging their reso
The NordLink power cable has now been pulled in on the Germany coast marking a key milestone in the project connecting the power grids of Norway and Germany. Covering a total of 623 kilometers, NordLink is an HVDC interconnector is meant to increase energy security in both countries, Norway and Germ
Baker Hughes, a GE company, has opened its transformed Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Montrose at an inauguration ceremony with Minister for Energy, Paul Wheelhouse. The CoE will deliver engineering, manufacturing, test and assembly and services to advance deepwater technology for customers. The expa
AGL Energy Limited (AGL) has determined to cease undertaking due diligence on Australia-based telco operator Vocus and to withdraw its non-binding, indicative proposal to acquire Vocus. Earlier this month, AGL was granted exclusive access to conduct due diligence on Vocus for a period of four weeks.
Spectrum has received formal approval from NOPSEMA for its Environment Plan that allows the acquisition of multi-client wide tow 3D seismic, gravity, and magnetic surveys over an industry prioritized area of the deepwater Otway Basin in South-East Australia. This 3D data coverage has been designed t
TechnipFMC has been awarded a number of subsea contracts by Anadarko for its Mozambique Golfinho/Atum development. The (EPCI) contract, said to be over $1 billion, is for the subsea hardware system. TechnipFMC will execute the offshore installation scope with its consortium partner Van Oord and in c
Oceaneering International has secured a contract by Anadarko Moçambique Area 1, a wholly owned subsidiary of Anadarko Petroleum, to supply umbilicals, distribution hardware, and aftermarket services for its Mozambique LNG project. The multiple lengths of onshore and subsea steel tube control umbilic
ACE Winches has increased its global presence through working partnerships with Hendrik Veder Group in Norway and the Netherlands, and a strategic alliance agreement between ACE and Emirates Safety Services in the Middle East. ACE Winches said it will strengthen its offering by providing a full suit
Wärtsilä has installed its Serck Como Horizontal Tube Evaporator (HiTE) fresh water production system onboard the pipe-laying vessel ‘Lorelay’, owned by Allseas. This is the first commercial installation of the Wärtsilä’s system. The Wärtsilä HiTE is designed to function in a wide range of operation
UUV Aquabotix has appointed Anand Sundaraj as a new company secretary effective June 14, 2019. The appointment comes after the resignation of Jonathan Swain as company secretary effective June 14, 2019. “The company thanks Mr Swain for his service as company secretary,” Aquabotix said. Aquabotix app
Oceanteam Solutions has been awarded a contract by an undisclosed client for the supply of a cable lay spread. The contract lasts until mid-October 2019, with extension options. The scope includes the hire of one of Oceanteam’s 2000t and 4000t turntables, two 10t tensioners and technicians for opera
Marine consultancy ABPmer has been commissioned by The Crown Estate for data handling tasks critical to the effective management of Marine Data Exchange (MDE). MDE supports the marine renewables industry with shared offshore survey data to inform future development projects. Supporting seabed manage
Prysmian has been awarded a grid connection project worth in region of €140 million by the Dutch-German grid operator TenneT which will enable the connection of multiple offshore wind farms to the German grid. “The Dolwin5 project continues our valued long relationship with the major TSO TenneT and
Mooring solutions supplier SOFEC has selected BMT and Sonardyne partnership to supply an innovative mooring monitoring system (MMS) for a major new deepwater development. The new system will involve monitoring of the turret mooring system on a newbuild floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility
