The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has published a ‘Request for Competitive Interest’ for the development of the New York and New Jersey Wind Energy Transmission Line, an offshore transmission system that would deliver offshore wind energy to the onshore electric grid. Anbaric Developme
The Swedish Energy Agency has awarded Minesto a SEK 12.5 million grant to the development of the company’s marine power plant DG100. “Climate change and the transition to renewable energy is a global challenge in which Swedish technology like ours can play a significant role. It is therefore crucial
Offshore Innovators Guyana has recruited and trained a team of five Guyanese engineers in Subsea Robotics to support deep-water operations offshore Guyana. The training was hosted by Subsea Specialist at the Deepwater Hub in Chaguaramas, Trinidad, and delivered by Carlos Sardinha of Blue Laguna Inc
Subsurface Imaging, part of CGG’s Geoscience division, has been awarded processing contract by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). Under its terms, CGG will perform time and depth imaging of massive volumes of very high-spec data from what is believed to be the world’s largest ocean-bottom n
MDL has concluded a maiden cable lay project offshore Mexico, marking a major milestone for the Mexican subsea market. The company’s modular tensioning spread, featuring the MDL TTS-2/140 Series Tensioner, was used for the installation of a 25mm fibre optic cable on the Eni Amoca/Miztón project. Th
Okeanus has received a purchase order from NiGK Corporation (NiGK) in Japan for the development, manufacture, and delivery of an active heave compensated umbilical winch and skid mounted A-frame style LARS. The 10 ton winch and LARS will be used from ships of opportunity to deploy a tethered seafloo
Jan De Nul has been awarded the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of both foundations and subsea cables for the Formosa 2 Offshore Wind Farm (OWF) in Taiwan. Developed by Macquarie Capital and Swancor Renewable Energy Company, the 376MW Formosa 2 OWF will have 47 Siemens
Rotech Subsea has completed a three-phase IRM scope in the North Sea sector for a major client. Rotech’s next generation TRS1 Controlled Flow Excavation (CFE) tool was mobilised to carry out cable de-burial and retrenching at the offshore wind farm while its new RSG1 cable grab tool was also deploye
Subsea services provider Mermaid said it has entered into a facility agreement with the Export-Import Bank of Thailand to loan up to USD 65 million. With this deal Mermaid aims to to extend the financing two vessels the Mermaid Endurer and Mermaid Asiana, for a further period of five years with the
Controlled flow excavation (CFE) services expert James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE) said it has developed a low draft, lightweight excavator. According to JFSE, the SP2000 ULD will primarily be used for shallow water excavation and shore pull works including trench maintenance during pull-in oper
Winner of this years’ annual Underwater Technology Foundation’s UTC Subsea Award for outstanding achievements within the subsea industry, is Saab Seaeye. They achieved a world first by proving the potential for marine autonomous systems to take a greater role in underwater inspection, repair and mai
Kongsberg Maritime has signed the first contract for the new HUGIN Superior 6000-meter rated AUV (autonomous underwater vehicle). HUGIN Superior was introduced to the market in December 2018 and, according to Kongsberg, provides enhanced data, positioning and endurance capabilities while building on
Impact Subsea has appointed Bay Dynamics as a distributor of Impact Subsea products within New Zealand. Bay Dynamics offer a range of technical solutions to the underwater ROV market and will provide local sales and technical support for Impact Subsea’s range of underwater Altimeters, Sonars, Depth
GM Flow Measurement Services has developed new automated technology to measure and analyse flow data on offshore installations. The start-up business, whose products have secured the support of Scottish Enterprise, is now gearing up for rapid growth after completion of field tests. The technology is
