Subsea
FORESEA Opens New Call for Offshore Renewable Energy Tech
The FORESEA (Funding Ocean Renewable Energy through Strategic European Action) programme opened its third call for support package applications on Wednesday. Support packages will help commercialize offshore renewable energy technologies by giving free access to FORESEA’s network of test sites. The
TurkStream Pipe-Laying Project Starts Deepwater Ops
Gazprom has started laying the TurkStream gas pipeline in the deep-water area off the coast of Anapa. The operations were launched with the command given by Russian President Vladimir Putin during his visit to the Pioneering Spirit pipe-laying vessel. Vladimir Putin and Alexey Miller, chairman of th
Prysmian Wins More Work in Venetian Lagoon
Prysmian said it has secured a series of addition work with Terna Rete Italia — originally included as option — to be added to the Venetian Lagoon submarine power cable links project. The initial €34 million contract for two 14 km and 6 km long high voltage alternate current (HVAC) 132 kV cable link
DNV GL Revises RP for Free Spanning Pipelines
DNV GL has updated its recommended practice (RP) on free spanning pipelines with project and research experience from the last decade on free span dynamic response, particularly on structural modelling. The DNVGL-RP-F105 is said to enable significant costs savings, both in the newbuilding and operat
Wood Group Scoops Alexandroupolis FEED
Wood Group has secured a new front end engineering design (FEED) contract with Gastrade S.A. for the Alexandroupolis Independent Natural Gas System (INGS) offshore Greece. The project, to develop a floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving, storage and regasification unit (FSRU), should create
Heerema Ships Oseberg Vestflanken 2 Package
The topside for the Oseberg Vestflanken 2 unmanned wellhead platform sailed out from Heerema Fabrication Group’s yard in Zwijndrecht, The Nederlands, on Sunday June 25. The jacket followed on Monday June 26. In February 2016, Statoil awarded Heerema the contract for the engineering, procurement & co
Briggs Boosts Subsea Portfolio
Marine contractor Briggs Marine has invested more than £1 million into its subsea services division over recent months. The company said it has enhanced its subsea cable repair and installation capabilities with the addition of two new 15Te tracked cable tensioners. The tensioners were employed imme
DOF Subsea to Survey Transmediterranean Pipeline
DOF Subsea has recently signed a new contract in the Mediterranean with Transmediterranean Pipeline Company (TMPC) to undertake the pipeline inspection on the TMPC’s pipeline system. The inspection is planned to take place in Q3, 2017, the company informed. The scope involves inspection of 5 submari
Hydro Group Partners with Turkish IMCA Electronics
Hydro Group has increased its global presence with the announcement of its partnership with Turkish firm, IMCA Electronics. Complementing Hydro Group’s cable and connection solutions, IMCA offers a range of sub-systems and components for technical applications on land, sea and air. The partnership w
Interview: Aquabotix to Deliver Underwater Drone for Consumer Market
Subsea World News spoke with Durval Tavares, the co-founder and CEO of Aquabotix, a provider of underwater drones and cameras for commercial and military applications. In an email interview, Mr Tavares explained how he decided to start the company, and unveiled the next steps in the company’s develo
GeoSea to Set Up Albatros Foundations
DEME’s offshore marine engineering subsidiary GeoSea has received the ‘Notice to Proceed’ for fabrication and offshore installation of 16 wind turbine foundations and 1 offshore transformer module (OTM) for the EnBW Albatros offshore wind farm. The Albatros offshore wind farm is located in the so-ca
EnQuest Delivers First Oil from Kraken
EnQuest has confirmed that first oil from the Kraken development was delivered on June 23, 2017. During the initial ramp-up period, the 13 wells that have been drilled and completed to date, comprising 7 producers and 6 injectors, are being brought online in a phased manner, to maximise long term pr
Thalassa Could Dispose of WGP
Thalassa Holdings said it has received an indication of interest from an undisclosed industry participant for the potential acquisition of 100% of the business and assets of a marine geophysical services company WGP Group. The interested party has begun preliminary due diligence and the on-going dis
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (June 19 – June 25). Aquaterra Energy has won a contract to supply subsea high pressure riser (HPR) equipment and services for a subsea abandonment project in the central North Sea. The multi-million p