Subsea
New Workshop Targets Subsea Solutions for Offshore Wind
OrbisEnergy in Lowestoft will host the first of a series of workshops on May 3 tackling subsea engineering issues in the offshore wind industry. With support from the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, organisers are keen to get input and ideas from companies and encourage diversification int
Scotrenewables’ Tidal Turbine Achieves Full Power
Scotrenewables Tidal Power’s SR2000 tidal turbine has reached full rated power at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney. The turbine has achieved a full, 2MW rated, export capacity on Wednesday, the company noted. Andrew Scott, CEO, said: “We are tremendously excited to have the SR2000
Prysmian Ups Subsea Capacity at Wrexham Plant
Prysmian’s UK production facility in Wrexham is to manufacture both 33 kV and 66 kV submarine cable cores used for the inter-array cable connections in offshore wind farms, the company said earlier this week. According to the company, its high voltage facility in Wrexham is the only factory in the U
4D Nav, Ocean Infinity Developing Software to Simultaneously Operate Multiple Autonomous Vehicles
Ocean Infinity has awarded 4D Nav the contract for InfinityView, a mission planning and monitoring software for its multiple autonomous vehicle systems. 4D Nav’s managing partner, Stewart Cannon, said: “We are excited to be awarded this project and be part of the Ocean Infinity team. I believe this
NOC Expedition to Explore Microplastics and Ocean Carbon
National Oceanography Centre’s (NOC) RRS Discovery will leave Southampton on Friday for a research expedition to the Northeast Atlantic. The expedition aims to answer fundamental questions about the distribution, fate and effects of microplastic pollution, as well as conducting the first internation
JFD Emergency Rebreather Gets CE Mark of Approval
JFD said it has successfully completed trials on its new COBRA (Compact Bailout Rebreathing Apparatus) system verifying its capability and performance to CE Mark status making it the only approved system of its kind. COBRA is the only commercial emergency rebreather system in the world to have been
Oceanteam Secures Majority Nod to Refinance Its Current Bond Loan
Norwegian-Dutch offshore service provider said it has reached an agreement with a qualified majority of its bond holders on the main terms of the bond loan concerned. The agreement encompasses the repayment of the bond in full, the extension of the loan maturity and a major adjustment of interest co
Tata Steel to Supply Structural Pipe for East Anglia One OWF
Tata Steel has secured an order to supply 4,400 tons of structural pipe for the turbine foundations of the ScottishPower Renewables East Anglia One offshore wind farm. Tata Steel will produce the structural pipe in its Hartlepool SAW Mill facility in UK. The contract will help to support approximate
JDR Bags East Anglia One Cable Deal
JDR has been awarded a contract by VBMS (UK) to supply intra-array cables for ScottishPower Renewables’ East Anglia One (EA1) offshore wind farm. The contract will see JDR design and manufacture 155 km of array cables including end terminations. JDR will also provide a cable management system at eac
Seabed Constructor Suspected of Illegal Activities Off Iceland
A subsea support and construction vessel Seabed Constructor was at the weekend called back to port by the Icelandic Coast Guard under suspicion it had engaged in illegal research in the Icelandic exclusive economic zone. The Coast Guard spotted the vessel after it had been stationary for some time
Allseas Seals Nord Stream 2 Pipelay Deal
Nord Stream 2 AG said it has signed a contract for offshore pipelay of the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline through the Baltic Sea with Allseas on 6 April 2017. The contract follows the letter of intent agreed between both parties last December. Other tenders including the near-shore pipelay tende
Bourbon Inks New Deal with ICBC Financial Leasing
French vessel owner and offshore services provider Bourbon has signed a deal with ICBC Financial Leasing to reschedule a large part of its debt, and also reached an agreement to restructure the rents payments under the leasing transaction entered into in 2013 and 2014. This agreement provides a decr
Ooredoo: SEA-ME-WE 5 Set for Start Up
Ooredoo’s Southeast-Middle East-Western Europe 5 (SEA-ME-WE 5) submarine cable system will be activated this year. Installed at its base station in Qalhat in the Governorate of Ash Sharqiyah South, the 20,000 kilometre cable has been developed as a multi-regional data superhighway that should improv
Beatrice Export Cable Installation Project Starts Tomorrow
The phase 1 of the Beatrice offshore wind farm’s export cable campaign is scheduled to start on April 13 with the installation of horizontal cable pipes beneath Portgordon Beach. These pipes are installed using a micro-tunnelling machine pushed through the ground beneath the seabed. At the exit poin