Subsea
OpenHydro Names New CEO
OpenHydro, the Irish based tidal energy company and part of DCNS Energies, has appointed Patrick Gougeon as its new chief executive officer. The appointment signals the company’s ongoing drive towards commercialisation of its tidal technology and follows the launch of DCNS Energies, a subsidiary of
New Co-Op Agreement for Germany – Sweden EUR 600M Subsea Power Link
Transmission System Operators 50Hertz (Germany) and Svenska kraftnät (Sweden) agreed on further details regarding the planning and construction of the Hansa PowerBridge in the cooperation agreement that was signed in Berlin today. Namely, in addition to the time schedule, agreements were made on the
VBMS to Deliver East Anglia ONE Inter-Array Cables
Boskalis’ subsidiary VBMS has been awarded a cabling contract with a value of approximately EUR 100 million by ScottishPower Renewables, for the East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm. The scope of work for VBMS consists of the supply, installation and burial, as well as termination and testing of 102 6
Teufelberger to Buy Redaelli
Teufelberger has signed a definite agreement for the acquisition of Italian steel wire rope specialist Redaelli Tecna from JSC Severstal–metiz. According to the Austrian-based company, this acquisition is the biggest step toward expansion in more than 225 years of Teufelberger’s history. Redaelli is
Spectrum Bids for MultiClient Geophysical
Spectrum has made an offer to acquire all the issued and outstanding shares in MultiClient Geophysical (MCG) at a consideration of NOK 1.25 per share (offer price). The offer values the total share capital of MCG at NOK 116 million. Prior to Spectrum’s announcement of the offer, Geoex Limited made a
ECA Group to Develop Ultra-Deep AUV for Ifremer
Ifremer has chosen ECA Group to develop a new ultra-deep autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) for survey and inspection up to 6000 meters water depth. By choosing ECA Group through an international call for tender, Ifremer is establishing the CORAL ALliance (Cooperative Off-Shore Robotics ALliance),
Forum’s VisualSoft Expands Software Suite
Forum Energy Technologies’ VisualSoft product line has added new features and capabilities within their software suite. The VisualSoft suite is a toolbox of applications used during survey and inspection of subsea assets, in particular pipelines and cables. The first of the releases features a multi
PHOTO: Full House at Aibel
Six ships have recently docked at Aibel Haugesund yard for overhauling, classification and upgrading. Deep Wave and Deep Investigator from subsea services player DeepOcean are undergoing upgrading/classification and demobilisation/smaller upgrades. Edda Fides and Edda Fonn are visitors from shipowne
Fluor Scoops Up Caspian Sea Projects
Fluor Corporation has been awarded a two-year engineering services framework agreement with North Caspian Operating Company (NCOC) for conceptual studies and front-end engineering for its projects in the Caspian region. NCOC operates oil and gas activities under the North Caspian Sea Production Shar
Another Standstill Extension for Olympic
Norwegian provider of subsea and offshore construction vessels, Olympic Ship, said it has reached an agreement with its secured lenders to extend standstill agreement until and including January 31, 2017. The standstill agreement was extended in order to complete the restructuring of the group, incl
Webtool Launches ROV Resettable Emergency Disconnect Cutter
Hydraulic cutting systems specialist, Webtool, has launched a resettable emergency disconnect cutter for light and medium subsea well intervention. As an integral part of either a workover tool or dedicated emergency disconnect package, the Webtool guillotine cutter can now be reset subsea by ROV. N
STR Builds New Subsea Inspection and Monitoring System
Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR) is set to release its new SeaGamma Flooded Member Detection System at Subsea Expo Exhibition 2017. Gamma Flooded Member Detection has been the method of choice for the inspection and monitoring of subsea structural members for the detection of water ingress. FMD ins
Western Link Cable Comes Ashore in North Ayrshire
Western Link subsea power cable has come ashore in North Ayrshire, ScottishPower informed. The Western Link project consists of installing two 600 kV DC submarine cables in the Irish Sea from Ardneil (Scotland) to Wirral (England). The cable has a total length of about 387 kilometers. The £1 billion
CGG Reduces Rates for Two More Vessels
French seismic survey specialist, CGG has reduced day rates for two more seismic vessels following the reduction for an Eidesvik-owned ‘Viking Vanquish’ vessel. The reduction of the day rate for the Viking Vanquish seismic vessel is effective from January 2017. Reflecting CGG’s commitment to focus o