Subsea
Minesto Orders Deep Green Components
Minesto has placed an order with Green Marine out of Southampton, UK for the wing of its first commercial-scale Deep Green demonstrator. In the manufacturing process of Minesto’s wing, the British outfit will be assisted by Gurit, supplier of composite materials and engineering services. The ordered
GCE Subsea Signs New Partner Agreement
As a part of being awarded GCE status, a new GCE partner agreement has been developed by and between the partners of the cluster. A working group consisting of four board members and the CEO, have in collaboration with the board and the partners, developed the new partner agreement. The new agreemen
Prysmian Looks for New Engineers
Italian subsea cable specialist Prysmian is in its second edition of the “Make It” recruiting program, aimed at scouting new talents for its production plants worldwide. The first edition received over 6,000 applications and led to the recruitment of 50 professionals. Prysmian continues to search fo
Osbit Chairman Awarded MBE in 2017 New Year’s Honours
Dr Tony Trapp, executive chairman of Osbit, has been awarded the Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 New Year’s Honours. Dr Trapp has been instrumental in the formation and success of the subsea technology industry in North East England having been a co-founder
OMS Becomes EEEGR Member
OMS has joined the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR), an organisation geared towards the sustained development of the energy industry in the region. EEEGR aims is to promote businesses that provide services to a number of industry sectors, helping them to deliver secure, affordable energy to the
COBRAcable Sees Construction Start of Dutch Convertor Station
TenneT and its Danish partner Energinet.dk drove the first pile into the ground for the construction of the Dutch convertor station of the COBRAcable, a subsea electricity connection that will link the Dutch and Danish grids. Nienke Homan, a member of the Groningen Provincial Executive, Marijke van
SubC Partner Inks Maersk Drilling Deal
SubC Partner said it has signed a three-year framework agreement with Maersk Drilling. The deal covers ROV offshore underwater inspection of semi-submersibles and drillships worldwide. The company noted it has developed special solutions that enable the inspection work to be carried out offshore rat
WATCH: DeepOcean SURF Campaign in Norwegian Sea
The video shows DeepOcean’s SURF operations carried out by its construction vessels Edda Freya and Edda Fauna. The project consisted of connecting the Norwegian Sea Maria field to Kristin and Heidrun plaforms for Statoil and Wintershall. The 2016 campaign saw the Installation of 170 Te riser anchor
PGS Sees Drop in Vessel Activity
Norwegian seismic player, Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) has seen a further vessel-activity drop in the fourth quarter of 2016. In the Q4 the vessel utilization on the contracted basis was 25 percent compared to 40 percent in the corresponding period in 2015. On the multi-client seismic basis, the ves
Kriegers Flak OWF Cleared of UXOs
Danish grid operator Energinet.dk, in cooperation with Boskalis, has completed unexploded ordnance (UXO) survey in preparation for the grid connection of the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm. The aim of the UXO survey was to reduce the risk at the cable installation routes. The cables are a part of
DeepOcean – Triton Complete Transaction
Private equity investment firm Triton has completed its investment in DeepOcean, the subsea contractor informed earlier this week. The transaction was completed on December 31, 2016, and the parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price. Through this equity raise and the future support of T
Editor’s Picks for 2016
The editors of Subsea World News have selected a few among many worth remembering articles from the previous year that received exceptionally high attention from our readers. In no particular order, here are some of the news to look back on, in case you missed them last year. Enjoy. South Stream Tra
Top Videos of 2016
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most popular videos of 2016. Top videos include installation of subsea templates on Maria field offshore Norway, setup of the Ayatsil-C jacket in the Bay of Campeche, the construction of the wellhead platform jacket for Maersk Oil’s Culzean field, th
Best of 2016
Subsea World News brings you the most popular articles from 2016. The Best of 2016 represents the readers’ choice, based on the monthly statistics and general interest in the articles. The most read articles of 2016 were: Allseas’ single-lift installation/decommissioning and pipelay vessel ‘Pioneeri