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Atkins to Design Jackets for French Offshore Wind Farm
Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, has been appointed to deliver the front end engineering design (FEED) and detailed design of wind turbine jacket substructures for Saint Brieuc offshore wind farm, located off the coast of Northern France. The wind farm is being developed by Ailes Marines,
Highlights of the Week
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Rolls-Royce to Design Engenes Fiskeriselskap’s New Vessel
Rolls-Royce has signed a contract to deliver ship design and an extensive range of equipment to a 70 meter long stern trawler to be built for Engenes fiskeriselskap, based in northern Norway. The fishing vessel will be built by Gondan shipyard in Spain. Shipowners Johannes Arne and Børge Arvesen, En
Polarcus in Combined Seismic Project in Middle East
Polarcus has executed a contract with Dubai Petroleum Establishment for a combined towed streamer and ocean bottom node (OBN) 3D seismic acquisition and processing project in the Middle East. The project will start in Q1 2019 and run for approximately three months, the company informed. The towed st
SINN Power Investigates Caribbean Wave Energy Potential
SINN Power has recently visited the Caribbean islands of Aruba and Curacao to explore the potential of wave energy development, as part of the Energy Export Initiative of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi). SINN Power CEO, Dr. Philipp Sinn, and head of Sales Johannes Stuck v
Shell Kicks Off Prelude FLNG Production
Shell has kicked off production from Prelude Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) facility by opening subsea wells on December 25, 2018. The Prelude FLNG facility is located 475 km north-north east of Broome in Western Australia. Prelude now enters start-up, ramp-up, which is the initial phase of p
MHB and TechnipFMC Secure Saudi Aramco Deal
Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Holdings Berhad (MHB) in consortium with TechnipFMC has signed a Long-Term Agreement (LTA) with Saudi Aramco. The agreement covers engineering, procurement, fabrication, transportation, and installation of offshore facilities in support of Saudi Aramco’s Offshor
Nexans: Four Out of Six NordLink Cables Installed
Nexans has completed the installation of the first four cables of NordLink, the power connection between Norway and Germany. A collaboration between Statnett, TenneT and the German promotional bank KfW, the 1400 MW NordLink interconnector will connect the Norwegian and German electricity markets to
IMCA Presents New Code of Conduct for Members
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has developed a new Code of Conduct for its members. This represents the final stage of a three stage programme launched this year, comprising: A Code of Practice for the Secretariat; An Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC) eLearning module for it
Equinor and Vissim Ink Collaboration Agreement
Equinor and Vissim have signed a global frame agreement to deploy Vissim’s solution for surveillance of the ocean space surrounding all Equinor and several 3rd party operated assets on the UK and Norwegian Continental Shelves. The new system will incorporate the benefits of machine learning and enab
BP Launches Acid Stimulation Vessel in Caspian Sea
BP as operator of the Azer-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) field development project has launched a newly retro-fitted vessel to be used for acid stimulation activities in selected 17 ACG wells. This is the first time wells stimulation from a vessel technique will be applied to the Caspian to enhance field pr
INDIGO West and Central Cable Installation Complete
Australia’s transcontinental submarine fibre optic cable, INDIGO Central, has now achieved ‘final splice’, Superloop informed. Final splice represents the conclusion of subsea cable installation creating a complete optical path from landing station to landing station. This follows INDIGO West achiev
New Cable Linking Poland and Lithuania Announced
Polish and Lithuanian transmission system operators, PSE and LITGRID, have signed an initial cooperation agreement for the construction of the new submarine HVDC cable, the ‘HARMONY Link’. The initial cooperation agreement establishes the principles of cooperation within the preparation phase of the
Seatec Wins New Orders
The Netherlands-based technical solutions provider, Seatec, has been awarded an order for design & delivery of 3-off complete CTD winch systems. Systems will be suitable to operate up to 1500 meters water depth. Scope of delivery will be including: electrical rotating davit device; winch mounted spo