Subsea
PCCW Global and Orange to Land PEACE Cable in France
PCCW Global and Orange will jointly land the 12,000 km long Pakistan & East Africa Connecting Europe (PEACE) cable in Marseille, France, scheduled to go into service in 2020. When complete, the PEACE cable system will offer the shortest routes from China to Europe and Africa, interconnecting three o
Saipem Lands $1.2 Billion Zohr Deal
Saipem and Petrobel have negotiated an offshore contract addendum worth more than $1.2 billion for EPCI activities in relation to the “Ramp Up to Plateau” phase of the ‘supergiant’ Zohr field development project in the Mediterranean Sea off Egypt. The current addendum to the work includes the instal
MacArtney Preps ROTV System for APL
MacArtney Underwater Technology said that the FOCUS 3 ROTV system will soon be leaving its headquarters in Esbjerg, Denmark for the Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) at the University of Washington. The FOCUS 3 represents the 3rd generation of FOCUS vehicles in the MacArtney ROTV family, all designed
Lamprell Jackets for Moray East OWF
Lamprell has been selected by GeoSea, the lead engineering, procurement, construction and installation contractor on the Moray East offshore wind farm, to fabricate jacket foundations for the project. Lamprell will fabricate 45 out of approximately 100 jacket foundations required for the wind farm,
IMCA Names Andre Rose as Technical Adviser
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has appointed Andre Rose as technical adviser – Competence & Training, Remote Systems and ROV. Rose has spent most of the last 18 years working in the ROV industry. This has included time as a pilot/technician, superintendent, ROV manager and c
Damen Welcomes CGG Eidesvik Seismic Vessels for 10-Day Pit Stop
Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam (DSAm) has completed a 10-day maintenance program on seismic research vessels Oceanic Sirius and Oceanic Vega. For eight of those days the two 106-metre vessels were in the yard’s 250-metre drydock no.4 in a tandem arrangement, to maximise the efficient use of resources. T
3D at Depth Expands Ops and Services
3D at Depth has expanded several global office locations and launched a new portfolio of services designed to support cohesive workflow efficiencies for offshore oil field design through decommissioning. The new line includes: terrestrial dimensional control to support subsea data collection workflo
Eni Deploys OPT PowerBuoy in Adriatic
OPT has said that its PowerBuoy has been deployed in the Adriatic Sea to advance Eni’s R&D MaREnergy project, aiming to develop, deploy and demonstrate suitability of wave energy technologies in oil & gas operations. The OPT PowerBuoy will be used in the Adriatic Sea to advance Eni’s research and de
Vår Energi Picks Aker Solutions for Jotun FPSO FEED Study
Aker Solutions has been awarded a front end engineering and design (FEED) contract by Vår Energi for the lifetime extension of the Jotun FPSO towards 2045 as part of the redevelopment of the Balder and Ringhorne area in the North Sea. In total, about 20 billion NOK will be invested in the redevelopm
Teledyne Marine Gets New Product Line Manager
Carl Mancuso has joined Teledyne Marine as the director of product line management for Teledyne Benthos. The division consists of acoustic modems / positioning products, flotation, releases, pinger locators, and deep tow systems. Mancuso comes to Teledyne from Falmouth Scientific Inc. (FSI), where h
SIMEC Atlantis Divests Its Canadian Tidal JV
SIMEC Atlantis said it has completed the proposed sale of the company’s stake in its Canadian joint venture at the FORCE facility in Nova Scotia, Canada, to its renewable energy development partner DP Energy group. DP Energy has acquired the remaining 50% interest in Atlantis Operations (Canada) Lim
New Majority Shareholder for CAPE Holland and FoundOcean
CAPE Investment Partners has acquired majority shareholding in CAPE Holland and FoundOcean from the private equity investor Ambienta. With the new shareholder, a new phase for both companies will start. The companies aim to further grow their unique market positions in the rapidly expanding offshore
Xodus Adds Corporate Development Director
Xodus Group has appointed Phil Cooper as its corporate development director to support the growth of the company. Cooper was most recently London general manager at Heerema Marine Contractors where he led a team of engineers engaged in heavy lift and subsea technical activities. Previously, he was t
Atlantis Redeploys Two Turbines at MeyGen Tidal Project
SIMEC Atlantis Energy has completed the redeployment of two 1.5MW turbines at the MeyGen tidal energy project in Scotland. The turbines were retrieved for modification work following initial operations, and now all four turbines have been reconnected to the grid. Since reinstallation of these turbin