Subsea
Unique Group and Innovo Deliver for Saipem in Middle East
Unique Group and Innovo have completed a multi-million dollar decommissioning contract for Saipem on an offshore platform in the Middle East region. Unique Group and Innovo team members worked together to provide equipment which helped reduce operating times and ensured cost effectiveness of the pro
Nexans Delivering Jayabaya Fiber-Optic Link
Indonesian broadband company Moratelindo continues to develop the nationwide fiber-optic network with the construction of the Jayabaya submarine cable system for Java Island, with Nexans supplying a total of 915 kilometers of cables for this project. The Jayabaya cable will provide a fiber-optic lin
Coda Octopus Uses AI for Automatic Subsea Object Detection
Coda Octopus has launched an artificial-intelligence-based Automatic Object Detection (AOD) software. CODA’s AOD allows users to automatically detect and recognize distinct subsea objects, such as boulders or mine-like objects (MLOs). According to CODA, the technology provides significant cost savin
Kriegers Flak CGS Cables Put to the Test
50Hertz and Energinet have accomplished the 24 hours tests of both of the offshore cables connecting the Danish platform of the Kriegers Flak windpark with the German platform Baltic 2. One after another, the two cables were energised and are now ready to transport the electricity. “Everyone in the
DeltaTek Deploys SeaCure on Subsea Well for Chevron
DeltaTek Global has deployed its SeaCure technology on the West Wick subsea appraisal well which is being drilled by the Ocean Guardian under the work scope for Chevron North Sea. The SeaCure cementing system delivers stabbed-in, inner string cementing for subsea wells and was deployed to cement a 3
Veritas Viking Secures New Work
A company in the Eidesvik Offshore group has entered into an agreement with a CGG subsidiary for a new contract for the source vessel Veritas Viking. The contract is five months firm with further options and will start ultimo November 2018, Eidesvik informed. “Eidesvik has entered into a partnership
DOF Subsea Posts Q3 Loss
DOF Subsea, a subsidiary of DOF Group, reported loss in the third quarter of 2018 of NOK 98 million ($11.5 million), compared to profit of NOK 138 million ($16.2 million) in the corresponding period in 2017. Year-to-date result for 2018 also came out negative, with loss of NOK 182 million ($21.4 mil
JFD Demos Hyperbaric Rescue Skills
JFD has completed mating trails with their Lloyd’s classed portable Hyperbaric Rescue Facility (HRF) with Boskalis DSV BOKA Atlantis. The mating trials with the HRF and two self-propelled hyperbaric lifeboats (SPHLs) were completed, as planned, in a period of 11 hours with no complications – represe
Subsea 7 Nets Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm Deal in Taiwan
Subsea 7’s Seaway Offshore Cables (SOC), an entity in the company’s Renewables and Heavy Lifting Business Unit, has secured a substantial contract for the supply and installation of the export and inner array grid cable system for Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm project in Taiwan. The contract, defined as
Esteyco Partners with Tecnalia on TELWIND Subsea Cable Solution
Esteyco has team up with the Basque Research and Innovation Center Tecnalia to design the subsea dynamic power cable for the TELWIND project. The collaboration is putting together Esteyco’s background on the design of offshore concrete platforms and Tecnalia’s experience on the design of umbilical c
Normand Pioneer Gets Brazil Job
Solstad Offshore has entered into a contract for the construction support vessel CSV Normand Pioneer with Queiroz Galvão Exploração e Produção (QGEP) in Brazil. The contract has a duration of two years firm and in addition charterer holds two yearly options. The contract is scheduled to start in the
GC Rieber Adds Permanent CEO
GC Rieber Shipping has appointed acting chief executive officer (CEO) Einar Ytredal to CEO on a permanent basis. Øystein Kvåle was at the same time named new chief financial officer (CFO) and Christoffer Knudsen was promoted to chief commercial officer (CCO), the company informed. Einar Ytredal was
Ørsted Inks Changhua Jackets Deal in Taiwan
Ørsted said it has signed a contract with Sing Da Marine Structure Corporation (SDMS), a China Steel Corporation (CSC) subsidiary, for the supply 56 jacket foundations for Ørsted’s first 900MW Greater Changhua projects. During 2020 and 2021 SDMS will supply 56 jacket foundations for Ørsted’s first 9
IKM Subsea Scoops Up AKOFS ROV Contract
AKOFS Offshore has selected IKM Subsea to be their ROV partner for the contract signed with Equinor earlier this year. Equinor awarded AKOFS a five + three-year light well intervention (LWI) services contract on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). “We are pleased to award this important part of t