Subsea
Maersk Exits Dvalin Development
Maersk Oil has decided to withdraw from the Dvalin field development in the Norwegian Sea. According to reports, the company is giving away its 20% stake in the field to Petoro and DEA. Following the Maersk withdrawal, DEA, who is the operator of the field, will hold 50% interest in Dvalin, Petoro 3
Magseis Chairman Steps Down
Norwegian seabed seismic services player, Magseis, informed that its chairman Mari Thjømøe has, for personal reasons, decided to tender her resignation. The board has accepted the resignation and appointed board member Jan P. Grimnes as the new interim chairman of the board until the date of the ann
ASV Global Inks MoD Licence Agreement
The Ministry of Defence has signed a licence agreement with ASV Global allowing for the use of its unmanned surface vehicle (USV) capability technology. The contract has been signed through Ploughshare Innovations, the technology transfer arm of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl).
Subsea in September
Subsea World News has gathered all the highlights to bring you a summarized version of the most popular articles from the previous month. The most attention from our industry readers was reserved for the recently launched company, Rovco. The Bristol-based firm, focused on underwater integrity, remot
Aibel Grabs Dvalin Contract
Aibel has secured a modification contract to ready the Heidrun platform to receive the production from the Dvalin field, located in PL435, blocks 6507/7/9 and 6507/8 off Norway. The Dvalin field, formerly named Zidane, will be developed as a subsea tieback to the Heidrun platform in the Norwegian Se
Seatools Nets Seaway Heavy Lifting Contract for Beatrice OWF
Seaway Heavy Lifting has awarded Dutch subsea technology company Seatools the contract for the design and delivery of a piling template instrumentation and control system. The system will be used for the offshore pile installation operations that are part of the construction of the Beatrice offshore
Kongsberg Equipment Package for New Angolan Research Vessel
Kongsberg Maritime has been awarded a contract by Damen to provide a diverse, integrated technology solution for a new 74-metre fishery research vessel (FRV), which will be built at Damen Shipyards Galati, Romania. The vessel is planned to be delivered to the owner, the Angolan Ministry of Fisheries
Aker Solutions Clinches Dvalin Subsea Deal
Aker Solutions secured two contracts worth at least NOK 900 million (USD 112.5 million) from DEA Norge to deliver the subsea production system, maintenance and services at the Dvalin natural gas development offshore Norway. The first order is for a production system encompassing a manifold, four sub
ABB and Aibel Join Forces in Offshore Wind Industry
ABB and Aibel have entered into a strategic partnership to deliver offshore wind integration solutions. ABB will focus on its high voltage direct current (HVDC) technology, while Aibel will take turnkey engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) responsibility for the design, construction, inst
Cathie Associates, Ceteal and Ghenova Win with DONG Wind Power
DONG Energy Wind Power has selected Cathie Associates, Ceteal and Ghenova to provide support for its offshore wind farm projects over the next five years. Offshore geoscience and geotechnical engineering consultancy, Cathie Associates, have teamed up with marine structural engineering company, Cetea
Guidance Marine Hires Sonardyne Vessel for Sensor Trials
Sonardyne International has recently chartered one of its Plymouth-based trials vessels to Guidance Marine. Echo Explorer, a 12 meter survey-class catamaran, and its crew were hired to support sea acceptance trials of Guidance Marine’s new long-range microwave position reference sensor, Artemis Mk6,
C-Tecnics Boosts Business Development Team
C-Tecnics, a subsea camera and lighting company, has added Scott Jamieson to its business development team. Jamieson has over 30 years in the subsea industry working as a senior manager for equipment manufacturers around the world. C-Tecnics are said to be looking to the future and investing in pers
Gassco Completes Upkeep of NCS Gas Facilities
Gassco, a Norwegian operator of gas pipes transporting natural gas from the Norwegian Continental Shelf to Continental Europe and Great Britain, said it has completed an extensive programme for maintaining facilities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). “This year’s maintenance operations invol
Rentel Gains Financial Close for OWF Project in Belgian North Sea
Rentel NV has reached financial close for the construction of a new offshore wind farm off the Belgian coast. The Rentel project, located 40 kilometers north of Ostend, will be the fifth offshore wind project in the Belgian North Sea. This new offshore power station will consist of 42 turbines and a