Subsea
Vattenfall Completes Horns Rev 3 Mine Removal Ops
Vattenfall informed that the operation to detonate WWII mine under Denmark’s future offshore wind farm Horns Rev 3 has been completed. The mine had been identified from a geophysical survey of the specific area, which was conducted in 2015. “I understand that people are fascinated by the explosion,
ABB Disposes of High-Voltage Cable Business for USD 934 Mln
NKT Cables is acquiring ABB’s global high-voltage cable system business with a total enterprise value of EUR 836 million (USD 934 million). The business is part of ABB’s Power Grids division, which is currently undergoing a strategic review. “We are combining two strong cable portfolios rooted in a
Technip to Cut UK Jobs
Technip is said to be looking into staff reductions at its UK North Sea subsea delivery business. According to reports, Technip UK Limited, a UK subsea engineering and construction division of the French oil services provider, is set to cut up to 130 jobs out of a total of 600. The company claimed i
Fugro Cuts Vessel Downtime During Rampion Cable Laying Ops
Fugro has set up a new track base unit on its work-class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) utilised in cable lay touchdown monitoring operations at the Rampion offshore wind farm. The track base unit has been introduced to ensure cable positioning during cable lay operations in strong currents. The un
ECA Delivers Underwater MCM Systems to Two Navies
ECA Group has delivered several underwater mine counter measure (MCM) systems to two navies, Kazakhstan being one of them. The system is entirely based on specialized robots, and mines are detected using sonar fitted either on autonomous underwater vehicles or on surface drones, while avoiding the m
Oceanteam Secures Cable Storage Contract
Oceanteam Solutions has been awarded a long-term contract to supply an Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) with port facilities, loadouts and storage of cables at Oceanteam’s own cable storage facility in Velsen Noord, The Netherlands. The transpooling of the cable will be performed by the company’s
Kongsberg to Equip New INIDEP Vessel
Argentina’s National Institute of Fisheries Research and Development (INIDEP) has selected Simrad marine ecosystem assessment technology from Kongsberg Maritime for installation aboard its new oceanographic and fishing research vessel. Currently under construction at Spanish yard Astilleros Armon Vi
DOF Subsea Rederi Sells Skandi Santos to Akastor-Mitsui JV
DOF Subsea Rederi AS has agreed with Akastor to sell its vessel ‘Skandi Santos’ to a joint venture between Akastor and Mitsui. The sale releases approximately NOK 350 million (USD 42.2 million) in liquidity after coverage of all costs and repayment of debt. Skandi Santos is a subsea equipment suppor
Akastor in Joint Venture with Mitsui
Akastor, an oil service investment company, has signed a heads of agreement with Japanese company Mitsui, to create a joint venture with 50/50 ownership between (AKOFS) and Mitsui. The joint venture will acquire both the Skandi Santos hull from DOF Subsea Rederi AS and the Skandi Santos topside from
Unique Group Adds Sonardyne Technologies to Its Rental Pool
Unique Group has selected subsea vehicle positioning and navigation technology from Sonardyne to add to its equipment rental pool. The Sprint Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) and Syrinx Doppler Velocity Logs (DVLs) will be held at the company’s regional headquarters in Aberdeen and made available t
RMS Supports Next Geosolutions’ Baltic Campaign
Next Geosolutions’ 17-month marine survey project for cable route design and engineering in the western Baltic Sea, has been supported by RMS Submarine. The project consists of multiple 220 kV AC grid connections of the two offshore wind parks Arkona Basin South-East and Wikinger. Next Geosolutions’
FMC Technologies and Aker Solutions Line Up More Layoffs
American provider of equipment and services for the energy industry, FMC Technologies, and Norwegian oil services company, Aker Solutions, are planning additional workforce reductions, both at their subsea services businesses at Ågotnes, Norway. FMC Technologies is reportedly letting go up to 200 wo
Strainstall Provides Mooring Monitoring for Hywind Project
Strainstall, a part of James Fisher and Sons, has been awarded a contract to provide mooring monitoring for the Hywind pilot park – the world’s first floating offshore wind farm. The contract with MacGregor will provide an integrated offshore mooring solution for the floating turbines. The Hywind pi
WATCH: DEME Splashes ‘Living Stone’
Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering group DEME, has launched its newest DP3 multipurpose vessel ‘Living Stone’, built by the Spanish shipyard LaNaval near Bilbao, Spain. The launching ceremony was carried out by Sarah Tommelein, spouse of Bart Tommelein, vice-minister-president of