Subsea
Osbit Supplies Subsea Docking System for Modus AUV
Osbit, the subsea engineering and technology company, has delivered two subsystems for an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV), operated by subsea and seabed intervention company Modus. Osbit has designed and manufactured a floating launch dock and a sea parking garage to meet Modus’s launch and reco
Jobs at Risk as JFD Begins Restructuring Process
JFD has decided to undergo a restructuring process which includes an internal reorganization with, as the company says, unavoidable impact on a number of functions. JFD, which comprises LEXMAR, JF Defence, Divex and the National Hyperbaric Centre and Defence Consulting Europe, said that the announce
Subsea UK Gears for ROV Conference Next Week
The upcoming Subsea UK’s 2016 Underwater Vehicles Conference will aim its focus at advances in remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), autonomous inspection technology and the challenges posed by a sustained low oil price. Formally known as the Subsea UK ROV Conference, the event will take place on Tuesd
AKVA Group Names New CFO
Norwegian equipment provider for aquaculture industry AKVA group has appointed Simon Nyquist Martinsen as the company’s new chief financial officer. Martinsen will join the Oslo-listed firm from Constructor Group where he also serves as CFO. According to Akva group his appointment should be effectiv
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (September 12 – September 18). Aker Solutions, Det norske oljeselskap and Subsea 7 agreed on a so-called “one for all, all for one” collaboration model that should, as the companies believe, mark a maj
NordLink Construction Kicks Off with Groundbreaking Ceremony
The project partners TenneT, Statnett and KfW (represented by KfW IPEX-Bank) have carried out the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the German converter station for the NordLink subsea cable project and a symbolic cable pulling. The ceremony was performed together with the Schleswig-Ho
Maersk Supply Service Scores North Sea Decom Work
Maersk Supply Service has been awarded a contract to provide decommissioning services for the Janice subsea field in the North Sea for Maersk Oil UK. Maersk Supply Service will assume responsibility for engineering, project planning and managing the scope of the subsea decommissioning. “With the awa
Aker Solutions in Troll B Win
Aker Solutions has secured a contract from Statoil to deliver a compression module for the Troll field in the North Sea to help boost output at one of Norway’s key offshore fields. The contract is valued at NOK 370 million and is an option in a front end engineering and design (FEED) agreement award
AXYS New Wave Sensor Completes Sea Trials
AXYS Technologies (AXYS) said it has completed a series of sea trials on its new TRIAXYS g3 wave sensor. The trials were conducted both in the German Bight and off the West Coast of Canada and used both AXYS’ own TRIAXYS wave buoy and other industry standard buoys as references. According to the com
EnQuest – Delek Kraken Deal Fails
EnQuest and Delek have not been able to reach an agreement with regard to the potential sale of an interest in the Kraken development. In July this year, EnQuest entered into discussions with Delek for the sale of an interest in the Kraken development to one of Delek’s subsidiaries. The two companie
Subsea 7’s Culzean Job Under Way with Cutting of First Steel
Subsea 7 has cut first steel on subsea structures for Maersk Oil’s Culzean project at Nigg Energy Park fabrication yard. The work is part of a $150-million subsea, umbilical, riser and flowline (SURF) contract the company announced in September last year. The contract scope includes project manageme
Nexans Wins Blyth OWF Subsea Cables Contract
Nexans cable technology has been selected by VBMS to deliver inter-array and export cables for Blyth offshore wind farm. As part of its own contract with EDF Energy Renewables, VBMS will use the Nexans 66 kV inter-array cable system to provide the subsea connection between the offshore turbines and
Nexans Extends Charter with GC Rieber
Norwegian offshore vessels provider, GC Rieber Shipping, has secured a charter extension with Nexans Skagerrak, a subsidiary of subsea cables specialist Nexans Norway, for the CSV Polar King. The first time charter agreement announced in March this year, was set for a fixed period of about 8.5 month
Aquind Interconnector Gets Ofgem Nod
Aquind has been given a green light by Ofgem for a project to build a £1.1 billion subsea and underground electricity cable linking Hampshire, UK with Normandy in France. The Aquind interconnector is due for completion in 2021 and should deliver up to 2GW of additional capacity to the UK power grid.