Subsea
FMGC Trials Ballast System for Subsea Cables at SEM-REV Site
FMGC has recently installed the cast iron shells (IBOCS) – developed to ballast subsea electrical cables – at a depth of 30 meters on the Centrale Nantes SEM-REV offshore test site. These tests are part of the FORESEA project, which aims to help bring marine renewable energy (MRE) technologies to ma
Akastor Wraps Up AKOFS Offshore Stake Sale to Mitsui and MOL
Akastor has completed the transfer of 50% of its shares in AKOFS Offshore to Mitsui and MOL (Mitsui O.S.K. Lines) in order to form a joint venture ownership. The closing of the transaction took place on September 26, 2018, following the fulfillment of all closing conditions. Each of Mitsui and MOL p
GZA Kicks Off Geotechnical Campaign for Deepwater Wind
GZA GeoEnvironmental has begun offshore geotechnical engineering program for Deepwater Wind in Rhode Island Sound. Working from a 200-foot class lift boat mobilized earlier this month from Quonset Point, Rhode Island, a 28-person GZA-led crew is now taking and evaluating soil samples from the sea fl
McDermott Loads Out First of 13 Aramco Jackets
McDermott has completed the first jacket load-out for Saudi Aramco 13 jackets project. The engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract was announced in January this year with a value said to be between USD 50 million and USD 250 million. The jackets will be installed at t
Nord Stream 2, Strelka KB Develop Kurgalsky Reserve Management Plan
Nord Stream 2 AG, the developer of a pipeline to supply Russian natural gas to the EU market through the Baltic Sea, has partnered with Strelka KB, an expert in spatial development strategies in Russia. At Nord Stream 2’s request, Strelka will develop a Management Plan for the Kurgalsky nature reser
Kongsberg Package for OHT Newbuild
Kongsberg Maritime has secured an approximately $13 million contract to equip a new heavy lift crane vessel for Offshore Heavy Transport (OHT) with an appropriately innovative technology suite. The vessel, a customised Ulstein Design & Solutions design, marks the entry of the Norway-based Offshore H
AgileTek Forms South Korean Alliance with Blue Wind Engineering
Subsea engineering analysis consultancy, AgileTek, has formed a partnership with Blue Wind Engineering in South Korea. The memorandum of understanding will allow for future cooperation between the two businesses with the collective aim of expansion within the South Korean offshore wind industry. It
Damen Splashes Australia’s New ASRV
Damen Shipyards Galati has held the launching ceremony of the Antarctic Supply Research Vessel (ASRV) in the presence of members of Australian government, SERCO, Damen Group and Damen Schelde Naval. Given the vessel’s size, the launching specifically consisted in raising the water level in the yard’
Aker Solutions, TechnipFMC to Support Equinor in Subsea Sector
Equinor has signed collaboration agreements with Aker Solutions and TechnipFMC for subsea equipment and services on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) and internationally. Equinor is operating close to 600 subsea wells, which account for a considerable share of the company’s total production. “We
Teledyne Gavia in Framework Agreement with DALO
Teledyne Gavia has signed a framework agreement for spares and support for Gavia vehicles with the Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization. As a part of the agreement Gavia modules including a Sonar Transponder Module (STM) were delivered to DALO as spares for a Gavia system that was d
NSRI Report Points Out Potential and Challenges of Wave and Tidal Sector
The National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI) has released a report that outlines steps which need to be taken to ensure the UK remains at the forefront of wave and tidal energy sectors. The Wave & Tidal Transformation report highlights the opportunities and challenges for technology developers and
MMT Begins Greenlink Interconnector Survey
MMT has started survey work for the Greenlink interconnector between UK and Ireland, utilizing its survey vessel MV Franklin. The offshore and nearshore surveying along the proposed route of the electricity link is expected to take approximately 40 days, depending on weather conditions. Further surv
Ashtead Supports Subsea 7 Utgard Ops
Ashtead Technology has completed a subsea installation monitoring project for Subsea 7 in support of Equinor’s Utgard development. The contract, which was awarded by i-Tech Services on behalf of Subsea 7, saw Ashtead’s Deflection Monitoring System (DMS) used to capture data required to deploy a subs
Jumbo Secures Sapura Contract in Brazil
Jumbo’s Offshore division has been awarded a contract by Sapura to perform the transportation and installation of the FSRU’s mooring system as well as project management and engineering services, for UTE Porto de Sergipe 1 Combined Cycle Power Plant off the coast of Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil. The moo