Subsea
Deutsche Bucht OWF Foundations Installation Begins
The start of construction of the 269 MW Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm has been marked with the installation of the first out of 31 steel foundations in the German Exclusive Economic Zone, more than 100 kilometers from the German mainland. With an investment budget of approximately EUR 1.4 billio
Unique Group Acquires Water Weights
Unique Group has completed the acquisition of the Aberdeen headquartered, load-testing equipment provider, Water Weights. Unique Group’s manufacturing and global supply chain capability, along with Water Weights’ distribution capabilities, will provide significant synergy potential to reach clients
Huawei Marine Delivers SAIL Cable System
The South Atlantic Inter Link (SAIL) consortium has announced the completion of the close to 6000-kilometers marine installation of its 25-year life- span transatlantic fiber optic subsea cable. Africa and Americas, in the Southern Hemisphere, are now fully connected to their landing stations, Kribi
James Fisher Boosts Middle East Offering
James Fisher and Sons is bolstering its offering in the Middle East with the addition of further subsea-focused capabilities. The deployment of a significant range of additional capabilities, including dedicated specialist equipment to support offshore construction, IRM and decommissioning services,
Visund Nord IOR Online for Equinor
Equinor-operated Visund Nord improved oil recovery (IOR) project came on stream two months ahead of schedule. The project has further been delivered with no serious HSE incidents and well below budget, Equinor noted. “It took 21 months from the licence partners chose the concept until production sta
Promethean and Subsea 7 Team Up in Gulf of Mexico
Promethean and Subsea 7 have executed of a memorandum of understanding allowing the organizations to collaborate on the further development of deepwater Gulf of Mexico oil and gas assets. Aditya Singh, CEO of Promethean said, “The MOU with Subsea 7 allows Promethean to execute on its strategy of int
NorthConnect Files Planning and Marine Licence Applications
Planning and marine licence applications for NorthConnect interconnector has been submitted and open for official consultation. The submission of planning and marine licence applications for the power cables, which will connect the electricity markets of Scotland and Norway, opens up the project to
Ørsted Selects Trelleborg’s Cable Protection for Wind Farms
Ørsted has signed a six-year framework agreement with Trelleborg for the supply of NjordGuard, a cable protection system, for use on upcoming wind farm projects. Andy Smith, business manager for Global Developing Markets with Trelleborg’s offshore operation said: “We are honored to be selected as a
UKHO Welcomes New Director of Customer Division
The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has appointed Cathrine Armour as the new director of its Customer Division. Cathrine joins the UKHO from Catapult’s South West Centre of Excellence in Satellite Applications, a partnership led by the University of Exeter to stimulate the data economy. Cathrine also
Verif-i Becomes Part of Seis GEaR
Seismic tools and maintenance provider Seis GEaR said it has recently acquired a Reading-based company Verif-i. Verif-i provides auditing and QC services that include technical audits, inspections, and related consulting to key oil company, multi-client data companies and manufacturers both in the m
Prysmian Bags Cyclades Islands Interconnection Deal in Greece
Prysmian Group has been awarded a new contract worth approximately €21 million by Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO), the transmission system operator of the Greek electricity system, for two interconnections between the Cyclades islands (Evia, Andros and Tinos), Greece. The project invo
NKT Completes Cable Delivery for Walney Extension OWF
NKT has finalized the commissioning of the high-voltage cable systems for the 659 MW offshore wind park Walney Extension in the Irish Sea. The NKT delivery comprised more than 139 km of submarine cable. NKT has designed, manufactured and commissioned the two 220kV extruded export cable systems as we
McDermott Wraps Up Greater Western Flank Phase 2 Work
McDermott International has completed the contract for phase two of the Greater Western Flank project (GWF), which was awarded by Woodside Energy in January 2016. McDermott was responsible for the procurement, fabrication, installation and testing of a series of pipeline buckle initiators, pipeline
New Seismic Survey Starts Off Sri Lanka
A seismic survey carried out by Eastern Echo DMCC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Schlumberger, has started offshore Sri Lanka. The 2D survey will be conducted under the agreement signed between Government of Sri Lanka and Eastern Echo DMCC in May, 2018. The seismic vessel BGP Pioneer will execute the