Subsea
Aker Solutions Bags Total Extension
Aker Solutions has won a three-year contract extension from Total to provide maintenance and operations services at the Elgin and Franklin fields in the UK North Sea. According to the company, the work is valued at more than NOK 400 million ($49 million). “We have a healthy order backlog and solid f
Galloper Offshore Wind Farm UXO Disposal Set to Begin
Galloper Wind Farm Ltd is preparing to undertake a programme of disposal of unexploded wartime ordnance, found on the seabed where the Galloper wind farm will be built off the Suffolk coast. The bombs were identified during surveys undertaken ahead of the offshore construction starting this summer.
Prysmian Gets Submarine Cable Project in Venetian Lagoon
Prysmian Group has been awarded a new contract worth approximately € 34 million by Terna Rete Italia S.p.A. for submarine power cable links in the Venetian Lagoon. The contract has options for a second cable link with a value of approximately € 25 million. The project includes two 14 km and 6 km lon
GAC’s HullWiper Coming to Port of Rotterdam
GAC EnvironHull’s hull cleaning system, HullWiper, will be available for vessels berthing in the Port of Rotterdam next month. HullWiper, which will be demonstrated at the Port of Rotterdam on June 23, is a diver-free remotely operated vehicle (ROV) that eliminates the need for divers to clean the v
Håøy Takes Over at Kongsberg
Geir Håøy has assumed the position of the new CEO of Kongsberg as of today, June 6, 2016. Håøy has replaced Walter Qvam, who handed in his resignation in January 2016. Geir Håøy (49) joined Kongsberg in 1993. He has been a part of the corporate management team since 2010 when appointed new president
HvS Dredging Support Sends Its New Vessel on First Job
HvS Dredging Support BV, offshore support company located in Harlingen, Nederlands, has put its new multi-purpose DP 2 vessel Zwerver II in operation. The 35 meters long vessel mobilised to Liverpool during May for its first project. It will be involved with the mattress installation and trenching o
WATCH: Subsea Pump Control Module Lands on Draugen
The subsea pump control module (PCM) was lifted onto Draugen platform by the heavy lift capacity vessel Thialf in May this year. The 220-ton control module will be connected to the first subsea mudline booster pump ever deployed by Shell. The subsea pump system is planned to be commissioned later in
Havyard to Design New Esvagt Ship
Havyard Design & Solutions has secured a contract for delivery of design and equipment for the construction of a Havyard 832 multi-purpose vessel. Havyard 832 MPV is going to be constructed at the Cemre Shipyard in Turkey for the ship owner Esvagt, and will be in operation for the American oil compa
Nexans Completes Submarine Cable System for BKK Nett
Nexans has completed a project to install the “world’s longest and deepest” 420 kV XLPE (cross-linked polyethylene) insulated submarine cable system. The subsea power link will be operated by Bergen based BKK Nett AS. In a turnkey project worth around 75 million euros to reinforce the grid in wester
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (May 30 – June 05). Technip has been awarded a “major” contract to develop the Bahr Essalam Phase II development in the Central Mediterranean Sea. For Technip, a “major” subsea contract is ranging from
Prysmian Starts Ostwind 1 Cable Laying Ops
The laying of the first kilometers of the subsea cable for the Ostwind 1 project has officially kicked off, German transmission system operator 50Hertz informed on Friday. The Ostwind 1 project is part of the grid connection of the Westlich Adlergrund cluster and includes the connection of the Wikin
ABB to Cut Norway Workforce
ABB in Norway is forced to make further capacity adjustments due to lower activity levels in the market. The staff within the unit oil, gas and chemistry was informed on Thursday that the company plans to reduce its workforce by up to 120 employees. The capacity adjustment is in addition to the one
Olympic Delta Secures New Job in Renewables
Olympic Shipping has secured a contract for inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) vessel, Olympic Delta, with an undisclosed international client. The vessel will be employed within renewable energy sector, the company informed. According to the company, the contract will start immediately and ha
James Fisher Snaps Up R2S as SeaEnergy Enters Administration
UK-based provider of marine engineering services, James Fisher, has acquired Return to Scene Limited (R2S) as its previous holding company SeaEnergy was placed into administration. SeaEnergy was the holding company two principal trading entities: Return to Scene Limited (R2S) and SE Innovation Limit