Subsea
Substation Jacket for Dudgeon OWF in Place
The offshore substation jacket for the Dudgeon offshore wind farm has been installed at the site, offshore UK. The four-legged jacket was designed and built by Sembmarine SLP in Lowestoft . This is the first time suction bucket technology had been used on an offshore substation in UK waters, the com
Caley Dive Bell Handling Systems for UDS’ Newbuilds
Offshore handling systems specialist, Caley Ocean Systems, is supplying Singapore-based, diving and subsea equipment company Flash Tekk Engineering with saturation dive bell handling systems for its client Ultra Deep Solutions’ vessels Deep Installer and Van Gogh DSCVs. The Caley dive bell handling
DOF Subsea Keeps Ships Busy
DOF Subsea has been awarded several ROV and diving contracts for the vessel Skandi Achiever in the North Sea and the North America region, securing utilization of the vessel until end-October 2016. Following completion of ongoing commitments in the North Sea, the vessel will mobilize to Canada for R
4Subsea Gets Statoil Contract Extension
4Subsea has secured an extension of a framework agreement with Statoil, covering ten installations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The original agreement was signed in 2012 with the duration of four years and an option for additional two years. The agreement has now been extended to June 2018, t
Oceaneering Wins with Statoil
Oceaneering Norway has been awarded a framework agreement by Statoil for the maintenance, modification and storage of ROV tools and related subsea equipment. Additionally, the deal covers the manufacturing and sale of ROV tools and related equipment. Reportedly, the agreement has been signed for two
Report: Clear Future for AUVs
Energy research and consulting service, Douglas-Westwood (DW), believes there is still potential for substantial growth for autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), particularly in the oil & gas sector, where AUVs remain niche assets. Namely, technological advancement has driven growth in the sector a
Impact Subsea Grows Distributor Network
Impact Subsea has expanded its distributor network with the addition of seven new companies over the last five months. The recent distributor appointments include: All-Star Technology (Taiwan), Oceanvision (Singapore), Oceasian Technology (China), Pioneer Focus (Hong Kong), Seascape (The Netherlands
SMST in Additional Crane Supply for Maersk SSVs
SMST has been awarded a contract for the delivery of two additional 100t knuckle boom cranes for four subsea support vessels (SSVs) of Maersk Supply Service, being built by COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard. As the company informed, the delivery is a sequel to two previously ordered SMST knuckle boom cranes v
OpenHydro Stations Second Paimpol-Bréhat Turbine to Seabed
OpenHydro, a DCNS company has deployed the second turbine bound for EDF’s Paimpol-Bréhat tidal array. When the turbines are connected to the grid over the summer, the project will be the world’s first grid-connected tidal array. After leaving the port of Brest on May 26, the turbine reached its site
Reach Subsea Takes NOK 15 Mln Loss
Norwegian contractor Reach Subsea has booked a negative result in the fourth quarter 2016, caused by a challenging market conditions, transit periods and planned docking. For the quarter, Reach Subsea recognised net loss of NOK 15 million, or NOK 0.19 per share, on revenue of NOK 86 million, versus
Court Drops Boskalis Claim Against Fugro
The Court of Appeal in The Hague has ruled in favor of Fugro and dismissed a claim by Boskalis to ‘force’ a shareholders’ vote on a non-binding recommendation in respect of one of Fugro’s three protective measures. On March 17, 2015, the District Court also ruled against Boskalis to have a sharehold
Unions Fight for North Sea Jobs
Maritime and oil and gas unions affiliated to global federations IndustriAll and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) met in Aberdeen 19-20 May 2016 to begin development of an industrial and political strategy to challenge the replacement of quality jobs with cheap labour by employe
Boskalis and Van Oord Officially Ink Fehmarnbelt Deal
Femern, a subsidiary of the Danish state-owned Sund & Bælt Holding, and the Fehmarn Belt Contractors joint venture, consisting of Boskalis and Van Oord, have signed the previously announced contract related to the construction of the Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link. Boskalis’ and Van Oord’s share of the cont
Swathe Services Becomes UK and Ireland Hypack Dealer
Swathe Services has become a Hypack dealer for UK and Ireland, the company informed. The company will now be able to offer Hypack hydrographic survey software to customers purchasing R2Sonic packages. The Hypack 2016 software can be used for tasks such as collecting hydrographic survey data or envir