Subsea
Prysmian Hands Over Sicily-Calabria Subsea Cable to Terna
Prysmian Group announced that the high voltage power cable link between Sicily and Calabria has been handed over to its customer Terna Spa Rete Elettrica Nazionale. “We are proud to provide the best technology and know-how owned by our Group, worldwide leader in this sector, for such a strategic lin
Morlais Tidal Energy Project Going Towards Consent
Menter Môn, the third-party manager for Morlais tidal energy project, has awarded the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) contract to Royal HaskoningDHV and MarineSpace Limited. Under the contract, the consultancies will be tasked with bringing the Morlais tidal energy project towards consent. Daf
Huisman Installs Pipelay Tower Onboard Seven Cruzeiro
Huisman, the specialist in lifting, drilling, and subsea solutions, last week welcomed Subsea 7’s Seven Cruzeiro at the Huisman Schiedam quayside for the installation of pipelay tower. According to the company’s social media, the 550mt pipelay tower was installed onboard the vessel. The vessel was l
Power CSL Introduces New Subsea Cable Joint
Power CSL, UK-based subsea cable accessory specialists, has launched a high voltage jointing system aimed to reduce the cost of repairing subsea cables in the offshore renewables and oil and gas sectors. The joint takes 48-60 hours to install, cutting down the waiting time for a suitable weather win
EMGS Expects Revenues from NCS 23rd Licensing Round
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) expects to generate revenue from its multi-client library in Barents Sea following the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy’s offer of ten new production licenses in the 23rd licensing round on the Norwegian continental shelf. The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy o
Norfolk Marine Completes Robin Rigg Survey for E.ON
Norfolk Marine’s survey vessel, the Norfolk Swift, has completed bathymetric survey work for E.ON at Robin Rigg offshore wind farm. The Robin Rigg wind farm was constructed by E.ON in the Solway Firth, offshore Scotland. The company previously conducted the same type of work at E.ON’s Scroby Sands o
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (May 23 – May 29). Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract by Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL), for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of the Beatrice wind farm tu
IMCA Revises Guidance for Safe and Efficient ROV Ops
International Marine Contractors Association’s (IMCA) has published its latest revision of the ‘Guidance for the safe and efficient operation of remotely operated vehicles’ (IMCA R 004 Rev 4). “The guidance provides a pertinent reference document for the safe and efficient offshore operations of rem
James Fisher Charters Polar Onyx
GC Rieber Shipping, has landed a cable lay charter with James Fisher Marine Services for the vessel Polar Onyx for services in the British sector. According to the Norwegian offshore vessels provider, the charter starts immediately and with options may last in excess of one month. Prior to this char
Microsoft, Facebook to Jointly Build New Subsea Cable
Microsoft and Facebook announced on Thursday an agreement to build new subsea cable across the Atlantic. According to Facebook, the “MAREA” cable construction will start in August 2016 with completion expected in October 2017. “Microsoft and Facebook are collaborating on this system to accelerate th
Seatools Launches New Active Heave Compensation Module
Seatools, based in the Netherlands, has introduced new active heave compensation module, the HeaveMate. The active heave compensator can be integrated on offshore and subsea equipment such as winches, cranes, and LARS systems, the company explained. HeaveMate can be delivered either as an OEM packag
ACE Winches Welcomes New Engineering Manager
ACE Winches, a deck machinery specialist, has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of Chris Waller as engineering manager. Waller has more than 12 years experience in the subsea industry and holds a BEng Honours in Engineering from The Open University. He joins ACE Winches fr
Offshore Energy 2016 Registration Opens
The registration for Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2016 (OEEC 2016) is now open. The ninth edition of this event is expected to attract 11,500 offshore professionals and more than 650 exhibiting companies. Offshore Energy is an annual event focused on the complete offshore energy industry.
Kleven Delivers Edda Freya to Østensjø Rederi
Subsea construction vessel, Edda Freya, was formally delivered to Østensjø Rederi from Kleven shipyard on Wednesday, May 25. Edda Freya was designed by Salt Ship Design (304 OCV) in cooperation with Østensjø Rederi and DeepOcean. The vessel is equipped with a 150 tons dual tensioner vertical lay sys