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Reach Subsea in Charter Overhaul, Solstad and Rederi Become Shareholders
Norwegian contractor Reach Subsea said it has agreed on restructuring of its charter agreements with Solstad Offshore and Østensjø Rederi, which should enable the company to move forward with market based chartering rates. As part of the restructuring Solstad Offshore and Østensjø Rederi will become
STX France to Build Arkona Substation from Tip to Toe
STX France has secured a deal to design, build and install a HVAC offshore substation for Arkona offshore wind farm, a 385 MW project jointly developed by E.ON and Statoil, located in the Baltic Sea, Germany. STX France scope includes delivery of the jacket foundation, piles, substation topside and
STR Adds More iXBlue Tech to Rental Portfolio
Subsea Technology and Rentals (STR) has increased its portfolio of subsea rental equipment with the purchase of iXBlue’s OCTANS NANO. iXBlue is providing the OCTANS NANO subsea gyrocompass for utilisation by STR clients in ROV and structure monitoring operations. The order is part of STR’s expanding
Impact Subsea Launches New Product
UK-based Impact Subsea has introduced a new product, the ISP1. The ISP1 is a subsea pressure pod, complete with view port and up to four connectors. The ISP1 has been designed to provide subsea housing for a variety of underwater projects and applications, the company said. Alastair Mclennan-Murray,
Van Oord to Install Arkona Foundations
Energy supplier E.ON has awarded the contract for the transport and installation of foundations at the Arkona offshore wind project in the German Baltic Sea to Van Oord. Van Oord will install the project’s 60 monopiles and transition piece foundations. For installing foundations at the Arkona offsho
Volstad to Take Delivery of Grand Canyon III This Sunday
Norwegian vessel owner Volstad Maritime will this Sunday, May 1st, take delivery of its offshore construction vessel (OCV) Grand Canyon III. The OCV was previously scheduled for delivery in February, however, in January this year, the companies agreed to put off its handover for May. Following the r
Technip’s Deep Energy Loses Crew Member
A crew member on board a Technip-operated pipelay vessel Deep Energy has died as the result of an incident on quayside at Invergordon, Scotland. The crewman is believed to had been of Phillipine nationality and the accident reportedly involved a forklift truck. According to reports, the incident occ
Subsea 7 Gets Pipeline Bundle Job for Apache’s Callater
Subsea 7 has been awarded engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning (EPIC) contract by Apache North Sea, as part of the Callater field development, located 335km north east of Aberdeen. According to the company, the contract is worth between USD 50 million and USD 150 million. The wor
Wood Group Scoops Statoil Subsea Contracts
Wood Group has recently won four subsea contracts with Statoil on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The latest award is a study to deliver subsea field concept engineering for the Snorre expansion project. This project will focus on cost efficient enhanced recovery from the Snorre reservoir, wi
Saipem Strikes Deal with DESFA on New Gas Projects
Saipem has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with DESFA, the national natural gas system operator in Greece, for cooperation on onshore and offshore gas projects. The agreement covers the Balkans and Eastern Mediterranean regions. Namely, the deal will see Saipem and DESFA cooperate on proj
VBMS Wins Arkona Inter-Array Cabling
VBMS has been awarded a contract by E.ON for the installation of 65 inter-array cables for the Arkona offshore wind farm (OWF). The total scope of work for VBMS will consist of route engineering, surveying, a pre-lay grapnel run, trenching, termination and testing of the 65 cables. The cabling proje
Global Marine Strengthens Senior Management Team
Global Marine has made two appointments within its senior management team. Mikkel Gleerup will assume the role of director, sales & commercial at Global Marine and Darren Lam will join SBSS as managing director. Ian Douglas, CEO, Global Marine said: “I am delighted to announce these two appointments
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (April 18 – April 24). Italian contractor Saipem has been awarded new E&C (Engineering & Construction) contracts valued at approximately €430 million ($487 million). The first is a contract with Statoi
IHC and Frames Team Up on Subsea Separation Modules
Royal IHC and Frames Separation Technologies have signed a joint development agreement to collaborate with respect to the development of a compact subsea separator module. Namely, Frames has recently extended its portfolio with a new compact controllable inline separator the SwirlSep. Based on this