Subsea
Fugro Starts Surveying South Holland Offshore Wind Zone
Fugro has begun preliminary site investigations at the Hollandse Kust (zuid) Wind Farm Zone in the Dutch sector of the North Sea. The site characterisation specialist will perform geophysical surveys from its 54-metre multi-purpose survey vessel, Fugro Pioneer and the 40-metre Victor Hensen. Accordi
ABB Converter Station for Kriegers Flak Combined Grid
ABB has received an order, worth around $140 million, from transmission system operators Energinet.dk in Denmark and 50Hertz Transmission in Germany to design, supply and install an HVDC converter station in Bentwisch, Northern Germany. The HVDC Light “back-to-back” converter station, the first of i
Subsea Cable Specialist CEO Joins OWIC
David Currie, CEO of JDR, the UK based supplier of subsea umbilicals and power cables to the offshore energy industry, has joined the Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC). OWIC is a senior Government and industry forum established in 2013 to drive the development of the UK’s offshore wind sector an
Tekmar’s CPS for DONG Energy’s Race Bank OWF
Subsea cable protection specialist, Tekmar Energy won a contract with DONG Energy to supply 189 cable protection systems (CPS) on its Race Bank offshore wind farm in North Norfolk. Tekmar will provide its TekLink mechanical latch system complete with the array and export cables and bellmouths. The C
Executive VP Commercial and Technology Leaves HMC
Heerema Marine Contractors’ (HMC) executive vice president responsible for commercial and technology, Leon Harland, has informed the board of HMC of his decision to leave the company. Leon Harland will leave HMC to pursue his career outside the company. Jan-Pieter Klaver, CEO, takes over all his res
Havyard Scraps Subsea Vessel Deal
Havyard Ship Technology, a part of Havyard Group, has agreed with its client to cancel the shipbuilding contract for the new subsea vessel, building no. 123, due to the challenging offshore market. In October last year, both parties agreed to put off the delivery and that the buyer had the right to
Subsea 7 and Technip to Dive for Det norske
Det norske has been given permission to carry out manned underwater operations in the period from January 1 to December 31, 2016. According to the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway, the consent covers operations at Bøyla, Boa, Volund, Øst Kameleon, Viper Kobra and Alvheim FPSO. Under framework agree
WATCH: Shetland Tidal Array Sees First Turbine Spin
The first power from the Shetland Tidal Array project has been exported to the grid, Nova Innovation and ELSA announced on Wednesday. The first Nova M100 turbine of the array delivered power to the Shetland grid following a winter of operations and testing. The Shetland Tidal Array is a joint enterp
DNV GL Starts Subsea Processing Standardization JIP
DNV GL with its industry partners Petrobras, Shell, Statoil and Woodside has kick-started a joint industry project (JIP) to standardize subsea processing systems. The JIP ‘Subsea Processing – Standardization of Subsea Pumping’ seeks to deepen industry knowledge and encourage progress in this area by
Boskalis Braces for Weaker Year
Boskalis has seen a profit drop of 10 per cent in the 2015 and said it expects a ‘substantially lower’ 2016 full-year result, compared to last year’s satisfactory bottom line, despite tough market conditions. The Dutch dredging and marine specialist generated net income of €440 million on revenue of
TGS CEO to Retire
TGS informed that Kristian Johansen will succeed Robert Hobbs, who has decided to retire after nearly seven years as CEO of TGS, on March 11, 2016. Johansen joined TGS in 2010 as chief financial officer and was appointed chief operating officer in February of 2015. Prior to joining TGS, Johansen was
Global Marine Extends North America Cable Maintenance Gig
Global Marine Systems has been awarded an extension of the North America Maintenance Zone (NAZ) submarine cable maintenance contract up to December 31, 2024. NAZ covers a cable maintenance footprint, which stretches from the Eastern North Pacific to the Equator. Global Marine has been providing cabl
DNV GL and Partners Address Anchoring Safety
DNV GL, Gard and The Swedish Club have been investigating a rising number of anchor losses reported over the last several years. Namely, the root cause of many groundings and collisions, lost anchors are among the top five reasons for claims costs. Based on an analysis of damage cases involving anch
Offshore Work for EOWDC Starts
Offshore works have started off Aberdeen Bay in preparation for full construction of the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC). The geotechnical site investigation will take place at each of the EOWDC’s 11 turbine locations to assess the seabed, with the data acquired being used to inform