Subsea
McDermott Picks JDR Umbilicals for Safaniya Project
JDR, part of TFKable Group, has been awarded a contract by McDermott for the Safaniya project. Owned and operated by Saudi Aramco, Safaniya is the world’s largest offshore oilfield located in the Persian Gulf. JDR’s scope of supply includes five thermoplastic umbilicals and hardware connecting new p
Newcastle Royal Grammar School Scoops Up First Prize in Subsea STEM Challenge
Pupils from Royal Grammar School in Newcastle have triumphed in the first ever national subsea STEM Challenge final, which saw 30 youngsters from across the UK compete in a dynamic competition to build a floating wind turbine. The STEM Challenge, led and organised by Subsea UK and supported by The S
TCP Signs Up for CWind ‘Complete Cable Care’ Service
CWind, part of the Global Marine Group (GMG), has secured a five-year cable repair framework agreement with Transmission Capital Partners (TCP) TCP is responsible for Barrow, Gunfleet Sands, Ormonde, Robin Rigg, Lincs and Westermost Rough Offshore Transmission Owners (OFTOs). This is the first group
WATCH: TechnipFMC Subsea 2.0
TechnipFMC has recently launched Subsea 2.0, a product platform that according to the company makes subsea projects simpler, leaner and smarter. When combined with the company’s iEPCI integrated approach to field architecture and project execution, Subsea 2.0 improves project economics and unlocks f
NEC Uses AI on Submarine Cable Tests
NEC Corporation has completed transmission tests over a commercial subsea cable using artificial intelligence (AI) and probabilistic shaping. The tests were undertaken on a subsea cable measuring more than 10,000 kilometers using AI and probabilistic shaping at a modulation of 64QAM. NEC, in a joint
Teledyne Gavia Upgrades Turkish Navy AUVs
Teledyne Gavia has delivered Blueview modules and associated Teledyne software for all Gavia autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) operated by the Turkish Navy Mine Countermeasures Command in Erdek. The Blueview MB2250 will be used in conjunction with the existing Edgetch 2205 side scan sonars that
Advance Global Recruitment Expands in Aberdeen
Energy industry recruitment specialists, Advance Global Recruitment Limited (AGR) said it will be relocating from Westhill to new city centre premises in Albert Street due to an increase in business and the expansion of its Aberdeen workforce. Edinburgh-based AGR said although market conditions cont
Kraken to Build AquaPix Multispectral SAS
Kraken Robotics is developing an ultra-wideband acoustic remote sensing system for seafloor imaging and mapping. The AquaPix Multispectral Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS) will be the world’s first commercial SAS to operate over such a wide spectrum, ranging from low audible frequencies to high ultras
Nexans Wraps Up Strait of Belle Isle Subsea Power Link
Nexans has completed the design, manufacture, supply and installation of subsea cable for Nalcor Energy’s Strait of Belle Isle Marine Cable Crossing in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. During the six-year project the company manufactured and installed approximately 100 km of subsea high voltage di
Rovco Secures Funding for Live 3D Subsea Tech Launch
Rovco, a subsea services company, has secured a £1.2m investment, enabling the firm to launch its advanced live 3D subsea survey system and triple its workforce. The company has attracted backing from three UK-based investment houses, Green Angel Syndicate, Cambridge Angels and Bristol Private Equit
DOF Subsea Takes Delivery of Skandi Recife PLSV in Brazil
DOF Subsea has taken delivery of Skandi Recife pipelay support vessel (PLSV) in Brazil. Skandi Recife is the company’s third Brazilian-flagged vessel and will work with Petrobras on the Campos, Santos and Espírito Santos basins, DOF informed through social media. The vessel is part of four vessels o
Proserv Gets New CEO After Restructuring
Proserv, an energy services company, has completed financial restructuring with aim to strengthen the long-term plans of the company. Through a debt-for-equity exchange and injection of a $50 million investment, the company’s two largest lenders – KKR and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management
Polarcus Wraps Up Jamaica Shoot for Tullow and UOG
Polarcus has completed seismic acquisition program on the Walton Morant licence offshore Jamaica for Tullow and its partner United Oil & Gas (UOG). Seismic vessel Polarcus Adira carried out a 2,250 square kilometers 3D seismic survey which includes the Colibri target in the Walton Morant licence. Un
Solstad Farstad Gets New Board Chairman
Solstad Farstad (SOFF) has appointed Harald Espedal as the new chairman of the board. The appointment to the board comes after Terje Vareberg stepped down as chairman and board member after seven years of service. Harald Espedal is a graduate from The Norwegian School of Economic (NHH) in economics