Subsea
C-Tecnics Adds New Distributors
C-Tecnics has expanded its distributors network with the recent addition of Orca Subsea and Ocean-Net. Orca Subsea, based in Aberdeen, will provide C-Tecnics range of subsea video and communications systems to its clients. The company will provide a range of services to diving and subsea contractors
HBC Stays on Ørsted Subsea Inspection Job
Hyperbaric Consult Group (HBC) said it has been awarded the EU subsea inspection campaign by the offshore wind giant Ørsted for 2018. In 2017 HBC carried out subsea inspections on offshore structures across Ørsted’s UK, Germany and Denmark wind farms. The campaign included Borkum Riffgrund 01, Godew
SCS Launches New Underwater Cameras
Subsea Commercial Services (SCS) has released its new range of High Definition IP Underwater Cameras. The anodised aluminium housed IPCam and FIPCam cameras are rated to 3000 meters as standard with options to 1000 meters and 250 meters versions available. Both units operate at 1080p, require 10/100
NSRI Moves to Branch Out with New Board Members
The National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI) has elected two new board members as it looks to expand its capabilities in the growing renewables, mining, defence and aquaculture sectors. Following a strategic review, NSRI identified the need to restructure in order to reflect the global energy tran
RED Engineering Delivers for TechnipFMC
RED Engineering said it has developed new clamp technology to improve subsea well intervention operations. The two, first of a kind modular subsea clamps have been delivered to TechnipFMC for operation from the well intervention vessel, Island Constructor. The modular design will allow TechnipFMC th
Statoil Gets Green Light for Heidrun Pipeline Works
Statoil has been granted consent by Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to use a replacement pipeline between Heidrun and subsea structure E on the Heidrun field. The replacement of the Heidrun P-E pipeline is part of a project to develop and extend the life of Heidrun Nordflanken by 20 years. T
TechnipFMC Back in Black with Q1 EPS of $0.20
TechnipFMC has reported first-quarter 2018 profit of $95 million or 20 cents per diluted share. The services major has bounced back in black compared to net loss of close to $19 million same time last year. Adjusted earnings per share for the quarter were 28 cents, excluding charges and credits. Rev
University of Limerick Utilizes Forum ROV for Marine Energy Research
Forum Energy Technologies has delivered a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to the University of Limerick (UL) to support its research into subsea inspection and intervention campaigns on renewable energy sector infrastructure. Designed and manufactured in-house at Forum’s Kirkbymoorside Yorkshire fac
Deltares Delivers Borssele Substations Scour Protection Design
Deltares has worked with HSM Offshore on the updating of the scour protection design for the Borssele Alpha & Beta offshore high-voltage substation (OHVS) platforms that connect the wind farms in the Borssele Wind Farm Zone (Netherlands) to the grid. Deltares performed model tests in 2016 to investi
Equinix and Telxius Partner on Next-Gen Cable Landing Stations
Equinix and Telxius are working together on U.S. facilities and services for the next-generation cable landing station architecture for the MAREA and BRUSA cable systems. The two subsea cables will terminate in the U.S. directly into the MAREA and BRUSA cable landing station located in Virginia Beac
Minesto Wraps Up First Deep Green Installation Phase
Minesto has completed the first offshore installation phase of the project aimed at demonstrating Minesto’s marine energy technology Deep Green in utility scale. The gravity-based structure, including the bottom joint system that moors Minesto’s DG500 power plant to the foundation, has been installe
NCP Subsea Cable Goes Live
The New Cross Pacific subsea cable is now live, delivering lowest-latency direct network connection between the U.S. and Asia, Flexential, a provider of hybrid IT data center solutions informed. The cable terminates in Flexential’s Brookwood data center in Hillsboro, Ore. Developed by a consortium o
TGS Sees Revenues Doubled
Geophysical contractor TGS has posted first-quarter 2018 net profit of $13 million, compared to profit of $1.5 million in the same period in 2017. This comes down to quarterly earnings per share (fully diluted) of $0.13, against $0.02 profit per share same time last year. The Oslo-listed firm genera
NSRI Gathers Subsea Supply Chain for Wave and Tidal Workshop
The National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI) is hosting a Mastermining workshop in Aberdeen on May 16 for subsea supply chain companies in a bid to harness opportunities in the wave and tidal market. Scotland is active in the commercialisation of wave and tidal stream energy, including via the Eur