Subsea
Eidesvik Gets Seven Viking Charter Extension from Subsea 7
Eidesvik Seven Chartering, a joint venture company between Subsea 7 and Eidesvik Offshore, has entered into an agreement with Subsea 7 to extend the contract for the subsea vessel Seven Viking. The new contract is firm to ultimo 2025 with option for further one year extension thereafter. “We are ver
Cleareon Introduces NYNJ-1 Cable System
Cleareon, a New York City-based provider of access solutions has announced a subsea system to provide 100 Gig Wavelengths between the transatlantic cable landing stations in Wall Township, New Jersey, and the 1025Connect facility in Westbury, Long Island. The new NYNJ-1 cable route offers physical d
Blue Water, Endurance Exploration Confirm Pulaski Shipwreck Identity
Blue Water Ventures International and its partner Endurance Exploration Group have verified the identity of the wreck of the steamboat Pulaski. The companies last week recovered several items contain the name ‘Pulaski‘ stamped on the artifacts, establishing the ship’s provenance. The Pulaski sank in
AW-Energy Gets Research Push at Queen’s University Belfast
AW-Energy has secured additional funding from the MaRINET2 program to continue tank tests with a second collaboration project with Queen’s University Belfast. The 6-month project spans from April to October in 2018. The project is continuation to the investigation of both the operational and extreme
Seabased to Open New Facility in Brevik
Seabased, a Swedish/Norwegian company that builds and installs wave energy parks, plans to establish production facilities in Brevik. The Brevik facility will build and test Wave Energy Converters (WECs) that will be part of several upcoming projects, including a 100 MW installment off the coast of
Statoil Hires Subsea 7 for NCS Work
Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract, with the value between USD 150 million and USD 300 million, by Statoil for the provision of subsea inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) services on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Subsea 7 will provide IMR services for Statoil’s 560 subsea wells on the NCS.
Heerema: BorWin3 Jacket En Route to German North Sea
Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) has completed and shipped out the BorWin3 jacket foundation, destined for the German North Sea. BorWin3 jacket sailed away to its final destination on Tuesday, the company informed through social media. Heerema is responsible for the procurement and construction of th
McDermott Wins Lucius Field Subsea Installation Work
McDermott International has received a contract from Anadarko for subsea umbilical and flowline installation in support of the tieback to Anadarko-operated Lucius field in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. McDermott will provide engineering, fabrication, installation and pre-commissioning of subsea infield f
The Underwater Centre Stays Afloat
The Underwater Centre, located in the Scottish Highlands, has completed restructuring after receiving industry support to secure its future. The company will now operate as a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee, which will be funded and supported by its members, comprising operators, service
MDL Nets Mediterranean Sea Umbilical Deal
Maritime Developments has won a flexlay contract on a major gas field in the Mediterranean Sea. The project, due to start in 2019, will cover installation of an umbilical connecting the production wells to a fixed offshore processing platform. The work will be carried out using MDL TTS-4/310 Series
Van Oord Deploys New Trencher for German OWF Cable Work
Van Oord has deployed its new trencher, the Dig-It, for the first time, at the Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind project in the German sector of the North Sea. Van Oord’s new trencher has expanded the company’s cable laying and burial capabilities. The Dig-It, also known as the Q Trencher 1600, is a
Pipetech Adds General Manager Scandinavia
Pipetech has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of Frank Andersen as general manager Scandinavia. Andersen, who brings more than 10 years oil and gas experience to Pipetech, will be based at the firm’s Stavanger hub. He joins the company from GS-Hydro Norge where he most re
FSO Ailsa Ready for Culzean Field in UK North Sea
Sembcorp Marine (SembMarine) has completed the world’s first Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO) vessel with a 40-year hull lifespan, the FSO Ailsa, ready to set sail next month for the Culzean gas field in the UK North Sea. The FSO Ailsa, built by Sembcorp Marine Tuas Boulevard Yard for Modec, an
Monet Subsea Cable Between Florida and Brazil Complete
A consortium behind the Monet submarine cable system, connecting Florida to Brazil, has informed that the cable is complete and fully operational. The consortium consists of Algar Telecom (Brazil), Angola Cables (Angola), Antel (Uruguay), Google and TE SubCom. The 10,556 km Monet cable system connec