Subsea
Horns Rev 2 Subsea Cable Comes On Stream
The cable connecting Dong Energy’s offshore wind farm Horns Rev 2 to the onshore grid is back in operation, transmission operator Energinet.dk informed on Sunday. The repair operations took about two months due to extreme weather and site conditions. The cable is 42km long and has a landing point in
Rem Offshore and Vard Postpone OCV Delivery
Rem Offshore and Vard Group have agreed to postpone the delivery of Offshore Construction Vessel (OCV) ordered by Rem in June 2014. The vessel is due for delivery in the first quarter 2018, instead of previously agreed Q1 2016. The OCV is of the Vard 2 06 design with overall length of 100 meters and
DOF Subsea Scoops Several Contracts
DOF and DOF Subsea have been awarded a number of IMR and subsea installation contracts in the Asia Pacific and Atlantic regions, with a total contract value of approximately NOK 270 million ($30.7 million). The contracts will secure utilization of the subsea project fleet in the regions. In Asia Pac
Plexus Appoints Non-Executive Director
Plexus Holdings has appointed Kunming Liu to the Board as a Non-Executive Director with immediate effect. This appointment forms part of the recently signed licence agreement with Yantai Jereh Oilfield Services Group (‘Jereh’) and a share subscription agreement with Jereh International (Hong Kong).
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (December 14 – December 20). The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has given Statoil, Gassco and ExxonMobil consent for manned underwater operations in 2016. The services are to be supplied by Te
Polarcus in 4D Shoot for Maersk Oil
Polarcus has received a Letter of Intent (LOI) from Maersk Oil on behalf of the Danish Underground Consortium (DUC) for a 4D marine seismic survey offshore Denmark. According to the company’s Oslo filing, the project will start in the second quarter of 2016 and will run for approximately 3 months. “
Statoil Presents Oseberg Vestflanken 2 Plan
Statoil and its partners submitted the plan for development and operation (PDO) of the North Sea Oseberg Vestflanken 2 to the authorities on Friday. Statoil and its licence partners have decided to develop the Oseberg Vestflanken 2 covering the Alpha, Gamma and Kappa oil and gas structures. They are
MMT to Showcase at Subsea Expo 2016
Swedish marine survey specialist, MMT, will be exhibiting at Subsea Expo 2016 to present its new fast survey method with Surveyor Interceptor ROV (SROV). The Europe’s largest annual subsea exhibition and conference takes place in Aberdeen AECC on February 3-5. At the last year’s event, MMT presented
Aker Solutions and Saipem Join Forces
Aker Solutions and Saipem have agreed to cooperate on targeted subsea oil and gas development projects worldwide. The companies will through a joint work group identify opportunities where they can create value for customers by combining Aker Solutions’ capabilities in subsea products and technologi
Fluxys Buys Gasprom’s Interconnector (UK) Stake
Belgium-based natural gas transmission system operator, Fluxys, has acquired Gazprom’s 10 per cent stake in Interconnector (UK), owner and operator of the subsea pipeline between the UK and Belgium. The Interconnector is bidirectional transmission link connecting the UK to Continental European marke
PHOTO: HFG Cuts First Steel for Maersk Culzean CPF & ULQ jackets
Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) has kicked off the Maersk Culzean central processing facilities platform and the utility & living quarter platform (CPF & ULQ) jackets project, following a steel cutting ceremony at Heerema Vlissingen. The EPC contract, announced in September this year, is the second
Atlantis to Buy ScottishPower Renewables Tidal Energy Assets
Atlantis and ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) are teaming up to develop a joint portfolio of projects for the tidal sector. Namely, Atlantis’s Scottish project development vehicle, Tidal Power Scotland Limited (TPSL), will acquire SPR’s portfolio of tidal projects in exchange for a 6% shareholding in
Dolphins Inspire New Subsea Detection Tech Research
Heriot-Watt’s Ocean Systems Laboratory, Hydrason Solutions, and CENSIS have joined forces on a research project to create sensor technology inspired by Bottlenose Dolphins that could help improve subsea detection capabilities. Namely, the project will develop an enhanced wideband sonar system based
Seabased Hooks Up Sotenäs Wave Energy Plant to Swedish Grid
The 120-ton subsea generator switchgear of the Sotenäs Wave Energy Plant on the Swedish West Coast has been deployed and connected to the Swedish National Grid via a 10 km long subsea cable. A number of Wave Energy Converters (generators) were also connected to the subsea switchgear and the wave par