Subsea
Basslink Cable Repair to Take Longer than Expected
Basslink has informed that the cable system, linking George Town in Tasmania and Loy Yang in Victoria, is expected to return to service at the end of May 2018, insted of April, following an outage that occurred during the planned maintenance works on the Basslink interconnector. During the routine m
Viking Link Partners Put Off Final Investment Decision
Energinet and National Grid have postponed the final investment decision (FID) on the Viking Link interconnector project, which was initially scheduled to take place in March. The project partners have chosen to push back FID until further clarity is achieved with respect to UK planning consents, wh
Lifting & Rigging Seminar: IMCA Puts Accent on Offshore Cranes
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has announced details of its annual ‘Lifting & Rigging Seminar – return to offshore cranes’. The seminar will focus on all aspects of offshore cranes – types, applications (including offshore, subsea, wind, heavy lift and decommissioning), oper
IOX Submarine Cable Project Launched
The first phase of the Indian Ocean Exchange (IOX) submarine cable system, connecting Mauritius and Rodrigues Islands to South Africa and India, has been officially launched in Port Louis. The project, which will position Mauritius as a technology hub, is the third submarine cable landing in Mauriti
Aquaterra Energy Wraps Up CSP Project Off Trinidad and Tobago
Aquaterra Energy said it has completed the delivery of a Sea Swift conductor supported platform (CSP) for DeNovo Energy in the Gulf of Paria, offshore Trinidad and Tobago. According to the company, this is the first platform of its kind to be installed in the country. The project was completed in te
Dovre Group in Balticconnector Deal
Dovre Group has signed a framework agreement for the Balticconnector project, co-owned by the Estonian Elering and the Finnish Baltic Connector Oy. According to the terms of the contract, Dovre Group will provide project management resources to the Balticconnector project. The EUR 250 million projec
Solstad Farstad Expanding in Aquaculture Sector
Solstad Farstad has announced five new long-term contracts and fleet growth within the aquaculture segment through its 50% owned company DESS Aquaculture. DESS Aquaculture and Marine Harvest have entered into seven-year term charter contracts for additional two wellboats. The new vessels will have a
Acteon and Arundo Analytics Target Better Subsea Efficiency
Acteon and Arundo Analytics have partnered to deliver machine learning models for subsea applications on the Arundo Enterprise platform. Using its industry insight and subsea expertise, Acteon, will work with Arundo as one of its preferred partners to develop high-value advanced analytics for its op
Petronas Hires Ocean Installer for Mauritania Job
Ocean Installer has been awarded a contract by Petronas to assist in decommissioning the Chinguetti field off the coast of Mauritania in West Africa. The contract follows an award from FPSO operator BW Offshore on the same field in early February. The scope of the project includes decommissioning of
OTN Deploys Saab Seaeye Falcon to Recover Ocean Trackers
The Ocean Tracking Network (OTN) plans to deploy the Saab Seaeye Falcon underwater robotic vehicle to recover acoustic tracking receivers missing from deployment sites in oceans around the world. The work will be conducted in the waters of the Northwest Atlantic, the test hub of OTN and a hotspot fo
Subsea 7 Scoops Up Nigeria Pipeline Project
Subsea 7 has won a contract between USD 150 million and USD 300 million from Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (MPN) for the production uplift pipeline projects (PUPP) in shallow water, offshore Nigeria. The contract scope includes engineering, construction, transportation, installation and pre-comm
James Fisher Nets Marine Services Deal in UK
James Fisher and Sons’ subsidiary James Fisher Marine Services has secured a 10 year integrated marine services contract by UK-based energy company. The contract covers the management of three vessels, oil transfer operations, buoy maintenance and diving operations in support of a UK refinery. Accor
Canada Contracts Cellula Robotics to Improve AUV Fuel Cells
The Government of Canada, has awarded a contract to Cellula Robotics to develop a fuel cell that will improve the ability for autonomous underwater vehicles to store sufficient energy to undertake long range and long duration missions. This contract has a total value of close to $648,000 and is bein
Vissim Wins Johan Castberg Contract
Statoil has awarded Vissim a contract for a sea surveillance system to be installed on the Johan Castberg FPSO. The contract includes ATEX certified radar domes and software for sea surveillance and radio communications around the FPSO. “This contract reflects Vissim’s strong market position on the