Subsea
Fugro Boosts Renewables Division
Fugro has added cable-lay services to trenching for offshore windfarm and tidal energy sectors. The company has equipped its trenching vessel, Fugro Saltire, with a cable-lay spread that comprises a reel drive system to store the cables, a tensioner to lay them, twin winches and a quadrant deploymen
Italian Air Force in SAR Training at The Underwater Centre
The Italian Air Force Search and Rescue team has been expanding its skills and knowledge during a visit to The Underwater Centre. Beniamino Panduccio, David Padula, and Massimiliano Lai – members of the Sardinian-based Italian Air Force Search and Rescue team – spent three days at the Centre in Fort
New Research Project for Offshore Wind Foundations
The University of Dundee is to lead a major research project to determine whether cheaper, more environmentally friendly, and more effective foundations can be developed for the offshore renewables industry. The project, funded by a £1 million grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Researc
J2 Subsea to Get Another Fathom iVP Control System
Portlethen-based, Fathom Systems, has secured an order for the subsea tooling control system packages from an Acteon company, J2 Subsea. According to Fathom Systems, the scope of supply includes fully proportional intelligent valve packs, specifically for heavy duty manipulator arm operations and us
ASN Sets Higher Standards in Subsea Fiber-Optic Technology
Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks (ASN), the undersea cables subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent, has achieved a breakthrough record of data transmission over a distance of 10,000 kilometers. The record was achieved using a real-time processing prototypes of a 300 gigabits-per-second new modulation technol
Fugro’s Integrity Monitoring for Berkut
Fugro has delivered a bespoke structural monitoring system for Exxon Neftegas, as operator for, and on behalf of, the Sakhalin-1 Consortium, to monitor the structural integrity of its Berkut oil platform in the Arkutun Dagi field. Located on the North-East coast of Sakhalin island in the Russian Far
Subsea 7 and OneSubsea Join Forces
Subsea 7 has signed an agreement establishing a worldwide non-incorporated alliance with OneSubsea, a Cameron and Schlumberger company. The new alliance should see both companies jointly design, develop and deliver integrated subsea development solutions through the combination of subsurface experti
Pommec Provides Dive Control System for Briggs Marine
Briggs Marine has contracted Pommec BV to build a stand-alone dive control with attached air supply and compressor, a ‘Plug and Play’ system that can be used aboard a vessel or along the quayside. Pommec BV, a manufacturer supplier of commercial diving equipment has already built and delivered a LAR
IMCA Seeks Input on Guidance Revision through Open Forum
International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has added an open forum to the website where all with an interest in documents currently being written or revised can play an active role. “The first two documents subject to our new ‘open forum’ consultation stage approach are IMCA M 103 – ‘Guidel
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (July 06 – July 12). French engineering giant, Technip, has informed that the company will accelerate its cost reduction and efficiency efforts worldwide through a restructuring plan in response to the
Technip Downgraded on Restructuring News
This week, subsea major, Technip, introduced its restructuring plan in order to tackle the challenging industry environment, speculating an even tougher and prolonged downturn. Following the announcement that Technip will take one-off charges of €650 million due to restructuring, the company’s share
NDM’s Winch Package for Kreuz Subsea’s Newbuild
NDM has been selected to supply a large winch package for Kreuz Subsea’s newbuild vessel. The vessel will be of VARD 3 17 design, with a total length of 91.2 meters and a beam of 21.5 meters, and has been developed especially for diving support and subsea construction duties. Designed by Vard Design
Horns Rev 2 Mono Bucket Decommissioned
The meteorological mast, supported by a Mono Bucket foundation, at the Horns Rev 2 wind farm, Denmark, was successfully decommissioned on July 07. The met. mast was no longer required at the Horns Rev 2 wind farm by the current owner Dong Energy, Universal Foundation wrote. The Mono Bucket was one o
PSA Inspects Statoil’s Åsgard Subsea Compression Project
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway carried out an audit of the Åsgard subsea compression project on May 28. The objective of the audit was to obtain an update and status for the project and to verify that it is being planned and executed in compliance with the regulatory requirements. PSA informe