Subsea
Boskalis Wins Veja Mate OWF Foundations Deal
Boskalis in partnership with VolkerWessels has been awarded a contract by Veja Mate Offshore Project for the Veja Mate Offshore Wind Farm foundations in the German section of the North Sea. Under the contract, Boskalis will execute the design, procurement, fabrication, supply, transportation, instal
STWA’s Applied Oil Technology for Subsea Use in Norway
Save The World Air (STWA), a developer of integrated technology solutions for the energy industry, has entered into an exclusive agreement with Norrønt AS (NAS) whereby NAS will have sole distribution rights for the company’s Applied Oil Technology (AOT) to energy infrastructure in Norway. NAS’ excl
HR Wallingford Supports DONG in Foundations Design
HR Wallingford is working with DONG Energy as part of a project to develop a new type of wind turbine foundations. Work underway in HR Wallingford’s Fast Flow Facility will help inform the design of a novel suction bucket foundation, and will ultimately lead to more cost effective seabed foundation
Ceona Next to Axe Jobs
SURF contractor, Ceona, has confirmed company’s plans to adjust its workforce as it tries to adjust to tough subsea market caused by the fall in oil prices. According to the company’s spokesperson, Ceona is currently reviewing all areas of its business operations and not just Aberdeen. The news abou
Kentish Flats Extension Export Cable Setup Underway
The foreshore cabling works are being carried out for the Kentish Flats Extension project. The work started on Sunday June 28 and will be performed today as well. As a result of this work, the foreshore area immediately to the East of Hampton Pier will be restricted to the general public for a perio
Johan Sverdrup Construction Kicks Off
Production of the first elements on the Johan Sverdrup project has begun at Kværner in Verdal. On Monday June 29, Kværner metal worker Stian Myrvold Green started up the machine that will cut the steel for the riser platform jacket on the Johan Sverdrup field, Statoil wrote in a press release. “This
Polarcus and TGS Ink Data Deal
Polarcus has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with TGS for the sale of its multi-client projects in Northwest Europe and West Africa in return for a cash consideration of USD 27.5 million and future revenue share on library late sales. Polarcus’ 22,130 sq. km. Capreolus 3D survey offshore Australia d
Vympel Shipyard Launches New Russian Hydrographic Vessel
Russia’s Vympel shipyard, Rybinsk has launched a new hydrographic vessel of project 19920 made for the Russian Navy. According to the Russian Ministry of Defence, on the same day, the enterprise laid down keel for another vessel of that project. The ship is equipped with advanced automated hydrograp
Carnegie Sets Up Cornwall Base
Carnegie Wave Energy has created a base in Cornwall having secured a berth at Wave Hub and due to the region’s infrastructure, supply chain and suitability for the deployment of the company’s CETO 6 wave technology. Following research and development in Australia, Carnegie is bringing the CETO solut
PSA Audits Ivar Aasen Field Development
The PSA has carried out an audit of Det norske oljeselskap (Det norske) and the Ivar Aasen development project concerning project management and pipeline fabrication. The objective of the audit was to assess whether Det norske is implementing the HSE regulations and its own requirements for pipeline
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (June 22 – June 28). Technip UK has been fined £160,000 by Aberdeen Sheriff Court after admitting a breach of regulations covering health and safety of workers. Namely, in March 2009, David Stephenson
GC Rieber in New Vessel Financing Deal
GC Rieber Shipping has entered into an agreement with DNB Bank ASA, DVB Bank SE and Sparebank 1 SR-Bank for the refinancing of existing loans on its seismic vessels “Polar Duke”, “Polar Duchess” and “Polar Marquis”. DNB Bank ASA is the agent bank and the total loan is USD 135 million, of which USD 2
Norway Backs “MarMine” Seabed Minerals Research
The Research Council of Norway has granted up to NOK 25 million to “MarMine”, a research project on marine mineral resources. The project is coordinated by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and has a strong industrial basis and participation. Nordic Mining’s subsidiary Nordic
4Subsea Appoints New CEO
4Subsea’s Board has appointed Peter Jenkins, one of the founders of the company, as new CEO. He replaces Henning Christensen, also one of the founders. “Henning has lead the company from the start in 2008 to become a market leader on the Norwegian shelf within production risers and subsea well syste