Subsea
DeepOcean Delivers Race Bank Inter-Array Link
DeepOcean said it has installed all 91 inter-array cables and completed the base scope trenching operations at DONG Energy’s (Ørsted) Race Bank offshore wind farm site. Once fully operational, Race Bank will have a capacity of 573MW which should provide sufficient green energy to power over half a m
WorleyParsons Scoops Up AmecFW UK Assets for £182M
WorleyParsons said it has entered into a binding agreement to acquire Amec Foster Wheeler (AFW) for an enterprise value of £182 million (A$303 million), pre-adjustments for surplus working capital and cash in the AFW UK business. The combination of the acquisition and the entitlement offer is expect
Wood Group Takes Over Amec Foster Wheeler
Wood Group has completed the acquisition of Amec Foster Wheeler. Robin Watson, chief executive of Wood Group, said: “This transformational acquisition creates a global leader in the delivery of project, engineering and technical services to energy and industrial markets. “We become a business of sig
OMS Upgrades Its ‘Auga’ Weld Inspection Tool
Optical Metrology Services (OMS) has released a new version of its Auga weld inspection technology, the OMS Auga Lite. The new Auga Lite, which is currently being utilised on a project in the Middle East, has been developed specifically to be more agile and can be packed into cases prior to deployme
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (October 02. – October 08). Subsea Integration Alliance, which is a partnership between Subsea 7 and OneSubsea, a Schlumberger company has been awarded a contract by Ophir Energy for the Fortuna LNG pr
STL Nets £3.8M in Deals
Subsea Technologies Limited (STL) has announced the win of two new global contracts worth £3.8 million. The Aberdeen-based subsea technologies specialist was awarded the first contract, worth £2.4 million, by a undisclosed international service company. STL will supply a number of proprietary STL co
NOC and VIGMR Ink Marine Science MoU
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and the Vietnam Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources (VIGMR)have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) which should develop joint training and technical programmes for knowledge transfer and research collaboration around areas of marine science a
DiveSource Joins Transition Fund Scheme as Training Provider
International diving consultancy, DiveSource have been accepted as a training provider on the Transition Fund scheme. The Transition Training Fund was set up by the Scottish Government and is managed by Skills Development Scotland, the project aims to support those affected by the oil and gas downtu
Rovco Becomes Member of NVIDIA Inception Programme
UK-based subsea company Rovco has announced plans to take artificial intelligence (AI) to new depths after being selected to join the NVIDIA Inception Programme. Being selected by NVIDIA will see Rovco benefit from hardware grants, marketing support and training to aid the development of the firm’s
Huisman Readies for Aegir Pit Stop
Heerema Marine Contractors’ deepwater construction vessel (DCV) Aegir will dock next week for maintenance at the Huisman Schiedam quayside in the Nederlands. The vessel should be at Huisman until the end of the year, the company specialising in lifting, drilling, and subsea solutions said on social
Maersk Supply Service Snatches Welltec CFO
Well technologies provider for the oil and gas industry Welltec said that its chief financial officer, Michael Krabbe, has resigned from his position. Krabbe’s last day with Welltec will be November 30, 2017 as he leaves to pursue new challenges as CFO with Maersk Supply Service. Søren Søgaard Suhr,
Nexans Goes Deeper at Modalen-Mongstad Link
Nexans has claimed a new record for the installation of the longest and deepest 420 kV XLPE submarine cable system as a part of the Modalen-Mongstad connection in Norway. BKK Nett awarded Nexans with a contract worth approximately 37 million euros for delivery of the third and last submarine cable t
Boa to Get Refund for Scrapped Vessel Project
Boa IMR, a subsidiary in the Boa Offshore group, said it has been notified of a successful arbitration award from the Oslo tribunal after the hearing held in the beginning of September 2017. The arbitration process was related to a refund guarantee claim of advance payments following Boa IMR’s cance
OneSubsea Bags R Cluster EPC Work from Reliance
OneSubsea, a Schlumberger company, has been awarded a contract by Reliance Industries for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of the subsea production system for the R Cluster (Block KG-D6) Project, offshore the east coast of India. The scope of this project includes trees, subsea manifo