Legasea has secured funding from Scottish Enterprise for a project that aims to reduce the carbon footprint of subsea decommissioning operations by taking equipment that is no longer required and finding ways to refurbish, recertify, remanufacture and reuse it, keeping in use as many components as p
Bureau Technical Services is supporting Subsea 7 with quality assurance and quality control services (QA/QC) for the deepwater Sangomar Field Development Phase 1 project offshore Senegal. The project includes 46 pipeline end terminations (PLETs) and in-line tee structures (ILTs) to be fabricated wit
A report launched by DNV, Strohm, and the Non-Metallic Innovation Centre (NIC) has shown that thermoplastic composite pipes (TCP) have a significantly lower carbon footprint, in the range of 30-60%, than an equivalent carbon steel pipeline solution. The report outlines the results from a joint indus
Offshore wind pioneer Venterra Group has acquired Ordtek, the UK-based provider of unexploded ordnance (UXO) risk management consultancy. Led by Lee Gooderham, Ordtek will form part of Venterra’s early stage “engineer” services led by the existing member, geoscience design company Gavin & Doherty Ge
Norwegian subsea contractor Havfram has revealed its goal to become one of the future leaders in the electrification market for oil and gas production assets through offshore wind developments. The move comes after Havfram changed its name from Ocean Installer back in December 2020 to reflect its in
Prysmian has won a contract worth around €1.2 billion to deliver the 725-kilometer NeuConnect interconnector that will directly link the German and UK electricity grids for the first time. The Italian cabling giant will provide the turnkey design, manufacturing, installation, testing and commissioni
Nord Stream 2 AG, the Switzerland-based company that built the namesake Germany-Russia gas pipeline, is considering filing for insolvency following U.S. sanctions, according to Reuters. Nord Stream 2 AG is working with a financial advisor to clear some of its liabilities and could formally start ins
The Danish Environmental Protection Agency (DEPA) has issued a new environmental permit for the Baltic Pipe project, allowing Energinet to restart construction on parts that have been on pause since spring last year. Construction on parts of the project in the eastern part of the Jutland peninsula a
The UK’s underwater industry will create an estimated 180,000 new jobs and around £20 billion or more in exports by 2035, according to the Global Underwater Hub (GUH). GUH’s recent survey of the sector revealed that almost 90% of subsea companies expect to recruit in the next 12 months, with a longe
Subsea 7 and technology partner FLASC have secured a £471,760 grant from the UK government Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to further develop an innovative offshore energy storage system. The Long Duration Offshore Storage Bundle, called PowerBundle, will store energy
Fugro has entered into a four-year global framework agreement with Heerema Marina Contractors for survey and positioning support services onboard Heerema’s heavy lift crane vessels.
Germany has halted the process of certifying the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia due to the current crisis in Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been reported as saying. According to local media reports, Scholz has announced that his government is taking the measures in response to Ru
Maersk Supply Service has been awarded a contract by Saitec Offshore Technologies for the installation of the mooring system on the offshore DemoSATH floating wind project in Spain. The offshore installation will be carried out in the second quarter of 2022. SATH Technology, which is being developed
Havfram, formerly known as Ocean Installer, has won a contract with Saipem to provide SURF support work offshore Egypt. Havfram will support Saipem with its installation of 160 kilometers of umbilical product in over 1,400-meter water depth on the Zohr North development this year. The scope includes
