Greenlink Interconnector has appointed two leading figures from the Irish energy and business sectors, Tim Cowhig and Johnny Shine. The appointments further strengthen the management of the company as the project moves towards key development milestones. Tim Cowhig was CEO of Element Power Ireland u
Energy consultancy Xodus is to conduct a study which will investigate the integration of offshore renewables into localised energy systems around Scotland. The five-month offshore generation energy systems study, commissioned by Crown Estate Scotland, began last month. Xodus is partnering with Eleme
An innovative floating wind turbine utilising Hydro Group connectivity is ready for commercial applications, following site tests which saw it generate 2.2GWh of electricity and face wave heights of up to 6.2 meters during the first half of 2019. The Floatgen Vestas V80 turbine, located in the SEM-R
San Jose-based Deep Ocean Engineering (DOE) has announced the addition of a new type of remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to its product line, the Phantom X8. This electric, light work-class, vehicle is the largest and most heavy-duty ROV manufactured by DOE and packs a robust design for deep sea mane
Infinera has appointed Nancy Erba as senior vice president, Strategic Finance, effective immediately, and as Infinera’s new chief financial officer (CFO), effective August 26, 2019. As CFO, Erba will report to CEO Tom Fallon and lead the company’s global finance strategy, including financial plannin
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (July 29 – August 04). https://subseaworldnews.com/2019/08/01/saudi-aramco-taps-mcdermott-for-hasbah-gas-field-work/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2019/08/01/shell-makes-fid-for-powernap-subsea-tie-back-
Tekmar Energy has secured the its largest contract win to date from Ørsted for the supply of the cable protection system product, TekLink, for Hornsea Two offshore wind farm. The contract is worth no less than £5 million. As part of the project, Tekmar will be supplying TekLink Generation 8 cable pr
Trendsetter Engineering and Intelligent Wellhead Systems (IWS) have established a joint venture to introduce new technology and services aimed at improving the safety and efficiency of offshore drilling, completion, intervention and abandonment operations. The joint venture, InVision Offshore (IO) w
Worley has been awarded a contract by BP for hook-up and commissioning integration services for BP’s Mad Dog 2 project and the Argos deep-water platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Argos will be BP’s newest floating production unit (FPU). It is planned to be commissioned in 2021. The project will also ha
Marine monitoring systems manufacturers Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) can provide oil spill monitoring data and alarms directly to internet-enabled devices from any location with GSM/GPRS or satellite coverage. The non-contact oil spill monitoring systems can be terrestrial or aquatic (u
Houston-based offshore driller Diamond Offshore has launched a new real-time monitoring, data visualization, and advanced analytics solution.
Ciena has recently appointed Judi Hartono as Country Head of Indonesia. He brings a significant amount of industry expertise that will help operators lay the foundation for networks that can adapt and scale to handle unpredictable capacity requirements and application demands, Ciena said. Hartono jo
RigNet, a global provider of communications solutions for the offshore oil and gas industry, has signed two multi-year agreements with offshore drilling contractor Transocean.
The first of Damen’s new Marine Aggregate Dredger class, a 103.5 meter MAD 3500, has been launched at Damen Shipyards Galati (DSGa) in Romania. The vessel, to be named the CEMEX Go Innovation, is the result of close cooperation between CEMEX UK Marine and Damen and represents the first of a new gene
