National Grid and Energinet have entered a joint ownership and operations agreement (JOOA) to construct and operate the Viking Link – a 760 kilometer long, electricity interconnector between Bicker Fen in Lincolnshire, Great Britain and Revsing in southern Jutland, Denmark. Viking Link is now in a p
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks Transmission (SSEN Transmission), the wholly-owned subsidiary of SSE plc, has completed the construction, commissioning and energisation of the new Caithness-Moray electricity transmission link. Caithness-Moray is the largest single investment ever undertak
Royal IHC recently partnered with Stiamak Barunawati and Pelindo III to deliver a dredging seminar in Surabaya, Indonesia. The aim of the last month’s event was to give an insight into the world of dredging, and encourage contractors and other relevant parties to enter this field by sharing IHC’s di
Subsea Innovation, part of Tekmar Group, has been awarded DNV GL type approval for its SIClamp structural pipeline repair clamp technology. The new technology, given the official stamp of approval from DNV GL, can act as a temporary or permanent structural repair clamp for carbon steel pipelines des
Aqualis Offshore, part of Oslo-listed energy consultancy group Aqualis, has set up an office in Perth, Western Australia, to support oil and gas developments in the Australasia region. “We have supported important projects offshore Australia in recent years and believe it represents a market with go
Leidos has been awarded a contract by the US Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command to develop torpedo countermeasure technologies for submarine defense. The contract has a two-year base period of performance, three one-year option years, and a potential value of approximately $36 million, if all options
Dr. Nicklas Pisias has received the Maurice Ewing Medal, sponsored jointly by the U.S. Navy and the American Geophysical Union (AGU), for his work in the establishment of a new scientific field. Pisias, a professor emeritus at Oregon State University, accepted the award at the AGU Fall Meeting in De
Aker BP has selected Optime Subsea as a provider of well access system and services on the Norwegian Continental Shelf for the next two years, with extension options.
Sensor manufacturer Sea-Bird Scientific has signed an official distributor agreement with EIVA to cover Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland markets. Anne Juul Andreasen, EIVA director Marketing and Sales, said: “This new agreement marks a new chapter in an already long and productive relationship. E
Trendsetter Engineering said it is poised to deliver three Template Slot Adapters (TSA) and associated TCS connectors for an undisclosed operator in West Africa. Following a contract award in early 3Q 2018, the equipment will be delivered in 1Q 2019 from Trendsetter’s Houston facility. By utilizing
Petrofac has, with its local partner Serikandi, secured a multi-year engineering design services contract to support Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) and Brunei LNG (BLNG) in Brunei.
EllaLink and Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) have started construction of the EllaLink Submarine Cable System. Scheduled for operation in 2020, the EllaLink System is a 4 fiber pair submarine system designed to satisfy the demand for traffic between Europe and Latin America. Linking Data Centers in
Gardline has appointed Christiaan Vermeijden as chief executive officer, effective immediately. Christiaan Vermeijden will replace Gardline’s current interim CEO, Gerben Eggink. Vermeijden said: “I am looking forward to working with my new colleagues to make Gardline even more successful and realise
DeltaTek Global has been awarded a contract by Energean Oil and Gas to supply its proprietary SeaCure cementing technology to support the Karish deepwater project in Israel. DeltaTek will provide optimization services using its SeaCure technology for all 20-inch surface casings, which will be drille
