Tekmar Group plc, a provider of protection systems for subsea cable, umbilical and flexible pipes and offshore engineering services, has signed a deal to buy Subsea Innovation.
British engineering company Rolls-Royce has launched a new lithium-ion-based energy storage system for vessels.
Well construction specialist DeltaTek Global has won a two-year contract from Siccar Point Energy.
James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE) is celebrating the first anniversary of its innovative jetting system having successfully completed 12 contracts since launching the revolutionary new method. The high velocity jet significantly increases the soil-cutting abilities of JFSE’s excavators as the sy
The opportunities which exist in the subsea cabling market are set to be explored at a conference hosted by Subsea UK in London next month. The Subsea Cables Conference will take place on Tuesday 18 September and will see industry experts come together to discuss and debate a range of topics includi
JFO has delivered subsea cutting projects for Subsea 7 on behalf of BP and Premier Oil in the North Sea. The projects were executed by JFO’s hydraulic shear (the 1950Te) which is affectionately nick-named ‘Tiny’. Anything but small, Tiny is 4.5 meters long, by 1.2 meters wide and 2.2 meters high, wi
UK-based supplier of emergency quick disconnect (EQD) systems, Flint Subsea, has added additional 2” and 4” EQDs to its fleet. This investment is said to be on the back of increased demand for Flint’s EQD products to mitigate against excess hose tension and prevent injury to personnel, the environme
Oceaneering has trough one of its wholly owned subsidiaries, Marine Production Systems do Brasil, secured a four-year contract with a one-year optional extension period from Petrobras in Brazil. The contract will support intervention and completion operations in Brazil. Under the terms of the contra
Deutsche Offshore Consult (DOC) will begin construction supervision for the inner-array cable installation at the North Sea wind farm Trianel Windpark Borkum II. Twelve to fourteen representatives with experience in offshore wind will be deployed at the end of August, for the project to provide the
The German contractor Matthäi Wasserbau recently ordered a DOP submersible dredge pump for their environmental cleanup job in Bremen, Germany. For the project, they rented a DOP200 dredge pump from Hydrauvision. The rental included an auger head for the DOPs suction side for precision dredging, and
A new software for Cutter Suction Dredges CSDs named the PowerDredge has been launched recently in Barranquilla, Colombia. According to the developer, Vladimir Arias, this project tries to offer a minimalist and easy-to-use software to the CSD market. “PowerDredge is your partner in dredging quality
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (August 13 – August 19). https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/08/15/cnooc-orders-aker-solutions-umbilicals-for-liuhua/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/08/13/oceaneering-e-rov-gets-equinor-job/ https://sub
Maritime Developments (MDL) has completed the first LiveWire system – a solution for wire rope inspection services and change-outs. Developed in a joint partnership between MDL and global mooring and subsea specialist Delmar Systems, LiveWire is designed to cut costs associated with large wire rope
Danish national transmission system operator Energinet wishes to purchase a 3.300 meters long spare cable for the Bornholm interconnector to ensure readiness for a cable repair in case of a failure. The Bornholm interconnector between the Danish island of Bornholm and Sweden consists of 3 single cor
