Siemens will deliver four transformers, each with a capacity of 400 kilovolts and 315 megavolt amperes, on behalf of the British grid operator National Grid. The grid operator will replace the old transformers in the high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) cross-channel link. The HVDC link connects Franc
Delmar Systems has purchased a new mooring equipment storage yard and base facility in Karratha, Western Australia. The 10,000 square meter yard houses Delmar’s offshore mooring equipment which is available for rent in Australia and beyond. “The addition of this yard to our operation allows us to en
Damen has delivered their Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) 450 to Vesirakennus Ojanen Oy in Finland. This is the first time that a Damen CSD has been deployed in the Scandinavian market, the company said. Olivier Marcus, Damen Product Director Dredging, said: “We are delighted to have had a breakthrough
Seismic vessel PGS Apollo has completed a triple source multi-client 3D survey in North Madura. The survey is a part the MIGAS plan for licensing new areas in the North Madura/East Java Basin and beyond. The North Madura 3D is the first multi-client 3D that has been acquired in Indonesia for over si
Umbilicals International has opened its new quayside manufacturing in Channelview, Texas. The site is beside the ship channel and houses the company’s flagship horizontal helix machine, extrusion line and supporting equipment. Umbilicals International said it can now offer the typical longer-length
Subsea connector specialist Hydratight has recently supplied three remote connectors for Statoil offshore Norway. The subsea installation, said to be an oil and gas industry first, was performed in three weeks by remotely operated equipment from the pipeline repair and subsea intervention pool (PRSI
Custom Dredge Works, Inc. (CDW) and Triborough Sand & Stone, a division of Eureka Stone Quarry, Inc., has announced the successful launch of a new 16” electric powered cutter suction dredger at Tri-Borough’s Sand Plant located in Voorhees, NJ. This dredger has already increased aggregated production
NACE International Institute has released ‘Impact Plus’ corrosion management product. This platform is designed to advance corrosion management performance across all industry sectors, from pipelines and bridges to maritime and defense systems. According to NACE, Impact Plus is the next step in impr
St. Petersburg hosted today a meeting of the Inter-Agency Working Group on reducing dependence of Russia’s fuel and energy complex on imported products involving representatives of Gazprom. The meeting was chaired by Denis Manturov, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. Gazprom w
Landing String Solutions has signed an agreement with Trelleborg’s offshore operation for Trelleborg to manufacture its landing string buoyancy system featuring 100% composite materials. Through this agreement, both companies are said to be aiming to market the solution to a wider customer base glob
U.S. Navy has directed Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) to deploy the cable operated unmanned recovery vehicle (CURV) 21 to join the search efforts for the missing Argentine submarine ARA San Juan. The search effort, which began on November 15, when the submarine went missing, recently shi
TechnipFMC will provide the subsea system for the Statoil-operated Snorre project expansion in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.
Prysmian and General Cable have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Prysmian will acquire General Cable for $30.00 per share in cash. The transaction values General Cable at approximately $3 billion, including debt and certain other General Cable liabilities, and represents a prem
The consortium behind the Monet subsea cable system that connects Florida to Brazil has informed that the cable is ready for service. The consortium consists of Algar Telecom (Brazil), Angola Cables (Angola), Antel (Uruguay), Google and TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity company. According to TE SubCom, t
