MacArtney Underwater Technology has secured the contract from OneSubsea for a Moog Focal Model 460 medium voltage electrical swivel (MVES). The MVES is configured as a stacked ring design and will be included in the final design of the full subsea production system architecture solution for a develo
Kanfa Ingenium Process, part of the Kanfa group, received an order from Aibel for the nitrogen generator unit for the DEA Dvalin tie-in to Statoil’s Heidrun platform. The scope of work includes the EPC delivery of the nitrogen generator unit, the company said. The order follows from the TEG Regen sk
Nemo Link, the joint venture between Elia and National Grid that will operate the first electricity interconnection between Belgium and the UK, has started laying the first 59km of double subsea cable between the UK onshore landing point and the French offshore section. On September 11, the cable wa
Qinterra Group’s North Sea well intervention specialist Altus Intervention and its international technology arm, Qinterra Technologies have united to form one global force in well services. With headquarters in Stavanger, Norway, the combined group will be known as ‘Altus Intervention’, bringing tog
Malaysia’s Bumi Armada has informed that its Armada Kraken FPSO, operating on the Kraken field in the UK North Sea has completed the offloading of its first cargo on September 12, 2017. The Kraken is a large heavy oil accumulation in the UK North Sea, located in the East Shetland basin, to the west
Horizon Geosciences and Atlantic Marine have teamed up to provide a new seabed geotechnical investigation spread comprising the vessel Atlantic Carrier and Horizon’s seabed CPT and sampling systems. Horizon Geosciences’ managing director Rich Metters stated that the spread is being mobilised due to
Following a journey of nearly 6000 km, Prelude FLNG arrived in Australia where the project team conducted the mooring of “the largest floating facility ever built”. The team connected the chain number eight to the one of the largest chains in the world, with nearly 25,000 links attached to mooring p
SEA is unveiling a new, enhanced version of its thin line KraitArray towed Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) sonar at DSEI 2017. The KraitArray now extends up to 150 meters in length, compared to the current 50 meters. It is enabled by connectors between modules and, according to the company, it offers u
The developers behind an electricity superhighway connecting the north east and Norway are calling on local people this week to apply for funding from a new community investment fund. NorthConnect, the 655km subsea interconnector, is setting up the £10,000 Legacy Fund, to be administered by Foundati
Hydroid, a US subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime and the manufacturer of marine robotics, said it has completed the first delivery of the new generation REMUS 100 autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) to its Naval Oceanographic Office customer. This delivery is a major milestone for Hydroid and represen
UTEC, a global survey company in subsea services group Acteon, has appointed long-term employees, Cory Goodyear, Mick Elmslie and Jonathan Watt as Business Unit Directors across its Americas and Europe and Africa business units. The announcement follows the completion of a strategic review which als
Subsea equipment specialists Ashtead Technology has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of Brett Lestrange as UK regional director. Lestrange will lead Ashtead’s UK sales and technical team to drive growth and support the company as it continues to innovate against a low oil price
Royal Dutch Shell and Petrobras signed last week in The Hague, Netherlands, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a long-term mutual collaboration in developing pre-salt fields in Brazil. Shell should benefit from technical solutions, contract management expertise and cost efficient initi
Infinera and Seaborn have deploymed of Infinera’s new XTS-3300 meshponders on Seabras-1 submarine cable to offer cloud connectivity services like SeaCloud. Seabras-1 is the only submarine cable system with a direct connection between São Paulo, Brazil and New York City, enabling Seaborn to offer Sea
