Gibson Applied Technology & Engineering (GATE Energy) has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Canyon Offshore. The two companies will work together on jointly offering subsea blockage prevention, detection and remediation solutions to the offshore oil and gas industry. Both parties antic
French subsea cabling specialist Nexans has signed a five-year global framework agreement with BP covering the engineering, procurement and construction of umbilical and Direct Electrical Heating (DEH) systems and ancillary equipment. The agreement, signed with BP by Nexans Norway, also covers the p
Dutch offshore access solutions provider Ampelmann has introduced the A-type enhanced performance motion compensated gangway to support work in higher sea states. Ampelmann said that its latest gangway for personnel transfer, the A-type enhanced performance (AEP), would provide 10 percent greater wo
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (July 03 – July 09). Subsea 7 has acquired certain businesses of EMAS Chiyoda Subsea (ECS). The acquisition, under a US bankruptcy code Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganisation, was confirmed by the U.S. Bank
Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) has completed construction of the Culzean jackets for client Maersk Oil North Sea UK Limited. Following the sailaway of the jacket for the central processing facilities platform (CPF) on June 28, the jacket for the utility & living quarter platform (ULQ) set sail on J
Hydratight has been awarded the supply of the critical tie in components for the 8”, 12” and 26” pipelines within the Maersk Oil Tyra Field. In the initial phase of the redevelopment of the Tyra field, a bypass route needs to be created to enable production flow from other Danish Underground Consort
Nexans has said it now owns 100% of NVC, a joint venture company set up together with Japanese cable company Viscas in 2006. The NVC started production in November 2006 at its submarine high voltage power cable plant of Tokyo Bay in Japan. According to Vincent Dessale, executive vice president, Subm
TSO TenneT and wind farm developer DONG Energy have signed the grid connection agreement for the wind farm Borssele 1 & 2 off the coast of the Dutch province Zeeland. The signed agreements relate to the realization, connection, and transmission of power of DONG Energy’s Borssele wind farm with Tenne
Construction Chemicals from BASF have won the contract for the supply of MasterFlow 9600 by GeoSea for the €1.6bn Merkur offshore wind farm. The grout will be installed by BASF’s licensed contractor FoundOcean using their specialized grouting equipment. BASF’s MasterFlow 9600 will be used as a skirt
Overflow systems are designed to optimize the efficiency of the dredging process by draining excess water and leaving more weight available for the payload, thus limiting the amount of turbulence in the hopper. During the overflow process, the aim is to remove excess water from the hopper, making ro
Finish manufacturer of dive computers Suunto has issued a recall of all Suunto Wireless Tank Pressure Transmitters and Suunto Tank PODs. The company said it has identified a potential safety risk affecting all Suunto Wireless Tank Pressure Transmitters and Suunto Tank PODs which wirelessly transmit
MacArtney France has supplied multibeam solution for the bathymetric vessel ‘Ingénieurs Lesbordes’ to carry out surveys close to the harbour of Bayonne in the south-west of France, and has carried out modification which were imperative to the successful adaptation of the vessel to the prevailing IHO
The launch ceremony of Shanti Sagar 18 – an 8,000m³ standardized trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) – took place today at Royal IHC’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, the Netherlands. This is the second of two Beagle 8 TSHDs for Adani – the first (Shanti Sagar 17) was launched in March 2017.
Norfolk Marine’s Tyre Filled Net (TFN) system will be installed as scour protection for the foundation of the 5MW Elisa prototype under construction in the Canary Islands. The TFN system will be installed on the turbine foundation inshore in controlled port conditions complimenting the projects “Off
