McDermott has been awarded a subsea umbilical and flowline installation contract by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation in support of its Phase II development of the Caesar/Tonga field located in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Caesar/Tonga Phase II is being developed as a subsea tieback to the Anadarko-operate
After completing London Array work, Pharos Offshore has secured a new job for its subsea hydraulic cable grab in Bass Strait off the Tasmanian coastline. The subsea hydraulic cable grab will be used to recover the Basslink subsea cable for repair. The cable experienced fault in December last year. T
OSBIT Power has secured additional facilities at the Port of Blyth to deliver its largest project yet to Helix Energy Solutions. In an agreement with the Port, the company will utilise its facilities on a 12-month basis to manufacture three sets of intervention tension frames (ITFs). The systems, ea
Technip Offshore Finland will manufacture subsea foundations for the world’s first offshore wind farm suitable for icy conditions, which will be built by Finish wind farm production company Suomen Hyötytuuli Oy. The construction of the offshore wind farm is scheduled to kick off this spring. The OWF
C-Innovation (C-I), a member of the Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO), has signed an agreement with Kongsberg Maritime to acquire four new Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV). General Manager of C-Innovation, Richard Bourque said that this purchase allows C-I to do more advanced and faster surveys in d
C&W Networks, part of Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC), has selected Xtera Communications for upgrading its submarine cable systems in the western Atlantic ocean and the Caribbean Sea to 100G. C&W Networks has bolstered its subsea network capacity by upgrading several unrepeatered and repeatere
ACE Winches has engineered, manufactured and built a diver service module package for Subsea 7’s new dive support vessel, the Seven Kestrel. According to the company, the diver service module package consists of two five-tonne SWL hydraulic drum winches, three two tonne hydraulic reelers, 130kilowat
Clough has been awarded a contract by Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for hook-up services on the Ichthys LNG Project Central Processing Facility (CPF). The Ichthys CPF will become the world’s largest semi-submersible platform with a topsides weight of 70,000 tonnes. The scope of work includes the pr
Kongsberg’s CEO Walter Qvam has informed the board of directors that he wishes to resign in June, according to the agreement he has for resignation at the age of 63. Walter Qvam, who has been CEO since 2008, will according to Kongsberg’s chairman of the board, Finn Jebsen, be replaced by Geir Håøy,
Rolls-Royce has won a contract to supply its 100th and 101st Launch and Recovery Systems (LARS) to DOF Subsea, to be installed aboard the Skandi Neptune. Rolls-Royce Launch and Recovery Systems allow the deployment and recovery of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to a depth of 3,000m plus. Ingve Os
Kongsberg Maritime has introduced a new range of mini medium frequency subsea transponders. The new cNODE MiniS family supersedes the Kongsberg Mini SSBL transponders (MST) range, which was first available in 2002. The cNODE MiniS 34-180 and cNODE MiniS 34-40V are used with HiPAP, cPAP and µPAP unde
Dragflow has recently delivered a remote controlled dredge for the Marina Sveva harbor dredging project in Italy. Due to the sea currents caused by a dam, too much sedimentation occurred inside the harbor. Also, the seabed was frequently raised, causing navigational problems for the boaters accessin
JDR has been awarded a contract by Marathon Oil for the design and manufacture of 11.3 kilometers of power and static subsea umbilicals with accompanying termination hardware for the West Brae field. The full scope of the award will be manufactured and deployed from JDR’s Hartlepool, UK facility whe
Nexans will book asset impairments of approximately 150 million euros due to commodities price decline in the second half of 2015, the French subsea cable specialist said on Tuesday. According to Nexans, aproximatelly two thirds are related to goodwill and intangible assets and one third to tangible
