Three projects under the H2020 priority Blue Growth: unlocking the potential of seas and oceans will receive nearly €14.5 million EU funding to develop tools for the exploration of the underwater world, as well as to advance the Blue Growth economy. BRIDGES, a four year-long project bringing togethe
An error has been reported in the submarine cable connecting the DONG Energy-operated 400MW Anholt offshore wind farm to the grid on land. The citizens on Anholt lost power for 31 minutes, until the island’s emergency supply was up and running. According to Energinet.dk, It is still too early to say
ECO Technologies, an Eastern Canada based environmental services provider, specializing in low impact interventions in sensitive aquatic ecosystems, as well as highly efficient dredging operations in harsh industrial and coastal environments, is continuing with the fundamentals – expertise, experien
Decom North Sea (DNS) has announced a partnership with Zero Waste Scotland (ZWS) and subsea engineering and training firm, Jee Ltd, which will investigate efficient solutions for the recovery of concrete subsea mattresses and re-use, thereby contributing to the circular economy. The project involves
AGR has secured a further contract award for its well intelligence software solution, iQx, with LUKOIL Overseas North Shelf AS. The latest deal follows previous contract awards in 2014 with Det Norske Oljeselskap, VNG (Norge), OMV (Norge) and Lundin Norway. According to AGR, iQx software was designe
Norway-based oil and gas service company AGR has announced a further contract award for its well intelligence software solution, iQx™, with LUKOIL Overseas North Shelf AS. The contract is worth 1 million NOK ($132 100). AGR’s iQx™ software, which was commercialised in 2013, was designed to simplify
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (February 16 – February 22). French oil services provider, Technip, has recorded net income drop of 40% in the fourth quarter after adjusted non-current items, despite revenue growth. The Company’s adj
Tocardo Tidal Turbines has installed three of its T1 tidal turbines in the Dutch ‘Afsluitdijk’, a 32 km long primary sea defence. The three turbines are the first to be installed closely together in an array. Dutch Tidal Testing Centre, a long-standing partner of Tocardo, will manage the project. Al
Aleron Subsea, which recently relocated its head office from Singapore to the outskirts of Westhill, has won the substantial contract worth £3.1 million to supply a marine services company with two work class ROV systems and associated equipment. The ROVs, which have Tether Management Systems (TMS),
Clinton Marine Survey AB has increased the fleet with another survey vessel. M/V Wind was purpose built for the Swedish Maritime Administration, as hydrographic survey vessel, at Boghammar Marin AB shipyard in Sweden. The vessel has a long proven history of survey work such as hydrographic and geoph
Romania’s SC Shark SRL has secured a diving/ROV services contract from OMV Petrom SA. The framework agreement, awarded earlier this year, requires the contractor to provide diving services, prospecting and operation of remotely operated vehicles, in order to explore the operating perimeters for the
Damen Dredging Equipment (DDE), the specialist in highly efficient dredging tools within the Damen Shipyards Group, has delivered and installed a new main engine for the stationary dredger “Rezoug Youcef”. The cutter suction dredger, built by De Groot Nijkerk in 1988, has worked in an Algerian reser
IK-Group has acquired, a pipeline communications specialist, Online Electronics Limited (OEL). The acquisition of OEL, headquartered in Aberdeen, Scotland with Business Units in Houston, Dubai, Singapore and Perth W.A., further strengthens and widens IK`s position within the pipeline sector of the I
Rolls-Royce said it has signed a collaboration agreement with Gas Natural Fenosa to develop and install a pure-gas Bergen engine aboard the Baleària-operated ferry Abel Matutes.
