Prysmian Group has received a letter of award from National Grid Viking Link Limited and Energinet, for the development of Viking Link, the first submarine cable connection between the UK and Denmark. Worth close to €700 million, the contract includes the turn-key design, manufacture and installatio
Louis Dreyfus TravOcean has signed its first contract related to the development of offshore wind farms in France. This contract for supply, installation and protection of inter-array power cables for the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind project was signed earlier this month with project leaders EDF Reno
Swire Blue Ocean has completed the first operations under a recently signed offshore maintenance and service agreement with Siemens Gamesa. As previously reported, Siemens Gamesa and SBO signed a long-term charter agreement for the jack-up vessel Pacific Orca. The charter has been running since June
Australia’s NOPSEMA has opened for public comment the environment plan for 3D Oil Limited’s Sauropod 3D marine seismic survey in the Roebuck Basin, within exploration permit WA-527-P. 3D Oil proposed on July 16th to undertake the Sauropod 3D marine seismic survey in Commonwealth waters of the Roebuc
DEME Group’s jack-up vessel Innovation is undergoing a major maintenance and repair program at the Damen Verolme yard in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. According to DEME, the program is almost completed and saw the installation of two new leg sections on the offshore installation vessel. After the exte
DEME Group’s jack-up vessel Innovation is undergoing a major maintenance and repair program at the Damen Verolme yard in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. According to DEME, the program is almost completed and saw the installation of two new leg sections on the offshore installation vessel. After the exte
Kraken Robotics has provided sonar and laser scanning technologies for ThayerMahan and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) joint operations. This follows a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) signed between Kraken and NOAA as well as Kraken’s strateg
TechnipFMC has received a significant integrated Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (iEPCI) contract from Neptune Energy for the Seagull project, located in the Central North Sea. According to TechnipFMC, a significant contract ranges between $75 million and $250 million. This c
Heerema Marine Contractors has signed a contract with Jan de Nul, to install 21 jacket foundations (4 legged) for the Changhua project in Taiwan. The Changhua wind farm Phase 1 project is situated in Taiwanese waters and is a project of the Taiwan Power Company (TPC) and executed by a consortium of
Nexans said it has completed the final type-test to qualify its 420 kV XLPE subsea cable for installation at a world record depth of 550 meters. The cable type-testing, carried out by Nexans Norway, is a vital preparation for a project to create a subsea power interconnector crossing Fensfjorden, a
Maritime Developments (MDL) has added a horizontal lay system (HLS) to its rental fleet following a double-project award from a new client. The HLS is designed to work in conjunction with the complete range of MDL 2-track or 4-track tensioners for installation or retrieval of SURF products. In its c
Halfwave has secured four contract wins for subsea inspection in the first half of 2019, marking a period of success for the company. The contracts will see its ROV mounted ARTEMIS tool utilized on major oilfield projects around the world. The tool, which utilities Acoustic Resonance Technology (ART
ROVOP, the subsea robotics company, has said that David Lamont is assuming the position of CEO with immediate effect. Lamont, who currently serves as the chairman at ROVOP, was most recently CEO at Proserv. Lamont said: “I have enjoyed working with the ROVOP team over the past months as Chairman and
ROVOP, the subsea robotics company, has said that David Lamont is assuming the position of CEO with immediate effect. Lamont, who currently serves as the chairman at ROVOP, was most recently CEO at Proserv. Lamont said: “I have enjoyed working with the ROVOP team over the past months as Chairman and
