US offshore wind developer Deepwater Wind has indicated its interest in establishing a hub on the Brooklyn waterfront to support its South Fork Wind Farm and future projects off New York, subject to necessary approvals.
RED Engineering said it has developed new clamp technology to improve subsea well intervention operations. The two, first of a kind modular subsea clamps have been delivered to TechnipFMC for operation from the well intervention vessel, Island Constructor. The modular design will allow TechnipFMC th
Statoil has been granted consent by Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to use a replacement pipeline between Heidrun and subsea structure E on the Heidrun field. The replacement of the Heidrun P-E pipeline is part of a project to develop and extend the life of Heidrun Nordflanken by 20 years. T
Deltares and HSM Offshore have updated the scour protection design for the Borssele Alpha and Beta offshore high-voltage substation (OHVS) platforms that connect offshore wind farms in the Borssele Wind Farm Zone, the Netherlands, to the grid.
A new joint industry project led by ASV Global is set to explore the technical, regulatory and societal issues of using autonomous surface vessels, integrated with existing manned shipping operations, to support offshore wind farm operations and maintenance.
TechnipFMC has reported first-quarter 2018 profit of $95 million or 20 cents per diluted share. The services major has bounced back in black compared to net loss of close to $19 million same time last year. Adjusted earnings per share for the quarter were 28 cents, excluding charges and credits. Rev
Forum Energy Technologies has delivered a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to the University of Limerick (UL) to support its research into subsea inspection and intervention campaigns on renewable energy sector infrastructure. Designed and manufactured in-house at Forum’s Kirkbymoorside Yorkshire fac
The New Cross Pacific subsea cable is now live, delivering lowest-latency direct network connection between the U.S. and Asia, Flexential, a provider of hybrid IT data center solutions informed. The cable terminates in Flexential’s Brookwood data center in Hillsboro, Ore. Developed by a consortium o
Geophysical contractor TGS has posted first-quarter 2018 net profit of $13 million, compared to profit of $1.5 million in the same period in 2017. This comes down to quarterly earnings per share (fully diluted) of $0.13, against $0.02 profit per share same time last year. The Oslo-listed firm genera
Seabased, a Swedish/Norwegian company that builds and installs wave energy parks, plans to establish production facilities in Brevik. The Brevik facility will build and test Wave Energy Converters (WECs) that will be part of several upcoming projects, including a 100 MW installment off the coast of
Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract, with the value between USD 150 million and USD 300 million, by Statoil for the provision of subsea inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) services on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Subsea 7 will provide IMR services for Statoil’s 560 subsea wells on the NCS.
On 23 April, University of Limerick (UL) launched a EUR 2 million Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), delivered by Forum Energy Technologies and fine-tuned by researches from UL’s Centre for Robotics and Intelligence Systems. The ROV will be used for inspection, repair and maintenance of underwater par
McDermott International has received a contract from Anadarko for subsea umbilical and flowline installation in support of the tieback to Anadarko-operated Lucius field in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. McDermott will provide engineering, fabrication, installation and pre-commissioning of subsea infield f
Van Oord has deployed its new trencher, the Dig-It, for the first time, at the Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind project in the German sector of the North Sea. Van Oord’s new trencher has expanded the company’s cable laying and burial capabilities. The Dig-It, also known as the Q Trencher 1600, is a
