Galloper Wind Farm Ltd is preparing to undertake a programme of disposal of unexploded wartime ordnance, found on the seabed where the Galloper wind farm will be built off the Suffolk coast. The bombs were identified during surveys undertaken ahead of the offshore construction starting this summer.
HvS Dredging Support BV, offshore support company located in Harlingen, Nederlands, has put its new multi-purpose DP 2 vessel Zwerver II in operation. The 35 meters long vessel mobilised to Liverpool during May for its first project. It will be involved with the mattress installation and trenching o
Fugro Academy Training Centre has been established in Abu Dhabi. The existing Subsea ROV training facilities in Abu Dhabi have now been extended to include survey and geotechnical training The inauguration ceremony on May 25 was led by Samir Al Gharbi, GASOS general manager, who was presented with a
The subsea pump control module (PCM) was lifted onto Draugen platform by the heavy lift capacity vessel Thialf in May this year. The 220-ton control module will be connected to the first subsea mudline booster pump ever deployed by Shell. The subsea pump system is planned to be commissioned later in
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier A/S’s Bayard vessels celebrated 500 days without a lost time injury (LTI) on 2 June 2016. With a total exposure of 115,617 hours, the fleet of seven Bayards have been active at Walney 1+2, Butendiek, Baltic 2, Femern Belt, Borkum Riffgrund, Gwynt y Môr and the Gode Wind 1. Du
PT.OSI (Offshore Services Indonesia) has started phase 1 of the 3-year technical services contract, awarded by oil & gas company Pertamina ONWJ, for the provision of DP II saturation diving DSV and all associated services. The diving support vessel (DSV) Crest Odyssey 1 has departed Jakarta after co
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (May 30 – June 05). Technip has been awarded a “major” contract to develop the Bahr Essalam Phase II development in the Central Mediterranean Sea. For Technip, a “major” subsea contract is ranging from
The laying of the first kilometers of the subsea cable for the Ostwind 1 project has officially kicked off, German transmission system operator 50Hertz informed on Friday. The Ostwind 1 project is part of the grid connection of the Westlich Adlergrund cluster and includes the connection of the Wikin
Scotrenewables Tidal Power’s SR2000 floating tidal turbine has started its journey to Scotland from the Belfast Lough.
Cape Sharp Tidal has once more postponed the deployment of tidal turbine at the FORCE site in the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia.
Siemens has awarded a four-year crane framework agreement to UK heavy-lift specialist ALE for the supply and deployment of cranes, specialised transport equipment and personnel. The contract is for the period 2016-19, and has a value in excess of GBP 43 million (EUR 55m). It covers Siemens’ harbour-
Siemens has awarded a four-year crane framework agreement to UK heavy-lift specialist ALE for the supply and deployment of cranes, specialised transport equipment and personnel. The contract is for the period 2016-19, and has a value in excess of GBP 43 million (EUR 55m). It covers Siemens’ harbour-
Seven telecom service providers from the Horn of Africa, East Africa and Middle East have signed a construction and maintenance agreement to build the Djibouti Africa Regional Express (DARE) submarine cable system. The regional submarine cable system is expected to be completed by May 2018. The DARE
Offshore services player, Helix Energy Solutions, has completed its contract renegotiations with Petrobras and has entered into amendments to its well intervention services contracts for its two chartered vessels, the Siem Helix 1 and the Siem Helix 2, offshore Brazil. The contract for the Siem Heli
