By laying in the first power cable between the monopiles “SB 28C” and “SB 29C” Vattenfall and Stadtwerke München (SWM) have started the so-called inner park cabling of the offshore wind farm Sandbank, 90 km west of the coast of Sylt. The inner park cables are the “veins” of the wind farm, transporti
Tekmar Energy, has been awarded a contract to provide its TekLink mechanical latch systems at the Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm on the north-west coast of England. Tekmar will provide site operator DONG Energy with 65 systems including one export and nine bellmouths for the 32-turbine, 258
The Northwest Straits Foundation, based in Bellingham, Washington, in conjunction with Global Diving & Salvage has used a Saab Seaeye Cougar XT ROV and supporting Falcon ROV to remove derelict fishing nets from deeper waters without adversely affecting the habitat. The Foundation has already removed
French seismic acquisition equipment provider, Sercel, has been awarded a contract for the provision of a multi-channel seismic acquisition system by the National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics (OGS) in Trieste, Italy. The equipment will be installed on the digital telemetry r
The Department of Ocean Engineering and Ship Technology, Gdansk University of Technology in Poland has issued a tender invitation for the delivery of an autonomous underwater floating vehicle (AUV). The AUV should be fit for acoustics testing, and will be used under the framework of the project “Dev
Montero Mining and Exploration has entered a binding letter agreement with Greenflash 251 to acquire up to a 75% interest in the Greenflash Offshore Phosphate Project in South Africa (the “Greenflash Project”). Montero has 6 months from signing to complete financial, legal and technical due diligenc
SeaRobotics has delivered a TankBUG Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) system. Designed and constructed in its new manufacturing facility, the SeaRobotics TankBUG will now serve a water tank cleaning corporation to remove sediments and debris from water storage facilities and reservoirs. The TankBUG RO
Ocean Floor Geophysics (OFG) has been awarded a contract by Global Seas Mineral Resources NV (GSR) for seafloor sampling, AUV, and geophysical services. Since September 2014, GSR NV has been integrated into DEME Concessions NV. GSR and OceanflORE (a joint venture between Royal IHC and DEME) are work
Global Marine Systems, a UK-headquartered specialist in underwater cabling and engineering projects, has just completed a fibre optic installation project in the Gulf of Guinea. This telecommunications project for Huawei Marine Networks (HMN), a Global Marine joint venture partner, will be the first
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (September 07 – September 13). Subsea World News has taken an opportunity to speak to Gary McConnell, Global Business Development Manager from Aleron Subsea to give you a closer look into its business
Japan’s Inpex will hold up the expected production start-up but also raise the anticipated production capacity of the Ichthys LNG Project, the company informed earlier today. Namely, the production, which was initially expected to start toward the end of December 2016, is now expected to start in th
GE and Mexico’s Pemex have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), as part of the GE’s quarterly meeting of its corporate executive council in Crotonville, New York, with the presence of Pemex CEO, Emilio Lozoya Austin and GE’s chairman and CEO, Jeff Immelt. As an answer to the new situation in
Ocean Installer has been awarded a contract for deep water UFR installation work with Total E&P Congo at the Moho Nord field off the coast of the Republic of Congo. The contract is Ocean Installer’s first major operation in West Africa following the creation of the Africa, Mediterranean and Middle E
Norway’s Statoil has, on behalf of the Johan Sverdrup partnership, awarded a contract to Kværner Verdal for delivery of the steel jacket for the Johan Sverdrup drilling platform. The contract is an execution of the letter of intent signed by Statoil and Kværner for delivery of two jackets for Johan
