France’s Nexans has completed the first cable pull-in on the French side of the first interconnector between Ireland and France, following the initial campaign in Ireland. Developed by French and Irish transmission system operators (TSOs) Réseau de Transport d’Électricité (RTE) and EirGrid, the Celt
UK-based JDR Cable Systems, part of TFKable Group, has secured a contract with Australian independent operator Amplitude Energy for the supply of subsea control umbilicals. JDR will supply approximately 18 kilometers of hydraulic control umbilicals, with options for a further 13 kilometers, subject
Geotechnical survey works are scheduled to start at the Awel y Môr offshore wind farm site in the UK on May 12, with activities expected to continue until June 15, subject to weather and sea conditions. According to a Notice to Mariners, the campaign will involve a range of geotechnical investigatio
Energy technology company Baker Hughes has opened a new subsea services center and manufacturing plant in Norway as part of its ambition to strengthen its North Sea capabilities. Located in Dusavik near Stavanger, the 49,000-square-meter facility features a 12,000-square-meter workshop, multiple tes
Subsea Integration Alliance (SIA), a strategic alliance between SLB OneSubsea and Subsea7, has won a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract with Norwegian state-owned energy firm Equinor for a deepwater oil project offshore Canada. The FEED contract for the Bay du Nord project builds on the lo
Van Oord’s first uncrewed survey vessel (USV) specialized for operations at sea has completed its first multi-day offshore operation. VO:X Barentsz was deployed at Ecowende’s Hollandse Kust West offshore wind farm where it supported the monopile and cable installation works carried out by installati
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has awarded Fugro a geotechnical site investigation contract for the Fengmiao 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Under the contract, Fugro will deliver a full suite of geotechnical investigation services to support the design and development of the wind farm, wi
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is supporting the development of the second electrical interconnector between Malta and Italy with €100 million. The IC2 interconnector will consist of a new ~122-kilometer-long 225 MW HVAC electrical cable interconnection between the Terna substation at Ragusa, Si
Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein has held the naming ceremony for Nexans’ new 155-meter-long cable-laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Electra. Based on the ST-297 CLV design by Skipsteknisk, Nexans Electra, ordered as the second vessel by Nexans at Norway’s Ulstein Verft, is an updated version of the sister ve
South Korean Taihan Cable & Solution has been selected to manufacture, transport and install extra-high-voltage submarine cables for a local solar power generation project. Taihan will supply the 154 kV cables, joints, and all related materials, as well as provide the installation to EPC contractor
Irish and Spanish ministries have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore the potential for a future electricity interconnector between the two countries. The MoU was signed by Ireland’s Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment and Spain’s Ministry for the Ecological Transitio
Swedish offshore survey company Njord Survey has signed a framework agreement with Norwegian state-owned energy firm Equinor for the delivery of pipeline inspection and integrity services offshore Europe. Under the three-year framework agreement, Njord Survey said it would deliver high-resolution ge
Fugro is set to begin a geotechnical survey campaign at the Caledonia offshore wind project site in May, following earlier geophysical investigations. According to a Notice to Mariners, the first survey vessel is expected on site no earlier than May 9, with a second vessel scheduled to arrive from M
After establishing joint venture companies in Taiwan and Equatorial Guinea, Thailand-headquartered subsea and offshore drilling services company Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited has done the same in Brunei. The primary activities of the entity named Serikandi Mermaid SDN BHD are offshore tran
