LS Cable & System (LS C&S) has held the launching ceremony for what is said to be Korea’s first subsea power cable laying vessel. The ceremony for GL2030 was held on 21 April at Donghae Port in Gangwon-do, where LS Cable & System’s subsea cable factory is located. LS C&S said it is planning to [&hel
Norway’s Seasystems, owned by Scana, has won a contract for the delivery of an anchoring system for a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) project in Brazil. Seasystems will under the contract deliver mooring equipment, such as dual axis chain stoppers, chain handling systems and winch
ConocoPhillips and its partners have submitted a PDO for a project in the Greater Ekofisk Area with investments totalling around $1.2 bln.
London-headquartered NextGeo has completed offshore route survey activities for transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT on three wind zones in the Dutch North Sea. NextGeo finished the final reporting phase of the offshore survey operations (non-UXO) for the Hollandse Kust West Beta (HKWb), Ten No
Maersk Supply Service has arranged to recycle three vessels as part of its strategy to optimise its fleet portfolio.
Following its recent establishment, the Global Underwater Hub (GUH) has appointed members of its board who come from a range of backgrounds across the blue economy, including renewable energy, defence and aquaculture. The board members are Sue Barr, chair of Marine Energy Council, Zander Bruce, subs
Italian transmission system operator (TSO) Terna has submitted a request for authorization to Italy’s Ministry of Ecological Transition (MiTE) to construct and operate the West Section of the Tyrrhenian Link, which will connect Sicily and Sardinia. Following the submission of the application, the pr
Subsea Technology and Rentals (STR) has made a multi-million pound investment in Sonardyne’s latest acoustic and inertial technologies, including seafloor, vehicle and vessel-based positioning hardware. The purchase includes Sonardyne’s Long BaseLine (LBL), Ultra-Short BaseLine (USBL) and inertial n
Norwegian Connector Subsea Solutions (CSS) has acquired Norvalves, a compatriot company that designs and manufactures subsea valves and connectors. The Norvalves workforce of 16 people based in Ågotnes will be transferring to CSS with immediate effect. The acquisition is said to supplement CSS’ subs
Van Oord has contracted Peritus International to perform a study on inter-array cable stability for RWE’s Sofia offshore wind farm in the UK. The scope consists of calculating the on-bottom stability for the inter-array cables in challenging environmental conditions and shallow water. According to P
A lot of companies involved in the offshore energy sector have already introduced their plans on how to reach the net-zero emissions status by a certain point in the future. In this week’s In Focus, we are spotlighting the most recent projects aiming to achieve these goals.
The Arrol Gibb Innovation Campus (AGIC) has been launched in Scotland with the aim to transform large-scale manufacturing for energy transition-related sectors.
Prysmian Group has launched an innovative share-based variable remuneration and profit-sharing plan in company shares, aimed potentially at more than 25,000 employees between blue and white-collar workers in over 35 countries. Approved by a majority at the Shareholders’ Meeting, the plan will run ov
Repsol has experienced production interruption at its operated Yme field located offshore Norway but the field has now been restarted.
