France-headquartered cable systems designer and manufacturer Nexans has set a new world record in the subsea cable industry by installing a 500 kV HVDC power cable at a depth of 2,150 meters. Nexans reported it had achieved this milestone on the Tyrrhenian Link, described as one of Italy’s most sign
Cable-laying vessel (CLV) Seaway Aimery is on its way from the U.S. to Europe for work that the vessel has scheduled on the East Anglia Three offshore wind farm in the UK. According to a Notice to Mariners from the East Anglia Three project, inter-array cable installation is set to commence around J
Norway’s DOF Group has signed a four-year contract with Brazilian oil & gas giant Petrobras for a remotely operated vehicle support vessel (RSV), an announcement that comes after six four-year RSV contract awards as part of the same competitive tender process. The contract for the 2007-built Skandi
MaresConnect, a 750 MW electricity interconnector that will link Ireland and Wales, has been included in the EU’s second list of Projects of Common/Mutual Interest (PCI/PMI), confirming its status as a priority energy infrastructure project. According to developer MaresConnect Limited, owned by Fore
The Blue Essence uncrewed surface vessel (USV) owned by the Netherlands-headquartered Fugro has completed its first remote survey in German waters. The 12-meter-long USV delivered the work in collaboration with TenneT Germany. The J-Tube inspection was controlled entirely from Fugro’s onshore remote
UK-headquartered Ocean Geophysics and Slovenia-based HighTide have entered into a joint venture (JV) agreement to combine their seabed and data solutions for offshore wind, cable and pipeline installation, and oil & gas. As part of the partnership, the renewable energy industry suppliers will combin
Australian National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) has given its green light to Woodside Energy for permanent plug and abandonment (P&A) and well intervention activities for subsea wells associated with a gas project situated on the country’s northwest coa
Norwegian Shearwater GeoServices is set to deploy its high-end vessel SW Duchess for a two-month multi-client seismic survey offshore Nigeria at the end of the year. The survey will provide high-resolution subsurface data across the Western Niger Delta Basin, supporting exploration decisions and fut
U.S.-headquartered offshore energy services provider Helix Energy Solutions has secured a multi-year contract for riserless plug and abandonment (P&A) operations on up to 34 subsea wells in the UK North Sea. The award came from a “major operator”, as Helix said, and includes the flushing and disconn
Italian cabling giant Prysmian and Versalis, the chemical subsidiary of Italian energy giant Eni, have established a strategic partnership to give new life to plastic cable scrap through an innovative chemical recycling process. Srinivas Siripurapu, Chief Sustainability, Innovation and R&D Officer a
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has received approval in principle (AiP) from compatriot classification society ClassNK for the basic design of specialized vessels for subsea power cable jointing and burial. MOL is working with Sumitomo Electric Industries, Furukawa Electric, and N
NjordIC has been awarded the UXO consultancy services contract for the Doordewind 1 & 2 grid connection system, commissioned by TenneT and forming part of TenneT’s offshore HVDC program supporting the Netherlands’ ambition to deliver 21 GW of offshore wind capacity. Under the contract, NjordIC will
Subsea7 has secured a contract with LLOG Exploration Offshore for the Buckskin field located approximately 305 kilometers off the coast of Texas, the U.S. For the Buckskin South Expansion project, Subsea7 will deliver the transportation and installation of a subsea umbilical and a rigid flowline in
After news about awards in the Atlantic and North America regions, Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group has revealed the win of two contracts in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. The first is for a three-year frame agreement for the provision of subsea inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) services wit
