Norway-headquartered Ocean Installer has changed its name to Havfram, saying that the move reflects the company’s increased commitment to offshore wind. “The solid revenues derived from our oil and gas projects, as well as our broad project and engineering expertise, are now being utilised to create
TenneT and partners Statnett and KfW have put the NordLink interconnector between Germany and Norway into trial operation. The 1,400 MW ‘Green Cable’ will facilitate the exchange of Norwegian hydropower and German wind energy. The trial also symbolises the entry of the 623-kilometre interconnector i
Controls technology company Proserv Controls has signed an innovative strategic alliance with software engineering firm Intelligent Plant. The aim of the tie-up is to combine the two firms’ domain expertise in control systems and data analysis to provide operators with digital solutions tailored to
Ocean Infinity has selected Sonardyne technology to support its world’s largest and most environmentally sustainable fleet of ocean-going, multi-role robotic vessels. Sonardyne systems will provide the first wave of Ocean Infinity’s new Armada fleet with key sensor technologies for underwater platfo
SBS Energy Services (SBS) has completed a multi-phase project to decommission approximately 8.8 kilometres of insulated pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico in partnership with Helix Energy Solutions, setting a new offshore snubbing unit/hydraulic workover world record. The project, which wrapped up in 22
Motive Offshore has acquired subsea equipment experts Flowline Specialists for an undisclosed figure. The deal, which was finalised last week, is the latest development in Motive’s growth trajectory, bringing its headcount to approximately 200 and bolstering existing capabilities in the UK, Norway a
The UK entity of Norway-based offshore surveyor iSURVEY has completed its largest project to date. The seven-figure project has seen a 10-strong group of offshore survey experts complete a 6,300 kilometres of survey since mobilisation in late July. According to iSURVEY, this also breaks the Aberdeen
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated that he would not bow to threats regarding the dispute with Greece and Cyprus over maritime claims in the eastern Mediterranean as the EU foreign ministers met in Brussels to discuss the issue.
Triumph Subsea Services has formally entered into contract with Brodosplit JSC for the building of its ST-designed field development vessels. The contract is for one initial vessel and three optional vessels. According to Triumph, execution of options will be upon completion of the detailed engineer
Fugro has won three geotechnical investigation contracts for the 4 GW IJmuiden Ver wind farm zone in the Dutch North Sea. The contracts include seabed investigation, an extensive laboratory testing program, and the development of an integrated ground model. The fieldwork, which comprises seabed cone
Oslo-listed vessel owner Ocean Yield has entered into an agreement to sell the subsea construction and cable-lay vessel Connector to an undisclosed third party. According to the company, the vessel delivery should take place during the fourth quarter of this year. Connector was operating on a long-t
IKM Subsea Singapore has won a contract to provide ROV services at an offshore wind project in Taiwan, the company’s first in the region. IKM Subsea Singapore secured the deal with Solstad and will provide ROV services onboard Solstad’s construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Baltic. The company’s
Cable-monitoring company Marlinks has secured a contract to provide cable depth and temperature monitoring for the Norther offshore wind project in Belgium. Both the wind farm’s export and inter-array cables will be monitored using Marlinks’ technology. The company said that its DTS-based technology
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has hired SeaTrepid International to deploy a turnkey PB3 PowerBuoy and oceanographic monitoring system off the coast of Chile.
