The Pipeline Repair and Subsea Intervention (PRSI) Pool is seeking providers of contingency equipment and services for jointing of high voltage subsea cables. The PRSI Pool is a cooperation of operating companies organized as a non-profit membership club. The pool includes 20 companies. Some of thes
Nippon Paint Marine has developed a new hull inspection tool that eliminates the need for divers or remotely operated vehicles. A single inspector can now perform underwater inspection of a ship’s hull coating on dry land or from a boat. The NPM ‘Hull Monitor System’ uses GoPro camera technology att
TenneT has invited tenders for services related to cable repair and maintenance in both Germany and the Netherlands, which include locating cable faults. The services will be delivered across several grid connections and interconnectors. The transmission system operator (TSO) is looking to conclude
Forum Energy Technologies has won a specialist subsea equipment supply order for a cable maintenance project in South East Asia. The contract landed through Forum’s local representatives. It will see the company deploy a Perry XT500 trenching system and Dynacon launch and recovery system. The order
CWind has completed this year’s campaign at the East Anglia One offshore wind farm in the UK. Last year, CWind secured a multi-year contract to provide below water services, including subsea inspections of the jackets and offshore substation, corrective maintenance, as well as pre-engineering studie
Australia-based Searcher Seismic has announced a new multi-client 2D and 3D seismic rectification project offshore South Africa. The project is in collaboration with the Petroleum Agency of South Africa. The South Africa seismic data covers the Outeniqua Basin and its sub-Basins; the Bredasdorp, Inf
London-based CNC machining specialist and manufacturing partner Get It Made has announced a brand-new initiative aimed at innovative startups in the subsea industry who could be eligible to receive a manufacturing grant of up to £2500. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Get It Made, who work alongside t
Subsea UK has decided to postpone its underwater engineering event Subsea Expo due to the current coronavirus-imposed restrictions. The industry body announced today that the three-day conference and exhibition, along with the annual Subsea Awards dinner, will now take place on 25-27 May 2021. Neil
Oilfield services player Baker Hughes is acquiring a pioneering technology development company Compact Carbon Capture (3C). The agreement includes all intellectual property, personnel and commercial agreements. With this move Baker Hughes aims to provide solutions for carbon-intensive industries, in
UK’s most advanced polar research ship RRS Sir David Attenborough has left Liverpool for technical sea trials. Operated by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) the new polar ship should transform UK research in the polar regions. Its missions are critical for understanding and making sense of our changing
Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF Subsea has secured a 2-year contract extension for the DP3 construction support vessel Skandi Africa. The Oslo-listed DOF said the new contract will commence in direct continuation with the current contract. Skandi Africa is a high-end subsea vessel designed for h
The Royal Netherlands Navy has disposed of unexploded ordnance (UXO) found at the Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) I & II project site, where Vattenfall will build a 750 MW offshore wind farm. The UXO inspection and removal campaign at HKZ I & II, which started in July, has now been completed. UXOcontrol,
Oslo-listed Solstad Offshore has won two contracts within subsea and renewable energy representing around 500 vessel days in 2021. Normand Tonjer has secured a firm contract until November 2021, plus options for further extension of 2 x 12 months. The vessel has been on contract with Magseis Fairfie
Italian cabling specialist Novacavi recently delivered custom-built cables for harsh environments providing special supply and power communication for the construction of a new underwater tunnel. The caompany needed to engineer and expertly produce the cables considering they have to perform as a li
