Polarcus Scoops Up NW Europe 3D Shoot
Seismic player Polarcus has received an award for an XArray 3D marine seismic acquisition project in North-West Europe. According to the company, the project is expected to start in July 2018 and last for approximately two months. Additional details regarding the client and value of the contract have not been disclosed. Polarcus-developed […]
Umbilicals International Sets Up Rosyth Base
Umbilicals International has opened its doors to a new facility in Rosyth, Scotland, heralding the move as purposeful and optimistic during tough market recovery. The 750sqm facility will support commercial diving operations, through terminating, testing and selling stock umbilicals. The site is close to the Rosyth quayside, and should help facilitate the company’s growth plans […]
Balticconnector Pipeline Construction Starts | Subsea World News
Baltic Connector Oy has celebrated the beginning of the construction phase of Balticconnector in Inkoo, on the compressor station work site. Balticconnector is a gas pipeline that connects Finland and Estonia and links the Finnish and Baltic gas markets, enabling their integration with the EU’s common energy market. The total cost of the project is EUR 250 […]
Polarcus to Shoot Beehive 3D Seismic Survey Off Australia
Polarcus has been awarded a contract to undertake the Beehive 3D seismic survey over the Beehive prospect, one of the largest undrilled hydrocarbon structures in Australia. The Beehive prospect is located in the WA-488-P permit operated by Melbana Energy, with a 100% interest. The Beehive 3D survey is being operated by Australian energy company Santos pursuant […]
Nord Stream 2 Gets Construction Nod in Russia and Sweden
Nord Stream 2 AG, the developer of a pipeline to supply Russian natural gas to the EU market through the Baltic Sea, has received construction permits in Russia and Sweden. The permit for the Russian section of the pipeline has been issued by the Russian Ministry of Construction and Utilities. Practical implementation of the project under the […]
Equinor in UN Action Platform for Sustainable Ocean Business
Equinor has become a founding patron in the United Nations Global Compact Action Platform for Sustainable Ocean Business, launched today at the United Nations headquarters in New York. “Equinor provides energy to millions of people every day from our offshore operations around the world. As one of the world’s largest offshore operators of oil and […]
Balltec Wins SOFEC MoorLOK Order
Balltec said it has been awarded a contract by SOFEC, based in Houston, USA, for the design, manufacture, testing and delivery of twelve of its MoorLOK subsea mooring connectors. The connectors, which will be subject to ABS certification are rated to 922 mT end of life minimum break load with a design […]
Ramco Nets Equinor Deal | Subsea World News
Ramco, tubular goods care and maintenance specialist, has signed a contract with Equinor for inspection and mobilisation of casing and tubing in Norway, worth more than $10 million a year to 2024. This new contract, which is initially for two-years, covers sites in the ports of Florø and Sandnessjøen and will see […]
New Project to Improve Offshore Wind Turbine Monopiles Scour Protection
Scour researchers from several institutions are set to start work on a collaborative project at HR Wallingford’s Fast Flow Facility (FFF) as part of PROTEUS, an EU-funded Hydralab+ project. The research project aims to improve the design of scour protection around offshore wind turbine monopiles, as well as future-proofing them against the impacts of climate change. […]
Horizon Geosciences Wraps Up Vineyard Wind Survey Work
Horizon Geosciences, with its subcontractor Seaforth Geosurveys, has completed the geophysical surveys and geotechnical investigations at the site of the proposed Vineyard wind farm, offshore Massachusetts, on behalf of Vineyard Wind. Horizon provided the dynamically positioned geotechnical drilling vessel Horizon Geobay, which drilled a number of deep geotechnical boreholes at the specific […]