Telstra Acquires Share in Southern Cross Cable Network

Telstra has entered into an agreement to purchase a 25 per cent stake in Southern Cross Cable Network (SCCN) and substantial capacity on both the existing network and the new Southern Cross NEXT subsea cable. The share purchase and capacity purchase are inter-conditional, and both are subject to definitive documentation and relevant regulatory approvals. SCCN owns and operates […]

North Sea Hat-Trick for DOF Subsea

DOF Subsea has been awarded three new contracts in the North Sea. The first of these contracts will see DOF Subsea undertake a workscope in the Norwegian North Sea involving subsea construction support and pre-commissioning operations from the Geosund during December 2018. In addition, the company has been awarded a contract for […]

Lion Air Contracts MCS to Recover Flight JT610 CVR

MPV EVEREST Offshore contracting and vessel management company, Maritime Construction Services (MCS), has been awarded a contract by Lion Air for the recovery of the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and various additional instruments of the Lion Air flight JT610 that crashed into the Java Sea. MCS said that if remains of the passengers […]

Lion Air Contracts MSC to Recover Flight JT610 CVR

MPV EVEREST Offshore contracting and vessel management company, Maritime Construction Services (MCS), has been awarded a contract by Lion Air for the recovery of the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and various additional instruments of the Lion Air flight JT610 that crashed into the Java Sea. MSC said that if remains of the passengers […]

Sumitomo Electric Completes NEMO Link Connection

Sumitomo Electric Industries has completed the connection of NEMO high-voltage direct current (HVDC) interconnector cable system between the United Kingdom and Belgium after the high voltage test. The system, which is scheduled to be in commercial operation in the first quarter of 2019, will transmit the world’s highest voltage of 400 kV with cross-linked polyethylene […]

MONITA Project: Nexans Delivers Montenegro – Italy Link

Nexans has completed the installation and testing of its 445 km submarine and land mass-impregnated HVDC interconnector linking the Cepagatti converter station in Pescara, Italy, to the Kotor converter station near Budva in Montenegro. In 2012, Nexans was awarded a €340-million contract by Terna, the transmission system operator of Italy’s power network, to supply one […]

PSA Probe Finds Areas for Improvement on Snorre Expansion Project

Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has carried out an audit of subsea deliveries for Equinor’s Snorre expansion project in the northern part of the North Sea. The objective of the audit, performed last month, was to verify that the design engineering of the subsea production system and Christmas tree comply with the […]

BP, Sonangol Advance Angola Activities

Angola’s Sonangol and BP have signed an agreement to progress to final investment decision the development of the Platina field in deepwater Block 18, offshore Angola. The companies also agreed to extend the production licence for the BP-operated Greater Plutonio project on Block 18 to 2032, subject to government approval, and for Sonangol to take […]

NOC Leads New Project to Explore Deep-Seafloor Minerals

A new project has been announced to reduce the potential environmental impact of future mining by making exploration for deep-seafloor mineral deposits much more effective. ‘Project ULTRA’ has been funded by the Natural Environmental Research Council (NERC), and will be led by Professor Bramley Murton at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC). Deep-seafloor mineral deposits can […]

Destini Wins Pan Malaysia Tubular Handling Deal

Malaysian contractor Destini has secured a deal for the provision of tubular handling, conductor installation and slot recovery equipment and services for the Pan Malaysia Petroleum Arrangement Contractors (PAC) drilling program by Petronas. The award which was received by Destini Oil Services (DOS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Destini, will see DOS as […]