Lithuanian officials see a 'high probability' of Baltic Sea cables being intentionally cut
Gitanas Nuseda, the Lithuanian President said that it was highly likely that the two fibre-optic cables undersea that were damaged in the Baltic Sea last month were intentionally cut. After being damaged on November 17-18, both cables, one connecting Finland with Germany…
Prysmian Wraps Up DolWin3 Gig
Prysmian Group, the major player in energy and telecom cable systems industry, has has announced that it commissioned the 900MW DolWin3 high voltage direct current (HVDC) offshore grid link in the German North Sea.Prysmian had secured this project in February 2013…
Prysmian Bags Dolwin5 Cabling
Italian multinational corporation Prysmian Group has been awarded a major grid connection project worth in region of EUR 140 million by the Dutch-German grid operator TenneT which will enable the connection of multiple offshore wind farms to the German grid.“The Dolwin5…
Google to Tap the Power of Offshore Wind
Google invests $700 mln in Danish data center, secures green energyGoogle will invest almost $700 million in a Danish data centre, the latest investment in the Nordic region which is known for its abundant renewable energy.Google said it would match the new centre's…
Sapura Energy Wins Contracts in Mexico, Malaysia
Malaysia-based integrated oil and gas services Sapura Energy Berhad has strengthened its presence in Mexico and Malaysia with new contract wins valued at approximately RM1.75 billion (USD 410 mln).The new contracts have lifted the company’s orderbook to RM18 billion…
GMG Secures Cable Contract for Rampion Offshore Wind Farm
Global Marine Group (GMG) announced that it has been awarded a contract from E.ON to install a fibre optic cable at the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm, under construction 13km off the coast of Sussex, UK. Upon completion the cable will run from the shore to an offshore substation…
Greece, Israel, Cyprus to Speed up Mediterranean Pipeline Efforts
Greece, Israel and Cyprus said on Thursday they would speed up plans for the development of a pipeline channelling gas to Europe from newly discovered east Mediterranean reserves. European governments and Israel agreed in April to move forward with a Mediterranean pipeline project to carry natural gas from Israel to Europe…
Hydro Group Completes MeyGen Contract
Aberdeen-based subsea cable and connector specialist, Hydro Group has completed a contract with technology developer and supplier of tidal turbines, Andritz Hydro Hammerfest (AHH). The agreement saw Hydro Group supply complete connection systems for three turbines…
Significant Advances in Well-SENSE Technology
Aberdeen-based downhole technology specialist, Well-SENSE Technology Ltd has announced a major breakthrough in the progression of its ground-breaking FibreLine Intervention (FLI) technology. After a period of intense development, the system has recently exceeded expectations whilst undergoing rigorous testing and trials.
Global Marine Systems Wins Offshore Tampnet Contract
Global Marine Systems Limited, a UK-based specialist in subsea cable engineering projects, has announced that it has secured a contract from Tampnet. The contract, with work being undertaken in 2018 by one of the Company’s key installation vessels, is designed to further…
World's First Fabrication of Subsea Well Part Using LiDAR Data and 3D Printing
Fugro and 3D at Depth, a global provider of advanced subsea LiDAR systems and solutions, announce the world's first application of subsea LiDAR data used to 3D Print an accurate 1:1 physical model of a damaged well part. The ability to use accurate spatial data in subsea part fabrication with 3D printing…
Enel Bid Values Metroweb at 806 Mln Euros
Italy's biggest utility Enel made a formal offer on Thursday to buy fibre-optic company Metroweb, valuing it at 806 million euros ($903 million), three sources close to the matter said. A high-speed Internet network is central to Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's reformist agenda.
Global Marine Systems Re-enters Power Market
In a major industry announcement, Global Marine Systems Limited, the UK headquartered world leader in subsea cable route design, installation and maintenance, is re-entering the power market after a brief absence. As of 16 November 2015, Global Marine will once again…
Contract Award for Johan Sverdrup Power Cables
Statoil has, on behalf of the Johan Sverdrup partnership, awarded a contract to ABB AB in Sweden for fabrication and installation of two high-voltage cables supplying power from shore to the Johan Sverdrup field. The contract is an EPCI contract covering engineering…
SharpEye VTS Radar for FPSO
Kelvin Hughes has supplied two SBS-800 SharpEye series radars for the Ichthys LNG project located 220km off the shore of Western Australia in the Browse basin. The radars will be installed on both the Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel and the Central Processing Facility (CPF)…
Hydro Group, EnerMech Join Forces
Subsea cable and connector specialist Hydro Group has teamed up with mechanical engineering group EnerMech to launch a new product offering to the market. Hydro Group and EnerMech have partnered to deliver a new hydraulics hose product, offering lay-up and over-sheathing of hydraulic hoses for use in umbilical…
Statoil: Aasta Hansteen Moving Boundaries
Aasta Hansteen and Polarled are moving the boundaries for technology, deep waters and ripple effects on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). "Aasta Hansteen is one of the biggest and most complex industrial projects in Europe. "We are building the largest SPAR platform in the world…
KENC Expanding Presence in oil & Gas Sector
KENC Oil & Gas, specialists in the design, fabrication and supply of custom engineered equipment, will move to new, larger premises to meet growing demand from the on and offshore industries. From mid-July, KENC’s new headquarters will be at a 450m2 facility nearby the company’s existing address in Oldenzaal, the Netherlands.
Tidal Project Begins Construction on Subsea Platform
Understanding the Bay of Fundy's powerful tides is getting easier, thanks to a new advanced sensor platform being built for the Minas Passage. Simon Melrose, the platform project manager for the Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE), speaking at the Nova Scotia Energy Research and Development Forum today…
