Subsea mooring connector (SMC) specialist, First Subsea has invested over £200,000 in new mooring connector test rig facilities at its production site in Lancaster, UK. The test-rig is being used in the manufacture of ‘next generation’ SMCs for industry leading, deepwater mooring projects: the Jack & St Malo field’s semi-submersible platform and Lucius field’s Spar […]
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The MacArtney Underwater Technology Group introduced the OptoLink Single Fibre Connector - a small sized, however, highly significant addition to MacArtney’s successful OptoLink fibre optic connector range. Designed for subsea equipment manufacturers, the low insertion loss and back reflection make this connector perfect for high speed data and video transmission. The rugged stainless steel design […]
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AMC Connector AS, a joint venture between Aker Solutions and Emas Offshore Limited, has agreed to sell subsea construction and cable-lay vessel Lewek Connector (previously called AMC Connector) to Ocean Yield AS. In October 2010, Aker Solutions announced that it would sell its offshore construction and installation subsidiary Aker Marine Contractors to Ezra Holdings Limited […]
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Danish marine technology company MacArtney has developed a wet-mate connector, which is a new way to connect and disconnect power. The wet-mate connector is a 1kV device that enables two power cables to be linked together underwater. According to Social.tidaltoday.com, the project was successfully demonstrated and completed in April 2012. A MacArtney spokesman stated: “The […]
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Aberdeen-based Hydro Group, a designer and manufacturer of underwater cables and connectors for global subsea, topside and onshore applications, has been awarded £1million in financial support from the European Commission’s Research Executive Agency (REA). The company predicts a 20% increase in turnover in the next five years as a result winning this funding. The […]
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Subsea pressure equipment specialist Subsea Technologies Limited (STL) has been awarded UK patents for its Xtreme Release (XR) and Stackable Lightweight Intervention (SLIC) Connectors. Both the XR and SLIC connectors have been well received by the oil and gas industry. The first XR Connector has been successfully in use on the Helix Well Enhancer Vessel […]
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Deepwater mooring specialist, First Subsea Ltd has been awarded a contract by Technip USA Inc to supply the mooring line connectors for a new spar platform moored in 7,000ft (2,134 m) of water in the Lucius field, Keathley Canyon block 875 in the Gulf of Mexico. The Lucius spar will be moored by nine Ballgrab […]
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A diverless and ROVless bend stiffener connector from subsea connector specialist First Subsea has enabled Nexen Petroleum UK Ltd. to complete the tie-back of an umbilical connector from the Blackbird field to the nearby Ettrick field’s FPSO Aoka Mizu in the UK central North Sea First Subsea conducted a front-end engineering and design (FEED) study […]
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The AMC Connector is known as the largest and most advanced cable- and pipe-laying vessel for deep ocean operations. The vessel will be docked at GMC Yard in Buøy outside Stavanger until March 11th 2012. The 156-meter long multi-purpose vessel, AMC Connector, is an advanced ship with a high cargo capacity, a variety of special […]
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Demands placed on underwater connectors have increased as underwater technology projects combine increasing numbers of sensors and each sensor requires multiple connections. Often connectors need to combine power and signal – power to supply the sensors and signals for information. SubConn Inc. has developed a new series of SubConn® connectors designed to carry more power […]
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