Prysmian Gets $647M Job to Install Australia’s Green Interconnector
consisting of 320 kV single-core cables with XLPE insulation and single-wire armouring, covering both submarine and land sections.The company will also provide a fully integrated PRY-CAM permanent monitoring system.The cables for the Marinus Link project will span 345 km – 255 km undersea across Bass Strait and 90 km underground in Gippsland, Victoria, with the completion date set for 2030.With a capacity of 750 MW for the first stage, the Marinus Link will facilitate the flow of electricity and telecommunications between the two states, enabling an efficient transfer of power from the areas where
Decom Engineering Enters Australia with Triple Contract Win
contracts worth over $635,000, marking its entry to the Australian decommissioning sector and strengthening its position in the Asia Pacific region.The decommissioning specialist was commissioned to supply and operate its chopsaw cutting technologies on behalf of a major operator in Victoria's Bass Strait as well as contract awards from two other clients for scopes in Australian waters.Decom performed three cuts on a 20'' concrete weight coated carbon steel rigid pipeline and 25 cuts on a 13" in-filled flexible flow line jumper, with a 4.5'' piggy back, using its C1-24 chopsaw
The APAC Offshore Market: Riding the Wave of Success into 2024 and Beyond
strong S&P interest across the high-end APAC fleet.Turning our focus to specific regions, Australia is poised to become a significant market for decommissioning, with projections from the Center of Decommissioning Australia estimating a value of $40 billion for upcoming work, particularly in the Bass Strait region. Moreover, in Southeast Asia, numerous offshore wells are nearing the end of their production life, with projections indicating a considerable number will cease operation by 2030. This trend is mirrored in the Brunei market, where plans are underway to decommission 60 platforms between
Mounting Evidence Shows Seismic Surveys Can Harm Marine Life
of a legal challenge from Traditional Owners.Seismic testing is highly controversial in marine environments. Australia’s federal regulator (the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority) is currently examining a proposal for seismic testing in the Otway Basin in Bass Strait, which conservationists say has attracted more than 30,000 public submissions.Seismic testing is also mooted as part of the “PEP11” (Petroleum Exploration Permit 11) off the coast of New South Wales, from Manly to Newcastle.As marine biologists with research expertise in this field
ROV-deployed Scanning Tool Designed for Tight Access Inspections
and built by TSC Subsea’s engineers to work in tandem with inspection class ROV for the remote inspection of pipelines and structures. It was designed and built in a turnaround time of less than six weeks to meet the precise requirements of a project for Beach Energy in Australia’s Bass Strait, to carry out wall thickness inspection on the 20” Otway pipeline near the Thylacine A platform.The location of the pipeline joints required the inspection to be conducted remotely within a very narrow field joint section which was too confined for the standard ARTEMIS. The solution, in
Pharos Completes Diver-less Export Cable Repair
successfully completed a diver-less export cable repair for London Array using the Subsea Hydraulic Cable Grab. Basslink, a subsea cable connecting George Town in Tasmania and Loy Yang in Victoria, has a possible fault with the cable which is approximately 100km off the Tasmanian coastline in Bass Strait. Using the Subsea Hydraulic Cable Grab and a team of personnel from Pharos, the cable will be recovered for repair. Pharos delivered a work package with the rapid mobilisation of Expertise, Equipment to locate, and recover the subsea cable. Reacting quickly to customer requirements the
February 2025
