Top News of the Week of July 15 – July 21, 2013

Business & Finance

July 21, 2013

1. Diver Killed in Accident at Riffgat Offshore Wind Farm (Germany)

A British diver was killed while performing underwater work at the Riffgat offshore wind farm, located north of Borkum in the North Sea, between Friday 12 July and Saturday 13 July. The 26-year-old was buried in 20-meter water depth by a concrete mat, Die Welt reports.

2. UK: Bibby Offshore Announces Management Restructure

Two new chief operating officers and an offshore support services director have been appointed at Bibby Offshore to support the company’s significant future development plans.

3. Petrobras Hires SBM Offshore’s New FPSOs Offshore Brazil

SBM Offshore announces that contracts have been executed with BM-S-11 subsidiary Tupi BV on 12 July 2013 for the twenty-year charter and operation of the two (2) FPSOs Cidade de Maricà and Cidade de Saquarema.

4. Saipem: Search for Missing Person on Perro Negro 6 Incident Underway

Saipem, regarding the incident that occurred on July 1st to the jack up drilling rig Perro Negro 6, which was operating between the coasts of Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo, near the mouth of the Congo River, announces the following updates: the search for the missing person, of Bulgarian nationality, is currently under way and being carried out by the emergency authorities.

5. Pharos Acquires 1200HP Subsea Cable Trencher

Pharos Offshore Group has acquired an SMD built 1200HP cable burial tool. The Universal Trenching Vehicle (UTV 1200) is a unique low and wide Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) specifically designed to bury submarine power cables.

Top News of the Week of July 01 – July 07, 2013

Subsea World News Staff, July 21, 2013