Equipment
SAL in Wikinger OWF Project
In October 2014 the first phase of the pile testing campaign for the Wikinger offshore wind farm project was launched after the site’s geotechnical investigation on the Baltic Sea had been completed. German engineering and services group Bilfinger was awarded the test pile contract and chose SAL Hea
Gwynt y Môr Gets Its Final Array Cable
The final array cable has been installed at RWE Innogy’s flagship 576MW Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm, off the North Wales coast, completing the construction phase of the project. The project is now progressing towards its ultimate milestone, the final commissioning and operation of all remaining 4
Picture of the Day: NY Coastal Protection
Two years ago in 2012, Hurricane Sandy struck the northeastern United States and went down in history as one of the most destructive storms on record, damaging homes and businesses and causing billions of dollars in damage to vital infrastructure, electrical power transmission, transportation and wa
SeaBotix Joins Teledyne Marine Systems
The Teledyne Marine Systems group, providers of undersea vehicles and subsea infrastructure, have announced that SeaBotix, part of the recent Bolt Technology Corporation acquisition by parent company Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, will join the Marine Systems group of companies. SeaBotix is a m
Spectrum shoots seismic off Uruguay. Anticipates 3rd licensing round
Spectrum ASA has started a 3,600 km Multi-Client 2D seismic survey offshore Uruguay. According to the company, the new acquisition program will infill Spectrum’s survey acquired in 2013 and cover open, ultra deep water acreage in the Oriental del Plata and Pelotas basins, anticipating the third lice
Beach Recharge to Begin Earlier Than Expected
A highly anticipated stage of the £36 million Clacton and Holland on Sea Coastal Protection Scheme started yesterday, with the first beach recharge to create new sand and shingle beaches. The recharge hails an exciting new stage in the project, as the beaches start to take shape. The hopper dredger
VIDEO: Carnegie Deploys First CETO 5 Unit
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announces that the first of its new generation CETO 5 wave energy units has been successfully installed and is operating at its Perth Wave Energy Project site off Garden Island, Western Australia. The CETO 5 unit was successfully installed on the fi
Hudson River Restoration Plan Released
A new tool to guide restoration and protection actions to sustain priority habitats in the Hudson River estuary is now available for community groups, government agencies, scientists and conservation organizations, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Joe Marten
AUV SeaBED Maps Antarctic Sea Ice
The first detailed, high-resolution 3-D maps of Antarctic sea ice have been developed using an underwater robot. Scientists from the UK, USA and Australia say the new technology provides accurate ice thickness measurements from areas that were previously too difficult to access. The results, publish
Oceaneering to use ‘Island Pride’ for GoM work
Oceaneering International, Inc. has entered into a two-year charter for use of the Island Pride, a multi-service subsea support vessel owned by Island Offshore Shipping International AS. The vessel was delivered to Island offshore from Vard Brevik yard in April this year. Oceaneering expects it will
Technip hires Viking Neptun OCV
Norway’s Eidesvik Offshore and Reach Subsea have together entered into a contract with France’s Technip for the supply of an Offshore Construction Vessel. The contract will be executed using Eidesvik Offshore’s newbuild TBN Viking Neptun, equipped with Reach ROVs and manned by Eidesvik marine person
JDR to deliver umbilical for deep-water project in Nigeria
Royal Niger Emerging Technologies, a Nigerian oil and gas service company, has awarded JDR a fast track contract supporting the West African Abo project for the manufacture of a 1.55 km hybrid of steel tube and thermoplastic umbilical. The umbilical, designed to include a combination of hydraulic co
Reach Subsea, Eidesvik Win Technip Deal
Eidesvik Offshore and Reach Subsea have in partnership entered into a firm contract with Technip in Norway. Reach will execute the contract using Eidesvik Offshore’s newbuild TBN Viking Neptun, equipped with Reach ROVs and manned by Eidesvik marine personnel and Reach ROV personnel and engineers.
JDR’s Umbilical for West African Abo Field
Royal Niger Emerging Technologies, a leading Nigerian oil & gas service company, has awarded JDR a fast track contract supporting the West African Abo project for the manufacture of a 1.55 km hybrid of steel tube and thermoplastic umbilical. The umbilical, designed to include a combination of hydrau