Equipment
BMT to research oil spill impacts for APPEA
Marine and coastal environment specialist, BMT Oceanica (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has been awarded the Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association’s (APPEA) “Understanding the Risks of Unplanned Discharges” study. BMT Oceanica will be working with Australia’s Commonwealth S
SembMarine to build new jack-up for BOTL
Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary PPL Shipyard has secured a US$240 million contract to build a new jack-up drilling rig from BOT Lease Co., Ltd (“BOTL”). BOTL is a leasing company of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ which is under the umbrella of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group. The contract value may be
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (October 27 – November 02). Technip has been awarded a large engineering, procurement, installation and construction (EPCI) contract by EnQuest for the Kraken development located in the North Sea
VIDEO: FORCE Delivers Bay of Fundy Subsea Link
The Bay of Fundy is now wired for power. Four underwater power cables have been successfully installed in the Minas Passage, each able to deliver electricity directly to homes across the province. The Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) has laid four cables along the sea floor of the Mina
VIDEO: Havila Phoenix Subsea Vessel
The Havila Phoenix is a dynamically positioned multi-role ice class construction vessel. The Phoenix is a construction, installation and trenching support vessel available for subsea operations and is equipped with 250te active heave compensated offshore crane, 1500m 2 deck area, 140 berth accommoda
Hydrex in Propeller Repair (USA)
Recently a team of Hydrex diver/technicians performed a propeller blade cropping on a 363-meter container vessel berthed in Oakland, California. One of the six propeller blades had partially broken off and needed to be cropped to restore the propeller’s efficiency. One of the six blades of the conta
QPS to Launch New Bathymetry Processing Platform
This week at Hydro 14 in Aberdeen, QPS announced a new processing product called Qimera that will be released in the New Year. The announcement was made on Wednesday to attendees at a QPS workshop. The announcement was the first public unveiling of the product and brought an audible gasp as the feat
DSC Dredge Expands International Presence
DSC Dredge, LLC, a world leader in customized dredging solutions, continues to expand its international presence, with recent orders and deliveries into Nigeria, Republic of Congo and Alberta, Canada. A major Nigerian contractor has placed orders for 18-in. and 24-in. Marlin Class dredges, with 23-m
Statoil to Plug Gullfaks Well
Statoil has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to use Songa Dee for well plugging at Gullfaks Sør. Statoil is the operator at Gullfaks Sør, located in block 34/10 in the northern part of the North Sea. The field has been developed using a subsea solution tied back to the Gull
Cathelco to supply ICCP for Armada Ali FPSO
Cathelco has won an order to supply an impressed current cathodic protection (ICCP) system for the Armada Ali which will safeguard the hull of the vessel against corrosion. The Armada Ali is being converted into an FPSO from the VLCC Osprey, a 301,963 dwt VLCC at the Keppel yard in Singapore. The co
Scientists Study Cold-Water Corals Off Norway
Cold-water corals of the species Lophelia pertusa are able to fuse skeletons of genetically distinct individuals. On dives with JAGO, a research submersible stationed at GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, scientists from Scotland and Germany made the first-ever discovery of branches of
Kongsberg Reports Strong Q3
All KONGSBERG’s business areas have experienced higher operating revenues, with total consolidated earnings climbing by 15.7 per cent compared to Q3 2013. Kongsberg Maritime has the strongest growth, continuing its record year with increase in operating revenues of 18 per cent as of Q3. KONGSBERG re
Picture of the Day: Ellicott 370 Dragon at Work
An Ellicott 370 Dragon dredger was recently launched in Canada, and will be used in a settling pond. Right now, there are Series 370 dredgers operating in more than 20 countries around the world. This portable dredger represents a revolutionary breakthrough in dredger design and construction. Dr
Nexans Set to Install World Longest 3-Core Subsea Cable
Nexans’ own cable ship, the C/S Nexans Skagerrak, has received a major refit to carry and install the new 100 MW power connection between Ibiza and Mallorca. At 119 km it is the world’s longest 3-phase XLPE submarine cable, weighing almost 7,000 tonnes. REE, Red Eléctrica de España, which operates t