Offshore handling systems specialist, Caley Ocean Systems has begun assembly and construction of the world’s largest, turntable cable installation system for subsea construction contractor, Blue Offshore NV, at the former Swan Hunter shipyard facilities at Wallsend, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (UK). Designe
SubC Control have released two new products for underwater use, the Angler and the Battery 7800. Angler is a high quality standard definition camera. Excellent low light capability, quality optics and build materials set this camera apart from the competition. Digital noise reduction, back light com
Grenland Group, a full-service engineering, procurement and construction company based in Norway, has been awarded a contract for two PetroFlame® burner booms for the semisubmersible drilling and intervention rig, Island Innovator. Island Innovator is owned by Marine Accurate Well ASA (Maracc), and
Kongsberg Maritime and its subsidiary Hydroid, Inc., the leading manufacturer of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), has announced a joint AUV user conference to be held at the Villa Marigola in Lerici, Italy, from June 26 to 28, 2012. The event will give customers the opportunity to share knowle
On Saturday December 31st, the new backhoe dredger ‘Peter the Great’ was launched successfully on the Ravestein shipyard in Deest, the Netherlands. The pontoon was built for the account of DEME NV and its Russian partner NDC (Northern Dredging Company Ltd), part of the PST Group. The Dutch shipyard
FMC Technologies, Inc. has exercised its purchase option for the remaining 55% of outstanding shares of Schilling Robotics LLC (“Schilling”). FMC purchased its existing 45% interest in Schilling and obtained the purchase option in 2008. Schilling is a leading producer of remotely operated vehicles (
Aquaterra has successfully installed a ‘world first’ 10,000psi rated, 20” I.D. full bore drilling riser for Apache North Sea. The unique High Pressure Riser System was designed specifically for Apache North Sea to drill three subsea wells on the Bacchus field from the Rowan Gorilla VII. The installa
BlueView Technologies, a company that specializes in compact acoustic imaging and measurement technology, and Deep Ocean Engineering, a well established brand with over 600 sophisticated Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) in the field, signed a Systems Integrator Agreement that enables Deep Ocean Eng
Authorities have formally taken over the Cornwall’s Wave Hub. The £42m project is designed to test wave energy devices off the seacoast of Hayle. Department for Business Innovation and Skills has adopted the wave energy scheme. It is hoped the first businesses will connect their energy-from-wave dev
Waves at The Wedge are legendary for hurling bodysurfers into the air and sweeping tourists off their feet… By Mike Reicher (dailypilot) [mappress] Source: dailypilot , January 02 , 2012; Image: Green Wave Energy Corp
On 7 and 8 December 2011, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Statoil in connection with the engineering of load-bearing structures on Valemon’s jacket. Objective The objective was, through spot checks, to ensure the engineering of the load-bearing structures is takin
Norway’s Aker Solutions has been awarded a job by Statoil for the engineering, procurement and construction of a subsea production system for the Svalin project on the Norwegian continental shelf. The contract value is approximately NOK 400 million (USD 66.4 million) Scope of work includes two subse
A 100ft underwater turbine destined to form part of a major tidal energy project has been installed in the sea around Orkney. (pressassociation) [mappress] Source: pressassociation , December 26, 2011
Moorings Systems has completed the installation of a flexible export flowline to transfer water to a DP tanker at the BP Valhall platform complex in the Norwegian North Sea. The project involved installation of 1,160 metres, 6” flexible flowline, front end engineering, mobilisation of equipment, and