Controlled flow excavation (CFE) services expert James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE) – part of James Fisher and Son plc – has developed a low draft, lightweight excavator. The SP2000 ULD will primarily be used for shallow water excavation and shore pull works including trench maintenance during pu
Norwegian engineering and construction services company Kvaerner has built and delivered a permanent caisson support structure for the Repsol-operated Yme New Development project located offshore Norway. Kvaerner said through its social media channels on Wednesday that its Verdal yard completed and
Equinor and its partners will disclose a dataset from the Sleipner field – the world’s first offshore CCS plant – in a push to advance innovation and development on the field of CO2 storage. Since 1996, the Sleipner field has been used as a facility for carbon capture and storage by Equinor as opera
Modus Seabed Intervention has selected JBA Consulting’s (JBA) operational management software, ForeCoast Marine, to help optimize the operation of its Hybrid Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (H-AUV). The H-AUV capability is part of a significant development programme by Modus, to introduce advanced an
Knud E. Hansen has completed design study for DTU Aqua’s (Technical University of Denmark) new 65‐meter multidisciplinary marine research vessel. DTU Aqua needs to replace the aging R/V DANA IV as it is facing a 40‐year class survey in ultimo 2022. The purpose of the project has been to develop a co
ECTMarine, a Dutch supplier of dredging components, services and design, has received an order for a Core Dredge 25 (plain suction) from an African dredging company. According to their official announcement, the dredger will be used for sand mining and can easily be converted into a cutter suction d
DeepGreen Metals and Allseas Group have formed a strategic partnership, bringing DeepGreen’s expertise in exploring for high-grade metals obtained from seafloor polymetallic nodule deposits together with Allseas’ offshore engineering capabilities. DeepGreen recently engaged Macquarie Capital and Fea
Soil Machine Dynamics Ltd has signed a contract to supply a 200Te Multi-Mode Pre Lay Plough to marine service provider Boskalis N.V. Set for delivery in spring 2020, the Pre Lay Plough comes with SMD’s latest surface control equipment which will be mobilized on the bridge of a Boskalis specialist tr
Total has started up production from the Culzean gas condensate field located 230 kilometers off the coast of Aberdeen, in the UK. With a plateau production of 100,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, Culzean will account for around 5% of the UK’s gas consumption, bringing to 18% the proportion of
The UXO consultancy firms NjordIC and UXO Intelligence have agreed to join forces and resources for desk studies and historical research. The cooperation covers the global UXO market with exception of the Dutch waters. “Thanks to our combined network, experience, commitment and impressive amount of
Rockland has teamed up with Big Blue Ocean Cleanup (BBOC), one of the world’s leading independent ocean cleanup non-profit foundations. BBOC prevents and removes ocean pollution to minimise the effects of human development. As a specialist in the design and manufacture of oceanographic research inst
Energy services company Shawcor has scored contracts to provide pipe coating services across projects operated by Shell, Petrobras, ConocoPhillips, BP, Neptune. Shawcor, listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, said on Tuesday that the contracts were signed with an international EPC contractor. The com
Cinia and MegaFon have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to set up a joint venture to prepare the build of a submarine telecommunications cable across the Arctic Sea. The widely international project would create a completely new route to connect continents and also to fulfill connectivity
Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) has signed a contract to supply a 200Te Multi-Mode Pre Lay Plough to marine service provider Boskalis. Set for delivery in spring 2020, the Pre Lay Plough comes with SMD’s latest surface control equipment which will be mobilised on the bridge of a Boskalis specialist tren
