Electrifying the existing Dutch North Sea offshore oil and gas platforms from shore and from offshore wind farms could help reduce CO2 emissions by one megaton per year.
¡VAMOS! project partners together with advisory board members and interested external parties – such as geologists and researchers from companies and institutions – were present at the ¡VAMOS! technology Demonstration Day, at the Magcobar flooded mine pit, in Silvermines, Ireland. In total 85 visito
Heerema Fabrication Group has completed the construction and sail away of the jacket of the Offshore Switch Yard (OSY) platform for the Modular Offshore Grid (MOG) project for Belgium’s transmission system operator Elia. The contract for procurement and construction was awarded in February 2018. Con
Royal IHC has launched ShipSupport, its new e-commerce platform for the maritime industry. The company has joined forces with its network of trusted global suppliers to create a unique online experience following feedback from its customers about their need for a transparent digital platform. Accord
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (October 29 – November 04). https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/11/01/mcdermott-bags-pipeline-deal-from-petrobras/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/10/31/russian-divers-reach-416-meters-record-in-sea-of-j
Norway’s Uptime International has entered into two new contracts with Norwegian-based Island Offshore.
Norwegian geophysical services company EMGS has slipped deeper into the red when compared to third-quarter 2017, with revenues down some 44 percent and net loss widened by 10.8 million. The Oslo-listed company reported net loss for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 of $11.2 million or 9 cents per
The Ocean Energy ERA-NET Cofund (OCEANERA-NET COFUND) consortium partners have set up €8 million funding for eight research and demonstration projects in the field of ocean (marine) energy. These projects will test and validate new technologies for wave, tidal and ocean thermal energy production. Th
Norwegian seismic services company Magseis will acquire Fairfield’s seismic technology business in a deal valued $233 million.
Russian military divers have successfully carried out a dive to a depth of 416 meters for the first time in the history of the Russian Navy. The Navy Research Institute and a separate expedition detachment of divers aboard the Igor Belousov Pacific Fleet rescue ship descended into the deep sea of th
Magseis and Fairfield Geotechnologies have entered into an agreement whereby Magseis will acquire the Seismic Technologies business from Fairfield. The acquisition comprises data acquisition, nodal and system sale & rental activities including all shares in Fairfield’s wholly owned UK subsidiary WGP
As the CEDA-IADC Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure Conference is approaching very fast, we took an opportunity to speak with Mr. Erik van der Blom, Manager Development and Innovation at the conference’s gold sponsor – Royal IHC. In this interview, Mr. van der Blom revealed his expectations of
Total E&P Norge has been given consent to use Skirne and Byggve offshore gas fields beyond the originally planned operational life. Skirne and Byggve deposit is in the central North Sea, 20 kilometers east of Heimdal at water depth of 120 meters. The field has been developed using two subsea templat
Kvaerner has signed a contract of approximately NOK 900 million with Equinor for delivery of the steel substructure for the Johan Sverdrup Phase 2 process platform. With this award Kvaerner will deliver the fourth substructure for the Johan Sverdrup field, one of the world’s largest ongoing offshore
