Equipment
Partrac Scoops Kincardine Metocean Work
Marine survey company, Partrac has been awarded a contract by Kincardine Offshore Windfarm Limited (KOWL) to monitor oceanographic processes at the Kincardine site located south-east of Aberdeen, approximately 15 kilometers from the Scottish coastline. Partrac has been contracted to provide the base
4Subsea scores integrity management work with Shell in Norway
Subsea technology and services provider 4Subsea has been awarded a new contract for integrity management with Shell on the Draugen, Knarr, and Ormen Lange fields in Norway. 4Subsea said on Monday that the new contract was a continuation of a long-standing cooperation between Shell Norway and 4Subsea
Ocean Infinity Expands AUV Fleet
Ocean Infinity said it has purchased two more autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) from Kongsberg Maritime. This will increase Ocean Infinity’s fleet of HUGIN 6000 AUVs from six to eight vehicles, which will be used worldwide to collect seabed data. The fleet of AUV’s will be operated simultaneously
Aker BP, Lundin and NOV Join Fuglesangs Seabed Boosting Development
A subsea technology spin-off from Norwegian firm Fuglesangs has signed an agreement with Aker BP, Lundin and NOV to develop and test a full scale prototype of what is marketed as ‘the worlds most autonomous boosting system’. The system will be qualified as part of The Research Council of Norway’s (“
4Subsea Wins Shell Integrity Monitoring Contract
4Subsea has been awarded a new contract for integrity management with Shell, using the digitalised web solution FlexTrack for integrity monitoring on Draugen, Knarr and Ormen Lange fields. The contract is a continuation and further development of cooperation between Shell Norway and 4Subsea, enablin
Damen Cutter Suction Dredger 350 Delivered to Heuvelman Ibis
A Damen cutter suction dredger (CSD) 350 has been delivered from Damen Dredging Equipment in Nijkerk, the Netherlands, to start work on a canal dredging assignment in the province of Groningen, in the north of the country. In order to execute the project, which involves the extraction of approximate
OGA Invests in UKCS Subsurface Data
The Oil and Gas Authority UK (OGA) has awarded £1.5 million of contracts to purchase subsurface databases and information sources to encourage further exploration in under explored areas of the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). The datasets purchased will underpin much of the OGA’s work across the explor
Spectrum Trims Loss on Higher Revenue
Norwegian multi-client seismic data specialist, Spectrum, has reported a loss of $3.7 million in the first quarter of 2017 compared to a loss of $7.9 million in the first quarter of 2016. The Oslo-listed company recorded net operating revenues of $25.3 million in the Q1 compared to $18.2 million in
Vryhof Introduces New Anchor
Dutch Vryhof Anchors has launched a new anchor, the STEVSHARK REX. Leopoldo Bello, managing director of Vryhof Anchors said: “The STEVSHARK REX is intended for anchoring under challenging and hard ground conditions, anywhere in the world.” The main goal of developing the STEVSHARK REX was to expand
MacArtney Nets SubConn Connectors Order from Nautilus
MacArtney Germany (MBT) has secured an order to supply SubConn connectors and straps to Nautilus Marine Service GmbH, Germany. The SubConn connectors will be used for deep sea floatation and instrument housings for deep ocean research, the company said. The scope of supply comprises 2,000 LPBH5M and
Guinard Energies Demonstrates Its Poseide Tidal Turbine
Guinard Energies has demonstrated its Poseide tidal turbine in real-sea conditions off the coast of Brittany in France. The demonstration took place as part of the marine renewable energy forum, taking place at the Port of Navalo, from April 15 until June 3, 2017. Guinard Energies’ Poseide system, c
C-Kore verifies umbilicals for North Sea operator
Subsea testing company C-Kore Systems has verified the installation of three new umbilicals in the North Sea for an unnamed oil company. According to C-Kore, the field where the test was conducted is one of the biggest subsea projects being developed in the UK sector of the North Sea. C-Kore said th
Jan De Nul’s Multipurpose Vessel Daniel Bernoulli Launched
Jan De Nul’s new multipurpose vessel Daniel Bernoulli, the sister vessel of the Adhémar de Saint-Venant, was launched in the AVIC Shipyard in China today. The company said in its announcement that these vessels will be able to perform a variety of functions: different mission equipment is available
CSD Artemy Volynsky Arrives at Volga-Caspian Dredge Site
The cutter suction dredger (CSD) Artemy Volynsky arrived at the Volga-Caspian Maritime Shipping Channel dredging site earlier this week, FSUE Rosmorport said in its latest announcement. The vessel will be involved in the dredging operations on the 143-144km section of the waterway. Since the beginni