Equipment
UK: James Fisher finishes inspection campaign for Shell
James Fisher Subsea has completed a four-month inspection campaign on six North Sea oil rig platforms for Shell UK using asset-based remotely operated vehicles (ABROVs). The company said that, traditionally, oil rig inspections are done using a dedicated remotely operated vehicle support vessel (ROV
Cape Sharp Tidal Completes Subsea Cable Link
Cape Sharp Tidal’s marine operations team has connected the turbine cable tail with the 300-meter interconnection cable at the Minas Passage, twenty-four hours after deploying the 2MW instream tidal turbine. The cable connects the turbines’ power and data systems to an existing 16MW subsea export ca
VBMS Wins Borssele Alpha Export Cables Work
Boskalis’ subsidiary VBMS in consortium with NKT Cables has been awarded the Borssele Alpha contract by TenneT for the installation of two export cables that will connect the Borssele offshore wind farms 1 and 2 to TenneT’s onshore grid in the Netherlands. The contract value of Boskalis’ share is ap
WATCH: Chevron’s Alder Field Story
Chevron has launched production at its Alder field in the Central North Sea. Discovered in 1975, development of the gas condensate field was considered impossible, due to the challenges of high pressures and high temperatures (HPHT) in the field’s reservoir, lying 4,480 meters beneath the seabed. Th
Kongsberg, AML Aim to Reduce Fish Farm Sensor Maintenance
Kongsberg and AML Oceanographic, Canada, have teamed up to conduct live trials of a new solution to combat biofouling on underwater fish farm sensors. The trial is focused on a new solution for extending the period between the cleaning of subsea oxygen sensors, which are mandated by law but also cri
Rovtech ROVs Integrate Bender Monitoring Technology
Rovtech Solutions has designed the new Nano Seaker remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to work in arduous environments including highly radioactive storage ‘ponds’ at Sellafield and on other nuclear sites. In addition, They can also be commissioned for use in lakes and reservoirs to help with underwater
Carnegie Gets Funding for CETO Project in UK
Carnegie Wave Energy (CWE) has been granted GBP 9.55 million (USD 12 million) from the European Regional Development Fund to support the first phase of its planned 15MW commercial wave energy project at Wave Hub, Cornwall in the United Kingdom. This project focuses on the implementation of the 1MW s
Forum to Provide ROV to University of Limerick
Forum Energy Technologies UK has secured a contract with University of Limerick, Ireland for the provision of remotely operated vehicle (ROV) systems suitable for inspection and intervention on marine renewable energy infrastructure. In addition, iXBlue, as part of the lot 2 of the tender, has been
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (October 31 – November 6, 2016). Boskalis and CNV Vakmensen Reach Agreement Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. recently announced that the trade union CNV Vakmensen has agreed to the social plan related to the previo
Petrobras in for a $20 billion refund?
Brazilian oil company Petrobras, considered world’s most heavily indebted oil major, might be in for a treat. Namely, news agency Reuters has reported that the Brazilian government might pay Petrobras some $20 billion for offshore areas in Brazil that have lost value since the oil prices fell. Accor
DBL Group Enters Dredging Market with IHC Beavers
Dhaka-based business conglomerate DBL Group has recently launched its dredging business – DBL Dredging. To support its entry into this new market it ordered two IHC Beaver® 50 cutter suction dredgers (CSDs), and two Delta Multi Craft (DMC) 1050 work boats. The two IHC Beaver® 50s were delivered with
Wartsila to Supply Engines for New Dredger
The Wartsila Yuchai Engine Company Limited (WYEC), a joint venture company founded in 2013, has been contracted to supply two 16-cylinder Wartsila 32 engines for a large new dredging vessel. The ship is being built at the Dongguan Xiandai Shipbuilding yard for a private Chinese operator. The newbuil
Kongsberg Introduces GeoSwath 4 Multibeam Echo Sounder
Kongsberg Maritime has launched GeoSwath 4, the fourth generation of its GeoSwath shallow water multibeam echo sounder. GeoSwath 4 features a new look deck unit, which is smaller and lighter, with sufficient Ethernet, USB and serial interfaces to suit any combination of peripheral sensors. Inside, t
Ecosse Subsea Systems Invests in New Jetting Tool
Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) is to invest up to £3 million in developing a water-jetting tool which has the potential to double trench production rates in seabed trenching operations. The subsea and engineering technology company has awarded a contract to Northumberland-based Osbit which specialises