Equipment
Italian Coast Guard Acquires VideoRay ROVs
VideoRay has delivered VideoRay Pro 4 remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to the Italian Coast Guard, along with sonars and accessories. The ROV manufacturer said the equipment is worth more than 200,000 euros. ROVs will be used for several tasks including underwater police tasks, search and recovery,
Subsea in July
Subsea World News has gathered all the highlights to bring you a summarized version of the most popular articles from the previous month. Industry majors made the news again last month with new contract awards, including Saipem’s field development project for the Zohr gas field, located off the Egyp
Diving Equipment Market to Reach $3.2 Bln by 2021
Global diving equipment market is expected to grow from $2.72 billion in 2016 to $3.21 billion by 2021, at a CAGR of 4.05%. According to market researcher ReportsnReports, the growth will be driven by the increasing number of underwater projects, exploration of oil rigs, underwater construction, and
Seiche Boosts AutoNaut
AutoNaut has secured investment from the Seiche Group to advance R&D aims, assure long-term growth and develop business across UK and international markets. In September 2015, Seiche agreed its first investment in AutoNaut and this new deal sees them take a majority stake in the company. AutoNaut Lt
STR’s Cabling Solution for CEFAS
Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR) have secured an order to design and manufacture bespoke cabling solution for the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS). STR were approached by CEFAS to produce a cable design to expand the capabilities of the STR SeaSpyder telemetry camer
Lighthouse Integrates Ageotec
Italian ROV manufacturer and survey equipment provider, Ageotec, has merged with marine survey company, Lighthouse, which for years has been part of the same Holding Group. According to the company, the merger should strengthen the current existing sales structure by involving Ageotec staff in selli
Pioneering Spirit Wraps Up Topsides Lift System Harbour Tests
Allseas’ has completed commissioning of the topsides lift system and the part of the harbour test programme of the single-lift installation/decommissioning and pipelay vessel ‘Pioneering Spirit’ in the Alexia harbour, Rotterdam. All twelve installed topsides lifting beams on board Pioneering Spirit
Osbit equips Helix vessel with well intervention equipment
UK-based offshore engineering company Osbit has completed and loaded out £3 million ($4M) worth of well intervention equipment to Helix Energy Solutions, for installation in Schiedam on Helix’s chartered Siem Helix 1 vessel. Osbit said on Monday that the delivery was a part of a series of projects a
Osbit Delivers Well Intervention Equipment for Siem Helix 1
Osbit Ltd has delivered GBP 3 million (USD 4 million) worth of well intervention equipment to Helix Energy Solutions, for installation on Helix’s chartered Siem Helix 1 vessel. The equipment, weighing over 300t in total, consists of a BOP maintenance and storage tower, intervention tension frame and
EnerMech supports turret ops on BP’s Glen Lyon FPSO
Mechanical engineering specialist EnerMech is in the process of delivering a contract worth over £5 million ($6.6M) supporting the turret delivery team on BP’s Glen Lyon floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel. The vessel left Aibel’s yard in Haugesund, Norway in June, towed by Sols
Ecosse Gets Additional Work on Wikinger OWF
Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has extended a trenching scope on the Wikinger offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea with the award of a seabed clearance project. The Scottish company was last year awarded a contract by Prysmian Group to carry out pre-cut seabed trenching, prior to cable laying, on Iberd
EnerMech Supports Turret Project on BP’s Glen Lyon FPSO
Mechanical engineering specialist EnerMech is in the process of delivering a £5 million-plus contract to support the turret delivery team on BP’s Glen Lyon FPSO which has arrived for hook-up operations West of Shetland. The Glen Lyon is a key element of the BP’s Quad204 project, which includes redev
James Fisher buys Singapore’s diving equipment provider
James Fisher, a provider of services to the marine, oil and gas industries, has announced the acquisition of the entire share capital of Lexmar Engineering and Lexmar Sat Systems, that provide diving equipment and saturated diving systems. James Fisher said on Monday that the initial consideration i
MacArtney Delivers Focus 2 ROTV to German WTD 71
German navy research institute, WehrTechnische Dienststelle, WTD 71, has taken delivery of MacArtney Focus 2 ROTV system. WTD 71, with the main task of developing new underwater technologies for the German navy, will use Focus 2 ROTV as a tool for their research efforts. The system is supplied with