Equipment
New CEO for AKVA Group
Norwegian company AKVA group involved in the subsea salmon farming concept ‘Atlantis’ has appointed Hallvard Muri as new group CEO. Muri replaces Trond Williksen, who announced his resignation from AKVA group on May 11, 2016. Muri was the CEO of Aker BioMarine AS for more than 6 years before he left
CMACS Joins NIRAS
Consultancy firm NIRAS has completed the acquisition of marine ecology consultancy, CMACS. NIRAS now employs a dedicated UK team of 35 professional marine consultants based in Cambridge, Dorking, Glasgow, the Isle of Man and Liverpool. Dr Ian Gloyne-Phillips will manage the NIRAS coastal and marine
inApril Lands Seabed Seismic Systems Deal with Geo Energy Group
inApril, the Norwegian offshore technology company, has struck a deal, potentially worth $25-30 million, for Venator, its node-based seabed seismic acquisition system. The company has signed the letter of intent (LOI) with the Kazakhstan company Geo Energy Group (GEG) to supply a Venator system, sta
INTECSEA and Innospection Partner on Riser Integrity Management
INTECSEA and Innospection have launched a flexible riser integrity management program, the FlexIQ. The companies said that with this partnership they aim to redefine the approach to flexible riser integrity management by offering inspection and computational simulation techniques as part of an overa
NOC to Deploy New Tech for Deep Sea Minerals Detection
National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is leading a research cruise this summer which will address technical challenges in exploring for seafloor mineral deposits. This expedition will take place on board the RRS James Cook, marking a decade of service that has seen this ship travel 218,972 miles in pur
Subsea Innovation gets order from Subsea 7’s i-Tech Services
Subsea equipment supplier, Subsea Innovation, has received a multi-million-pound order for structural pipeline repair clamps to be installed offshore Australia from Subsea 7’s i-Tech Services. Subsea Innovation said that the order is for five ROV installed clamps which will form a part of an Emergen
Nexans Launches Accessories for Boosted Inter-Array Cables
Nexans is launching a new range of cable and power accessories for offshore wind farms with higher capacity inter-array cables operating at 72.5 kV. Namely, the French cable specialist has developed power accessories with F-type outer cone comprising separable T-connectors, coupling connectors and s
inApril to provide seabed seismic system for Caspian Sea project
Norwegian provider of marine seismic technology for the oil and gas industry, inApril, signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Kazakhstan’s Geo Energy Group (GEG) for its first seabed seismic system. inApril said on Thursday that the LOI is for an agreement potentially worth $25-30 million for the supp
Interview with Polarcus CEO: What’s ahead for marine seismic?
Rod Starr (photo) was named the CEO of Polarcus, a marine geophysical company, in February 2015, at the time when the oil price was slightly over $50 a barrel, down from over a $100 in mid-2014, after having spent years at TGS-NOPEC (TGS), another Oslo-listed seismic company. We caught him on the ph
Vroon’s Subsea Support Vessel Ready for Its First Task
Vroon has christened its subsea support vessel (SSV) VOS Star, in a ceremony held in Dordrecht, the Netherlands, The vessel was named by Lianne Maandag, wife of Evert Maandag, Vroon Head QHSE. The 68 meters long VOS Star is one of the two newbuilding SSVs to have been constructed at Fujian Southeast
Siem Offshore Contractors Bags Beatrice OWF Job
Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Siem Offshore, has been awarded a contract for the turnkey supply and installation package of the inner-array grid cable system for the Beatrice offshore wind farm (OWF) by SHL Offshore Contractors. SOC will be utilising vessels and resou
DNV GL opens doors of new hazard awareness training center
The international oil & gas advisory and classification society, DNV GL, has opened a new training center at its large-scale testing and research facility at Spadeadam in Cumbria, UK. DNV GL said on Wednesday that the newly-opened center is a product of a $4 million investment with the goal to offer
JIP Confirms DNV GL Helica Stress and Fatigue Analysis Software
A joint industry project, run by DNV GL, has replicated stresses measured in an umbilical subjected to tension and bending in full-scale tests, further validating the accuracy of the analysis software Helica. According to DNV GL, Helica, which calculates stresses in umbilical and flexible pipe compo
Subsea 7’s i-Tech Orders Pipe Repair Clamps from Subsea Innovation
Subsea Innovation has secured an order from Subsea 7’s i-Tech Services to provide 5 ROV installed structural pipeline repair clamps for an emergency pipeline repair systems (EPRS) supporting pipelines off the North and Northwest coasts of Australia. The 5 systems cover pipes across a range of diamet