Equipment
Xcite Energy put into liquidation as creditors seek cash
Xcite Energy, a North Sea focused oil company, has been put into liquidation after having been deemed insolvent, as it failed to raise funds for debt payment. The company, working to develop the Bentley field in the UK North Sea, failed to pay $152 million in debt when bonds issued in 2014 matured o
WATCH: SOC Executes Nordsee One Inter-Array Cable Project
The video above shows inter-array cables installation project by Siem Offshore Contractors on the Nordsee One offshore wind farm in the German Bight of the North Sea. SOC installed approximately 70 kilometres of inter-array grid cables on the Nordsee One OWF between June and August 2016. All 59 cabl
DCI Expands Dredging Fleet with New Cutter Suction Dredger
The 1000m³ inland cutter suction dredger, named DCI ID Ganga, joined the Dredging Corporation of India’s dredging fleet yesterday. The dredging vessel was built by the Shoft Shipyard Pvt Ltd, located in Bharuch, Gujarat. The dredging trials of the Ganga were successfully carried out by the Shoft sta
Thai offshore services provider scraps subsea vessel order
Mermaid Maritime, an offshore services provider, has canceled the delivery of a subsea vessel it ordered in China back in 2014. In a statement on Wednesday, Mermaid said its subsidiary Mermaid Offshore Services had terminated the construction contract by mutual consent with the China Merchants Indus
HDD Dredge Pump DP400 for Egyptian Job
Holland Dredge Design (HDD), member of the BIG Group of companies, has just finished the first production of the HDD Dredge Pump DP400. The DP400 dredge pump unit is already sold by HDD and will be assembled in a dredging vessel. The dredger is currently working in Egypt and is being used for the ri
Seatrec Develops TREC Battery to Power Underwater Vehicles
Seatrec, a clean energy startup based in Southern California, has secured financing to further develop the TREC Thermal RECharging Battery, a power supply that generates electricity from temperature differences in the ocean. The TREC Battery is designed to power a wide range of underwater systems. T
SMP Builds Wet Bell LARS for Bergen University
Submarine Manufacturing and Products (SMP) has secured a contract with Norwegian company Alf Lea to supply a complete wet bell system to Bergen University. Alf Lea approached SMP to design and manufacture a wet bell launch and recovery system (LARS) with supporting 20ft DNV containerized machinery a
N-Sea, University of Strathclyde Team Up on Pipeline Inspection Project
Subsea IMR provider N-Sea, and the University of Strathclyde’s Institute of Sensors Signals and Communications at the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, have secured funding from the Data Lab Innovation Centre for an innovative research project to automate subsea pipeline inspectio
ECA Group Upgrades Six AUVs for French Navy
ECA Group has secured an upgrade of the six autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) A9-M delivered in 2013 to the French Navy mine disposal divers (GPD) of Toulon and Brest. Following three years of operational use, the six AUVs A9-M will be improved through the integration of new long range communica
Fugro to Use LADS Tech in New Zealand Quake Investigation
Fugro’s LADS technology is being deployed in New Zealand to assist in relief efforts following the damaging 7.9 magnitude earthquake near Christchurch on November 14, 2016. At the request of the New Zealand Government, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Laser Airborne Depth Sounder (LADS) Flight is to
Vocus to Build Australia Singapore Cable
Vocus Group has executed a binding agreement with Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN), referred to as contract-in-force (CIF), for the construction of the Australia Singapore Cable (ASC). The ASC project is a 4,600km submarine cable system linking Australia to Singapore, and Indonesia, with the system
Subsea 7 – OneSubsea Alliance Grabs Dalmatian Award
Subsea Integration Alliance between OneSubsea, a Schlumberger company, and Subsea 7 has secured a contract from Murphy Oil for engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) of subsea multiphase boosting system for the Dalmatian Field in the Gulf of Mexico. This is th
HollandMT: Solar Powerpack Field Testing Successfully Completed
In cooperation with Dutch dredging contractor Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V., HollandMT has successfully completed the field testing program of the Solar Powerpack at the IJmuiden ship lock expansion project. In this dredging project, the Solar Powerpack was engaged 24/7 and provided hydraulic powe
VIDEO: Launching of TSHD Minerva in Kinderdijk
The launching ceremony of DEME’s 3,500m³ LNG-powered trailing suction hopper dredger Minerva took place on December 3 at Royal IHC’s shipyard in Kinderdijk. The 83.5 meter long LNG-powered dredger is equipped with Wärtsilä dual-fuel engines meaning it can run on both LNG and conventional marine fuel