Equipment
eVision’s software goes live on ‘Thialf’
eVision has announced the next step in its partnership with Heerema as Permit Vision goes live on the Thialf, the largest crane vessel in the world. Permit Vision allows Thialf management direct insight in and control of frontline operational risk, which is absolutely crucial to such a large install
eVision HSE Software Goes Live on Heerema’s Thialf
eVision announces that today Permit Vision goes live on the Heerema’s Thialf, the largest crane vessel in the world. Permit Vision allows Thialf management direct insight in and control of frontline operational risk, which is absolutely crucial to such a large installation. The implementation of Per
Swagelining to Showcase at Element Oilfield 2014
Over the last four years, Swagelining, a provider of design and installation of polymer linings for pipeline and riser systems, has been working with a number of oil companies, resin producers, global subsea EPC contractors, universities and niche manufacturers to develop and qualify an integrated p
VBMS, VolkerInfra Complete Solent Subsea Cable Project
The 132kV subsea electrical cable installation under the Solent has now finished its final phase, connecting the new cable to the network in the Isle of Wight and Hampshire. The $21 million (£13 million) project to replace one of three subsea cables supplying the Isle of Wight with electricity, was
Dolphin’s Newbuild Takes Shape
The newest edition to Dolphin’s fleet, the Polar Empress, owned by GC Rieber Shipping, is starting to take shape. The advanced seismic vessel will have ice-class 1A, which enables it to navigate in and out of ice infested areas. The vessel will be 113 meters long and 21.5 meters wide, and will have
‘Songa Dee’ to leave Invergordon in November (Scotland)
Songa Offshore has informed that the scope of work for the Songa Dee Special Periodic Survey (SPS) has progressed according to plan, including the budget of 60 days and USD 90 million. The rig has during the yard stay achieved its certification on hull and structure by DNV, the BOP has been overhaul
Siemens Hires SLP for Dudgeon Subsation Job
Sembmarine SLP, subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine, has been awarded a contract to design and build the offshore substation platform for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm. The contract has been granted by Siemens Transmission & Distribution Limited, which was awarded the contract for the Electrical System I
Damen Dredging Package for TSHD Margaret Ann
Damen Dredging Equipment has delivered an instrumentation package for Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger “Margaret Ann”. The owner choice for the Damen instrumentation was obvious as they have various other TSHDs equipped with the same instrumentation operating to their full satisfaction. The delivered
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (October 13 – October 19). The boss of a major airline believes missing flight MH370 may not have crashed in the Indian Ocean, and that probably control was taken of that airplane. In an [&hell
LandScope Buys Blueview 3D Underwater Scanner
UK-based Landscope Engineering has recently purchased 3D Multibeam Scanner from Teledyne BlueView. “Having rigorously tested the BlueView BV5000 3D scanning sonar technology in several demanding underwater environments, we have been impressed with the system’s versatility and data resolution. Inte
Ofgem to Assess Five Potential Subsea Links
Ofgem has announced the names of five new interconnector projects that could be built in the future. Together with the ElecLink and Nemo projects that Ofgem has already assessed, these seven projects could lead to investment of up to £6 billion and provide up to 7.5GW of additional electricity capac
Petronas to use Kongsberg’s drilling solutions
Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies AS has signed a $2.2 million software contract with Petronas Carigali, the exploration and production subsidiary of Petronas, the National Oil Company of Malaysia. Kongsberg Oil & Gas has agreed to deliver a class-leading SiteCom® real-time drilling operations softwa
Hyundai Heavy orders GTT tech for LNG duo
France’s Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) won an order for two large LNGCs from the Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries. The LNGCs will be owned by the Algerian shipping company Hyproc and are expected to be delivered between 2016 and 2017. “The vessels will be built with the innovative Mark I
Potential Sites Chosen for Decommissioning of Submarines
Five UK nuclear facilities have been confirmed as potential sites to store waste from decommissioned nuclear-powered submarines. A public consultation process will run from 14 November 2014 until 20 February 2015 to help determine which site is selected. The sites, which already hold radioactive m