Equipment
SmartBay Subsea Observatory Launched
SmartBay Subsea Observatory offshore Galway, Ireland has started feeding live data from the seabed to businesses, researchers, scientists and policy makers. The SmartBay Subsea Observatory, supported by the Marine Institute, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland and Science Foundation Ireland, wil
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
Kaiyo Deploys Saab Seaeye ROVs on Seabed Research Off Japan
Tokyo University has engaged Kaiyo Engineering, a specialist marine science company, to undertake seabed research using two Saab Seaeye robotic systems, the Leopard and the Falcon, to explore the feasibility of mining the gold, cobalt and the copper-rich manganese crust, offshore Japan. Alongside mi
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
Lloyd’s Register to Support BHP Billiton’s Drilling Program Off Trinidad
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has extended rig integrity support for the Deepwater Invictus drillship. According to LR, its expertise in blowout preventers (BOPs) and rig integrity will be used to provide confidence in risk management for deepwater drilling and well exploration. “We have had a team supporti
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
Vocus in Nextgen Buy
Nextgen Group has entered into a conditional agreement with Vocus Communications for the sale of the company’s network businesses, including the North West Cable system and the planned Australia Singapore Cable. The deal includes Nextgen’s 17,000km national fibre network, the almost‐completed subsea
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
MacGregor’s Equipment for New Chienese Polar Research Ship
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has won an order to supply MacGregor offshore cranes and a Triplex handling system for a 14,300gt polar research vessel being built for the Polar Research Institute of China. “Our ability to deliver tailor-made packages of equipment and a reputation for successful low te