Equipment
GCube: Wind Industry Subsea Cable Claims at €60M in 2015
Incidents relating to the installation and operation of high voltage subsea cables are the most costly cause of financial losses in the global offshore wind industry and led to insurance claims totalling more than €60 million in 2015. That is according to data assembled by GCube, the underwriter for
AWI Scientists to Deploy New Equipment in Arctic Study
Scientists from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) are setting out with the research vessel Polarstern towards Spitsbergen, to use newly developed equipment in the Arctic Ocean. Autonomous instruments on the seabed, in the water column and in the air w
Forum unveils new deepwater test facility
Subsea technology provider, Forum Energy Technologies, has unveiled a deepwater test facility and received industry accreditation for the calibration laboratory at its new European Operational Centre in Aberdeen. Forum said in a statement on Wednesday that its indoor test tank will be used for testi
Mermaid Recharters DSV for Indonesia Ops
Mermaid Maritime’s Indonesian business unit, Seascape, has entered into a one-year charter-in contract with Nusa Perkasa Permai for a DP2 dive support vessel, the DSV Mermaid Nusantara. Formerly known as ‘Windermere’, the vessel comes with a 15 man built-in saturation diving system and air diving sy
Saipem Upgrades to Sonardyne AMTs
International oil and gas contractor, Saipem, has extended the capability of its Sonardyne sixth generation (6G) acoustic positioning transponders, making them suitable for a range of subsea autonomous monitoring tasks. The work to convert the Compatt 6 instruments into autonomous monitoring transpo
Deltares: On the Anatomy of Nearshore Sandbars
On 17 June 2016, Deltares researcher Dirk-Jan Walstra will be awarded a doctorate for his research into the anatomy of (submerged) sandbars off the coast. “Walstra’s study, entitled ‘On the anatomy of nearshore sandbars’, offers insight into sandbanks’ behavior and how we can reinforce our coastline
Tideway Scoops Hornsea One Cable-Laying Job
Tideway BV, a subsidiary of the Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering group DEME, has been awarded a design and build cable installation contract by DONG Energy for the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm. For this project, Tideway will deploy DEME’s newest DP3 subsea cable-layin
Setting Up New Commission for Dredging Management
Central Dredging Association (CEDA) is setting up a new Commission for Dredging Management and has already issued an invitation to members interested in joining it. The Dredging Management Commission (DMC) is being established to fulfill a need for discussion, innovation and questions on the managem
Saipem converts to Sonardyne’s autonomous monitoring transponder tech
International oil and gas turnkey contractor, Saipem, has extended the capability of its Sonardyne sixth generation (6G) acoustic positioning transponders, adding functionality that makes the equipment now suitable for a wide range of subsea autonomous monitoring tasks. Sonardyne stated on Monday th
New Managing Director for InterMoor Brazil
InterMoor, an Acteon company, has appointed Cleiver Moulin as managing director in Brazil. Moulin will be responsible for overseeing InterMoor do Brasil’s business in the region. Moulin joined InterMoor do Brazil in 2010 as a senior project manager and has since played management roles in projects,
Kreuz Subsea Delivers Project Off India
Singapore-based Kreuz Subsea recently undertook a hot tapping project on live pipelines, completing three hot taps and interconnecting spools for an EPC contractor and an undisclosed oil and gas major, on the West coast of India. Oceaneering’s smart taps (2 x 12” + 1 x 14”) with furmanite tooling, w
Diamond Offshore,Trelleborg Partner on Helical Riser Buoyancy
Diamond Offshore Drilling and Trelleborg have entered into a joint development agreement to develop, manufacture and market Helical Buoyancy riser technology developed by Diamond Offshore. The agreement will see Diamond Offshore work with Trelleborg on further application engineering, data acquisiti
Diamond, Trelleborg to build new riser tech for offshore drilling market
Drilling contractor Diamond Offshore Drilling and Trelleborg’s offshore operation have entered a Joint Development Agreement to develop, manufacture and market Helical Buoyancy riser technology developed by Diamond Offshore. According to a press release by Diamond Offshore, this patented riser buoya
UK Subsea Sector Needs Government Support, Industry Body Says
Subsea UK, is leading a delegation of subsea companies across the country’s supply chain to Westminster on June 15th to outline what is required of Government to help the industry in the lower, for longer oil price environment. Subsea UK believes that out of 120,000 job losses in the oil & gas indus