Equipment
Wasa Dredging: Oslo Fairway Project Moves Forward
The Oslo Fairway dredging works, undertaken by a Finnish dredging equipment manufacturer and contractor – Wasa Dredging, are progressing very well so far. Wasa has just released this beautiful photo from this dredging scheme, which shows their backhoe giant Hector during the deepening work at the mo
GMS teams up with Dwellop for cantilever solutions
Gulf Marine Services (GMS), a provider of self-propelled self-elevating support vessels (SESVs), has entered into a partnership with Norwegian-based Dwellop for well intervention and workover operations, in order to capture new markets in the sector. The partnership brings together GMS’ experience i
NOC’s Subsea Robots Deliver Data on English Deep-Sea Corals
A fleet of robotic submarines, based at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), have been used to map vulnerable cold-water coral reefs in the deep ocean off southwest England. This data set is being used to inform the management of a new Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) that protects the only area of
PLOCAN Adds Hyperbaric Chamber
The PLOCAN consortium has acquired a containerized hyperbaric chamber in order to increase the safety of the underwater activities in the surroundings of the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands, as well as in other locations where the chamber could be easily moved as it is containerized. The hype
Aquatic in DNV GL JIP on Cable and Pipe Laying Equipment
Aquatic Engineering & Construction, an Acteon company, is working with DNV GL and other organisations in the subsea supply chain, on a joint industry project (JIP) to develop a set of guidelines to be incorporated into new or existing DNV GL Offshore Standards or Recommended Practices. The guideline
Det norske: Ivar Aasen topside nearly finished. On track for first oil in 4Q
Det norske, a Norwegian oil exploration and development company, has informed that the construction of the topside for the Ivan Aasen field platform, in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, is nearing completion. According to Det norske’s update on Monday, the platform deck, under construction at
Kongsberg Scores Seismic Handling Systems Hattrick
Kongsberg Maritime’s wholly owned deck equipment specialist Kongsberg Evotec has won three separate new contracts for seismic handling systems. Two contracts, for customers located in China, are for delivery of seismic handling systems for a six-streamer vessel and a two-streamer vessel. Both vessel
Nautilus to Test Run Its Seafloor Production Equipment
Nautilus Minerals has signed agreements with United Engineering Services (UES) to provide support services associated with wet testing the company’s seafloor production equipment and storing the equipment as it is delivered from various suppliers prior to integration onto the company’s production su
PCCW Global Picks AEConnect
PCCW Global, the international operating division of Hong Kong’s HKT, has partnered with Aqua Comms to deliver transatlantic capacity on Aqua Comms’ America Europe Connect (AEConnect) subsea fiber optic cable system, which would enable PCCW Global to obtain additional route diversity. With more than
Xtera Wraps Up 2nd Repeatered Subsea Cable Project in Atlantic Ocean
Xtera Communications has completed marine installation of its second repeatered submarine cable system that was deployed in the last quarter of 2015 in the Atlantic Ocean. The approximately 1,500 km long cable system is built with Xtera’s Raman-based repeaters. “This new repeatered project has been
Fugro bags Hess award in Australia
Fugro has been awarded a combined geophysical and geotechnical project by Hess to assist in the company’s activities in the Northern Carnarvon Basin, offshore NW Australia. Fugro’s work will include seabed and shallow geological investigations including in areas of difficult terrain. For the first p
Infinera, Telstra Validate ACT on Endeavour Subsea Cable
Infinera and Telstra announced validation of Infinera’s Advanced Coherent Toolkit (ACT) for super-channels. This technology would cover the Telstra Endeavour subsea cable stretching 9,000 kilometers between Sydney, Australia and Oahu, Hawaii and extract the maximum capacity from subsea and long haul
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (January 11 – January 17). The deepwater pipelay construction vessel “Jascon 18” was arrested last week on behalf of a shipyard in Singapore. The vessel, formerly owned by the marine contractor Sea Tru
Chevron Becomes Corporate investor in Airborne Oil & Gas
Dutch-based composite pipe manufacturer, Airborne Oil & Gas, has secured an investment from Chevron Technology Ventures, the technology investment arm of Chevron Corporation of the USA. With this investment, Chevron Technology Ventures joins Shell and Evonik as corporate investors in Airborne Oil &