Equipment
OSBIT Power Bags Another Helix Equipment Order
OSBIT Power has secured a contract from Helix Well Ops U.K. to deliver new support structures and deck equipment for two of its new well intervention vessels. The contract, worth several million pounds, is the latest in a series of projects to be awarded to the North East England-based company to su
OMM Puts Its New Subsea Tool to Work
Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has successfully completed its contract in the German North Sea using its new tool, a multi-mattress deployment system the MDS3, to lay mattresses for client NSW. NSW is the main contractor for the manufacture and installation of export cable for the Gode Wind 1 offs
VIDEO: Mumbai Nallahs Dredging
Cleantec Infra, an Indian company involved in mechanized cleaning of waterways, has just posted a video about the Mumbai Nallahs Dredging Program, undertaken by an amphibious dredging machine. The amphibious dredger, produced by Aquarius Systems, USA, is a highly unique machine designed for use in o
Statoil: Mariner Jacket Heads to North Sea
The steel jacket for the Statoil operated Mariner A platform on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) left the Spanish Dragados yard yesterday, 10 August, and is now on its way to the North Sea. Construction of the large platform sub-structure started in October 2013 and was completed in May this year, on
First Subsea Wraps Up Goliat FPSO Project
First Subsea has completed the installation of bend stiffener connections for gas lift and production risers, power cables and umbilicals, for the Goliat FPSO in the Norwegian Barents Sea. Operated by ENI Norge AS, the Goliat FPSO is the first offshore oil development in Norway’s Arctic region, in t
Oceanica Adds Two Lynx ROVs (Brazil)
Brazilian subsea engineering company, Oceanica, is expanding its Saab Seaeye ROV fleet with two new Lynx vehicles. According to the company, each Lynx will be used in conjunction with two new vessels being built for Oceanica’s growing Petrobras activities in the vast Brazilian oil fields. Head of RO
Harkand Revamps DSV Swordfish
Harkand has successfully completed the $10.5-million upgrade of its Gulf of Mexico based dive support vessel (DSV) Swordfish. The fully International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) compliant, ABS classed, 104 m long, DP2 DSV features a newly upgraded 15-man saturation diving system with a thr
WATCH: Navy Divers Detonate UXO Off Cape Wrath
A team from the Northern Diving Group is spending a fortnight at the north-western tip of the British Isles dealing with a rich haul of unexploded bombs. Each summer the bomb disposal experts from Faslane decamp to the ranges at Cape Wrath to get rid of high explosives peppering the seabed. The remo
Deep Down Swings to Profit
Deep Down reported net income of $0.2 million, or $0.01 income per fully diluted share, for the second quarter of 2015, compared to a net loss of $1.2 million, or $0.08 loss per diluted share for the second quarter of 2014. Revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 were $6.8 million, compared to
Huawei Boosts WACS Subsea Link
Huawei Marine has completed upgrades on the section from South Africa to Portugal and Portugal to United Kingdom of the West Africa Cable System (WACS) using Huawei Marine’s 100G transmission solution. With the length of the Digital Line Segment (DLS) between South Africa and Portugal beyond 11,450
PSA Greenlights Åsgard Pipelines and Subsea Production Facilities
Statoil has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) to use pipelines and subsea production facilities on the Åsgard field. Statoil is the operator of Åsgard in the central Norwegian Sea, in 200-300 metres of water. Åsgard comprises finds 6506/12-1 Smørbukk, 6506/12-3 Smørbu
Hudson CAG Meeting Next Week
The next meeting of the Hudson River PCBs Site Community (CAG) will take place on Thursday, August 20, 2015 at the Saratoga Town Hall (12 Spring Street, Schuylerville, NY, 12871). The Hudson River CAG represents interests that were identified in EPA’s April 2003 Draft Community Involvement Plan for
Galway Bay Ocean Observatory in Place
Through the combined effort of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), the Marine Institute and Commissioners of Irish Lights, the final piece of of the Galway Bay’s underwater ocean observatory equipment has been deployed. The ocean observatory will enable researchers and ocean energy d
Schlumberger Starts Campeche Seismic Campaign
Schlumberger has launched a new survey in the Campeche Basin expanding its Gulf of Mexico multiclient wide-azimuth seismic data portfolio. According to the company, the acquisition of the industry’s first multiclient wide-azimuth survey offshore Mexico will cover 80,000 sq km using two fleets of Wes