Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, has unveiled the ship’s bell retrieved from the recently discovered Franklin Expedition shipwreck, HMS Erebus. The initial discovery of a ship belonging to the Franklin Expedition, made by side-scan sonar towed fr
FMC Technologies has appointed a new member to its Board of Directors. The new director is Peter Oosterveer, Chief Operating Officer of Fluor Corporation. Fluor Corporation is a FORTUNE 500 company that delivers engineering, procurement, construction, maintenance, and project management to governmen
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (November 03 – November 09). The safe installation of the 6,500 tonne structure by the deepwater construction vessel Aegir marks the beginning of the Project’s major installation campaign in the
Norwegian broadcaster NRK today reported that Aker Solutions’ fabrication yard in Egersund, Norway, will be letting 1,500 temporary workers go after the new year. Aker Solutions stated that while it is common practice at the yard to adjust the temporary workforce to existing activity levels, no deci
Seatronics’ remotely operated vehicle (ROV), the Predator, has successfully verified the identity of lost treasure liner, the S.S. Connaught, off the Northeast coast of the USA. The Predator was deployed in a subsea mission organised and led by Endurance Exploration Group. Seatronics’ Predator ROV w
As part of their testing programmes at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland, Alstom’s tidal devices have now generated over 1GWh of electricity, in actual operating conditions, to the Scottish grid. Alstom’s 1MW tidal turbine, deployed in 2013 as part of the ReDAPT project, a
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council has released its S87F report on the application to leave the remains of the wreck in place on Otaiti (Astrolabe). The report recommends that, provided key issues can be adequately addressed through the consent process, including consideration of cultural concerns,
DOF Subsea Australia has secured a contract for subsea installation job at the Tui Area oil project, located offshore Taranaki Basin, New Zealand. The activities to tie Pateke-4H back to the Umuroa FPSO as a producer are planned for Q1 2015 with first oil forecast for Q2 2015. Work is ongoing to det
Emerson has acquired the Paine Electronics business from Paine Electronics, LLC, which will become part of Emerson Process Management. Paine Electronics, a manufacturer of pressure transducers, is recognized worldwide for its pressure and temperature instrumentation used in some of the most challeng
An endeavor to employ a suite of oceanographic research instruments to find downed World War II aircraft and the remains of troops listed as missing in action for nearly 70 years are the subject of a film by camera maker GoPro and the CBS. Supported by a grant from the Office of Naval Research, Scri
Primeline Energy Holdings Inc. has confirmed the financing for its share of the costs of the LS36-1 gas field development. The LS36-1 gas field is located in 84m of water in the East China Sea about 150km from the major city Wenzhou. The field was discovered by Primeline and has been developed by CN
More than two thousand mounds of asphalt harbouring a wealth of deep-water creatures have been discovered up to two kilometres deep, off the coast of Angola. In a study, scientists at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have been examining the images and data captured at the site to build an intr
James Fisher Defence (JFD), the subsea operations and engineering company, has been awarded a contract by the Commonwealth of Australia for the long-term provision of the Royal Australia Navy’s (RAN) submarine escape and rescue capability for the next five years, plus options through to 2024. The Ja
National Hyperbaric Centre has completed work on their new Singapore facility. The new centre is now running NHC’s range of training courses, and it will begin Auditing and Consulting services in the New Year to support subsea and diving contractors in the region. The expansion into this region is i
