SpeedCast, a satellite communications service provider, has been awarded a multi-year contract from EMAS AMC, EMAS’ subsea construction services division. SpeedCast will provide satellite network connectivity for a total of 12 of EMAS AMC’s vessels, which perform a wide variety of missions including
PartnerTech AB has signed a framework agreement covering production and assembly of subsea products for Aker Solutions, a global provider of products, systems and services to the oil and gas industry. The agreement covers PartnerTech’s product development, subsea electronics, high-precision machinin
Gardline’s Marine Wildlife Department has successfully completed the marine mammal mitigation work for the Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm. The wind farm will be located 8 km off the East Yorkshire coast and will have 73 turbines, with a capacity of up to 219 MW. Gardline worked closely with E.ON,
Global Marine has been awarded a third contract to extend the Tampnet offshore fibre optic network with a new cable linking offshore platforms in the Southern North Sea. This latest signing follows Global Marine’s successful installation of the previous phases of the North Sea project, using cable s
BMT Scientific Marine Services (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has been selected by Saipem to supply the riser integrity monitoring systems for the Lula Norte and Lula Extremo Sul developments in the Santos Basin Pre-Salt Region, Brazil’s largest sedimentary basin. Riser integrity monitoring s
MBARI researchers aboard the R/V Rachel Carson discovered an apparently old, large jet engine in Monterey Bay while conducting a seafloor survey 17 miles from Moss Landing, California. During the survey, remotely operated vehicle (ROV) pilot Mike Burczynski observed a large sonar signal. He maneuver
JDR has won a contract for the design and manufacture of a hybrid power steel umbilical from Wintershall Noordzee B.V. This umbilical will be deployed to the Ravn field development in the North Sea. JDR’s scope of work includes delivery of an 18.2 km umbilical which will provide power and control, c
Unique Maritime Group, an integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solutions provider, has named Steve MacMillan as the Global Project Director for its Diving Division and the Global QHSE Director. He will be based at UMG’s head office in Sharjah, UAE. MacMillan’s main responsibilities will focus on m
TenneT has established a new Offshore Netherlands department dedicated to the development of an offshore electricity grid in the Dutch part of the North Sea. In June of this year, Minister Kamp of Economic Affairs took the guiding decision to appoint TenneT as the sole operator of the offshore elect
Substantial volumes of oil and gas remain in the subsurface of the Danish North Sea, but recovering them is technically complex and requires work above and below water. Dan Bravo Rationalisation, a challenging three-year project that has reached its midway point, is an example of the complex subsurf
During the first week of November the world’s leaders in marine renewable energy development will embark on Halifax for the 5th International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE). This will be the first time ICOE has been held outside of Europe, a major accomplishment for Canada that presents new oppor
The EU Commission has welcomed the announcement made today by the Norwegian government to licence the construction of two subsea cables linking Norway to Germany and UK. The two 1400 MW subsea cables will enable the three countries to exchange electricity and use the Norwegian hydropower potential.
Today, the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has granted Statnett licences to construct interconnectors to Germany and the UK. These projects have thus taken an important step closer to realisation. “We are very pleased that the Ministry has now issued licences for the two planned subsea ca
Rosneft has finished performing comprehensive geophysical exploration, including seismic data acquisition 3D and gravimagnetic survey on the West-Prinovozemelsky licensed site on the continental shelf of the Barents Sea. The scope of work totaled 2.8 thousand square km. The specialized scientific re
