JFD has announced a strategic partnership with the Aquacentrum Den Helder, which combines submarine escape training, commercial diving training and recreational pools for public use within a single building. The partnership between JFD and Aquacentrum Den Helder will allow both new and existing subm
The Oil & Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC) is supporting projects worth more than £1.3 million which will see the University of Aberdeen’s Centre for Applied Dynamics Research (CADR) team develop new technologies for use in offshore drilling operations. OGIC has provided a total of £640,000 of co-fundin
Saipem’s pipelay vessel Castoro 10 (C10) is currently working off Rügen to tie together the two ends of the Nord Stream 2 pipe string laid last year on the seabed. According to Nord Stream 2 AG the two sections will be connected above water with a weld seam. In what is known as an Above-Water [&hell
Minesto has completed the test site infrastructure installations at the Holyhead Deep site off North Wales. After installing the upgraded infrastructure, the site is ready for installation and commissioning of Minesto’s DG500 kite system. After a period of maintenance and upgrade, the microgrid syst
China based offshore and subsea solutions company, COOEC Offshore and international oilfield services company Expro have formed international Riserless Well Intervention (RWI) alliance. The formal exclusive agreement allows both companies to expand its capabilities and resources. Expro has recently
Heerema Marine Contractors has secured foundation installation contract from Ørsted for the 900MW Greater Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind farms in Taiwan. The Greater Changhua offshore wind projects consist of four sites in the Taiwan Strait. Danish offshore wind developer Ørsted obtained site exclu
Shell Australia is planning to undertake the factory 3D marine seismic survey within the Browse and Bonaparte Basin offshore Western Australia. The factory 3D MSS will comprise acquisition of approximately 3,750 km2 of 3D seismic data in Exploration Permits AC/P65, AC/P41, WA-534-P, and a very small
Providence Resources and the partners within Standard Exploration Licence (SEL) 1/11 have received permission from the Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment to undertake a survey over the Barryroe field. Under the permission the company will undertake
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Mermaid Maritime’s Middle East and South East Asian business units have secured subsea contracts with a combined total value of approximately USD 7.4 million. The first part of work, starting in the third quarter of 2019, involves use of a Mermaid air dive system and a light work-class remotely oper
ConocoPhillips Australia and its joint venture partners SK E&S Australia and Santos have proposed to develop the Barossa gas field, located in Commonwealth Waters approximately 300 kilometers north-west of Darwin. The development includes bringing gas and condensate from subsea wells to a floating p
Strategic Robotic Systems (SRS) has been selected by the United States Navy to procure the company’s FUSION unmanned underwater vehicle. The Navy will use the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) for its future explosive ordnance disposal (EOD). According to SRS, initial deliveries under the 5-year contr
Avaroa Cable has passed the halfway mark in manufacture of the 3600km Manatua Cable, connecting Samoa and Tahiti with branches to Niue, Cook Island and Bora Bora. The fibre optic cable, its six branches for landings across Polynesia and the 32 repeaters, are being manufactured in a specialist facili
DOF Subsea has won a contract to decommission subsea infrastructure within the UKCS sector. The work will take place in Q3, 2019, DOF Subsea informed. The works will be undertaken by the Skandi Skansen vessel together with DOF owned AHTS vessels. Skandi Skansen is an anchor handling vessel designed
