Eni has installed and activated the Inertial Sea Wave Energy Converter (ISWEC) production unit, capable of converting energy generated by waves into electricity, in Ravenna, Italy. The pilot plant was installed at the Ravenna offshore site by Eni’s Central Northern District and has been integrated i
Oceanographic equipment developed by underwater technology company Sonardyne will be used as part of a $2-million scientific study of disruptive ocean currents in the US Gulf of Mexico. The multi-year deployment, led by the University of Rhode Island (URI)’s Graduate School of Oceanography, will mon
Two Royal Australian Navy (RAN) ships have finalized the underwater search for World War II destroyer HMAS Vampire I off the Sri Lankan coast, with the wreck’s final resting place still unknown. HMAS Vampire I sank during a Japanese air raid in April 1942, but the ship’s precise location has never b
Proserv has agreed a sale of its drilling services business (TIC) to pressure control systems specialist C-Automation. The divested business will now trade as C-Automation Services. Scott Shugart, president, Drilling Controls at Proserv, said: “Following a strategic review of our portfolio, providin
Rovco has formed a partnership with Drexel Marine Petroleum Services in Egypt. The deal should see the Bristol-based company offer its subsea services to companies in Egypt, as part of a plan to increase business in the region over the next five years. Through the strategic alliance with Drexel Mari
Solstad Offshore has been awarded a contract by Ophir Thailand to perform the offshore installation of the Bualuang Charlie wellhead platform structure as part of the Bualuang Phase 4B development project. The project is located in the Gulf of Thailand and comprises the installation of a bridged-lin
Telford Offshore has been awarded multiple pipelaying and construction services contracts by Mexican company Protexa, which is chartering three of its DP3 multi-purpose vessels for a combined period of approximately 400 days. The vessels will be deployed on a shallow-water engineering, procurement,
ION Geophysical Corporation has started a new 2D multi-client reimaging program off the Pacific coast of Central America. The Maya Reprocessing program covers unexplored open acreage that has not had E&P activity in 40 years. Previous exploration wells along the margin suggest the presence of an act
Nova Scotia’s efforts to explore the energy potential in the Minas Passage will now have the benefit of a new report – Lessons Learned: Marine Operations in the Minas Passage – which documents the critical information learned from working in the challenging conditions of the world’s most powerful ti
Shearwater GeoServices has secured a contract for a 4D seismic survey at the Troll Unit by Equinor, to be conducted this summer. The Troll Unit survey will last for approximately two months, the company informed. The survey will be conducted by the Amazon Conqueror using Shearwater’s Isometrix syste
Jan De Nul has been awarded a framework deal by TenneT for repairs of offshore high-voltage cables in the German Bight. The scope entails repairs of all TenneT’s existing HVAC cable systems connecting individual wind farms to the offshore convertor stations or directly to the onshore grid, as well a
Transmission system operator TenneT has awarded Jan De Nul with a framework agreement for repairs of TenneT’s offshore high-voltage cables in the German Bight. Under the terms of the agreement, Jan De Nul will mobilize in the event of high-voltage cable system faults or failures within the contractu
Transmission system operator TenneT has awarded Jan De Nul with a framework agreement for repairs of TenneT’s offshore high-voltage cables in the German Bight. Under the terms of the agreement, Jan De Nul will mobilize in the event of high-voltage cable system faults or failures within the contractu
Frontera Offshore is due to begin Amoca-Mitzon cable lay scope offshore Mexico for Sapura Energy in April of 2019. To remind, earlier this month Frontera, in cooperation with Maritime Developments Ltd. (MDL), announced a cable lay scope won from Sapura Energy for Eni Amoca Miztón project offshore Me
