Neptune Energy Netherlands has awarded Sea Mar Shipping a three-year contract for its IRM vessel Sea Mar Splendid. In addition, the contract has two one-year options. The vessel and crew will support Neptune Energy with its IRM campaigns on the Dutch Continental Shelf from March 2019 until 2021. The
Ocean Infinity said it has located the wreck of the lost South Korean tanker, Stellar Daisy. The ship was located at a depth of 3461 meter in the South Atlantic Ocean, approximately 1800 nautical miles due west of Cape Town. Stellar Daisy sank on March 31, 2017, transporting iron ore from Brazil to
Subcon has completed multiple pipeline supports using its engineered solution. Support for the 32-inch TurkStream pipeline was required where the seabed transitioned from the continental shelf to deep water. Multiple grouted supports were installed at this location to reduce pipeline stresses during
The 15-month OPEC (Offshore Platform for Energy Competitiveness) feasibility project has produced a number of conclusions and recommendations which may be taken forward if further funding can be sourced. OPEC, explored the technical and economic feasibility of using large offshore floating platforms
Vår Energi has entered into a partnership with the Norwegian Carbon Capture & Storage Research Centre (NCCS) to enable fast track CCS technology development and deployment. The agreement has a total value of NOK 30 million over a six-year period. “This partnership complements Vår Energi’s research a
SubCom’s cable ship SubCom Reliance has completed the repair of two Tongan submarine cables. The Tonga Cable and the Tonga Domestic Cable were damaged on January 20, 2019. Upon notification of the break, SubCom Reliance was mobilized and completed the necessary repairs to both cables within eight da
ACE Winches Norge has strengthened its Scandinavian presence by relocating to the centre of Stavanger and with the appointment of a new sales and business development manager. Håvard Sæverud has over 20 years experience in applications engineering within the lifting, pulling and deploying sector and
Saab Seaeye said it has shown that underwater e-robotic vehicles can deepwater dock at remote sub-resident docking stations for data transfer, assignment instructions and battery charging. The company announced that its Sabertooth AUV/ROV vehicle can now dock in a safe and controlled manner at diffe
ECA Group has demonstrated the capability of performing a subsea inspection using its USV (unmanned surface vehicle) Inspector deploying a H300V type ROV (remotely operated vehicle) within a research and development program led by Total and TechnipFMC. During offshore operations ROVs are deployed fr
James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) has completed diving activities for Premier Oil UK. JFMS provided a nitrox diving spread utilising gravity-based launch and recovery systems (LARS) installed on the Balmoral floating production vessel (FPV), anchored 200km northeast of Aberdeen, in the Balmoral fi
Oceaneering has reported a net loss of $64.1 million, or 65 cents per share, for the three months ended December 31, 2018. The result compares with net profit of $173.6 million same time last year. During the prior quarter ended September 30, 2018, Oceaneering reported a net loss of $66 million, or
Searcher Seismic has completed the regional multi-client airborne gravity, gravity-gradiometry and magnetics survey covering the transition zone of the Gulf of Papua. The Roho survey covers approximately 60,700 square kilometres along the southern coast of PNG. The survey compliments several marine
ORIX has begun a seabed geological survey off the coast of Choshi, Japan with the aim of the feasibility study of an offshore wind power generation business. The company said it has obtained the consent of relevant local parties. ORIX will carry out an acoustic seabed survey in the waters off the Ch
Pipeshield International has secured a contract from DeepOcean to supply the scour protection for the East Anglia One offshore wind farm. Over 300 bespoke fronded concrete mattresses have been manufactured at the port of Great Yarmouth within close proximity of the deep water berth. Fronds are a den
