Global Marine, a part of the Global Marine Group, has completed two fibre optic cable installations, bringing connectivity to two UK North Sea and two Norwegian sector oil and gas platforms. The projects, awarded to Global Marine by Tampnet, are designed to further enhance inter oil-field communicat
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has scheduled a webinar to provide stakeholders in marine power and storage more information about evolving water power-relevant capabilities at its research facilities.
Ocean Yield has entered into a contract for extension of the charter for the vessel “Connector” for a firm period up to and including September 30, 2018. The charter has further extension option for a period up to and including November 19, 2018. The vessel will continue to carry out cable lay opera
ASV Global and TerraSond have completed a hydrographic survey for charting off the coast of Alaska. The 10,649km survey was carried out by an ASV Global C-Worker 5 unmanned vessel alongside the Q105 survey ship acting as the mother vessel. Fitted with a multibeam echosounder, the C-Worker 5 carried
iSURVEY has completed a pioneering project for A/S Norske Shell, which took place as part of the company’s Scarabeo 8 drilling campaign. As a part of the campaign, the company utilized iSURVEY’s survey support remotely from its Oslo headquarter. This marks the first time remote positioning has been
Reach Subsea has bounced back to quarterly profit for the period ended June 30, 2018, as revenues hiked on increased activity against the same quarter last year. For the second quarter 2018, the Norwegian contractor booked profit of NOK 4.8 million on revenues of NOK 191 million, versus net loss of
DOF Subsea, a subsidiary of DOF Group, reported loss in the second quarter of 2018 of NOK 292 million ($35 million), compared to profit of NOK 88 million ($10.5 million) in the corresponding period in 2017. First-half result for 2018 came out negative, with net loss of NOK 112 million ($13.4 million
Ocean Power Technologies said it has shipped its PB3 PowerBuoy to Ravenna, Italy for Eni deployment and use in its subsea operations. OPT will also provide to Eni deployment support, remote data collection and monitoring. Since signing in March 2018, OPT and Eni have attained several key milestones
The representative body of the Scottish renewable energy industry – Scottish Renewables – has welcomed the tidal energy generation milestone achieved by Scotrenewables Tidal Power, stating it paves the way for marine energy to become a mainstream part of Scotland’s energy mix.
The International Network on Offshore Renewable Energy (INORE) has launched a call for collaborative research projects as part of the Ocean Energy Systems-backed Blue Energy Collaborative Scholarships initiative.
Saipem has secured a contract for Phase 2 of the ExxonMobil-led Liza development offshore Guyana, awarded by Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), an affiliate of ExxonMobil. This contract follows from the contract awarded to Saipem in 2017 for Liza Phase 1. Following engineering a
Shearwater GeoServices has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the marine seismic acquisition assets and operations of WesternGeco, the geophysical services product line of Schlumberger. Shearwater will own and operate a fleet of 14 seismic vessels offering a full range of acquisition ser
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has awarded Wiking Helikopter Service with a multi-year contract to support maintenance operations at the Beatrice offshore wind farm in Scotland, which will comprise 84 Siemens Gamesa 7MW turbines.
OceanGate Expeditions has selected Island Offshore as its preferred partner for deep sea exploration. As part of the agreement, a vessel from Island Offshore’s fleet of subsea construction and accommodation vessels will be used as the primary topside support vessel for the 2019 Titanic Survey Expedi
