Operations & Maintenance
Subsea 7 Bags $250M Extension for 3 PLSVs in Brazil
Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract extensions for three pipelay support vessels (PLSVs) currently on long-term day-rate contracts offshore Brazil. These extensions have a combined value of approximately USD 250 million, the Oslo-listed firm said on Friday. The firm contract periods for the Seven W
VIDEO: Ocean Infinity SeaWorker ASVs on Sea Trials
The final sea trials of the SeaWorker autonomous vessels have taken place in the Solent before mobilisation to Ocean Infinity’s mothership, the Seabed Constructor. Ocean Infinity will use the ASVs for positioning and monitoring of the HUGIN 6000 autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) as part of wide
Boskalis to Use Gap EOD’s Tech for Borssele Zone UXO Hunt
Gap Explosive Ordnance Detection (EOD) has invented the technology for Dutch dredging giant Boskalis to find the unexploded munitions from WWII in the Borssele Wind Farm Zone in the North Sea. The project is part of a multi-million dollar deal between Fugro and Boskalis for the Dutch transmissions s
Ireland releases first national GHG mitigation plan
The government of Ireland has published its first statutory National Mitigation Plan outlining steps to transition Ireland to a low carbon, climate resilient and environmentally sustainable economy by 2050.
Final Culzean Jacket in Place
The jacket for the utility & living quarter platform (ULQ) has been installed on the high pressure, high temperature (HPHT) Culzean development field, Heerema Fabrication Group informed through social media. The third and the final jacket follows the installation of the central processing facility (
WES launches wave knowledge library
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has launched a new online library that offers over 100 documents stemming from its wave energy research and development program.
Port of Koverhar Receives First Nord Stream 2 CWC Pipes
The first concrete weight coated (CWC) pipes for the planned 1,200-kilometer Nord Stream 2 twin pipelines arrived today by rail at the Port of Koverhar in Hanko, Finland. Approximately 200 kilometers of CWC pipes will be transported by train to Koverhar between mid-July and the third quarter of 2017
Prysmian Taps Canyon Offshore for North Sea Link Trenching
Aberdeen-based Canyon Offshore has been awarded a contract for the provision of offshore cable trenching services on the North Sea Link Interconnector. The 1.400MW subsea HVDC system with cables linking the UK and Norway when complete will be the world’s longest submarine interconnector. The multi-m
A&P Group makes Great Yarmouth appointments
Ship repair and marine specialist A&P Group has named two managers to deliver its new strategic partnership with Peel Ports Group in Great Yarmouth.
Cherbourg tidal assembly plant set for construction start
Naval Energies will officially launch the construction of a purpose-built tidal turbine assembly facility at Cherbourg Port in two days.
OGA Offers More Insight Into UKCS Data
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) is continuing to make more and more data openly available in an effort to help revitalise exploration of oil and gas in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). The latest data release follows the publication of a suite of subsurface data packages in June related to undevelop
Kongsberg K-MATE Autonomy Controller for New USV-AUV Platform
Kongsberg Maritime has received the first order for K-MATE, its latest marine robotics innovation. K-MATE, an autonomous surface vehicle control system, will be integrated with SEA-KIT, a new class of Maritime Autonomous Surface Vessel being built by UK manufacturer, Hushcraft. SEA-KIT is an USV tha
Naval Energies recovers second Paimpol-Bréhat turbine
Naval Energies has retrieved the second tidal turbine that was deployed off Brittany in France as part of Paimpol-Bréhat tidal array demonstration project.
IMCA and DMAC to Hold Diving Seminar/Workshop in September
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) and the Diving Medical Advisory Committee (DMAC) are staging a two-day IMCA Diving Seminar and DMAC Workshop in London on September 25-26, 2017 that should present a number of topics of interest to the global offshore diving community. The even