UK-based Rovco has completed a subsea cable survey and inspection for the offshore renewables test site, Wave Hub. The inspection programme included the first commercial trial of Rovco’s 3D visualisation technology to create scaled, high resolution models of subsea infrastructure with millimetre acc
Helix Energy Solutions’ well intervention vessel, Siem Helix 2, has completed the acceptance process and is on contract offshore Brazil. The vessel will be performing well intervention services under a multi-year contract with Petrobras. Owen Kratz, president and chief executive officer of Helix, sa
Wintershall, and its licence partners Petoro and Spirit Energy, have started production from the Maria field one year ahead of schedule. The original start up was planned for the fourth quarter of 2018. The early start up has reduced costs by more than 20%, with an expected final investment cost of
Transportation contractor Mar Train has completed a trial lift of the Subhub tidal platform to reduce the risks associated with the load out to the quayside at Harland & Wolff in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Norwegian offshore vessels provider GC Rieber Shipping and cabling specialist Nexans have agreed to extend the firm period of the charter for the construction support vessel Polar King for 11 months. The first time charter agreement announced in March 2016, was set for a fixed period of about 8.5 mo
Aker Solutions has secured subsea equipment orders from Aker BP for the Skogul and Valhall Flank West oil fields offshore Norway. Aker Solutions will deliver two subsea manifolds, a controls system and umbilicals for Skogul, which will be tied back to the North Sea Alvheim field. The company will al
Oslo-listed seismic contractor Polarcus has received a contract award for a 3D project in the Caribbean. The project will begin in Q2 2018, and it will last for two months. Polarcus will use its XArray methodology to optimize both data quality and acquisition efficiency, the company said. Polarcus X
Aberdeenshire-based Aleron Subsea has deployed AUXROV subsea system as a part of a wrecks salvage project in the Atlantic Ocean. Aleron’s AUXROV was selected by James Fisher Marine and Britannia’s Gold to assist with the salvage operation, targeting wrecks that were sunk during the WWI and WWII. Dur
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from December 11 – 17, 2017. SIMEC dives deeper in tidal sector by acquiring 50% of Atlantis International energy, infrastructure and natural resources group SIMEC has signed a conditional agreement with Atlantis Resour
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (December 10 – December 17). Aker BP has submitted the plans for development and operations (PDOs) for the Valhall Flank West, Ærfugl (formerly Snadd) and Skogul (formerly Storklakken) fields to the No
Schottel Hydro has decided to use smaller floating tidal energy platforms for the planned Bay of Fundy project in Canada.
The government of Scotland has reaffirmed its commitment to renewable energy by allocating multi-million funding amount for the low carbon innovation fund in a draft budget for the next year.
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) is looking for qualified individuals to provide technical assessment of the applications in the structural materials and manufacturing processes program.
Oceaneering has secured a contract by US Wind, Inc., a subsidiary of the Toto Holding Group, to conduct marine geophysical survey services starting in the second half of 2018 in support of US Wind’s new Maryland offshore wind project. Roderick A. Larson, president and chief executive officer of Ocea
