Operations & Maintenance
Clinton Names Lead Geophysicist
Sweden’s Clinton Marine Survey AB has appointed Robin Dymlind as the company’s lead geophysicist at its Gothenburg office. According to Clinton, Dymlind will be responsible for the company’s processing department. Dymlind has over 9 years of background in marine offshore surveys and has worked as ge
Ports play important role in marine energy developments
Small and medium sized ports (SMPs) have a triple role to play in marine energy developments, it was concluded at BEPPo project’s conference. The Port of Oostende organised the BEPPo (Blue Energy Production in Ports) conference ‘Ports as hubs for marine renewable energy projects’ at the Greenbridge
TGS, Thalassa in Barents Seismic Deal
Norwegian seismic player, TGS, has inked a deal with BVI-based Thalassa Holdings for a new seismic data acquisition in the Norwegian Barents Sea. Both companies, TGS’ and WGP Survey, Thalassa Holdings’ subsidiary, announced plans for further work in 2015 after wrapping up 2014’s multi-client/proprie
Recruitment Begins for Dudgeon OWF O&M Base
The first seven employment opportunities for managers and engineers to be based from the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm O&M base in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk have been posted on the Statoil website, Statoil being the operator for both the construction and operational phases of this 402MW offshore power pl
APTelecom to Market MENA Cable
APTelecom has been engaged by Middle East and North Africa Submarine Cable System (MENA-SCS) to assist with international sales and the commercialization of a new submarine cable system known as MENA Cable, connecting Europe to Middle East and India. The MENA cable system is independent of other bui
SME to Deploy PLAT-Os at EMEC
Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) has signed a long term testing contract with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC). SME will be taking on one of the berths at the Fall of Warness tidal test site where it will deploy five PLAT-O systems in an array over the next two years. This array will host Sch
PLAT-O system anchors at EMEC
Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) has signed a long term testing contract with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC). SME has secured one of the berths at the Fall of Warness tidal test site where it will deploy five PLAT-O systems in an array over the next two years. This array will host Schottel
Ennsub Secures SLF Boost
The Scottish Loan Fund (SLF) has invested up to £1.5 million of development capital in the subsea technology and engineering firm Ennsub Group. Established in 2012, Ennsub designs and engineers a range of specialist equipment including deepwater deployment systems, dedicated subsea pipeline products
AGR Wins DEA Norge Job
AGR has secured a well engineering and operational support services contract with DEA Norge. The contract covers support in well planning and operational execution and consultancy manpower to DEA’s drilling projects on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The contract includes HSEQ and environment
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (April 13 – April 19). Technip has been awarded a brownfield subsea contract for the Triton floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, operated by Dana Petroleum, located in the central
Subsea cable laid at Galway Bay test site
The 4 km subsea cable has been laid at Galway Bay, Ireland, as part of the development of Galway Bay Ocean Energy Test Site. The cable will supply power to the site and allow unlimited data transfer from the site for researchers testing innovative marine technology including renewable ocean energy d
RV Celtic Explorer in First Trans-Atlantic Mapping Survey
The first trans-Atlantic mapping survey has been announced and it’s to take place under the Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance. The announcement was made by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney T.D., Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation,
PanGeo Subsea Wraps Up Welland Decommissioning Survey
PanGeo Subsea has successfully completed a survey for Perenco UK Limited for their Welland Gas field Decommissioning Programme. The workscope of the contract, first announced in March this year, included carrying out both SBI and multi-beam surveys on the Welland platform and three remote wellheads
Goliat FPSO Comes to Hammerfest
Eni Norge’s Goliat FPSO has arrived in Hammerfest, Norway, today from South Korea after a 63-day voyage covering 15,608 nautical miles. The cylindrical floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) facility will now undergo final preparations for the first oil production from the Barents Sea.