Operations & Maintenance
Norfolk Marine Completes Robin Rigg Survey for E.ON
Norfolk Marine’s survey vessel, the Norfolk Swift, has completed bathymetric survey work for E.ON at Robin Rigg offshore wind farm. The Robin Rigg wind farm was constructed by E.ON in the Solway Firth, offshore Scotland. The company previously conducted the same type of work at E.ON’s Scroby Sands o
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (May 23 – May 29). Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract by Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL), for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of the Beatrice wind farm tu
James Fisher charters Polar Onyx for UK job
GC Rieber Shipping has secured a cable lay charter with James Fisher Marine Services for the vessel Polar Onyx which will be used for operations at Wave Hub test site, off Cornwall.
IMCA Revises Guidance for Safe and Efficient ROV Ops
International Marine Contractors Association’s (IMCA) has published its latest revision of the ‘Guidance for the safe and efficient operation of remotely operated vehicles’ (IMCA R 004 Rev 4). “The guidance provides a pertinent reference document for the safe and efficient offshore operations of rem
Atlantis posts $3.1 million profit in 2015
Atlantis Resources has reported a pre-tax profit of S$4.3 million ($3.1 million) in 2015, an increase of S$20.5 million ($15 million) on the prior year’s loss.
French Vessel Joins Search for EgyptAir Flight MS804
French naval vessel departed from Porto Vecchio on Tuesday to join the search for the missing EgyptAir flight MS804 in the Mediterranean Sea. According to France’s accident investigation agency BEA, the Laplace vessel, equipped with detection equipment, will search for the plane’s black box recorder
Sulzer and FMC Technologies Team Up for Shell’s Subsea Pump
Sulzer and FMC Technologies have received a subsea multiphase boosting pump contract to upgrade one of the pumping modules in Shell’s Parque das Conchas, a deepwater oil field off the coast of Brazil. According to Sulzer, the pump modifications suit the specifics of the oil field with a high shut-in
FORCE gets busy in the Bay of Fundy
Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) and its partners are entering a period of frequent and ongoing activity at locations in the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia.
James Fisher Charters Polar Onyx
GC Rieber Shipping, has landed a cable lay charter with James Fisher Marine Services for the vessel Polar Onyx for services in the British sector. According to the Norwegian offshore vessels provider, the charter starts immediately and with options may last in excess of one month. Prior to this char
VIDEO: OpenHydro tidal turbine construction & deployment
OpenHydro, a DCNS company based in Ireland, has released a video showcasing its tidal energy turbine technology.
Oceanus 2 testing shows progress
Seatricity has informed that the Oceanus 2 wave energy device trial is going well as the device has demonstrated its capacity to self-start without the need for priming.
DeepOcean Starts Trenching Works Off Abu Dhabi
DeepOcean has been awarded a contract for the provision of post-lay trenching of a 42-km power cable from the shore to offshore United Arabic Emirates. According to the company, the post-lay trenching works have now started offshore Abu Dhabi, and will be performed by DeepOcean’s recently upgraded T
Boskalis in Multi-Year Subsea IRM Campaign for Maersk Oil
Boskalis Subsea Services has been awarded a subsea IRM contract by Maersk Oil for the provision of air and saturation diving services from 2016 to 2019. The framework agreement includes the two yearly inspection campaigns of the subsea structures of the 40 production platforms in the Danish sector o
Bibby Offshore Secures Apache North Sea Contract
Bibby Offshore has won a contract with Apache North Sea to provide subsea construction, ROV and diving services at the North Sea oil field. The contract, due to begin this month, will utilise Bibby Offshore’s multi role diving support vessel the Bibby Topaz, equipped with an inspection class ROV, th