A British team of scientists and engineers has headed off to Antarctica for an ambitious scientific mission to collect water and sediment samples from Lake Ellsworth which is buried beneath three kilometers of solid ice. Using groundbreaking technology developed at the National Oceanography Centre,
Bibby Remote Intervention Limited (BRIL) has successfully completed a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) intervention project for Centrica Energy, worth around £900,000. BRIL is the latest division of Aberdeen-based subsea installation contractor, Bibby Offshore, and was established in late 2011 with t
Coastline Surveys Ltd (CSL) have completed three high resolution multi-beam hydrographic surveys in the Southern North Sea, using the latest generation R2SONIC 2024 combined with an IxBlue Octans MKIII Gyro / MRU and C-NAV 3050 RTK GPS positioning. The CSL survey vessel MV FlatHolm managed to comple
International oilfield services company, Expro, is opening a new facility in Aberdeen to enhance its growing well intervention business, following a strong annual global revenue increase to more than $1billion (£630 million). The site, in Howe Moss Avenue Dyce, will house Expro’s wireline, well inte
Fastnet Oil & Gas plc, an independent oil and gas exploration company, announced plans to conduct the biggest ever 3D seismic survey in the Celtic Sea, Independent.ie reports. The cost of the survey would be over EUR 20 million (26.1 mln USD), and the company will seek partners to jointly fund the s
Geo Networks Ltd (Geo), a leading fibre network provider, has announced the completion of the newest diverse optical fibre ring between the UK and Ireland, providing the most advanced, secure and reliable, high performance network between the two countries. Built in collaboration with our partners,
Recently, Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH (NSW) was awarded an order by TenneT TSO GmbH (TenneT), a German-based transmission network operator, to supply and install 2 x 8,5 kilometers of 155 kV AC submarine transmission cable system. The cable will provide the connection of the transformer platform
Faroe Petroleum, the independent oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, appraisal and production opportunities in the Atlantic margin, the North Sea and Norway, announces provisional exploration licence awards in the Dreki area on the Icelandic Continental Shelf in the Icelandic 2n
The Norwegian power grid operator Statnett, KfW IPEX-Bank on behalf of KfW and TenneT TSO GmbH, transmission system operator for the German North Sea region, have concluded a cooperation agreement to develop and construct a subsea cable between Germany and Norway. The high voltage direct current int
Fendercare Marine announces that it has received Full Membership accreditation from the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) following a recent audit. IMCA is the international trade association representing offshore, marine and underwater engineering companies. It is a respected voic
Recognised across the global subsea industry for its market leading leak detection capabilities, the OceanSENSE Leak Detection System has reinforced its cutting edge technology credentials by forging a new and discreet subsea application. Historically, the detection of seafloor cement returns during
MMT has conducted seabed surveys for BKK Nett AS, Norway. This was the first time MMT used its Mohican ROV fully equipped for geophysical survey. BKK Nett AS contracted MMT for seabed surveys that were conducted in October and November 2012. The 420 kV link between Modalen and Kollsnes is planned to
Subsea technology company, Ecosse Subsea Systems Ltd, (ESS) has seen revenue in the last financial year more than double to £4.85 million and forecasts turnover in the current year will pass the £6.5 million mark. The Aberdeen-based specialist engineering firm will post pre-tax profit of £600,000 to
Damen Shiprepair Den Helder (The Netherlands) was rewarded a contract for modification activities on the ‘Polarcus Adira’ operated by Dubai-based Polarcus, a company owning one of the biggest fleets of Seismic Vessels. Polarcus is operating an ultra-modern seismic fleet incorporating advanced mariti
