Operations & Maintenance
Alcatel-Lucent to Keep Subsea Cables Business
Alcatel-Lucent is to continue to operate its undersea cables business, Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks (ASN), as a wholly-owned subsidiary. According to the company, ASN will continue to execute its strategic roadmap, strengthen its position in submarine cable systems for telecom applications and
GoM Environmental Restoration Plans Released
NOAA and the other Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Trustees released 15-year environmental ecosystem restoration plans for the Gulf of Mexico in response to the April 20, 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion and spill. Implementing the plan will cost up to $8.8 billion. The explosion killed 1
Subsea 7 Job Axe Falls in Norway
Oil services company, Subsea 7, has decided to adjust its offshore workforce capacity in Norway after a continued decline in activity levels. According to Norwegian media reports, about 70 employees will lose their jobs, bringing it to a 37 per cent reduction of Subsea 7’s Norway offshore staff. The
Nord Stream Achieves Gas Transportation Milestone
Nord Stream celebrates having transported 100 billion cubic metres of Russian natural gas to the European Union. The pipeline’s transport capacity of 55 bcm per year can provide more than 10 percent of the current gas demand in the EU, making Nord Stream a key part of the European supply infrastruct
Wind Energy Industry’s Interest in Drones Boosts Cyberhawk’s Business
Cyberhawk Innovations, a specialist in aerial inspection and surveying using Remotely Operated Aerial Vehicles (ROAV), also known as UAVs or drones, has marked its busiest ever year in the renewables sector with the launch of a commercial scale inspection solution for wind turbine blades. This year,
Gasum Dumps Balticconnector Plan
Finnish gas operator, Gasum, has renounced its plans of constructing a regional LNG terminal in Southern Finland and the Balticconnector offshore pipeline between Finland and Estonia. Namely, on the basis of the studies Gasum has conducted, the Finngulf and Balticconnector projects are not regarded
TNEI launches Catapult marine energy studies
TNEI Services, a UK-based energy and environmental consultancy, has completed a series of studies on behalf of ORE Catapult regarding marine energy electrical architectures. Three reports have been produced that take a detailed look at marine energy converter components and how these place constrain
Fugro Bags Pemex Extension
Fugro (Mexico) in conjunction with, Diavaz, has been awarded an extension of the ongoing offshore geophysical and geotechnical campaign by the Mexican national oil company, PEMEX. Geotechnical field operations, laboratory testing and Geoconsulting activities will support exploration drilling activit
Mojo Maritime tests Mermaid
Mojo Maritime is testing its marine planning and risk optimisation tool called Mermaid prior to the planned launching at the end of October, 2015. Mermaid (Marine Economic Risk Management Aid) is an innovative software solution which simulates marine operations against historical weather and tidal d
EMGS Q3 Vessel Utilisation at 63 Pct
EMGS’ vessel utilisation, spent on contracted or multi-client data acquisition, came in at 63% for the third quarter 2015 compared with 69% in the corresponding period in 2014. For the first nine months this year, the vessel utilisation was 70%, the same as for the third quarter in 2014. In the thir
Sonardyne’s LBL Acoustic Network for Total’s Kaombo
French oil major Total and its project partners installed a Long BaseLine (LBL) acoustic positioning network, using the Sonardyne Fusion 6G technology, at Kaombo oil field offshore Angola. The campaign to deploy, calibrate and make ready for work the field-wide array of transponder frames, was compl
SOMS Hydrographic Survey Launched
A hydrographic survey of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS) was launched by the three littoral States – Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore – and the Malacca Straits Council of Japan at the Marina South Pier. This initiative was one of the key recommendations that arose from a study conducted
GC Rieber Amends Dolphin Deal
Norway’s GC Rieber Shipping has entered into an agreement with Dolphin Geophysical, as part of an overall restructuring agreement, to improve Dolphin’s competitiveness in a challenging market. Namely, GC Rieber Shipping will take early redelivery of the vessel Polar Duke, representing approx. USD 16
Fugro’s Vessel Delivers Middle East Maiden Project
Fugro Scout, the new 83-metre geotechnical drilling vessel, has completed its maiden project in the Middle East. Since its maiden project in the Persian Gulf it has been successfully deployed in the Arabian Sea and the Red Sea, completing several geotechnical and geophysical surveys. The vessel is c