Operations & Maintenance
Statoil: Mariner Jacket Heads to North Sea
The steel jacket for the Statoil operated Mariner A platform on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) left the Spanish Dragados yard yesterday, 10 August, and is now on its way to the North Sea. Construction of the large platform sub-structure started in October 2013 and was completed in May this year, on
Oceanica Adds Two Lynx ROVs (Brazil)
Brazilian subsea engineering company, Oceanica, is expanding its Saab Seaeye ROV fleet with two new Lynx vehicles. According to the company, each Lynx will be used in conjunction with two new vessels being built for Oceanica’s growing Petrobras activities in the vast Brazilian oil fields. Head of RO
Harkand Revamps DSV Swordfish
Harkand has successfully completed the $10.5-million upgrade of its Gulf of Mexico based dive support vessel (DSV) Swordfish. The fully International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) compliant, ABS classed, 104 m long, DP2 DSV features a newly upgraded 15-man saturation diving system with a thr
WATCH: Navy Divers Detonate UXO Off Cape Wrath
A team from the Northern Diving Group is spending a fortnight at the north-western tip of the British Isles dealing with a rich haul of unexploded bombs. Each summer the bomb disposal experts from Faslane decamp to the ranges at Cape Wrath to get rid of high explosives peppering the seabed. The remo
Stonehenge concludes Protean ocean testing
Stonehenge Metals has completed the functional ocean based testing of the fully assembled Protean wave energy converter. The testing showed that the Protean WEC functioned as anticipated and that it was responsive to wave motion even in very low wave height conditions, according to Stonehenge. Fabri
Deep Down Swings to Profit
Deep Down reported net income of $0.2 million, or $0.01 income per fully diluted share, for the second quarter of 2015, compared to a net loss of $1.2 million, or $0.08 loss per diluted share for the second quarter of 2014. Revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 were $6.8 million, compared to
Huawei Boosts WACS Subsea Link
Huawei Marine has completed upgrades on the section from South Africa to Portugal and Portugal to United Kingdom of the West Africa Cable System (WACS) using Huawei Marine’s 100G transmission solution. With the length of the Digital Line Segment (DLS) between South Africa and Portugal beyond 11,450
Ireland completes Galway Bay Ocean Observatory
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), the Marine Institute and Commissioners of Irish Lights have completed the construction of the Galway Bay underwater ocean observatory. The ocean observatory will enable the use of cameras, probes and sensors to permit continuous and remote live und
Wood Group Scores Pemex Contract
Wood Group has been awarded a three-year offshore engineering blanket order by PEMEX Procurement International for field development in Mexico’s Gulf of Mexico waters. The agreement, valued at up to US$28 million, encompasses deepwater and complex shallow water concept and basic engineering, and own
PSA Greenlights Åsgard Pipelines and Subsea Production Facilities
Statoil has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) to use pipelines and subsea production facilities on the Åsgard field. Statoil is the operator of Åsgard in the central Norwegian Sea, in 200-300 metres of water. Åsgard comprises finds 6506/12-1 Smørbukk, 6506/12-3 Smørbu
QED Naval starts Subhub testing
QED Naval has launched the Subhub operational model last week at Forth Estuary Engineering’s dock in Leith, UK. The Subhub tidal foundations platform is designed to commission, test, transport, install, and secure a mini array of wave and tidal turbines to the seabed. The crew finalized the setup of
McDermott Back in Black as Revenue Grows
Offshore EPCI player, McDermott, has reported second quarter 2015 net income of $11.5 million, or $0.04 per fully diluted share compared to a net loss of $7.4 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, in the prior-year quarter. Net of restructuring charges and one-time losses on the impairment and dispos
Galway Bay Ocean Observatory in Place
Through the combined effort of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), the Marine Institute and Commissioners of Irish Lights, the final piece of of the Galway Bay’s underwater ocean observatory equipment has been deployed. The ocean observatory will enable researchers and ocean energy d
Schlumberger Starts Campeche Seismic Campaign
Schlumberger has launched a new survey in the Campeche Basin expanding its Gulf of Mexico multiclient wide-azimuth seismic data portfolio. According to the company, the acquisition of the industry’s first multiclient wide-azimuth survey offshore Mexico will cover 80,000 sq km using two fleets of Wes