Operations & Maintenance
Re-opening of Dean Quarry raises environmental concerns
Plans to extract rock for the construction of the proposed Swansea Bay tidal lagoon from Dean Quarry has raised concerns over the potential impact it could have on marine conservation area. The developer of Swansea Bay tidal lagoon, Tidal Lagoon Power, plans to re-open Dean Quarry in order to extrac
Go Phoenix to Pull Out from MH370 Search
The search for missing Malaysian Airline MH370 has now covered more than 48,000 square kilometers of the seafloor. The search area has been expanded beyond the original 60,000 square kilometre search area to cover up to 120,000 square kilometres and has been modified to enable continuous search oper
Polarcus, NAMCOR Ink MoU
Polarcus and the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that aims to assist with the exploration and development of Namibia’s offshore petroleum resources. Under the terms of the MOU, Polarcus will provide 3D/4D marine seismic acquisition a
Reach Subsea Slumps to Loss
Norwegian contractor, Reach Subsea, has plunged to a loss in the first quarter 2015 as its results were hit by weak market and low vessel utilisation. The Oslo-listed company booked a net loss of NOK 9.2 million ($1.2 million) for the period, compared to profit of NOK 3.8 million (approx. $0.5 milli
W&T Makes New Discovery in GoM
W&T Offshore, Inc. announced a new discovery at Ewing Banks 910 and first production from the SS #6 well at Mississippi Canyon Medusa field, both in the deepwater of the Gulf of Mexico. W&T made a new discovery at Ewing Banks 910 with the drilling and evaluation of the Ewing Banks 910 A-5 ST well. T
Seatronics Adds Neptune’s Leak Detection Systems
Seatronics has signed a rental agreement with Neptune Oceanographics for Neptune’s leak detection systems. Neptune, active in subsea leak detection since 1999, provides systems that will, according to Seatronics, complement its current offerings and reinforce its position at the forefront of the mar
OneSubsea Scoops $330 Mln Contract Off North Africa
OneSubsea, a Cameron and Schlumberger company, has been awarded a subsea production systems contract totaling more than $330 million for a gas project offshore North Africa. Under the new contract, the scope of supply for the 13-well development includes subsea production equipment, tooling, and ins
EMEC, CENSIS to aid development of new sensor technologies
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and CENSIS (Innovation Centre for Sensor and Imaging Systems) have joined forces to support innovation and development of new sensor technologies. By helping innovative sensor technologies develop through technology readiness levels (TRL) and providing indepe
Huisman Buys into Fistuca
Huisman and the management of Fistuca BV have reached an agreement on the participation of Huisman as shareholder and investor in Fistuca BV. Fistuca is developing, according to the company, a revolutionary new pile driving technology, BLUE Piling Technology. Fistuca believes that this new technique
GC Rieber Sells CSV Polar Prince
GC Rieber Shipping has entered into an agreement to sell its multi-functional DP2 construction support vessel CSV Polar Prince. The vessel is designed in-house and was built by the Norwegian Flekkefjord Yard in 1999. The 94 meters long vessel has since its delivery been used for inspection, maintena
U.S. Orders Plains to Clean Up Oil Spill
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Coast Guard issued a joint federal Clean Water Act order to ensure the cleanup of heavy crude oil leaked from a pipeline near Refugio State Beach, Santa Barbara County, Calif. The order requires Plains Pipeline, the pipeline owner and opera
Bureau Veritas Sets Standards for Marine Renewable Energy
Bureau Veritas has published a set of guidelines, NI 603, intended to help the development of current and tidal turbines. The guidelines are backed by a separate guide to certification for marine renewable energy devices including tidal turbines, wave energy converters and ocean thermal energy conve
Bureau Veritas: New guide to boost current and tidal turbines
Bureau Veritas has published a new guide, NI 603 Current and Tidal Turbines, intended to help the development of current and tidal turbines. The guidelines are backed by a separate guide to certification for marine renewable energy devices including tidal turbines, wave energy converters and ocean t
UTEC NCS Wraps Up West African AUV Ops
UTEC NCS Survey, an Acteon company, has recently completed three months of AUV operations for a number of Saipem projects located in West Africa. UTEC NCS performed pre-lay and as-laid surveys using their Gavia AUV systems on the Mafumeira and Litchendjili fields, offshore Angola and Congo. Using on