Operations & Maintenance
SME to Deploy PLAT-Os at EMEC
Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) has signed a long term testing contract with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC). SME will be taking on one of the berths at the Fall of Warness tidal test site where it will deploy five PLAT-O systems in an array over the next two years. This array will host Sch
PLAT-O system anchors at EMEC
Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) has signed a long term testing contract with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC). SME has secured one of the berths at the Fall of Warness tidal test site where it will deploy five PLAT-O systems in an array over the next two years. This array will host Schottel
Halliburton Swings to Loss in Q1
Halliburton has reported a net loss of $643 million, or 76 cents per share, in the quarter, compared with a profit of $622 million, or 73 cents per share, in the year-earlier period. For the first three months of 2015 (Q1 2015), the company recorded an $823 million charge to cover asset writeoffs, i
Ennsub Secures SLF Boost
The Scottish Loan Fund (SLF) has invested up to £1.5 million of development capital in the subsea technology and engineering firm Ennsub Group. Established in 2012, Ennsub designs and engineers a range of specialist equipment including deepwater deployment systems, dedicated subsea pipeline products
China Builds Mother Ship for Rainbow Fish Submersible
China has kicked off a new project of building a mother vessel for a 11,000-meter manned submersible as part of the country’s deep-sea research program. The vessel, Zhang Jian, named after the founder of Shanghai Ocean University, will serve the manned submersible ‘Rainbow Fish’ which is capable of
AGR Wins DEA Norge Job
AGR has secured a well engineering and operational support services contract with DEA Norge. The contract covers support in well planning and operational execution and consultancy manpower to DEA’s drilling projects on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The contract includes HSEQ and environment
EGS Names RV ‘Geo Resolution’
The EGS management has gathered in Singapore to conduct the christening and blessing ceremony of the RV Geo Resolution, the latest addition to EGS’ fleet of deep water capable hydrographic and geophysical survey vessels. The ceremony has taken place at the Sembawang Shipyard, where the vessel was eq
ARENA grants USD 1 mln to Carnegie Wave
Carnegie Wave has received a payment from Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) in the amount of USD 1 mln (AUD 1.3 mln). The payment was received for the completion of onshore power plant at the Perth Wave Energy Project. In January, Carnegie received approximately USD 45.000 from Western Aust
Barbados looks to OTEC as energy source
Barbados could harness the energy from the ocean using ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) system in five years. Barbados’ Minister for Energy, Senator Darcy Boyce, said in front of the Senate that the necessary steps to develop OTEC plant will soon be taken, according to Loop News Service. The a
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (April 13 – April 19). Technip has been awarded a brownfield subsea contract for the Triton floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, operated by Dana Petroleum, located in the central
Subsea cable laid at Galway Bay test site
The 4 km subsea cable has been laid at Galway Bay, Ireland, as part of the development of Galway Bay Ocean Energy Test Site. The cable will supply power to the site and allow unlimited data transfer from the site for researchers testing innovative marine technology including renewable ocean energy d
Chevron Hires Norce Endeavour for Thailand Campaign
Solstad Offshore ASA has received confirmation from Chevron Offshore (Thailand) Ltd., Chevron Thailand Exploration and Production, Ltd. and Chevron Pattani Ltd. in Thailand for the 2016 Offshore Installation Campaign utilizing its DLB “Norce Endeavour”. DLB “Norce Endeavour” will install multiple ne
RV Celtic Explorer in First Trans-Atlantic Mapping Survey
The first trans-Atlantic mapping survey has been announced and it’s to take place under the Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance. The announcement was made by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney T.D., Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation,
PanGeo Subsea Wraps Up Welland Decommissioning Survey
PanGeo Subsea has successfully completed a survey for Perenco UK Limited for their Welland Gas field Decommissioning Programme. The workscope of the contract, first announced in March this year, included carrying out both SBI and multi-beam surveys on the Welland platform and three remote wellheads