Operations & Maintenance
Subsea 7 Gets Persephone Job Offshore Australia
Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract by Woodside Energy for the Persephone Work Pack 2 Fabrication, Subsea Installation and Diving Services project, offshore Australia. The Persephone Project consists of two wells tied into a subsea production manifold with production fluids transported to the exist
Image of the day: Tocardo’s T1 turbine array
Tocardo’s array of three T1 tidal turbines being prepared for the installation in the morning of January 23, 2015. The array was deployed at the sluice gate of Afsluitdijk, Den Oever on the same day. The turbines can be uni or bi directional, and their capacity is 42 – 98 kW. The official opening is
Port of Cherbourg Extended for Marine Renewables
The extension to the port of Cherbourg, as part of the Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) deployment project, has been officially approved. The aim of this project is to capture the undersea turbine market while also taking up some activity in the manufacturing and logistics aspects of the offshore wind
VIDEO: MH370 Towfish Trials
The search for missing Malaysian Airline has now covered over 22,000 square kilometres of the seafloor, which is around 36 per cent of the priority search area. Assuming no other significant delays with vessels, equipment or from the weather, the current underwater search area may be largely complet
Cherbourg port to be extended for MRE projects
The official document has been signed authorizing the extension of the port of Cherbourg into the main roadstead as part of the marine renewables energy (MRE) project. This represents a successful conclusion to the efforts made by French state, PNA (Ports of Normandy Authority) and the Cherbourg Urb
Nexans Narrows Losses
Nexans has ended 2014 with a net attributable loss of 168 million euros, compared with a 333 million euro net loss in 2013. According to the company, the loss is mainly because of the recognition of a non-recurring 197 million euro net asset impairment, notably for goodwill in Australia, North Ameri
VIDEO: Kongsberg Underwater Noise Monitoring
The Marine Safety Framework Direcitve (MSFD) will soon require EU Member States to have strategies in place for monitoring and, where necessary, mitigating underwater noise. Kongsberg Maritime has designed and developed underwater monitoring systems, such as Seaglider, AMBS and RUNES. Seaglider is d
Aker Solutions Profit Rises
Aker Solutions revenue rose 21 percent to NOK 9.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2014 from a year earlier, helped by strong progress on major projects across the global business. Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) climbed to NOK 557 million in the quarter from NOK 486 million a year earlier
EMGS Sells Barents Sea Data
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS), a provider of EM technology to the offshore market, announced a sale from its multi-client library in the Barents Sea. The company will receive uplift revenues of USD 2.5 million related to the licensing round for mature areas on the Norwegian continental shel
FMC Technologies Axes 2000 Jobs
Tough times in the oil industry have also started affecting the subsea sector as the oil service company FMC Technologies is reportedly reducing its company-wide headcount by 10 percent. The Houston-based subsea specialist, which roughly employs 20,100 people in 17 countries, is next in line to axe
Nexans’ Subsea Cables for NordLink Project
The Norwegian and German power grids will be able to share green energy directly for the first time thanks to Nexans submarine HVDC (high voltage direct current) cables to be installed as part of the NordLink project. Nexans will design, manufacture and install two 525 kV cable subsystems, with a to
VIDEO: STS’ Predator Dredger on Trials in Fort William
Subsea Tooling Services (STS) has recently completed final tests of their new Predator Subsea Dredger at The Underwater Centre’s open-water site in Fort William. According to The Underwater Centre, their main objective was to prove that the Predator Subsea Dredger was as efficient, if not better, th
Swiber Nets Second Largest Contract in Its History
Swiber Holdings has secured its second largest contract win in the Group’s corporate history – an Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation and Commissioning (“EPCIC”) contract worth approximately US$310 million from a national oil company in South Asia. The project involves a full suite
Dolphin in 3D Seismic Shoot Off Myanmar
Dolphin has won a contract for 3D data acquisition and processing of 10.000 square kilometers with Ophir Energy in Myanmar. In December last year, Ophir Energy secured the award of Block AD-03, located in the Rakhine Basin, offshore Myanmar. Right after the award Ophir revealed its plans to re-proce