Winter may mean storms and battered coasts onshore. However, there are many opportunities for well-planned inspections, maintenance, training, essential documentation and certification to make life more productive offshore. Once offshore activity is put into a strategic framework, the dark months of
Benthic, a global geosciences company, has been awarded a contract by Woodside Energy Ltd to undertake an offshore geotechnical site investigation for the proposed Browse Floating Liquefied Natural Gas Development off the North West coast of Western Australia. The survey will assist with further und
Royal HaskoningDHV and ShoreTension Holding BV have developed innovative simulation software to predict the performance of the ShoreTension® dynamic mooring system for future users. ShoreTension® is a flexible stand-alone system that keeps the mooring lines of ships under continuous tension, thus ke
Dolphin has been awarded a new 3D seismic contract in Mediterranean for an undisclosed smaller independent oil company. The 3D seismic contract with duration of approximately 40 days, will be performed by the vessel Artemis Arctic during Q3 and early Q4 2014. Dolphin Group ASA is the parent company
Last week, foundation degree Student Jonny Dryden from Newcastle College came in to SMD to test his ROV in the test tank at our i19 ROV Centre Of Excellence facility. The test tank is used for testing and commissioning our work class ROV vehicles before delivery to customers. Dryden is studying to c
A new state of the art digital hydrophone calibration lab, the only one known of its kind, has been commissioned at the Ocean Sonics office in Great Village, NS. The traditional analog approach to calibrating hydrophones is a tricky and demanding task. Digital hydrophone calibration greatly simplifi
The UK’s world leadership position in offshore wind could be critical in helping China overcome a number of key barriers to developing its vast offshore wind resource. According to a series of new reports by the Carbon Trust the UK, with more than a decade of experience in offshore wind deployment,
The UK’s world leadership position in offshore wind could be critical in helping China overcome a number of key barriers to developing its vast offshore wind resource. According to a series of new reports by the Carbon Trust the UK, with more than a decade of experience in offshore wind deployment,
Together with industry partner FORCE Technology, LORC is now setting up a centre to test components and substructures for the offshore wind industry. In this initial phase, LORC Component & Substructure Testing will include a strong floor, where such components as foundations for offshore turbines c
Karoon Gas Australia Ltd has released a Pharos-1 exploration well, WA-398-P progress report. As at 0600 WST on 30 May 2014 the cement shoe at the bottom of the 13-3/8″ casing has been drilled out and preparations are being made to drill ahead in the 12-1/4″ hole section. Since the last update, the 1
The Queensland Resources Council, in media stories, is selectively citing pre-existing problems in order to divert efforts from addressing the fastest growing new threat to the Great Barrier Reef – industrialisation, Australian Marine Conservation Society reported. Felicity Wishart, Great Barrier Re
Marine science and ocean research programs across the United States are set to benefit from access to more affordable underwater technology thanks to a new discount scheme introduced by Houston-based Sonardyne Inc. Under the terms of the company’s Academic Discount Partnership, Sonardyne is offering
Jee Ltd, an independent multi-discipline subsea engineering and training firm, will hold a new subsea power cable installation course on 6 November this year. This is an in-depth, technical course detailing the engineering for power cable installation using surface laying, ploughing and ROV burial i
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (MAGRAMA) has issued the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in favor of “Project drilling exploratory wells in the licenses to prospect for hydrocarbons Canary 1-9”. These research surveys have been carried out using a dynamic positioning vessel at
