Subsea
PHOTO: OMC 2015 Opens Doors for Visitors
The twelfth bi-annual Offshore Mediterranean Conference (OMC 15) started in Ravenna March 25, attracting 680 exhibiting companies from 23 countries. The opening session titled ‘Focus on Change: Planning the Next 20 Years,’ chaired by Giuseppe Tannoia, Executive VP central and Southern Europe at Eni,
ASV Gains R&D Funds
Based near Portsmouth in the UK, ASV Ltd, in partnership with nine other commercial and research organisations, has been awarded funding by Innovate UK to undertake in excess of £3 million worth of research and development for Maritime Autonomous Systems (MAS). Three separate projects involving ASV
Kongsberg Acquires German Contros
Kongsberg Maritime AS has acquired the remaining 90% of the shares of the Germany based underwater chemical sensors specialist Contros Systems & Solutions GmbH. Contros was established in 2006 and is based in Kiel, close to Hamburg. The company develops, produces and markets underwater sensor system
Osiris Projects Becomes Bibby HydroMap
Osiris Projects is rebranding as Bibby HydroMap as of the 26th March 2015. The UK based Osiris Projects was acquired by Bibby Line Group in May 2012 but has continued to operate under its own name since then. Since being acquired by Bibby Line Group, the company has grown from 40 to over 100 full [&
TSC Inks ACFM Equipment Deal with N-Sea
TSC Inspection and Aberdeen-based subsea IMR specialists N-Sea Offshore have signed a two-year frame agreement covering the supply of subsea diver deployed ACFM® Products, Technical Support and Operator Competency training. “We are pleased to continue working with N-Sea directly, building on last ye
AMBAU Bags ‘Nordsee One’ Job
Nordsee One GmbH of Hamburg has contracted AMBAU GmbH to design and produce 54 monopiles and transition pieces for „Nordsee One“ project. Starting in June 2015, 54 monopiles and transition pieces for the “Nordsee One”project will be produced in the AMBAU facilities in Bremen and Cuxhaven on behalf o
Fugro Petitions for Winding Up of Calecore
Just weeks after Calecore Ltd had reached agreement with its major creditors, Fugro BV petitioned for winding up of Calecore last week after having denied several creditor restructuring proposals. According to Calecore, experts are of the opinion that the current filing must be seen as a very aggres
Norske Shell Hires IKM Subsea for IMR and ROV Services
IKM Subsea has been awarded a 5 + 5 year contract by Norske Shell to provide IMR and ROV services The contract value including options is in the region 150 million NOK and duration term is firm for 5 years + 5 yearly options. Hans Fjellanger, Business Development Manager at IKM Subsea, says: “This i
Plexus Secures Purchase Order for POS-SET Connector
Plexus Holdings secured a purchase order to supply and rent its new product POS-SET Connector™ utilising POS-GRIP friction grip engineering, to be used by Centrica Energy Exploration and Production for abandonment operations on a gas well originally drilled 32 years ago in 1982 offshore Holland. Thi
Anholt Subsea Cable Fixed
Damage on the export subsea cable of Anholt offshore wind farm in Denmark has been repaired and the operations on the 400MW wind farm are back on track. The repairs of the damaged cable took four weeks and two days, after the defect was detected on February 21. Over the weekend, the last part of the
A&P Drydocks DSV Bibby Polaris
A&P Tyne welcomed the Bibby Polaris to their Hebburn facility. The vessel arrived on the 15th March at the sites West Quay, where she was prepared for dry-docking on the 20th March. The 10-day dry-docking will include general repair works, painting of hull/decks/helideck, removal and overhaul of the
Helix Orders Well Intervention Equipment from Osbit Power
Osbit Power has secured a contract to provide three sets of offshore well intervention equipment to Helix Energy Solutions. According to Osbit Power, the project is the second largest order that the company has received, to date. Having already secured contracts to deliver twin Launch and Recovery S
Nautilus’ SPT Umbilical Winches Complete FAT
Nautilus Minerals has been advised by Soil Machine Dynamics Limited (SMD) that the umbilical winches for the three Seafloor Production Tools (SPTs) have successfully completed Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT). Mike Johnston, Nautilus’ CEO, commented, “Completion of FAT on the umbilical winches marks
VIDEO: Alumarine Launches New Subsea Workboat
The Alumarine Shipyard has completed the construction of a new workboat under 12 meters, designed for diving operations, subsea works and material transport. This Bureau Veritas-certified workboat is the second model of this range, designed to ensure high stability, high load capacity and high speed