Subsea
Hollandia Offshore Wins Horns Rev C Jacket Deal
Energinet.dk, the Danish power transmission company, has appointed Hollandia Offshore with the procurement, fabrication, load out and transport of the Horns Rev C Jacket. The Jacket is to be installed in the Horns Rev 3 Offshore wind farm near the Danish Coast. The scheduled delivery date is April 2
ECA Sells First A18 AUV
The ECA Group has secured first order for its next-generation A18 autonomous underwater robot from an undisclosed customer. According to the company, the robot will be delivered in 2016, and it will cost several million euros. After several successful A9 orders in 2013 and 2014, this export sale is
Kongsberg Builds Subsea Camera for Pipeline Repair Monitoring
Kongsberg Maritime Camera Group has designed, manufactured & delivered a new underwater video camera for use on an advanced subsea Remote Pipeline Repair System (RPRS). According to Kongsberg, the cameras are specifically designed to monitor the welding arc and welding pass in an unmanned hyperbaric
Namaka Assists Global Diving with IMCA Membership
Namaka Subsea, an Aberdeen based consulting company, have recently assisted Global Energy Group’s newly developed diving division Global Diving, in achieving membership as an International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) Offshore Diving Contractor. Namaka Subsea provided support to Global Divi
Experts Disscuss UK Wave and Tidal Energy in Plymouth
Over 60 industry professionals from across the UK will gather at Plymouth University today, Thursday 5th March, to discuss the future development of the UK wave and tidal energy sector. The annual meeting of the Marine Energy Programme Board (MEPB), which was established in 2011, provides a strategi
Bourbon Profit Drops
French vessel owner and provider of marine and subsea services, Bourbon, has seen its profit slump on client capex cuts and higher costs. Despite revenue growth, the company recorded a 31.2 percent net income slip of €98.7 million in 2014, from €143.4 million in 2013, down €44.7 million . Net income
Caley, Umbilicals International in Subsea Alliance
Caley Ocean Systems based in the UK and Umbilicals International based in the US have joined forces to offer operators and offshore contractors integrated solutions for the deployment of subsea packages and well intervention systems. Increased deepwater and ultra-deepwater processing and production,
SeeByte Autonomy Demo System for UK MOD
SeeByte has received an order from the United Kingdom’s (UK) Ministry Of Defence (MOD) Defence Equipment and Support to deliver a maritime autonomy demonstration system. The demonstration system will consist of UUVs equipped with SeeByte’s SeeTrack Neptune software, an open architecture enabling aut
Wintershall Assumes Control of Vega
Wintershall has taken over the operatorship of the subsea oil and gas field Vega from Statoil. Vega is the BASF subsidiary’s first operated subsea tie-in field in Norway. With this transfer Wintershall now operates two production fields on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, Brage and Vega. The takeove
Subsea 7 Down on Impairment
Oil services company Subsea 7 has plunged into the red on fourth quarter revenue drop and hefty impairment charge, following a downward revision of forecast activity levels, driven by challenging market conditions. The company recognised net loss of $977 million in the quarter, compared to net incom
Rotech Re-Enters Subsea Market
The Rotech Group has announced the launch of their new subsea business. Having previously built up and operated the Rotech Subsea mass flow excavation business from 1999, Rotech Subsea‘s equipment was subsequently sold to Reef Subsea UK in 2011. Rotech Subsea in now back on the subsea market with th
Hughes SSE Gets IMCA Accreditation
Hughes Subsurface Engineering Limited announced full membership accreditation of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA). Full IMCA membership accreditation forms an integral part of the company’s long term strategy to become a recognised air diving contractor in the oil and gas indu
OSBIT Power Opens Lowestoft Base
North-east based offshore engineering company OSBIT Power has taken residency in the OrbisEnergy centre in Lowestoft and joined the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR). The company is keen to further its investment in the southern North Sea offshore market and to develop new connections in the area
Bibby Offshore Reorganizes Management Team
Bibby Offshore, a provider of subsea installation, inspection, repair and maintenance services to the offshore oil and gas industry, has made several Board changes as part of a reorganisation of the Company’s management team. Sir Michael Bibby will step down from the Board as Non-Executive Chairman