Subsea
UTEC Reshuffles Management
UTEC, a global survey company in subsea services group Acteon, has appointed long-term employees, Cory Goodyear, Mick Elmslie and Jonathan Watt as Business Unit Directors across its Americas and Europe and Africa business units. The announcement follows the completion of a strategic review which als
Ashtead Names UK Regional Director
Subsea equipment specialists Ashtead Technology has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of Brett Lestrange as UK regional director. Lestrange will lead Ashtead’s UK sales and technical team to drive growth and support the company as it continues to innovate against a low oil price
Shell and Petrobras in Brazil Deepwater Pact
Royal Dutch Shell and Petrobras signed last week in The Hague, Netherlands, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a long-term mutual collaboration in developing pre-salt fields in Brazil. Shell should benefit from technical solutions, contract management expertise and cost efficient initi
Vroon’s Subsea Support W2W Vessel Goes on Offshore Wind Job
E.ON has contracted VOS Stone for logistics support and offshore accommodation at the Arkona offshore wind farm in Germany. VOS Stone was delivered to Vroon by Fujian Southeast Shipbuilding, China in July 2017. The vessel will undergo final outfitting works in the Netherlands and be ready to start o
Seaborn Deploys Infinera’s XTS-3300 Meshponders on Seabras-1
Infinera and Seaborn have deploymed of Infinera’s new XTS-3300 meshponders on Seabras-1 submarine cable to offer cloud connectivity services like SeaCloud. Seabras-1 is the only submarine cable system with a direct connection between São Paulo, Brazil and New York City, enabling Seaborn to offer Sea
Underwater Robotics Attracts More Female Students
Female marine students are said to be showing growing interest in electric underwater robotics according to Northwestern Michigan College, the first in America to offer a Bachelor of Science in Maritime Technology. Saab Seaeye, makers of the college’s new Falcon robotic vehicle, agrees. The underwat
CMA Allows Wood-Amec Merger to Move Forward
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has accepted the remedy formally offered by Wood Group and Amec Foster Wheeler on August 9, 2017. This follows the CMA’s in principle acceptance on August 15. The merger is therefore now expected to complete in October 2017, following receipt of merger
Cosasco Names VP of Operations
Cosasco, the corrosion monitoring company, has appointed Anupam Sangal to the newly-created role of vice president of operations. Sangal will also become a member of Cosasco’s board. He takes the role from his existing position as operations manager. Based in Cosasco’s California headquarters, Sanga
Subsea 7 Awards InterMoor Mad Dog 2 Job
InterMoor, provider of mooring services, foundation solutions and offshore installations in subsea services group Acteon, has been awarded a service contract with Subsea 7 to provide mooring and tow services for BP’s new Mad Dog 2 project. The contract with Subsea 7, BP’s subsea offshore installatio
PSA Completes Åsgard A Hydrocarbon Leak Investigation
The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has completed the investigation of the hydrocarbon leak from the S template on Åsgard A that occurred in March 2017. During the investigation several breaches of the regulations have been identified, PSA informed. The leak occurred on the evening of March
Blyth Cabling Begins as GBFs Land on Seabed
Five gravity based foundations (GBFs) have now been installed off the coast of Blyth to mark the latest stage of a pioneering offshore wind farm development using a new “float and submerge” process. EDF Energy Renewables is currently delivering the Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Wind Farm after taking
Kraken AquaPix Sonar System for Ocean Infinity AUVs
Kraken Sonar Systems has been awarded a contract valued at approximately C$3 million by Ocean Infinity. Kraken will supply and integrate its AquaPix (Miniature Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Sonar and Real-Time SAS Signal Processor) solution onboard eight of Ocean Infinity’s HUGIN autonomous und
MeyGen Subsea Turbines Lose to Offshore Wind
Atlantis’s tidal stream project in northern Scotland, MeyGen, was not awarded a contract for difference (CfD) from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) in this allocation round in respect of Phase 1C of the project. According to Atlantis, cost reduction for the Phase 1C a
TLP Secures Grid Connection for Cardiff Tidal Lagoon
Tidal Lagoon Power (TLP) has secured the grid connection for a 3,240MW capacity Cardiff Tidal Lagoon expected to generate among the cheapest electricity of all new power stations built in the UK. Tidal Lagoon Power’s chief executive, Mark Shorrock, said: “Today we have secured the grid connection fo