Subsea
Reach, MMT Complete Surveyor Interceptor ROV Tests
Reach Subsea and MMT Sweden have recently finalized successful offshore tests on the new Surveyor Interceptor ROV from the vessel Edda Fonn. Sea trials with the new SROV have been performed to collect background data for a specialized handling system, to test speed, maneuverability, stability, cable
Statoil: Eldar Sætre New President and CEO
Statoil’s board of directors has appointed Eldar Sætre as new president and CEO. Sætre has been acting as president and CEO since October, and assumes the role with immediate effect. He has 35 years’ experience from Statoil and the oil- and gas industry. “Eldar Sætre was our first choice. The indust
UCL Finds How to Stretch Subsea Cables Transmission
A new way to process fibre optic signals has been demonstrated by UCL researchers, which could double the distance at which data travels error-free through transatlantic sub-marine cables. According to UCL, the new method has the potential to reduce the costs of long-distance optical fibre communica
Romica Umbilical Winches for NOC
Romica Engineering Ltd (REL) has signed a contract with The UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) to provide 4 umbilical winches. According to REL, these winches should allow NOC to facilitate seismic and towed ocean bottom instrument operations at sea with self-contained systems providing the abi
Teledyne in Bowtech Buy
Teledyne Technologies has acquired designer and manufacturer of underwater environment vision systems Bowtech Products through a U.K.-based subsidiary. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1989, Bowtech is a supplier of rugged cameras and LED lighting sources deployed in the extre
TAP Brings in New Directors
Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG (TAP) has strengthened its project management team, hiring Norman Ingram as Project Director and Martin Mair as Operations Director. Both positions are located at TAP’s Headquarter offices in Baar, Switzerland. Norman Ingram joins TAP from BG Group in Queensland, Australia
Ceona Amazon Gets Multi-Lay VLS and Twin Cranes
Ceona has announced the successful installation of 570te multiple pipelay VLS and twin 400te cranes onto the Ceona Amazon vessel. One month after the vessel’s arrival at Huisman yard in the Netherlands, the Ceona Amazon has been equipped with multi-lay VLS with a top tension of 570te, and with two 4
Scientists Find Origin of Dissolved Iron in Central Pacific
A new study led by scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) points to the deep ocean as a major source of dissolved iron in the central Pacific Ocean. This finding highlights the vital role ocean mixing plays in determining whether deep sources of iron reach the surface-dwelling
Huntington Ingalls Buys Engineering Solutions Division
Huntington Ingalls Industries has acquired the Engineering Solutions Division of The Columbia Group, a designer and builder of unmanned underwater vehicles for domestic and international customers. As a previous stand-alone division within The Columbia Group, ESD is headquartered in Panama City Beac
Magseis Bags Red Sea Survey
Norwegian ocean-bottom seismic specialist, Magseis, has secured a deal with BGP Arabia Co. Ltd for a pilot survey for the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco). According to Magseis, the survey will be conducted in the Red Sea and should last until the end of February. This is the company’s secon
Shell Prepares for Brent Delta Decommissioning
A thirty day public consultation on plans to begin decommissioning of the Brent oil and gas field in the North Sea will start mid-February. The field has produced around 10% of all UK North Sea oil and gas and generated more than £20bn of tax revenue for the UK since production began in 1976. The de
Sonardyne UK Sites Awarded OHSAS Accreditation
Sonardyne International’s UK sites in Yately, Aberdeen and Plymouth have been awarded OHSAS 18001 Safety Management System Standard accreditation after successful audits of all three sites. The Occupation Health and Safety Assessment Specification (OHSAS) sets out the minimum requirements for occupa
Alewijnse in ‘Nexus’ Electrical Setup
The new cable-laying vessel ‘Nexus’, built by Damen Shipyards Group for a Dutch offshore contractor Van Oord, is getting its final touches by marine technology provider Alewijnse Marine Systems. Namely, according to Alewijnse, the Nexus is now in Flushing, where the company is currently working on t
VBMS On Track with Guernsey Subsea Cable Fix
Guernsey Electricity’s project to pre-emptively repair the undersea cable linking Guernsey and Jersey (GJ1) is underway and running according to schedule. The repair, on a section of cable some 500 metres from Les Terres Point, is scheduled to take around three to four weeks, finishing in mid to lat