Subsea
Catapult Designs Condition Monitoring System for Blyth BGFs
Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has designed a sensor system for the concrete gravity-based foundation (GBF) destined for the EDF Energy Renewables (EDF ER) Blyth Offshore demonstrator wind farm. This is the first time that sensors have been installed in a gravity-based foundation and used
Bluestream Bags Total IRM Deal
Bluestream has been awarded the inspection, repair and maintenance contract with Total E&P Nederland for 36 offshore sites. The contract is part of a long term frame agreement that has been in place since 2009. The work scope covers the subsea inspection of 29 platform structures and seven free stan
Tunisian Solar Power to Reach Europe via Three Subsea Cables
TuNur Limited has filed its request for authorization with the Tunisian Ministry of Energy, Mines and Renewable Energy for a 4.5 GW solar export project. A newly established solar complex in the Sahara Desert in Southwest Tunisia, near Réjim Maâtoug (Kébili Governorate) would supply the European mar
visCo Sets Up Collaboration with Oceaneering
Norwegian visualization management company visCo is entering into collaboration with Oceaneering . visCo, who recently established office in Houston run by Peter Baxter, will offer its expertise within industrial visualization and its capacity to support every aspect of visualization from a lifecycl
Royal IHC and GranInvestimentos in Latin America Offshore Pact
Royal IHC and Brazilian company GranInvestimentos are joining forces to deliver life cycle solutions to customers in the oil and gas sector. Through this partnership, both companies are set to increase their operational and service activities, and expand their presence in Latin America. The associat
WiSub-led JIP to Deliver Universal AUV Connection
International collaboration between companies and universities in Brazil, Norway, Poland, Sweden and the UK are developing a universal interface to facilitate Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) docking with subsea structures. The consortium, led by WiSub, includes leaders from industry and academia
Quintillion Names Interim CEO
Quintillion, the Anchorage-based company constructing an 1800 km, subsea fiber optic/broadband network, with landing points in six key Alaska markets located on the Arctic/Northern Slope, has named George M Tronsrue III as its interim CEO, effective immediately. The Quintillion Subsea Cable System s
New Research Explains Rising Seas on U.S. East Coast
University of Florida scientists have discovered cause of Atlantic coastline’s sea level rise hot spots. When the Indian River Lagoon on Florida’s Atlantic coast became much saltier after 2011, Arnoldo Valle-Levinson began to investigate. The UF professor of civil and coastal engineering sciences in
MacArtney ROV Winch for Pakistani Defence Contractor
MacArtney has supplied custom-engineered winch system to the Pakistani navy to be applied for naval ROV operations. The winch solution equipped with a 3000 m fibre cable and termination has been purpose-built for use with a customer-built ROV designed for localising objects lost on the ocean floor.
Xodus Names New Chief of Decommissioning Unit
Xodus has appointed Enrico Salardi as its decommissioning director to lead the company’s ‘decom division’ formed in 2015. Salardi joins Xodus from Quadrant Energy where he was senior project manager for a number of decommissioning programmes in Australia. “Xodus has been ahead of the game when it co
Trans-Tasman Resources Gets Nod for Taranaki Seabed Mining
The Decision-making Committee, appointed by the Board of the Environmental Protection Authority to decide a marine consent application by Trans-Tasman Resources (TTR), has granted consent, subject to conditions, for the company to mine iron sands off the South Taranaki Bight. However, members of the
Shell Hands Kvaerner Nyhamna Decom Job
Kvaerner has been awarded a contract with Shell for the disposal and demolition of the subsea compression pilot at Nyhamna. The scope of work consists of removal and demolition of approximately 2 200 tonnes of modules. The modules will be transported from Nyhamna to Kvaerner’s facilities at Stord fo
M2 Subsea Teams Up with Harvey Gulf on GoM ROV Services
M² Subsea, provider of ROV services, has formed an alliance with leading vessel operator, Harvey Gulf Marine International to provide subsea ROV services in the Gulf of Mexico. The alliance will see M2 Subsea’s ROVs utilized on board Harvey Gulf’s DP2 survey support vessel, the Harvey Bronco. The of
Atwood Achiever Secures More Work for Kosmos
Offshore drilling contractor Atwood Oceanics has through its subsidiary agreed to a one well contract at an undisclosed day rate for operations offshore Northwest Africa with Kosmos Energy Ventures for the ultra-deepwater rig, the Atwood Achiever. The new contract will start immediately following th