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PanGeo Subsea Embarks on Its 20th UXO Hunt
PanGeo Subsea has recently been awarded its 20th unexploded ordnance UXO survey. The North Sea offshore wind farm project will consist of a UXO survey covering an area of some 18km2 for export cables, inter-array cables and offshore platforms. PanGeo’s sub bottom imager (SBI) will again be used as t
SeaBird Strikes Restructuring Deal
SeaBird said it has obtained all consents required for the restructuring it presented in May this year. The company has signed an agreement with Glander whereupon USD 1,911,896 of the principal amount and all accrued interest as of 3 June 2017 owed to Glander under the Glander Credit Facility shall
FarSounder Sonar for RRS Sir David Attenborough
FarSounder’s longest range sonar system FarSounder-1000 is slated to be the latest addition of the equipment incorporated into the British Antarctic Survey’s new Polar Research Vessel, the RRS Sir David Attenborough. Cammell Laird is currently constructing this more than $180 million polar research
Wärtsilä to Power German Research Ship
The technology group Wärtsilä is to supply the engines for a new LNG-fueled research vessel being built for the German government. Wärtsilä will also supply exhaust cleaning systems based on selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology and the LNGPac system for complete fuel gas handling. The SCR
Winners of 2017 ‘Australian Subsea Industry Awards’
The Subsea Energy Australia Industry awards winners have been officially announced. Subsea Energy Australia (SEA), held its annual ‘Australian Subsea Industry Awards’ ceremony last Friday, July 28, in Perth. Ashley Duncan, SEA board member and business development manager at TechnipFMC, welcomed the
Rigmar Makes New Appointments
The Rigmar Group has been recruiting and re-organising to address the expanding range and complexity of projects being undertaken. Duncan Cuthill, who joined the Group in January 2016, has been promoted to the role of Interocean’s Marine general manager. Cuthill has been responsible for a number of
First Blyth Foundation in Place
The first gravity-based foundation (GBF) has been installed onto the sea bed for EDF Blyth wind farm project off the Northumberland coast, UK. Earlier this month, the gravity base left BAM’s dry dock in Newcastle and was floated down the River Tyne to Port of Tyne to have additional ballast added to
Hess in North Malay Launch
American independent oil & gas company Hess has started first production of natural gas from its North Malay Basin asset offshore Malaysia. The production kicked off in mid-July following the hook-up of the topsides for the central processing platform. The field is expected to ramp up net production
Oceanteam Confirms Cable Transport Gig
Oceanteam Solutions has recently signed a contract with a European cable manufacturer regarding the supply of a transport vessel, turntable and auxiliary equipment for the transport of cables from South Europe to Scandinavia. As announced in the letter of intent in May this year, the project is plan
WATCH: The Largest Jacket on NCS
Standing 140 metres tall and weighing 26 000 tonnes, the first jacket for Johan Sverdrup is the largest on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The steel jacket will carry the riser platform, which is one of four platforms being built in the field’s first development phase. It was built at Kværner’s shi
TGS Taps SeaBird for Seismic Services
Marine seismic survey provider SeaBird Exploration has entered into an option agreement with TGS Nopec to provide up to 600 vessel days of seismic services. The agreement offers TGS access to one or more SeaBird vessels to perform seismic services on a global basis. Call-off under this option agreem
DeepOcean Increases Footprint in West Africa with Searov Acquisition
DeepOcean has acquired French company Searov Offshore SAS and has expanded its presence in West Africa. Searov, established in 2008, owns and operates ten remote operated vehicles (ROVs) from its operating bases in Pointe Noire, Congo and Port Gentil, Gabon. “This acquisition will allow DeepOcean to
Ultra Electronics – Sparton JV Bags $40M in Sonobuoys Contracts
Ultra Electronics and Sparton Corporation have been awarded subcontracts valued at $35.9 million from their ERAPSCO/SonobuoyTech Systems joint venture. ERAPSCO/SonobuoyTech Systems will provide manufacturing subcontracts in the amount of $21.3 million to Ultra Electronics USSI and $14.6 million to S
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (July 24 – July 30). TechnipFMC has informed that is financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2017 should no longer be relied upon because of material errors in such financial statemen