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Cambla Shortlisted for Subsea UK Award
Aberdeen-based Cambla, an independent project services consultancy specialising in the energy industry, has been shortlisted for a Subsea UK Award in the New Enterprise category. The consultancy has been shortlisted for the New Enterprise award in recognition of the significant growth it has achieve
OceanServer AUV Works on MODUM in Baltic Sea
OceanServer Technology has recently delivered an Iver AUV for the MODUM project supported under the NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme. The purpose of the MODUM is to move “Towards the Monitoring of Dumped Munitions Threats in the Baltic Sea.” The goal of the project is to establish
IMCA to Host Workshop on PLCs in Diving Systems
Since 2010 diving systems featuring programmable logic controllers (PLCs) have undergone rapid development. With use of these systems set to continue to rise, the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has taken the initiative to future-proof by organising a workshop in Amsterdam on 11
EMEC, Aquatera Host Japanese Delegation
Orkney’s marine energy industry has been the focus of a fact-finding visit by Japanese politicians and business leaders. The 10-strong party from the Nagasaki Prefecture, on the island of Kyushu, toured the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Stromness at the weekend to learn more about Orkney’s
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (January 05 – January 11). The largest ship in the world, ‘Pieter Schelte’ has arrived to the Port of Rotterdam today, Thursday January 08. The ship will be docked in Alexiahaven where the final assemb
Magma, Maritime Developments Team Up on Well Intervention
A pipeline manufacturer, Magma Global, has entered into a partnership with back-deck services specialist Maritime Developments to develop a unique well intervention solution for the offshore oil and gas market. This partnership aims to meet key common challenges in the well intervention sector by sp
Subsea Facility Development Planned for Rutil
In December, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) received the Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) for the 34/10-53 S (Rutil) discovery in the Gullfaks Rimfaksdalen area in the North Sea. Production start-up is scheduled for the first quarter of 2017. Rutil is a gas discovery. The operator
PHOTO: Damen Delivers Van Oord’s Cable Layer
Damen has delivered a new DOC 8500 cable laying vessel to international offshore contractor Van Oord. Named Nexus, the 126-metre vessel is intended for the installation of electricity cables for offshore wind farms. Van Oord is currently making preparations for the Gemini offshore wind farm which wi
Statoil Plans Norne Life Extension
Statoil has announced the ambition to extend the life of the Norne field to 2030, despite it being initially scheduled to shut down during 2014. The Norne field came on stream on 6 November 1997, and the initial development plans called for the field to be shut down during 2014. But the Norne advent
Claxton Achieves Milestone in Centralizers Installation
Claxton, an Acteon company, has installed more than 5000 conductor guide centralizers, making the company the market leader for conductor centralizer installation in the North Sea and beyond. Conductor centralizers form the interface between the platform jacket and well conductor, assuring vital con
Falcon ROV Aids in Concordia Salvage
With Concordia finally in dock, Italian marine contractor Micoperi reports that the Saab Seaeye Falcon ROV played a vital role in diver safety during the largest maritime salvage operation in history. Fabio Bartolotti of Micoperi, the contractor responsible for the project, says that the Falcon work
PHOTO: Pieter Schelte Arrives to Port of Rotterdam
The largest ship in the world, ‘Pieter Schelte’ has arrived to the Port of Rotterdam today, Thursday January 08. The ship will be docked in Alexiahaven where the final assembly will take place. The 65 metre long beams of the topsides lift system will be installed on the vessel during the first month
Vos Prodect Provides Cable Protection in Greece
Vos Prodect Innovations has delivered cable protection systems (Pro-CPS) for the repair and protection of fiber optic cable in Greece. Redband, having 20 years of experience in the field of telecommunications, has used the systems of Vos Prodect. The systems have been installed on the cable by diver
Osiris Qualifies as Approved Supplier with BP Global Diving
Osiris has successfully passed an audit with BP Global Diving that sees them reach approved supplier status to carry out surface supplied air and nitrox diving and ROV services within UK and European waters in upstream and downstream projects. The audit took place towards the end of 2014 and was con