Subsea
Huawei Marine Connects Ambergris Caye with Belize Mainland
Belize Telemedia Ltd (BTL) and Huawei Marine have delivered Strategic Evolution Underwater Link (SEUL) project, bringing fiber-optic submarine cable connectivity to San Pedro, Ambergris Caye. Stretching over 23 kilometers from the Belize mainland to the Caye, this fiber optic connectivity will be in
Port of Koverhar Receives First Nord Stream 2 CWC Pipes
The first concrete weight coated (CWC) pipes for the planned 1,200-kilometer Nord Stream 2 twin pipelines arrived today by rail at the Port of Koverhar in Hanko, Finland. Approximately 200 kilometers of CWC pipes will be transported by train to Koverhar between mid-July and the third quarter of 2017
Oregon Wave Energy Test Site Set for 2020 Launch
The Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) and Oregon State University have concluded negotiations around the development and operation of the Pacific Marine Energy Center South Energy Test Site (PMEC-SETS), a wave energy test facility to be constructed off the coast of Newport, Oregon. The Northwes
TDI-Brooks in Deepwater Atlantic Habitats II Project
TDI-Brooks has been awarded the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER), and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) funded study entitled “Deepwater Atlantic Habitats II: Continued Atlantic Researc
CGG Gets Santos Basin OBN Processing Contract
CGG has been awarded a contract by Petrobras to process the seismic data from a 3D Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) survey covering a full-fold area of 2180 km² in Brazil’s deepwater Santos Basin. This will be the largest node survey ever acquired and processed in the industry. The survey will be acquired by
CCOM/JHC Sends C-Worker 4 to Survey Eastern Pacific
Researchers from the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping Joint Hydrographic Center in New Hampshire have utilised a C-Worker 4 Autonomous Vessel equipped with a multibeam sonar to map around the NOAA Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. The Center is working in partnership with the Ocean Expl
Prysmian Taps Canyon Offshore for North Sea Link Trenching
Aberdeen-based Canyon Offshore has been awarded a contract for the provision of offshore cable trenching services on the North Sea Link Interconnector. The 1.400MW subsea HVDC system with cables linking the UK and Norway when complete will be the world’s longest submarine interconnector. The multi-m
McKay to Build NZ Landing Station for Hawaiki Subsea Cable System
McKay has signed a contract with Hawaiki Submarine Cable, the owner and developer of the Hawaiki submarine cable system, for the build of the cable landing station (CLS) in Mangawhai Heads. Under the multi-million dollar contract, McKay will design and construct the Hawaiki cable landing station. Th
VIDEO: Ichthys FPSO Sets Sail for Australia
The Inpex-operated Ichthys LNG project’s floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) facility–Ichthys Venturer–safely sailed away yesterday evening from waters near its construction site in Okpo, South Korea en route to Australia. This follows the completion of commissioning and preparation w
OGA Offers More Insight Into UKCS Data
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) is continuing to make more and more data openly available in an effort to help revitalise exploration of oil and gas in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). The latest data release follows the publication of a suite of subsurface data packages in June related to undevelop
Kongsberg K-MATE Autonomy Controller for New USV-AUV Platform
Kongsberg Maritime has received the first order for K-MATE, its latest marine robotics innovation. K-MATE, an autonomous surface vehicle control system, will be integrated with SEA-KIT, a new class of Maritime Autonomous Surface Vessel being built by UK manufacturer, Hushcraft. SEA-KIT is an USV tha
IMCA and DMAC to Hold Diving Seminar/Workshop in September
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) and the Diving Medical Advisory Committee (DMAC) are staging a two-day IMCA Diving Seminar and DMAC Workshop in London on September 25-26, 2017 that should present a number of topics of interest to the global offshore diving community. The even
MasterFlow 9800 Grout for Beatrice OWF
Seaway Heavy Lifting has selected BASF, as part of the grouting subcontract with FoundOcean, for the supply of MasterFlow 9800 to the Beatrice offshore wind farm project. The grout will be installed by BASF’s licensed contractor FoundOcean. MasterFlow 9800 grout was mainly chosen for the grouting of
Island Constructor Set for Draugen Job
Norske Shell has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway for the use of riserless light well intervention (RLWI) vessel, Island Constructor, for the start-up of well 6407/9-G-5 on the Draugen field. Draugen is an oil field in the Norwegian Sea in 250 metres of water, around