Subsea
Coretrax Gets New Business Development Director
Coretrax, an engineered service for wellbore clean and abandonment, has appointed a global business development director to focus on the expansion of the company’s global presence. John Fraser joined Coretrax in 2010 as business development manager and has recently been promoted to the newly-created
OceanWorks to Upgrade 3rd HARDSUIT for Italian Navy
OceanWorks International informed that the 3rd of the Italian Navy’s three Atmospheric Diving Systems (ADS), commonly referred to as HARDSUIT™ has been received at OceanWorks International’s Burnaby facility. The suit is undergoing major systems upgrade bringing it to the same standards as the previ
Bowtech Supplies Miniature Cameras for Isotek
Bowtech Products Ltd supplied miniature underwater cameras with integral LEDs to Isotek Oil And Gas Ltd for observation of a diverless subsea pipeline repair system. The L3C-400-MICRO cameras were fitted with pressure relief valves to enable safe operation in an Argon-rich atmosphere subsea. The cam
Shetland Composites to Manufacture Blades for Shetland Tidal Array
A Shetland company will manufacture blades for a bank of tidal turbines that will power 300 homes, Deputy First Minister John Swinney announced recently. Shetland Composites secured the six month contract from Edinburgh-based Nova Innovation who is developing five 100kW tidal turbines known as the S
Open Ocean, Aquatera Team Up in French Marine Energy
French company, Open Ocean SAS and Orkney based Aquatera Ltd. have committed to working together to support the acceleration of marine renewable energy developments in France. Jérôme Cuny, CEO of Open Ocean, and Gareth Davies, MD of Aquatera, signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the recent Intern
ABB to Power Wuchang’s Newbuild
ABB has been selected to deliver electrical propulsion, power, safety and automation systems on a single control system platform for a 5000T heavy-lift pipelay construction vessel. This is the first time ABB delivers power and propulsion system fully integrated with the 800xA automation solution for
Royal HaskoningDHV Recognized for HF 4 Project
Along with project partners, Royal HaskoningDHV has received international recognition for its contribution to the Mojo Maritime High-Flow Installation Vessel HF 4 project at the 5th International Tidal Energy Awards in London. The awards, organised by Tidal Today (UK), celebrate excellence and outs
Lloyd’s Register Inspects WaveRoller
The WaveRoller™ Pilot Power Plant, that was recently brought to harbor after campaign in Portugal, has now been thoroughly inspected by experts from Lloyd’s Register. The inspection was carried out as a part of the cooperation between AW-Energy and Lloyd’s Register, with the aim to get a certificati
ExxonMobil to Use West Alpha for Balder Subsea Installation
ExxonMobil has received consent to use West Alpha for production drilling, completion and installation of subsea equipment on the Balder field. Balder was the first oil field to be discovered on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, with Esso as the sole licensee in production licence 001. This happened
Centrica Makes Minor Gas Find (Norway)
Centrica Resources Norge AS, operator of production licence 528 B, has reported that it’s about to complete drilling of wildcat well 6707/10-3 S. The well was drilled about 20 kilometres northeast of the Aasta Hansteen field in the Norwegian Sea. The primary and secondary exploration targets for the
Ecospan Acquires R2SONIC Multi-Beam Echosounder
Swathe Services has recently provided Ecospan Environmental Ltd with a complete R2SONIC Multi-Beam Echo-Sounder package including TruePix and Raw Water Column options; HySweep data acquisition and post processing software; Valeport sound velocity equipment and SMC motion sensor. Ecospan Environmenta
Det norske Gets Nod for Subsea Ops on Alvheim, Bøyla
Det norske has received consent for manned underwater operations in 2015 on the Alvheim and Bøyla fields. Det norske oljeselskap ASA is the operator of the Alvheim and Bøyla fields, in blocks 24/6 and 24/9 in the central North Sea, close to the boundary with the UK Continental Shelf. The Alvheim fie
Europa Identifies New Prospects Off Ireland
Europa Oil & Gas has received a new prospect inventory from the Kosmos Energy, operator of the FEL 2/13 and FEL 3/13 licences in the South Porcupine Basin, offshore Ireland. The inventory is based on the 3D seismic acquired in 2013 and includes the identification of a number of new, large prospects
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (December 01 – December 07). Allseas’ flagship vessel, the 382 metres long and 124 metres wide Pieter Schelte, might be looking for a new job following the latest South Stream developments. Namel