Subsea
Hydro Group Partners with Turkish IMCA Electronics
Hydro Group has increased its global presence with the announcement of its partnership with Turkish firm, IMCA Electronics. Complementing Hydro Group’s cable and connection solutions, IMCA offers a range of sub-systems and components for technical applications on land, sea and air. The partnership w
Seabed Geosolutions Bags OBN Survey in Brazil
Seabed Geosolutions has been awarded a 3D ocean bottom node (OBN) survey in the Santos Basin in Brazil. Seabed Geosolutions’ new Manta node system will be used for the survey. The seven month contract is valued at around $90 million and is scheduled to start at the end of the fourth quarter of 2017
Ocean Installer Wraps Up Equatorial Guinea Job
Ocean Installer has recently completed a project in Equatorial Guinea as the first call off under a newly-signed master service agreement with an independent energy company. The work scope included the installation of subsea equipment and offshore operations and took place in June 2017, making use o
Interview: Aquabotix to Deliver Underwater Drone for Consumer Market
Subsea World News spoke with Durval Tavares, the co-founder and CEO of Aquabotix, a provider of underwater drones and cameras for commercial and military applications. In an email interview, Mr Tavares explained how he decided to start the company, and unveiled the next steps in the company’s develo
GeoSea to Set Up Albatros Foundations
DEME’s offshore marine engineering subsidiary GeoSea has received the ‘Notice to Proceed’ for fabrication and offshore installation of 16 wind turbine foundations and 1 offshore transformer module (OTM) for the EnBW Albatros offshore wind farm. The Albatros offshore wind farm is located in the so-ca
Aker Solutions Wins Coral South Umbilicals Deal
Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract to deliver three umbilicals and associated equipment at ENI’s Coral South project, Mozambique’s first offshore field development. The work scope includes three steel tube umbilicals that will total more than 19 kilometers in length and connect the Coral Sou
EnQuest Delivers First Oil from Kraken
EnQuest has confirmed that first oil from the Kraken development was delivered on June 23, 2017. During the initial ramp-up period, the 13 wells that have been drilled and completed to date, comprising 7 producers and 6 injectors, are being brought online in a phased manner, to maximise long term pr
BWVI Hunts Shipwrecks Off Carolinas
Blue Water Ventures International (BWVI) is launching the Paddle Wheeler Project off the coast of the Carolinas. The company has discovered through its recent satellite research, certain yet to be identified underwater anomalies. Company divers will investigate targets found by the survey team durin
Thalassa Could Dispose of WGP
Thalassa Holdings said it has received an indication of interest from an undisclosed industry participant for the potential acquisition of 100% of the business and assets of a marine geophysical services company WGP Group. The interested party has begun preliminary due diligence and the on-going dis
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (June 19 – June 25). Aquaterra Energy has won a contract to supply subsea high pressure riser (HPR) equipment and services for a subsea abandonment project in the central North Sea. The multi-million p
Tocardo Gets Ofgem Accreditation for 1.4 MW at EMEC
Tocardo Tidal Power has obtained Ofgem accreditation under the Renewables Obligation (RO) scheme for its 1.4MW EMEC deployment. Tocardo has installed its Temporary Foundation System (TFS) in Orkney earlier this year. The deployment was the start of the Tocardo’s planned 20-year commercial demonstrat
Royal IHC’s Hi-Traq Trencher Goes onto Further Trials
Royal IHC has informed that Hi-Traq trencher has completed its commissioning at the Port of Blyth in UK and is now moving onto land trials. “The testing has highlighted just how exceptional this vehicle is,” Royal IHC said in its social media update. Hi-Traq is the 4-tracked subsea vehicle with full
Kvaerner Completes First Johan Sverdrup Jacket
Kvaerner has completed and named riser platform (RP) jacket for the Johan Sverdrup development which will be ready for delivery in July. The RP jacket was given the name Aegir at a ceremony held at Kvaerner’s yard at Verdal, the company informed. The jacket is the first major structure for the Johan
New Tidal Energy Park in Scotland Lands Approval
A 30 turbine tidal park, to be situated off the south-west coast of Islay, has been granted planning consent, Scottish Government has informed. West Islay Tidal Energy Park will have a generating capacity of up to 30 MW, enough to power around 18,000 homes. The DP Marine Energy Limited development w