Subsea
PHOTO: Damen Delivers ‘7 Waves’ SRSV to Rederij Groen
Dutch offshore services company Rederij Groen has taken delivery of the ‘7-Waves’, the second of a total three identical Seismic Research Support Vessels. Once the third of these so-called offshore chasers joins the fleet in January 2015, all of Groen’s five custom built chasers will have been built
Nevsky Shipyard Gets Order for 4 MPSVs
Nevsky Shipyard and the Direction of State Contractor of Marine Transport Development Program have signed a contract for the construction of 4 multipurpose small-draft salvage vessels of MPSV12 project. Nevsky Shipyard got the right to conclude the given contract having won the open competitive tend
Odyssey’s HMS (1744) Victory Shipwreck Project to Move Forward
Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc.welcomed the statement by the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for Defence giving consent to proceed with the archaeological investigation and recovery of at-risk artifacts from the HMS Victory (1744) wreck site in accordance with the project design that has been a
MESL in Benthic Characterisation for Torr Head Tidal Project
Marine Ecological Surveys Ltd (MESL) has conducted a benthic characterisation survey for the Torr Head Tidal Array development off of the north coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland on behalf of Tidal Ventures Limited. Tidal Ventures is a joint venture partnership between Brookfield Renewable Ene
OneSubsea Nets 10-Year BG Deal
OneSubsea™, a Cameron and Schlumberger company, has signed a 10-year global frame agreement with BG Group to supply subsea production equipment and aftermarket services. By adopting OneSubsea’s unique integrated solutions capabilities, the agreement establishes a framework for BG to pursue a standar
Kleven Builds Mineral Exploration Vessel for De Beers
Kleven has signed a contract with diamond company De Beers Marine Namibia, part of De Beers Group, on the building of a highly specialised vessel for deep water mineral exploration. The first of its kind vessel will be of MT 6022 design from Marin Teknikk. This design is well proven within the offsh
Douglas-Westwood: Subsea Vessel Demand to Grow
Douglas-Westwood (DW) anticipates subsea vessel demand will experience accelerated growth in the coming years at a rate of 7% CAGR. In DW’s new World Subsea Vessel Operations Market Forecast, global subsea vessel operating expenditure is set to total $122 billion (bn) during 2015-2019. Report author
Proserv Acquired by Riverstone
Riverstone Holdings and Proserv, based in Aberdeen, Scotland, have signed a definitive agreement pursuant to which Riverstone Global Energy and Power Fund V, L.P., in partnership with Proserv management, has agreed to acquire 100% of the shares of Proserv. David Lamont, chief executive officer (CEO)
DNV GL Classification for UK Catcher FPSO
BW Offshore has chosen DNV GL to provide classification, verification and certification services for the Catcher FPSO being deployed in the UK North Sea. DNV GL is already providing similar services to 70% of the FPSOs on the UK shelf and has delivered all the newbuild FPSOs to the sector since 2000
Red7Marine Adds DSV Red7Alliance to Its Fleet
Red7Marine Offshore, the UK’s leading independent air diving provider based in Great Yarmouth and Aberdeen, will add saturation diving to its wide range of offshore and subsea services to the oil & gas and renewables markets with diving support vessel Red7Alliance. Capable of working worldwide, the
MacGregor Reorganizes into Seven Operative Divisions
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, announces changes in its operative structure and starts a reorganisation into seven operative Divisions which will become effective on 1 January 2015. The six new operative Divisions together with Global Lifecycle Support as the seventh one will enable MacGregor to impro
Donuzlav Finalizes Mediterranean Sea Campaign
Hydrographic ship of the Black Sea Fleet (BSF), named “Donuzlav”, has completed its research campaign in the Mediterranean Sea. For a month trekking crew and specialists, led by Chief Hydrographic Service BSF Captain 1st Rank Mikhail Voroshilov, conducted comprehensive studies of selected areas of t
SEA Bags $37 Mln Submarine ECS Deal
SEA, a Cohort company, has been awarded an initial contract by BAE Systems to provide its innovative External Communications System (ECS) for the whole of the Royal Navy’s submarine fleet. The value of this new contract is approximately $37 million (£23 million), covering long lead procurement out t
Reach Subsea’s ROV Services for Viking TBN
Reach Subsea has entered into a 3-year contract with Eidesvik Offshore for provision of ROV services on Viking TBN, a subsea construction vessel to be delivered from Kleven Yard in March 2015. The scope of services from Reach Subsea include two new work ROVs with full crewing, and is expected to yie