Subsea
VARD to Build New Offshore Support Vessel for Island Offshore
Vard Holdings Limited, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, has secured a new contract with Island Offshore for the construction of one offshore support vessel. The total value of the contract is close to NOK 300 million ($46 million). The vessel is
DOF Wins Tax Dispute
DOF Rederi AS, a subsidiary of DOF ASA has won a court case against the Norwegian Central Tax office regarding extra correction tax for 2008, which has been found in contravention of the legislation for the current tax year. The lawsuit has a certain connection to the earlier constitutional conflict
DeepOcean in NCS Seabed Survey for Statoil
DeepOcean AS, subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV, has been awarded a contract for Seabed Survey Services for 2015 by Statoil. The Contract awarded by Statoil, covers services on Norwegian Continental Shelf and supports DeepOcean’s position as a provider of advanced light construction and seabe
Trelleborg to Exhibit Subsea Skills in UK
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions will showcase its subsea capabilities at two UK conferences this month. The sealing specialist is helping oilfield operators “stay ahead of the game” in the quest to drill deeper, providing high-integrity sealing solutions able to stand up to the extreme operating pressu
NOC Co-Ordinates Marine Robotic Vehicles Survey (UK)
A fleet of seven robotic vehicles were launched into the ocean off southwest England this week, in the most ambitious project of its kind in Europe. The vehicles are aiming to travel up to 300 miles over the next 20 days, and will be collecting scientific data about ocean processes and marine life.
DNV GL Marks 150 Years of DNV
Today, DNV GL celebrates its 150th anniversary of DNV and the one year of the DNV GL merger in The Hermitage and The National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam. DNV GL wishes to celebrate this milestone primarily by looking ahead and has therefore developed six strategic themes for a safe and sustainable
Fugro Wins Schiehallion Support Contract from BP
Fugro has been awarded a contract by BP Exploration Operating Company for the provision of wellhead and riser monitoring services. The contract will support BP drilling activities for the Quad 204 redevelopment of the Schiehallion field, West of Shetland. A total of 25 wells are to be drilled over t
Statoil and Partners Wrap Up Barents Sea Seismic Project
Statoil and its partners have completed their joint seismic acquisition project in the south-eastern Barents Sea. “We are pleased to have found a form of cooperation that has ensured good quality data sets and low acquisition costs. This warrants rethinking and exploring new business approaches and
DOF’s Skandi Hav Gets Petrobras Extension
Norskan Offshore, a subsidiary of DOF ASA, has been awarded a 4 years contract with Petrobras for the vessel Skandi Hav. Skandi Hav has been previously contracted by Petrobras in 2009 for a 5-year deal, (NOK 375 million) after being rebuilt to FSO handling vessel. The new contract is expected to com
Cefas Sends Its Wave Glider on First Mission
Cefas has successfully launched its Wave Glider “Lyra” from St Ives on Monday, the first ever independent launch of a Wave Glider SV3 in the UK. Lyra is a US-manufactured Wave Glider SV3 and is one of just two currently in the UK. She is taking two days to sail unmanned to the Isles of […]
The Nederlands: Huisman Runs for Maritime Innovation Award
Huisman’s Multi-lay System with exchangeable reels and the 4,000mt offshore mast crane (as delivered to Heerema’s Aegir) has been nominated for this year’s Maritime Innovation Award. The Maritime Innovations Award was introduced in the year 2000 by Netherlands Maritime Technology, the Dutch associat
DeepOcean Takes Delivery of Ultimate Trenching Spread from SMD
Long-standing SMD customer DeepOcean, have received delivery of their 1000hp QTrencher (QT) 1000 and successfully completed a number of projects. The recently upgraded T-3200 heavy duty trenching tractor is set to sit alongside the industry‐leading free flying, jet trenching ROV on DeepOcean’s Havil
Kongsberg Experiences High Demand for HUGIN AUV
World leading survey providers DOF Subsea of Norway, Fugro Geoservices of Lafayette US, Northwest Maritime of Norway and AXA Engehnaria Submarina of Brazil have chosen Kongsberg Maritime’s autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) HUGIN for offshore operations. “We’re delighted that both new customers and
Alstom Delivers More Efficient Tidal Turbine
Alstom has improved the performance of its tidal energy solutions with Oceade™ 18 – 1.4MW tidal stream turbine. With a rotor diameter of 18 metres, the Oceade™ tidal stream turbine has a nominal power of 1.4MW and three variable pitching blades. It is equipped with “plug-and-play” modules on rails,