Subsea
Alcatel-Lucent Starts Sea-Me-We 5 Subsea Cable Construction
The South East Asia-Middle East-Western Europe 5 (SEA-ME-WE 5) consortium has announced that the contract for the deployment of the SEA-ME-WE 5 undersea cable system spanning 20,000 km from Singapore to France has come into force. The new 100G SEA-ME-WE 5 will deliver ultra-broadband capacity and fa
Cortez Subsea Names New Operations Director
Subsea services and technology products company Cortez Subsea has appointed a new operations director, as the company looks to expand its scope internationally. Tony McKay has joined the company at a time of rapid growth as demand for their services is expected to increase following UK patent approv
Parkmead Begins Site Survey at Skerryvore Oil Prospect
Parkmead announces that a site survey has begun at the Parkmead operated Skerryvore oil prospect in the UK North Sea. Skerryvore was awarded to Parkmead under the UKCS 27th Licensing Round and is located in the Central North Sea. It consists of two stacked prospects at Palaeocene and Chalk level. Th
Bream FPSO FEED Contract Awarded to Sevan Marine
Premier Oil Norway AS has awarded Sevan Marine a FEED (Front End Engineering and Design) contract for the hull and marine systems of a Sevan type cylindrical FPSO. The FPSO will operate in the Premier Oil’s Bream field in the Norwegian Central North Sea. CEO Carl Lieungh comments: “We are both proud
Partrac Welcomes New Marine Specialist
Oceanographer, Chartered Scientist and Marine Scientist, Dr Joanna Ibrahim has joined the Partrac team as Marine Data Manager. Joanna Ibrahim is a specialist in coastal engineering, coastal and estuarine sediment dynamics and environmental impact assessment (EIA) with 20 years’ experience primarily
DSIT to Supply AquaShield DDS for Mediterranean Navy
DSIT Solutions Ltd., a subsidiary of Acorn Energy, Inc., has announced that a leading Mediterranean Navy has placed an order for its AquaShield™ Diver Detection Sonar (DDS) system. The system is expected to guard the underwater perimeter of a strategic coastal asset. Dan Ben-Dov, DSIT’s Vice Preside
EMGS Sells Barents Sea Multi-Client Data
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has signed a data licensing agreement with a customer worth USD 3.5 million for the provision of 3D EM data from EMGS’s multi-client data library in the Barents Sea. “It satisfying to note that our multi-client library continue to provide value for new and exis
Polarcus Adira En Route to Gulf of Mexico
Polarcus Adira is in transit from Las Palmas to the US Gulf of Mexico to begin a six month charter for TGS. The purpose-built 3D seismic vessel is equipped with specialized, advanced maritime technology to minimize the environmental footprint of the operation and the vessel continues to set new stan
Kongsberg Maritime Embient Recognised by Marine Technology Society
Kongsberg Maritime Embient last week received the 2014 Compass International Award for outstanding contributions to the advancement of marine science and technology from the Marine Technology Society (MTS). The German subsea technology specialist and systems integrator, which is wholly owned by Kong
Kongsberg Develops New Solution for 3D Subsea Monitoring
Kongsberg Maritime has launched a unique solution for the detection of Scouring, Corrosion, Deformation and Marine Growth, which can destabilise wind turbines and underwater structures causing expensive, and potentially environmentally hazardous damage. On show at WindEnergy Hamburg 2014, the new K-
MMT to Exhibit at Offshore Energy in Amsterdam
On the 28 and 29 of October MMT will exhibit at Offshore Energy, stand 9.006. Offshore Energy exhibition & conference is the fastest growing gathering for offshore industry professionals and is expecting over 10 000 visitors. It takes place at Amsterdam Rai on the 28-29 October. MMT is one of market
Scotland’s Marine Energy Valued at $82 Bln by 2050 ?
Scotland’s flourishing wave and tidal energy sector has invested more than £217m in the country to date, with £31.8m spent in the last 12 months alone, a new Scottish Renewables report shows. Crucially, the study revealed almost two-thirds (62%) of the growing industry’s supply chain is Scottish. Ma
VBMS Awards Sandbank OWF Cabling to JDR
JDR has secured the inter-array cable contract from VBMS for the Vattenfall AB Sandbank offshore wind farm. JDR will design and manufacture 105 kilometres of inter-array cable, including a new coilable 630mm2 copper core cable and a range of cable accessories. The Sandbank offshore wind farm will be
HC2 Buys Global Marine Systems
HC2 Holdings, Inc. has acquired Bridgehouse Marine Limited (Bridgehouse), the parent holding company of Global Marine Systems Limited (Global Marine). Global Marine is a leading provider of engineering and underwater services, responding to the subsea cable installation, maintenance and burial requi