Subsea
VIDEO: ‘Seabed Supporter’ at Baku Shipyard
Seabed Supporter, Swire Seabed’s third specialist subsea vessel, was named earlier this year in Baku, Azerbaijan and it’s Swire Seabed’s first operated vessel in this Country. The vessel was constructed by the Norwegian shipyard Fjellstrand in Western Norway, and is operated by Swire Seabed, subsidi
Subsea 7 Declares Option for ‘Normand Subsea’
Solstad Offshore has reported that Subsea 7 has declared their option to extend the contract for the construction vessel “Normand Subsea” with one year from March 2015. This is the second of a total of four yearly options. The Normand Subsea is an IMR, Survey and Light Construction vessel specifical
Subsea 7 Orders Pipes from Tata Steel
Tata Steel has signed a series of contracts with Subsea 7, one of the world’s leading contractors in engineering, construction and subsea services to the offshore industry, to supply undersea pipes to four separate North Sea projects. The four contracts, signed over the past year and worth an estima
Aker Solutions Makes UK Expansion Move with Aberdeen Office Lease
Aker Solutions has agreed to lease a new office complex in Aberdeen for 20 years as part of an expansion in the UK. The facility is under development and will consist of three interconnected buildings in the Aberdeen International Business Park on Dyce Drive, the main route between Aberdeen’s city c
Chelsea Technologies Develops Shallow-Water Hydrocarbon Sensor
Irelands, Marine and Environmental Sensing Technology Hub (MESTECH) use Chelsea UviLux to detect hydrocarbon levels in Lower Liffey Estuary. Tim Sullivan and Dian Zhang of MESTECH recently deployed a Chelsea Technologies Group hydrocarbon sensor on a trial basis in the Lower Liffey Estuary. This sen
COSL Pioneer to Drill for Statoil at Visund Nord
Statoil Petroleum AS has received consent to use the COSL Pioneer semi-submersible drilling rig for drilling and completion of wells 34/8-C-2 H and 34/8-C-2 AH at Visund Nord. The activity is scheduled to begin in August, with a duration of around 120 days. Visund is an oil field located east of the
WHOI: Research Shows Three Times More Mercury in Upper Ocean
Study shows that three times more mercury is present in upper ocean since Industrial Revolution. Although the days of odd behavior among hat makers are a thing of the past, the dangers mercury poses to humans and the environment persist today. Mercury is a naturally occurring element as well as a by
Mainstream Conducts ‘Neart na Gaoithe’ OWF Site Survey
Mainstream Renewable Power has recently started its detailed geotechnical and geophysical survey of the proposed Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm site. The survey work has started on August 4th 2014 and will continue until approximately September 30th 2014. The planned wind farm site is located i
PSA Identifies Serious Breaches of Regulations on Statfjord C (Norway)
PSA Norway has reported that the investigation of the hydrocarbon leak of 26 January 2014 on Statfjord C by the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) identified serious breaches of the regulations. Operator Statoil has now been notified of an order by the PSA. The hydrocarbon leak occurred while s
Normandie 3 Subsea Cable Jointing in Progress
Work on jointing the Normandie 3 subsea cable to the Jersey land cable has started, last week, in the transition bay at Long Beach car park. The operation by Prysmian’s specialist engineers is expected to take about two weeks. The corresponding land/sea transition joint in France was completed last
Osiris Secures Arish Mell Pipeline Maintenance Job
Osiris has announced its third successful multi-year contract win at Arish Mell.The contract sees Osiris enter into their 12th successive year involved with effluent waste water pipe by being responsible for the inspection and maintenance of the pipeline. The Arish Mell pipeline begins at Research S
Hydrex Performs Collision Damage Repair (Greece)
In July Hydrex mobilized a team of diver/technicians to Syros, Greece, for a complex repair operation on an 118-meter, 8550 DWT chemical tanker. The vessel had suffered large cracks in her hull plating as the result of a collision. She was not allowed to sail any further. Hydrex proposed a permanent
Havyard Gets New VP
Havyard has announced that Gerhard Furø took up the position of Vice President technical and commercial for Havyard Design & Solutions AS. Gerhard Furø has previously been a consultant with Boatlabs AS, where, in recent years, he has been working under a contract with EMAS AMS and engaged in the ope
Fugro Reports Weak 1H Results
Fugro has disclosed information on its performance in the first half of 2014, with first half-year revenue of EUR 1,186.9 million compared to EUR 1,167.9 million in first half of 2013. Year-on-year revenue growth at constant currencies of 6.2% or 7.9% excluding multi-client. As previously announced,