Subsea
Providence Gets Barryroe SEL Extension
Providence Resources P.l.c., the Irish oil and gas exploration and development company, has provided a licence update on Standard Exploration Licence 1/11 and Licensing Option 12/4 which contains the Barryroe oil field and potential field extensions. Providence Resources (80%, Operator) and its part
Calecore, N-Sea Team Up in Barents Sea Survey
Calecore’s Offshore Geophysical division has seen a steady increase in demand over the past two years for ROV Survey Services. In June WROV operations were undertaken onboard the Kommandor Calum for a project West of Shetland whilst the Kommandor Stuart has been undertaking multiple integrated 2DHR,
SubC Honored by EEEGR, Completes Subsea Projects
SubC Partner UK, a provider of offshore engineering services to the offshore renewables and oil and gas sectors, has been recognised by EEEGR for its innovative Flexicrane offshore material handling solution. Furthermore, SubC has successfully executed a major UK subsea inspection campaign across mu
OSBIT Power Wins LARS Delivery for Helix
OSBIT Power, a North East subsea engineering and technology company has been awarded a multi-million pound contract by Helix Well Ops for the supply of twin, heavy weather ROV launch and recovery systems (LARS). OSBIT, based in Riding Mill, Northumberland, has to meet challenging space constraints a
Proserv Boosts Management
Proserv has further consolidated its position for future growth by appointing two vice presidents to its senior management team. Paul Douglas has been promoted to the role of VP operations with Bruce Stuart joining Proserv as VP sales and business development for Europe and West Africa (EWA) from FM
SWERUS-C3 Reserch Discovers Subsea Methane Venting in Laptev Sea
SWERUS-C3 scientists have discovered vast methane plumes escaping from the seafloor of the Laptev continental slope. These early glimpses of what may be in store for a warming Arctic Ocean could help scientists project the future releases of the strong greenhouse gas methane from the Arctic Ocean. ”
Outreach Buys Tech Safe Systems
Outreach Ltd., the supplier of hydraulic handling, lifting and access equipment based in Falkirk, has acquired of one of the UK’s top suppliers of Launch and Recovery Systems (LARS) for remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs). Outreach Ltd has acquired, for an undisclosed sum, Great Yarmouth ba
New Junior Research Group Set Up at GEOMAR
The Croatian/Canadian biologist Dr. Elizabeta Briski studies the question whether species from certain regions have inherent advantages over other species in colonizing new ecosystems. For her research she has been awarded with the Sofja Kovalevskaja Award of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. T
QED Naval Secures Funding for Subhub Project
QED Naval have received the financial backing from Kelvin Capital and the Scottish Investment Bank to support the continued development of the Subhub, the tidal turbine foundation structure. This 1st tranche of money will allow QED Naval to conduct the tank testing of 2 models of increasing scale wi
North Sea Systems Wraps Up ‘CableFish’ Stage 1 Trials
North Sea Systems, supplier of dedicated survey systems for high flow environments, has completed the first stage of the new CableFish test programme and the results proved that this concept will revolutionise submarine cable installation for high flow environments. The trials were conducted on a si
SMD Delivers Atom ROV to Sistac (Brasil)
Brazil based Sistac have taken delivery of an SMD Atom 100hp 2000m rated Work Class Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). The Work Class ROV system will be mobilised during the fourth quarter of this year and will be used initially for survey and inspection duties but will provide Sistac with the capabil
HSSE Opens New Base in Lowestoft (UK)
Hughes Sub Surface Engineering Ltd has officially opened another office in Lowestoft,East Coast. HSSE has the capability to support projects throughout the UK and Europe, and believe that an office local to the East coast will provide a strong strategic base of operations. The new HSSE facility will
Lundin Kicks Off Alfa Drilling in Barents Sea
Lundin Petroleum AB through its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS (Lundin Norway) has announced that drilling of exploration well 7220/11-1 in PL609 has begun. The well will target the Alta prospect, which is located some 20 km northeast of the Gohta discovery in the Barents Sea. The main obj
Minister Rudd Officially Launches FloWave Research Facility
New climate change minister Amber Rudd MP found out first-hand about the UK’s leading role in ocean energy research and development when she officially opened the world’s most sophisticated tide and wave simulator in Edinburgh today. The FloWave Ocean Energy Research Facility, located at Edinburgh U