Subsea
Viking Acquires Stake in 4Subsea
Viking Venture has acquired 40% of the shares in 4Subsea AS, which is headquartered in Asker, Norway. 4Subsea specializes in providing monitoring solutions, software and expert services for flexible risers as well as well intervention and wellhead systems. With revenue of NOK 106 million in 2013, th
Aker Seeks Alternatives for Its MMO Workers
Aker Solutions is transferring employees to a new subsea engineering hub in Stavanger and using the Aker Advantage recruitment agency to find work for more than 200 employees impacted by the slowdown in Norway’s offshore maintenance and modifications market. The company is acting proactively to ease
Top News of the Week of Jun 30 – July 06, 2014
1. Two Subsea 7 Directors Stand Down Subsea 7 S.A. has announced an action to facilitate use of its vessels for energy development related projects executed in US waters. The action is designed to enable the Company to meet requirements applicable to non-US companies operating vessels in US waters.
Osiris Projects Recognized at ECHO Regional Business Awards
Seabed mapping specialists Osiris Hydrographic & Geophysical Projects were successful at the ECHO Regional Business Awards winning the MSIF Business of the Year award. Osiris Projects, owned by the locally headquartered Bibby Line Group, were in attendance at the ceremony, held at St George’s Hall,
Ingenia: i146-SCE Servo Drive for Subsea Ops
Ingenia, a motion control technology company specialized in the design, development and manufacture of motion control products and custom motion systems, has presented its i146-SCE is, a modular, high-performance DC servo drive, developed to meet requirements of Marine & Subsea market. It’s a fully
Sweden: Fortum, Seabased Kick Off Wave Energy Park Setup
The installation of a wave energy park off Sotenäs Municipality in Sweden started on July 1. The generator is placed on the seabed and connected to the buoys on the surface that capture the wave motion energy, transforming this into electrical energy. The wave devices are connected through a switch
Damen Delivers Fugro Proteus
Fugro has taken delivery of the first of three Fugro Offshore Coastal Survey Vessels (FOCSV) being built by Damen. The first of a new class, the Fugro Proteus is a compact, survey ship capable of undertaking a wide range of survey, monitoring and inspection operations. The vessel is designed for a v
NOC Welcomes New RAS Approach
A new UK Robotic and Autonomous Systems (RAS) Strategy was published this week and launched at an event attended by the Science Minister, Rt Hon David Willetts MP. This was the result of nearly two years’ work by a Special Interest Group (SIG) set up by the Technology Strategy Board (TSB), which the
Polarcus Charters VOS Theia from Vroon
Vroon, an international shipping company, has announced that Vroon Offshore Services Genova will continue its cooperation with Polarcus DMCC with the signing of an 18-months charter for VOS Theia last Monday. VOS Theia is a supply, anchor handling, oil recovery and fire-fighting vessel, built at Fuj
Tennet Gets Planning Approval for Subsea Cable NordLink
The Office for Energy Planning Approval of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein has issued a planning approval decision for the first section of NordLink interconnector, a planned submarine cable from Norway to Germany. “With this decision, the next important component of the future power system h
Sif Group Gets Dudgeon OWF Monopile Foundation Fabrication Contract
The Dudgeon Wind Farm Limited has awarded the contract for the Monopile Foundation Fabrication for its Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm to Sif Group B.V. The contract covers the procurement, fabrication and assembly of 67 monopiles (MPs) and 67 transition pieces (TPs), including transportation to the Dudg
Countdown Begins for Costa Concordia Refloating
Installation of the last sponson, P1, on the port side of the wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia has been completed as planned. All sponsons are now in position. Now, ahead of authorization from the Monitoring Observatory, technicians can start to test all the systems for the final refloating
Wintershall Partners Up with Lundin in PL359 Licence (Norway)
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) through its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS (Lundin Norway) has announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell an additional 15 percent interest in PL359, which contains the Luno II discovery. Lundin Norway will sell a 15 percent interest to W
SeaBotix ROV Surveys AE2 Submarine Wreck
SeaBotix ROV has entered and recorded the interior of Gallipoli’s AE2 submarine, sunk almost a century ago. SeaBotix custom designed vLBV assisted the first archaeological expedition of Australian scientists and historians to enter and record the interior of the HMAS AE2 submarine lying in 72 meters