Subsea
FoundOcean Completes Foundation Grouting for New OWFs
UK-headquartered FoundOcean secured the final foundations for three of Europe’s largest offshore wind farms in the second quarter, which once operational will have a total installed capacity of over one gigawatt. FoundOcean grouted the 160th transition piece foundation on Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind F
CGG, Sovcomflot Form Arctic 3D Seismic Joint Venture
CGG, world leader in Geoscience, and Sovcomflot, Russia’s largest energy shipping company, announced that they have signed an agreement to form a joint venture company dedicated to conducting high-end 3D marine seismic acquisition services with a focus on Arctic and sub-Arctic waters. The joint vent
Viper Subsea Runs for Technology Innovation Award
Viper Subsea has been shortlisted in the Private Business Awards 2014 for the Technology Innovation of the Year Award. These national awards are held annually to recognise and celebrate the very best of the UK’s privately owned businesses. To be eligible businesses must have their headquarters in th
RICS Awards UTEC’s Managing Director with Major Accolade
A key member of staff from the UTEC family of companies has been recognized with the award of a major accolade. Douglas Brown, the Managing Director of UTEC StarNet, has been awarded a Fellowship by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in recognition of “significant experience and sta
IKM Secures Consulting Contract from BP Norway
IKM Consultants AS has won a new 5-year framework contract with BP Norway for the provision of consulting services. “The company has had a long-standing contractual relationship with BP Norway and are pleased to be able to continue this cooperation through this new contract,” says General Manager Pe
AGR’s Well Intelligence Software Proposed for ONS Award
AGR’s iQ x™ well intelligence software is in the running for a prestigious ONS (Offshore Northern Seas) 2014 Innovation Award. iQ x™ is a new addition to the AGR software portfolio and has been developed to simplify the planning and execution of wells. The software utilises relevant public data from
NOC: World’s First Global Jellyfish Database Created
An international study has created the world’s first global database of jellyfish records, finding a range of jellyfish has evolved to adapt to all available environmental conditions and making the first global estimates of the amount of jellyfish in our oceans. Using more than 91,000 items of publi
Bowtech Backs MATE Scotland ROV Challenge
Bowtech Products Ltd has supported the MATE Scotland ROV challenge, secondary school underwater robot competition. Bowtech Products Ltd undertook the underwater filming of the competition using MCVIS-1 mini compact video inspection systems and have gifted a colour tooling camera and LED light to the
Severn Estuary Could Become Tidal Lagoon Development Place
City Councils of Bristol, Sedgemoor, West Somerset and Cardiff will submit an application for a GBP 3 million grant to the European Union, which would allow financing the development of a tidal lagoon in Severn Estuary. Specifically, the EU funds would be used to finance a feasibility research. So f
Technip Awards Cable Pull-In Services Contract to CWind
CWind has been awarded a contract by Technip Offshore Wind, for the provision of cable pull-in services, complete with crew transfer vessel, to transport CWind technicians on site and support the cable pull-in. Building on previous project scopes, CWind is now project managing the entire tower side
Nexans Delivers Umbilicals for Statoil’s Oseberg Delta
Oil and gas extraction on the Norwegian continental shelf has been given a boost after Nexans recently delivered the first of four “Statoil Standard” umbilicals ordered by the company in 2012. The first umbilical will be employed at the Oseberg Delta field in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. The
Dutch Government Selects TenneT as Offshore Grid Operator
Electricity transmission operator TenneT welcomed the Dutch government’s decision to appoint TenneT as the operator of the offshore power grid in the Netherlands. TenneT CEO Mel Kroon commented: “TenneT is keen to contribute to the energy transition in the Netherlands by realizing a future-proof off
Cortez Subsea Gets UK Patent for Its Modular Pipelay System
Cortez Subsea has been granted a UK patent for its Modular Pipelay System, making new shallow water pipelay technology available to the North Sea for the first time. The culmination of three years of research and development to bring the technology – a collaboration between Cortez Subsea and NOV Tub
NOC’s RRS Discovery and James Cook Project Officer Awarded MBE
The National Oceanography Centre’s project officer for both RRS Discovery and James Cook, Edward Cooper, has been awarded an MBE for services to marine science. The announcement was made in the Queen’s birthday honours list this month. For the past 35 years Edward’s work has revolved around NERC shi