Subsea
Marine Robotics Innovation Centre Marks First Anniversary
Southampton’s Marine Robotics Innovation Centre at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is this week celebrating its one year anniversary by hosting a week of marine technology events. Opened in November last year, by Jo Johnson, minister of state for universities and science, the centre now has 1
Siem Offshore Bags Trianel Windpark Borkum II Contract
Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Siem Offshore, has been awarded the contract for the turnkey supply and installation of the inner array grid cable system for the Trianel Windpark Borkum Phase II (TWB-II) offshore wind farm. The company was awarded the contract by Trianel
Eidesvik Scores Work for Two Vessels with CGG
Norwegian vessel owner Eidesvik has secured two contracts with French seismic contractor, CGG for the seismic vessels Vantage and Veritas Viking. According to the Oslo-listed company, the vessels will be employed as source vessels. The contracts are 180 days firm each, with further options. The cont
Rampion OWF Foundations Installation Complete
The installation of the 116 foundations for the Rampion offshore wind farm has been completed in the English Channel, E.ON informed. In addition, all connective fittings have also been installed, which will be used later to mount the tower with the turbine nacelle and rotor blades. The foundations r
Hydro Group Appoints President of Its US Subsidiary
Subsea cable and connector specialist, Hydro Group, has appointed William (Bill) Mildon, as president of newly formed Hydro Group Systems – a wholly owned subsidiary in Pinellas County, Florida. With nearly 40 years’ experience in undersea product development, Bill has most recently held the positio
Ithaca Set for Stella Start-Up
Ithaca Energy said it anticipates that work on the final stages of the Stella development programme will be completed around the end of this month and enable start-up of production. According to the company, significant progress has been made since the FPF-1 floating production facility departed Pol
MacGregor Launches 3D Motion Compensator for Offshore Cranes
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has introduced the 3D Motion Compensator (3DMC), a flexible retrofit device, which is designed to enhance the load-handling precision of an offshore crane. “MacGregor’s standard active heave-compensation (AHC), supplied through a crane’s winch, compensates for a vessel’s
Carnegie Launches CETO Wave Hub Project
Carnegie Wave Energy has formally launched its 15MW CETO Wave Hub Project on Friday with George Eustice, minister of state at the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), the leader and key councillors from Cornwall Council and Wave Hub. Carnegie announced last week a GBP 9.6m
Subsea Asia, OSEA 2016 Partnership Offers Opportunities for UK Firms
Subsea Asia 2016 is set to offer more opportunities for UK businesses to establish links in the region as the event moves to a four-day exhibition running alongside OSEA 2016 International Conference, Subsea UK informed. Subsea Asia provides a platform for suppliers in the subsea industry to meet po
VAYCO Oil Tools Opens Nigerian Office
VAYCO Oil Tools (VOT), based in UK, has opened a new office in Nigeria to support operators in Nigeria and West Africa. VOT Nigeria will offer the existing subsea hardware, support engineering and operational services to locally based operators, the company explained. “VOT Nigeria will add value by
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (October 07 – November 13). Saipem has been awarded new contracts and change orders in the E&C offshore segment, for an overall amount of about 1 billion dollars. In particular, the most significant ar
Deep Down Swings to Profit
Deep Down, an oilfield services company, reported net income of approximately $1.0 million, or $0.06 per diluted share for the quarter ended September 30, 2016, compared to a net loss of $0.6 million, or $0.04 loss per diluted share for the third quarter of 2015. Revenues for the quarter were $9.2 m
Olympic Ares Installs Tidal Turbine Off Scotland
Bibby Offshore informed that the Olympic Ares, a multifunctional subsea support & construction vessel, is currently engaged in a tidal energy project in the Pentland Firth, Northern Scotland. The Olympic Ares, equipped with a 250te AHC knuckle boom crane, is installing a turbine for the Atlantis Res
Dril-Quip Adds TIW
Dril-Quip informed it has completed its previously announced acquisition of TIW Corporation. Dril-Quip entered into an agreement to acquire TIW Corporation in October this year for approximately $143 million. Blake DeBerry, president and CEO of Dril-Quip, said: “We are excited to complete the acquis