Subsea
GWL Acquires Barents Sea Seismic Data with Its New Technology
Geology Without Limits (GWL) explored the Barents Sea’s Norwegian shelf segment employing its new FloatSeis marine seismic technology. GWL markets FloatSeis as marine seismic technology that amends CDP reflection method with refracted waves data. Using custom seismic equipment in addition to both 2D
Interoute Opens Dual Entry to Europe from SEA-ME-WE 5 Cable
Interoute has opened dual entry into Europe through France and Italy from the South East Asia–Middle East–Western Europe 5 (SEA-ME-WE 5) submarine cable. Interoute will connect digital traffic from Africa, Asia and the Middle East via its Point of Presence (PoP) in Marseilles, France and OHM Data Ce
Li-S Battery Development Project Moves Forward
Steatite has completed the first phase of a 24-month project to develop a pressure-tolerant lithium sulphur (Li-S) battery pack that can improve the endurance and speed of ‘deep-dive autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). According to the company, after the demonstration that Li-S cells can operate
Minesto and RCOES Explore Deep Green Potential in Taiwan
Ocean energy developer, Minesto, has signed a collaboration agreement with the Research Center for Ocean Energy and Strategies (RCOES) at National Taiwan Ocean University on Thursday. Within the scope of the collaboration agreement, Minesto and RCOES will explore the potential for Minesto’s Deep Gre
Saipem Wins USD 1 Billion in New Contracts
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 are the notification of award by Saudi Aramco of two EPIC contracts (engineering, procurement, installation, construction), under
Rana Wraps Up FSO Gaza Diving Job for Emas
Italian diving specialist Rana has completed diving campaign for Emas for the installation and hook-up of the new FSO Gaza at Bouri Field offshore Libya. The FSO Gaza will replace the FSO Sloug at Bouri field located 120 kilometers north of the Libyan coast in the Mediterranean Sea in water depths b
Tullow On Track with Jubilee Field FPSO Repair
UK-listed oil and gas player Tullow informed on Wednesday that Jubilee field FPSO turret remediation project is progressing as planned. The interim spread-mooring of the vessel on its current heading is on track to be completed by the end of 2016. To remind, in April this year, Tullow notified that
Statoil Hires Metas for LoVe Upgrade
Bergen-based Metas has been awarded a contract from Statoil for the upgrade of the LoVe ocean observatory. The Lofoten-Vesterålen Cabled Ocean Observatory (LoVe) is a Norwegian infrastructure for marine research, monitoring and subsea technology development. The contract will cover an upgrade of LoV
Red Ink for GC Rieber
Norwegian offshore vessels provider, GC Rieber Shipping, has recognised quarterly loss of NOK 233.5 million, compared with NOK 25.3 million profit in the third quarter of 2015. The negative result in the third quarter 2016 is mostly due to impairment of the seismic fleet of close to NOK 127 million
Bibby Offshore Nets Second Corrib Inspection Contract
Bibby Offshore has been awarded a second contract from Shell to provide inspection services on assets in the Corrib natural gas field offshore Ireland. The project started in July and is set for completion by the end of this year, the company informed. The second contract follows the completion of t
Ichthys Project’s Pipeline Ready to Deliver Gas
The offshore and onshore sections of the 890 kilometer gas export pipeline for the Inpex-led Ichthys LNG project have been welded together in Darwin on Wednesday. Joining the two pipeline sections—882 kilometers offshore and eight kilometers onshore—means the pipeline is now ready to deliver gas fro
JF Subsea Delivers Innovative ROV Inspection Service to Shell
James Fisher Subsea (JF Subsea) said it has reduced inspection downtime to 2 percent for Shell UK, through the innovative use of asset-based remotely operated vehicles (ABROVs) on oil rig inspection programmes in the North Sea. Namely, JF Subsea provided Shell UK with a gravity-based ABROV system. A
Cape Sharp Tidal Completes Subsea Cable Link
Cape Sharp Tidal’s marine operations team has connected the turbine cable tail with the 300-meter interconnection cable at the Minas Passage, twenty-four hours after deploying the 2MW instream tidal turbine. The cable connects the turbines’ power and data systems to an existing 16MW subsea export ca
Oceaneering Names Senior VP, Business Development
Oceaneering International has appointed Stephen P. Barrett as senior vice president, business development. Roderick A. Larson, president of Oceaneering, said, “Steve’s extensive industry knowledge and perspective makes him ideal for this role. I am confident that with his leadership we will further