Subsea
UK’s Marine Robots Mission Complete
A fleet of ten marine robots has completed two-week mission off northwest Scotland. The mission comprised the largest simultaneous deployment of marine robots in UK waters, with seven submarine gliders and three surface Wave Gliders operating in waters around the Outer Hebrides, National Oceanograph
Vard Aquires Aquaculture Equipment Suplier
Vard, a designer and shipbuilder of specialized vessels, has entered into an agreement to acquire Storvik Aqua, equipment provider to the aquaculture industry. The purchase price is approximately NOK 35 million or some $4.3 million. Headquartered in Sunndalsøra, Norway, Storvik Aqua has a production
MacArtney’s Docking Head for Schmidt Ocean Institute ROV
MacArtney has supplied Mermac D docking head for Schmidt Ocean Institute remotely operated vehicle (ROV), soon to be deployed on a sea study. The SuBastian ROV will be deployed onboard R/V Falkor during the surface microlayer and air-sea boundary cruise. The Mermac D will aid in launch and recovery
Kraken Sonar Welcomes New Board Member
Kraken Sonar has added Larry Puddister to the company’s board of directors. Puddister is co- chairman of Pennecon Limited, and also a majority shareholder and CEO of Newcrete. Karl Kenny, Kraken’s president and CEO, said: “We are delighted to welcome Larry to the Kraken Board of Directors. His exten
TE SubCom Launches Ocean Spectrum Bandwidth Manager Software
TE SubCom has released Ocean Spectrum bandwidth manager software, which should in conjunction with TE SubCom’s Ocean Gateway products, enable cable operators to select their preferred submarine line terminating equipment (SLTE) line card supplier and create an interoperable and complementary dry and
Eidesvik and CGG Scrap Viking Vision Contract
Norwegian vessel owner Eidesvik and French seismic player CGG have agreed to terminate the contract for Viking Vision seismic vessel. The contract termination has an immediate effect despite its due term at end July 2017. Nevertheless, the Oslo-listed Eidesvik confirmed that payment of the charter r
MMT Welcomes New UK Sales Manager
MMT has appointed Phil Wilson as UK sales manager based in the Banbury office. Phil will work to strengthen and grow MMT’s position in the UK. Phil joins MMT from Baker Hughes, where he was responsible for business development and sales of geomechanics and reservoir consulting services. Stefan Elias
Fugro Kicks Off Bay State Wind Site Survey
Fugro’s multi purpose drilling, well intervention and geotechnical vessel, Fugro Synergy, has started a geotechnical survey campaign on behalf of DONG Energy at the proposed site for the Bay State Wind offshore wind farm. A 15-days survey will involve seabed testings in 18 specific locations which s
Motive to Build Carousel Loading Tower for Swan Hunter
Swan Hunter has awarded Motive Offshore Group a Letter of Intent (LoI) for the design and build of a basket carousel loading tower. Swan Hunter expects its modular basket carousel and tower lay spread to be available for cable, umbilical and flexible pipeline installations for the 2017 summer season
Lloyd’s Register Wins Maersk Oil Asset Integrity Job
Maersk Oil has awarded a long-term contract to Lloyd’s Register for asset integrity services to support the development of Maersk Oil’s offshore operations. Lloyd’s Register will provide support in areas of operational risk – change management, contractor management, inspection plans and reporting,
CGG Bags Seismic Acquisition Deal Off Mozambique
CGG has been awarded a multi-client program by the Instituto Nacional de Petroleo (INP) to acquire seismic data offshore Mozambique. The program includes a 2D survey of over 6,550 km in the offshore Rovuma basin, including blocks R5-A, R5-B and R5-C, and a large 3D survey over the Beira High in the
GC Rieber and Rasmussengruppen to Launch New Seismic Player
GC Rieber Shipping has signed an agreement with Rasmussengruppen to establish a new, jointly-owned marine geophysical company called Shearwater GeoServices. Starting out with a fleet of four seismic vessels, Shearwater GeoServices will become an integrated provider of marine geophysical services to
Statoil Reports Gas Poisoning at Sture Terminal
Norwegian oil & gas major Statoil informed that yesterday, October 12, at 4:05 pm notice was given of a workplace accident at the Sture terminal in Hordaland. Namely, five people were sent to Haukeland Hospital after having been exposed to H2S gas (hydrogen sulfide). The five people were exposed to
Facebook, Google, PLDC and TE SubCom Team Up on Hong Kong-US Subsea Link
TE SubCom, along with Facebook, Google, and PLDC (Pacific Light Data Communication), announced that they will co-build the Pacific Light Cable Network (PLCN), a 12,800 km transpacific submarine cable system that will provide the first direct undersea route between Hong Kong and Los Angeles, Californ