Subsea
PHOTO: InterMoor Building ‘Monster’ Suction Pile
Acteon’s mooring technology specialist, InterMoor, has shared an update on its “monster” suction pile project, currently underway at its manufacturing facility in Morgan City, Louisiana in the United States. Suction piles are a long steel cylinder topped with a pile top or cap. The cap comprises val
Hawaiki Inks Hawaii Landing Party Deal with DRFortress
Hawaiki Submarine Cable, the New Zealand owner and developer of Hawaiki submarine cable system, has selected DRFortress as its landing and operating partner in Hawaii. As part of its system architecture, Hawaiki will land its proposed 14,000 km trans-Pacific cable from Australia and New Zealand to t
Sembcorp Marine Snaps Up Norwegian Naval Design and Engineering Firm
Sembcorp Marine has agreed to acquire a 100% equity stake in LMG Marin AS (LMG) for US$20 million. LMG is a naval architecture as well as ship design and engineering house headquartered in Bergen, Norway, with offices in Poland and France. Its design and engineering portfolio spans floating structur
Viper Subsea Receives Queen’s Award
Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset, Annie Maw, has officially presented Viper Subsea with The Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation at a ceremony at the company’s Portishead head office which took place on Friday August 19. Viper Subsea is an engineering company that provides consultancy
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (August 15 – August 21). Oslo-listed DOF Subsea said it has been awarded several contracts in Asia Pacific and Brasil in the past weeks. During Q2 and so far in Q3 2016, DOF Subsea reported contract wi
WATCH: German WW1 Submarine Wreck Found in North Sea
The Danish Maritime Authority confirms having received a report on the finding of a wreck off the west coast of Jutland. According to the report, the wreck found is UC-30. The report also states that there are unexploded mines and torpedoes on board. However, currently the Danish Maritime Authority
Statoil Files Byrding Plan
Statoil and its partners today submitted the plan for development and operation of the Byrding oil and gas discovery in the North Sea to government authorities. Capital expenditures estimated at approximately NOK 1 billion, recoverable volumes are projected at approx. 11 million barrels of oil equiv
SeaBird in Profit, Might Look into Further Fleet Resizing
Oslo-listed SeaBird has swung to a profit compared with a negative result in the second quarter 2015, on increased revenue and fleet utilization. The seismic data provider for oil and gas companies posted profit of around $100K or $0.03 per diluted share for the second quarter of 2016, compared to n
BSEE Develops New Oil Spill Response Planning Calculators
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), in collaboration with Genwest, launched a set of response system planning calculators for mechanical recovery (ERSP), in situ burning (EBSP), and surface-applied dispersants (EDSP). The use of these tools is currently not required for the su
Clinton in Seabed Mapping Project for INFOMAR
Sweden-based Clinton Marine Survey has secured a contract with the INtegrated Mapping FOr the Sustainable Development of Ireland’s MArine Resource (INFOMAR). The INFOMAR programme is a joint venture between the Geological Survey of Ireland and the Marine Institute. The programme is a successor to th
MCG Loss Widens
Oslo-listed marine seismic data provider, MultiClient Geophysical (MCG), has plunged deeper into the red on impairment charge of USD 0.9 million, which relates to delays in sales triggers for mostly Norwegian projects. MCG reported revenues in the second quarter 2016 of USD 2.7 million, compared to
VIDEO: Sandbank Inter-Array Cables Setup
In the summer of 2016, VBMS completed their scope of work for Vattenfall’s Sandbank offshore wind farm. A total of 76 inter-array cables were installed and post-lay buried in approximately two and a half months. VBMS deployed its multipurpose vessels Stemat Spirit, Ndurance and Ndeavor in order to s
Kleven Gets New Project
Norwegian shipbuilder Kleven has signed a contract with DESS Aquaculture Shipping, a joint venture company established by Marine Harvest Norway and Deep Sea Supply, on the building of a fish harvesting vessel for carrying salmon from fish farms to processing plants. The vessel will be delivered from
Indonesia Submarine Networks Summit to Launch Next Week
The first Indonesia Submarine Networks Summit will be held on August 25, at Raffles Hotel in Jakarta. The Indonesian Submarine Networks Summit is one of the sub-forums of the third Indonesia ICT Carnival. The Summit will focus on the importance of fiber optic submarine cable networks in ICT infrastr