Subsea
MacArtney Expands Global Footprint with New Partnerships
MacArtney said it has signed representative agreements with underwater-technology-focused companies in various parts of the world to function as official representatives of its underwater technology products. Business partnerships have been entered into with the following South American companies: C
HBC to Support Fugro’s Rampion OWF Cable Installation Project
HBC Offshore Solutions, part of the HBC Group, has been awarded with the contract to support Fugro with the installation of the array cables on the Rampion offshore wind farm project. Fugro will lay and bury 122 array cables with its construction and installation vessels Fugro Symphony and Fugro Sal
James Fisher Subsea Excavation Wins Iran Contract
James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE), a subsidiary of James Fisher and Sons, has been awarded a trenching contract in the Persian Gulf. The contract is JFSE’s first award offshore Iran and it will see the company utilise its excavation equipment to trench 15 kilometres of cable. Launched in October
SmartBay Subsea Observatory Launched
SmartBay Subsea Observatory offshore Galway, Ireland has started feeding live data from the seabed to businesses, researchers, scientists and policy makers. The SmartBay Subsea Observatory, supported by the Marine Institute, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland and Science Foundation Ireland, wil
New CEO for AKVA Group
Norwegian company AKVA group involved in the subsea salmon farming concept ‘Atlantis’ has appointed Hallvard Muri as new group CEO. Muri replaces Trond Williksen, who announced his resignation from AKVA group on May 11, 2016. Muri was the CEO of Aker BioMarine AS for more than 6 years before he left
Darwin Mounds MPA Safeguards Coral Reefs
A study by scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and University College Cork shows that deep, cold-water corals are very slow to recover from damage. Therefore, deep-water Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) protect vulnerable marine ecosystems most effectively when they are put in place
CMACS Joins NIRAS
Consultancy firm NIRAS has completed the acquisition of marine ecology consultancy, CMACS. NIRAS now employs a dedicated UK team of 35 professional marine consultants based in Cambridge, Dorking, Glasgow, the Isle of Man and Liverpool. Dr Ian Gloyne-Phillips will manage the NIRAS coastal and marine
Kleven Delivers Mineral Exploration Vessel to Debmarine Namibia
Debmarine Namibia has taken delivery of its new diamond sampling and exploration vessel, the SS Nujoma, in Geirangerfjorden, Norway. The vessel, named after Namibia’s founding president, Dr. Sam Nujoma, was launched on January 9, 2016 at the Kleven Verft shipyard in Ulsteinvik in Norway. It will be
ExxonMobil Confirms Oil Discovery Off Guyana
ExxonMobil confirmed the discovery of oil from Liza-2 well, the second exploration well in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana. The company confirmed the discovery with a recoverable resource of between 800 million and 1.4 billion oil-equivalent barrels. “We are excited by the results of a production
Bibby Offshore Apprentices Get Hands-On ROV Experience
The Underwater Centre has linked up with Bibby Offshore to provide ROV apprentices with the opportunity to gain practical hands-on experience. The apprentices, who are employed by Bibby Offshore will benefit from operational experience in the field with live ROVs and will undertake a variety of task
inApril Lands Seabed Seismic Systems Deal with Geo Energy Group
inApril, the Norwegian offshore technology company, has struck a deal, potentially worth $25-30 million, for Venator, its node-based seabed seismic acquisition system. The company has signed the letter of intent (LOI) with the Kazakhstan company Geo Energy Group (GEG) to supply a Venator system, sta
PGS Starts Bréanann Seismic Shoot Off Ireland
Norwegian seismic player, PGS, has kicked off the Bréanann 3D seismic programme for Woodside on Frontier Exploration Licence (FEL) 3/14 in the Porcupine Basin, Irish Atlantic. The survey programme will cover over 2,400 square kilometers, of which circa 40 percent relates to FEL 3/14, Petrel, which h
INTECSEA and Innospection Partner on Riser Integrity Management
INTECSEA and Innospection have launched a flexible riser integrity management program, the FlexIQ. The companies said that with this partnership they aim to redefine the approach to flexible riser integrity management by offering inspection and computational simulation techniques as part of an overa
Kaiyo Deploys Saab Seaeye ROVs on Seabed Research Off Japan
Tokyo University has engaged Kaiyo Engineering, a specialist marine science company, to undertake seabed research using two Saab Seaeye robotic systems, the Leopard and the Falcon, to explore the feasibility of mining the gold, cobalt and the copper-rich manganese crust, offshore Japan. Alongside mi