Subsea
Subsea Innovation Starts Work on New Darlington Headquarters
Subsea Innovation, one of the world’s leading subsea equipment suppliers, has officially started work on its new headquarters, which will potentially help secure larger contracts and create more jobs in the North East of England. The Darlington based company is building a new factory and office spac
CIMC Raffles to Build Multi-Purpose Drillship for Norshore Holdings
Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Limited (CIMC Raffles), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CIMC Group, has secured an order from a wholly-owned subsidiary of Norshore Holdings AS to build 1 unit of Multi-Purpose Drillship. The drillship is scheduled to be delivered in the second half year of 2016 .In additio
Norway: VARD to Build DSCV for International Customer
Vard Holdings Limited (“VARD”), one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, announce that it has secured a contract with an international customer for the design and construction of one Diving Support and Construction vessel. The vessel is of VARD 3 06 des
Osiris Projects Takes Delivery of Blyth Workcat
The new boat, named Proteus of Liverpool, has been custom-built at the Blyth Workcats yard on Canvey Island, UK, to provide a fast yet stable and comfortable working platform for coastal survey work. The boat has been fitted with a range of high specification sonar and acoustic positioning systems t
Omnisens Eyes Sheringham Shoal Cables
Long distance power cable monitoring specialist, Omnisens was selected to monitor the export cables at Sheringham Shoal windfarm. The two 132 kV cables monitored join the offshore substations to the Sheringham Shoal Salle substation, some 20 km inland, where the Omnisens DITEST interrogator is house
Amrumbank West Construction Kicks Off
E.ON is further expanding its renewables business and has started construction of Amrumbank West wind farm in the North Sea. The first foundation was installed today 37 kilometer northwest of the island of Helgoland. To help build Amrumbank West and other offshore projects, E.ON has chartered the MP
NHC Introduces Diver Medic Training Course
National Hyperbaric Centre in Aberdeen introduced its recently enhanced IMCA approved Diver Medic Training Course with improved course content and intensive practical elements. NHC’s full saturation system, capable of taking divers to simulated depths of 450m, has been used for various activities si
Ithaca Releases Update on 2014 Production Plans
Ithaca Energy Inc. (“Ithaca” or the “Company”) provided an operational update and guidance on its planned 2014 production and capital expenditure programme. Highlights Total pro-forma 2013 production in line with prior guidance at approximately 13,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (“boepd”); thi
UK: Teledyne to Attend Oceanology International 2014
In 2 months, Teledyne will be attending the world’s largest exhibition for marine science and technology, OI14 from 11-13 March in London. For the first time since RESON joined Teledyne Technologies visitors will find solutions from Teledyne RESON, Teledyne Odom Hydrographic and Teledyne BlueView on
N-Seatec Receives Order for 3 Davit Systems
N-Seatec received an order for design and delivery of 3 Davit systems with integrated winch unit. All 3 units will be permantly installed on a multipurpose Survey vessel. Winches will have a drumcapacity of 1200mtr cable and do have integrated level winder. Untits to be delivered including: remote c
NSW Bags Kentish Flats Cabling Deal
On December 12. 2013 Vattenfall Wind Power Ltd has awarded a contract for the supply of 30 km MVAC array subsea cables for the Kentish Flats Extension to NSW GmbH, a subsidiary of General Cable Corp. The start of production is scheduled for 2014, the commissioning of the extension of the wind farm f
BT Awards Marine Engineering Contract to Global Marine
BT has awarded Global Marine Systems the marine engineering contract for the Scottish Highlands and Islands subsea cable project. The contract includes subsea cable route design, marine survey, cable supply and subsequent cable installation solution for an ambitious subsea fibre optic network that w
Wintershall Announces Successful Drilling of Skarfjell South Appraisal Well
Wintershall is well on track in the North Sea: the largest internationally active German crude oil and natural gas producer announces the successful drilling of the Skarfjell South appraisal well on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The company proved oil and gas in the upper and lower Intra-Heather
Hydroid Announces Appointment of Vice President Sales & Marketing
Hydroid, Inc., a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime and the leading manufacturer of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), has appointed Graham Lester as vice president of sales and marketing. A Hydroid veteran of eight years, Lester was previously the director of Hydroid’s European office. In his new