Subsea
Hydrex Underwater Inspections
Underwater inspections are an essential aspect of ship repairs. Building upon conventional technical skills and know-how while also taking advantage of the latest technology, Hydrex offers a unique hull monitoring service to its customers. This gives ship owners total control of the underwater hull
Hydrex Introduces Ecofix Corrosion Repair with Ecoshield Application
Subsea Industries has just announced a new product for filling and building up a corroded and pitted steel surface to its original form prior to recoating with Ecoshield. Ecofix® is as tough as the steel itself, machinable, and can be used to repair most pitting or corrosion damage on rudders, stabi
Statoil, Partners Make Gas and Oil Discoveries in Askja Prospects
Operator Statoil has together with PL272 partners made a gas discovery in the Askja West prospect and an oil discovery in the Askja East prospect in the North Sea. The exploration wells 30/11-9 S and 30/11-9 A, drilled by the drilling rig Ocean Vanguard, are located between the Oseberg and Frigg fie
Top News of the Year 2013
January: Hallin Marine’s Penrith Vessel Sinks Offshore Myanmar Hallin Marine announced that the offshore support vessel Penrith sunk offshore Myanmar after it had a major incident last week. February: Two Petrobras’ FPSOs Collide in Brazilian Shipyard The P-58 and P-63 oil and gas platforms under co
UK: Minister Announces New INFOMAR Projects
Minister for Natural Resources, Fergus O’Dowd, T.D. today set out details of upcoming projects in the National Marine Mapping Programme (INFOMAR), and pledged Government commitment of €15m for the next 5 years, for the continuation of what he called “the most valuable resource for marine research an
SOA Selects ATLAS Multibeam Echo Sounder for Future Projects
German manufacturer of hydrographic systems, ATLAS HYDROGRAPHIC, secured another contract from China. SOA’s oceanographic institute from Xiamen will equip one of their vessels with an ATLAS HYDROSWEEP MD/50 multibeam echo sounder in order to accomplish surveying projects in depth down to 2,000 m. Be
Rotterdam Subsea Cable Centre Set Up by NKT Cables
NKT Cables established its submarine cable Logistics Centre at Rotterdam’s deep-water port in the Netherlands. The centre with its present 9,000 tonne and 4,600 tonne turntable capacity has been implemented within the NKT Cables production flow, in order to provide a substantial logistics capacity.
FMC Technologies to Supply WOS on the Snorre B Platform
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced that it has signed an agreement with Statoil for the manufacture and supply of a Workover System (WOS) to be installed on the Snorre B platform. The award has an approximate value of $114 million in revenue. The new WOS will replace an earlier system and will allow S
EMGS Shares Barents Sea Data with Undisclosed Client
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA has signed a data licensing agreement worth around USD 1.2 million for the provision of 3D EM data from EMGS’s multi-client data library in the Barents Sea. In addition, the agreement contains an uplift model whereby EMGS will receive an undisclosed sum if the custome
VARD to Design and Construct Diving Support Vessel for Harkand
Vard Holdings Limited announced that it has secured a contract with a new customer, Harkand Group, for the design and construction of one Diving Support and Construction Vessel. The value of the contract exceeds NOK 1 billion. The vessel is of VARD 3 03 design, specially designed and equipped for di
Parkmead Increases Its Stake in Athena Field
Parkmead has signed an agreement with EWE VERTRIEB GmbH to acquire a 20 per cent. interest in UK production licence P.1293 (Block 14/18b ALL) which contains the Athena oil field. Completion of the acquisition is subject to the usual partner and regulatory approvals. Following the acquisition of Loch
Laying of Malta-Siciliy Interconnector Starts
Enemalta reached another major milestone with Sicily. On December 28 a cable laying ship which has 50km (5,000 tonnes of cable) of the interconnector cable could be seen from the Coast Road in Bahar ic-Caghaq. This ship, the Nexans Skagerrak, is a specially made ship which is designed for the laying
DECC Approves Dudgeon Offshore Wind Planning Variations
The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has approved Dudgeon Offshore Wind’s application to vary the offshore planning consent. Namely, after the acquisition of the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm by Statoil and Statkraft the variations were requested due to the structure of the seabed. The
The Crown Estate Calls for Renewable Energy Trading Proposals
The Crown Estate has invited developers interested in bringing forward renewable energy trading projects to provide details of their plans. The data provided will allow the managers of the UK seabed, to consider the spatial effect of possible cable infrastructure from proposed renewable energy tradi