Subsea
Weather Conditions Delay Basslink Repair
Following unfavourable weather conditions and several delays in the departure of the cable repair vessel Ile De Re from Geelong, the vessel has arrived at the fault location of the Basslink cable on Friday. Basslink, a subsea cable connecting George Town in Tasmania and Loy Yang in Victoria, experie
EMGS Strikes Canada Data Deal
Oslo-listed Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has entered into a data licensing agreement with an undisclosed international oil company for the provision of 3D electromagnetic (EM) data from the multi-client data library over the Flemish Pass Basin offshore Newfoundland, Canada. According to Norweg
James Fisher Wins Wave Hub Gig
James Fisher Marine Services has been awarded a contract from the wave energy test site operator Wave Hub Limited for the cable tail extension installation services. Namely, Wave Hub intends to set up four 33kV rated cable tail extensions from the current dry mate connectors to four developer berths
Wood Group Gets Master Services Agreement from Statoil
Wood Group has been awarded an evergreen master services agreement (MSA) by Statoil to support the life cycles of its offshore and onshore facilities. According to the company, work and services covered by the MSA include engineering studies, detailed engineering, procurement services and management
Sevan Marine Tests FPSO Concept for GoM Ultra Deep Waters
Under a program organized by the Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA), Doris Inc., the Offshore Technology Research Center (OTRC) at Texas A&M University and Sevan Marine have carried out further research and model scale testing of Sevan Marine’s cylindrical hull for application
Pageo Sets Up Singapore ROV Fleet
Pageo Utama of Jakarta, a provider of survey, positioning and subsea support facilities to the offshore oil and gas industries, has expanded its range of services with establishment of an in-house fleet of 12 work class ROVs. The ROVs are operating under the management of a new subsidiary in Singapo
Nexans Export Cables for Beatrice
French cable specialist Nexans, in partership with Siemens, will deliver the grid connection for the Beatrice offshore wind farm, situated in the Outer Moray Firth offshore Scotland. Nexans will be responsible for design, supply and installation of the export cable, both offshore and onshore. The co
Neptune Supports McDermott on Ichthys LNG Project
Neptune has been awarded a contract for the provision of 350 concrete mattresses by McDermott Australia Pty Ltd. The mattresses, which will be utilized for flowlines walking mitigation on the Inpex-operated Ichthys LNG project, will be manufactured at Neptune’s yard in Batam. The mattresses will be
Subsea 7 Goes Offshore Wind
Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract by Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL), for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of the Beatrice wind farm turbine foundations and array cables, offshore Scotland, UK. The contract award was first announced on Friday, May 20, 2
Seaway Heavy Lifting Gets Beatrice Installation Job
Offshore contractor Seaway Heavy Lifting will carry out offshore installation activities as part of the $1.3-billion EPCI contract Subsea 7 won from Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL). Subsea 7, which holds 50 per cent stake in Seaway Heavy Lifting, said on Monday that the Beatrice offshore w
JOIDES Resolution to Carry On for TAMRF
Overseas Drilling and Texas A&M Research Foundation (“TAMRF”) have agreed the extension of TAMRF’s charter of the scientific research vessel ‘JOIDES Resolution’ until 30 September 2019. According to Overseas Drilling’s parent company Siem Offshore, TAMRF has further options to extend the charter unt
Egypt Starts Subsea Search for Flight Data Recorders
Egypt has deployed a submarine to search for flight recorders of the EgyptAir’s flight MS804. According to the earlier reports, the debris of the Airbus 320 plane has been found in Mediterranean Sea. The flight MS804 vanished from radar on Thursday en route from Paris to Cairo with 66 people onboard
Caley Dive Bell Handling System for JFD
Caley Ocean Systems, part of the Seanamic Group, is supplying a portable saturation dive bell handling system to submarine rescue and specialist subsea operations company, JFD. Caley has designed the dive bell handling system for over-the-side and moon pool deployment of the bell. According to the c
CENSIS Adds to Its Subsea Team
CENSIS, the Scottish Innovation Centre for Sensor and Imaging Systems, has expanded its technical offering for the subsea, offshore and marine sectors with the appointment of two industry experts. Dr Graham Kerr has joined CENSIS as its technical director, while Leo Meng has been recruited as an emb