Subsea
Offshore Energy 2013: Second Day Highlights (VIDEO)
The following video shows the highlights from the second day of the Offshore Energy 2013 event held in Amsterdam on 16 October. Offshore Energy is the fastest growing gathering of offshore industry professionals. The two-day event includes an exhibition where an expected 500 supply chain companies s
Cortez Subsea Strengthens Team
Subsea services and technology products company Cortez Subsea has bolstered its staff numbers with two new appointments set to take the Aberdeen-based company forward and reach an employee roster of 40 by the end of this year. Carol-ann Mackay and Phil LoCastro join the Aberdeen-based company which
NOC: Surviving in the World’s Hottest Sea
The Persian/Arabian Gulf is the hottest sea on the planet and yet it contains thriving coral reef ecosystems. The majority of coral reef ecosystems are found in thermally stable waters experiencing annual sea surface temperatures (SSTs) differing by less than 6oC from summer to winter. Even coral co
Securing Our Energy Future Highlighted at Offshore Energy 2013
On 15 & 16 October 2013 the 6th Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference was held in Amsterdam RAI. The two-day event was attended by 9,123 international visitors, an increase of 20% compared to last year. Official opening: The state of the world By the push on the button of KoColijn, Sander Vergroes
MacArtney Presents Upgraded MERMAC ROV Winch Series
The MacArtney Group introduces the newly upgraded MERMAC R series of ROV winches. Featuring high power and speed, minimal maintenance requirements, a rugged and compact design, Active Heave Compensation (AHC) and a unique Remote Diagnostics Tool – the MERMAC R series promises to deliver cutting-edge
Reef Subsea Uses Tritech Gemini NBI
Tritech’s latest product in the Gemini Multibeam range, the Gemini Narrow Beam Imager (NBI), has been proven to provide invaluable data when working in extremely limited visibility conditions. The Gemini (NBI) provides operators with real-time high-speed acoustic images from a narrow vertical beam c
Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay to Present EIA
Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay plc , the company which plans to build a £650m tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay, is holding an event to present findings of Environmental Impact Assessment. The event will be held at The Liberty Stadium, Landore, Swansea SA1 2FA from 9.30am to 7.30pm. Some of the topics at this e
Ross Offshore Bags Services Contract from Statoill
Ross Offshore AS today announces contract award for drilling, well , exploration & petroleum technology services with Statoil ASA. The contract is for five years firm, with a two plus two plus one year option (10 year total). The contract will take effect 01.01.2014. The contract is given as part of
FASTNEt Project Dye Experiment (VIDEO)
The FASTNEt consortium is a four-year physical science research programme that started on October 1st 2011. FASTNEt’s main aim is to construct a new paradigm of Ocean/Shelf exchange using novel observations and model techniques to resolve the key seasonal, interannual and regional variation absent f
Neart na Gaoithe Cable Route Survey Kicks Off
Survey work has commenced on the new Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm. Mainstream Renewable Power will survey the 30km-long cable route with the survey vessel MV Coastal Discovery. The underwater cable will connect to the onshore National Grid connection at Crystal Rig in the Lammermuirs. This su
Seatower Opens Glasgow Office
Seatower AS has as the leading pioneer within gravity based offshore foundations opened an office in Glasgow in Scotland. They see the Scottish market as the most interesting offshore wind market currently, and with the plans for Round 3 and deep water sites near Scotland, this is where mass manufac
Vard Piping SRL Integrated in Tulcea Shipyard
The Board of Directors of Vard Holdings Limited has announced that pursuant to the rationalization of operations in Romania, Vard Piping SRL’s pipe fabrication business was integrated in the Tulcea Shipyard and its engineering division was transferred to Vard Engineering Constanta SRL, a newly incor
ABB Drive System Powers Tidal Turbine Testing
Project Nautilus is the world’s first drive train test facility for tidal turbines and marine renewable technologies. The $20 million facility is part of the UK’s National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) in the north of England. Narec is a government-backed center for researching, developing and tes
Brende Leaves Statoil BoD
Børge Brende has informed that he will resign from his position as member of the board of directors in Statoil ASA (OSE: STL, NYSE: STO) with immediate effect. Brende has been appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Norwegian government. Press Release, October 16, 2013