Subsea
WATCH: WHOI Beefs Up Its ROV
Engineers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), have upgraded the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Jason, and increased the vehicle’s payload and range of activities and streamlined the its operation. This, $2.4 million worth, 12-month-long projec was funded by the National Science Foundati
Spectrum Begins 2D Shoot Offshore Brazil
Spectrum has started a 10,400 kilometer multi-client 2D survey offshore Brazil in the Amazonas and Para Maranhao basins. Data is being acquired with a 12,000 meter cable to record data necessary to understand the basins architecture as well as image the prospective zones in the mid and lower Cretace
GeoSea Puts New IHC Hydrohammer to Work
IHC IQIP has launched its new S-4000 Hydrohammer pile-driving system. Reportedly, the Royal IHC business unit’s latest development in hydraulic impact hammers is the largest available on the market, and enables the installation of offshore foundations in even the toughest ground conditions with the
CIS Names New Managing Director
Conductor Installation Services (CIS), a member of Acteon’s conductors, risers and flowlines group, has appointed James Chadd as its new Managing Director. As of April 1, 2016, Chadd will be responsible for overseeing the fulfilment of all strategic initiatives, as well as driving day-to-day executi
Erin Energy Hires Island Constructor for Oyo Work
Erin Energy has mobilized the Island Constructor light well intervention (LWI) vessel to the Oyo field, offshore Nigeria. The vessel will be used for LWI service on the Oyo-8 well, which has been necessitated by the failure of the well’s sub-surface controlled sub-surface safety valve (SCSSV) to ope
Aqualis Offshore Secures Race Bank Deal
Aqualis Offshore has been contracted by A2SEA to perform engineering consultancy services for its offshore wind farm installation work at the DONG Energy’s Race Bank offshore wind farm. Aqualis Offshore’s London-office will provide engineering services including geotechnical and structural site asse
Most Severe Coral Bleaching Documented on GBR
Aerial surveys of more than 500 coral reefs from Cairns to Papua New Guinea reveal that the most pristine section of the Great Barrier Reef is currently experiencing the worst, mass bleaching event in its history, James Cook University informed. “This has been the saddest research trip of my life,”
University of Dundee to Study Subsea Decommissioning
Research that will support decommissioning by exploring approaches to the recovery of subsea structures is to be carried out by the University of Dundee on behalf of Xodus, with support from the Oil & Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC). Xodus is undertaking the project in order to develop analysis methods
Neptune Delivers for BP
Energy industry specialist, Neptune, has completed the latest installation in a subsea project delivered on behalf of BP. Namely, the firm’s subsea, design and manufacturing expertise is being utilised to provide wellhead integrity systems for use on BP’s Quad204 programme. An offshore team from Nep
Harkand in North Sea Pipeline Inspection for TAQA
Harkand, an inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) company, has secured a scope of work with TAQA in the North Sea. The company’s Aberdeen office will deliver a pipeline inspection campaign across TAQA’s fields in the Northern and Central North Sea. The campaign is expected to get underway in summ
Gassco Presents New Management Team
Gassco, a Norwegian operator of gas pipes transporting natural gas from the Norwegian Continental Shelf to Continental Europe and Great Britain, has introduced its new management team which takes over today, March 29. Gassco’s new management team includes Øystein Rossebø, responsible for development
Harris CapRock Helps Oceaneering Pilot Its NEXXUS
Technology from Harris CapRock Communications, a provider of managed communications services for remote and harsh environments, is enabling Oceaneering to remotely pilot and automatically control its NEXXUS remotely operated vehicle ROV. Harris CapRock is providing satellite bandwidth and service to
Aker Solutions Clinches Subsea Contract from BP
Aker Solutions has won a global framework agreement to deliver engineering and project management services at BP-operated subsea oil and gas fields. The contract has a fixed period of five years and may be extended by two years. It covers subsea engineering services, asset integrity management and o
SMRU Studies Harbour Seals Decline Using Vodafone Technology
Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU) at the University of St Andrews is set to begin a study into the sharp decline in Harbour seal populations off Orkney, Scotland, under a three-year Government-backed initiative. Marine scientists at SMRU will attach marine telemetry tags to the fur at the back of the