Subsea
Scientists Pre-Programme AUVs to Make Independent Decisions
Mark Moline and Kelly Benoit-Bird co-authored a paper on the advantage of linking multi-sensor systems aboard an AUV to enable the vehicle to synthesize sound data in real-time so that it can independently make decisions about what action to take next. Mark Moline, a director of the School of Marine
James Fisher Secures Galloper OWF Gig
James Fisher has been awarded marine services and support contract by Galloper Wind Farm Limited (GWFL) during the construction of the 336MW Galloper offshore wind farm, located some 27km off the coast of Suffolk, UK. The contract, worth in excess of £25M, will see James Fisher provide marine servic
Eni Gets PDO Approval for Coral Discovery Off Mozambique
Eni has been granted the approval of the Plan of Development (PDO) for the Coral discovery, located offshore Mozambique. The approval has been granted by the Government of Mozambique’s Council of Ministers. The approval relates to the first phase of development of 5 trillion cubic feet of gas in the
Fugro Aquarius Scoops Petrobras Job in Brazil
Fugro has been awarded an inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) contract by Petrobras in Brazil. Under the contract Fugro will deploy its new 83-metre ROV support vessel, Fugro Aquarius, for the IRM activities. The contract duration is one year with an option for an additional year. Fugro Aquariu
Harkand Expands IRM Capabilities in Angola
Harkand has signed a new joint venture agreement with Esopeg Lda in Angola, its first strategic partnership in the country and third in the region. The newly formed company Harkand Angola Lda, based in Luanda, will focus on the development of local IRM capabilities and services in country. “Harkand
Impairments Drag Solstad into Red
Oslo-listed Solstad Offshore, has recorded a loss of NOK 1.34 billion ($155.7 million) for the fourth quarter of 2015 due to fleet value write-downs and currency losses. Namely, Solstad has decided to write down the fleet value by a total of NOK 1,221 million in the fourth quarter. Total impairment
DONG Energy to Shut Down Oselvar Field
DONG Energy has confirmed the shutdown of the Oselvar field located in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. According to the company’s statement the Oselvar field has not lived up to its initial expectations. The field was put in production in April 2012, and the expected lifetime of the field was
SeaBird Nets North Sea Undershoot Work
Oslo-listed seismic contractor SeaBird Exploration has been awarded a contract for undershoot work in the North Sea. According to the company, the work is scheduled to begin and be performed during the coming summer season (Q3 2016). Undershoot is a technique used for acquisition of seismic data ben
JFD Develops New System to Improve Diving Safety
JFD, the subsea operations and engineering company, part of James Fisher and Sons, has launched a new Compact Bailout Rebreathing Apparatus (COBRA) for commercial divers. According to the company, the bailout system, designed and developed by JFD as part of its Divex range of rebreathers, extends th
Island Offshore Achieves Debt Deal
Island Offshore has reached an agreement in principle on the terms of a proposed restructuring with certain of its main lenders and an ad hoc group of bondholders in its NOK 700 million senior unsecured callable bond issue. The company informed on Wednesday that if approved by all relevant stakehold
Italian Navy Recovers Underwater Objects in Gulf of Taranto
Italian Navy has completed recovery of submerged objects in the waters of Gulf of Taranto. Minesweepers ITS Vieste and ITS Chioggia have been deployed in the Gulf of Taranto for seabed mapping using a Hugin 1000 vehicle. The AUV onboard ITS Vieste found the object of interest lying on the seafloor a
New Managing Director for Kongsberg Maritime Hellas
Leif Kristian Weum has been appointed to the position of managing director of the Kongsberg Maritime sales and service office in Athens, Greece. He has served on the Kongsberg Maritime Hellas board of directors since the office was opened in 2011 and in various customer support and sales management
Tocardo to Demonstrate T2 Tidal Array at EMEC
Tocardo has signed a contract during ICOE to demonstrate a 20 year pre-commercial array at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney. Tocardo plans to install eight T2 turbines across two Tocardo systems at EMEC’s grid-connected tidal test site at the Fall of Warness, off Eday, Orkney. Inst
Trelleborg Builds New Subsea Vibration Suppression System
Trelleborg’s offshore operation has launched a new vortex induced vibration (VIV) suppression system. According to the company, the Tri-Strake Combi, developed to complement the S-Lay capable Tri-Strake Stinger system and the Tri-Strake Lite system, should ease the installation and provide added res