Subsea
MMO Publishes Key Marine Activities Report (UK)
The Strategic Scoping Report (SSR), a report on key marine activities published on August 6 2013 by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO), identifies natural resources and activities – both recreational and industrial – in the marine area, and will inform marine plans that are being developed to
Osiris Projects Completes Geophysical and Geotechnical Programme for TenneT
Osiris Projects have successfully completed a full geophysical and geotechnical programme in the German Bight for regular clients TenneT Offshore GmbH. The original scope of the project involved 66 vibrocore and CPT stations and more than 700 survey line km. On completion of the work, ahead of sched
EvoLogics Underwater Modems Connect AUVs (France)
In late July 2013, partners of the Marine Robotic System of Self-Organizing, Logically Linked Physical Nodes (MORPH) European Project concluded five-day sea trials in Toulon (FR), having successfully integrated several AUVs (Autonomous Underwater Vehicles) and ASVs (Autonomous Surface Vehicles) into
Ocean Rig UDW Reports Strong Quarter
Ocean Rig UDW Inc., an international contractor of offshore deep-water drilling services today announced its unaudited financial and operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013. The Company recorded a net income of $38.8 million, or $0.29 basic and diluted earnings per share, for th
IHC Merwede to Build Six Pipelaying Vessels Worth Over EUR 1 Bln
IHC Merwede’s Offshore division has been successful in securing orders worth over €1 billion for the design, engineering and construction of a total of six pipelaying vessels. The agreements for these six ships have been signed with Subsea 7 and Seabras Sapura, the partnership between SapuraKencana
Norwegian Scientists Explore Ways to Protect Seafloor Volcanic Vents
Norwegian scientists are exploring new ways to protect seafloor volcanic vents that are rich with new species. Loki’s Castle hydrothermal vents were discovered on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between Norway and Greenland in 2008. The five seafloor vents are home for many species with 20 new found during a
RWE Innogy, SSE Inaugurate Greater Gabbard OWF, UK
At yesterday’s opening ceremony, the joint venture partners RWE Innogy and SSE inaugurated the power plant together with Michael Fallon, Minister of State for Energy. Greater Gabbard is one of the largest wind farms in the UK with 140 wind turbines in water depths between 24 and 34 metres and with a
PGS, Geology Without Limits Acquire 2D Scientific Survey in Russian Barents and Kara Seas
Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS), within the framework of an international scientific program, has acquired 8,840 line km of 2D data in the Russian Barents Sea and Kara Sea. The 2D survey, conducted in partnership with Geology Without Limits, began in 2012, using the vessel Akademik Lazarev. This scient
Demerger of AGR Group Completed (Norway)
Reference is made to the stock exchange notice from AGR Group ASA (“AGR Group”) of 6 August 2013 regarding consummation of the demerger of AGR Group’s two business areas, the Petroleum Services business and Drilling Services business, by spinning off the Drilling Services business into a new non-lis
Det norske Completes Exploration Well on Cliffhanger North
Det norske oljeselskap ASA has as a 20 per cent partner in PL 265, made a small oil discovery in exploration well 16/2-18S, drilled on the Cliffhanger North prospect west of the main bounding fault for the Johan Sverdrup discovery. Exploration well 16/2-18S was operated by Statoil and is located wes
Minesto Announces Appointment of New CTO
Nordic marine energy technology leader Minesto, with a marine power plant that is able to cost efficiently produce electricity from low velocity tidal and ocean currents, has appointed Dr. Heije Westberg as the company’s new Chief Technology Officer. Dr. Heije Westberg has previously been Manager fo
Specialist Welding Trials Completed at National Hyperbaric Centre, UK
A group of divers have completed specialist coded welding trials at a leading North-east oil and gas industry support and training facility to prepare them for work in the Norwegian sector. The Aberdeen-based National Hyperbaric Centre (NHC), is the world’s foremost hyperbaric welding trials and tra
HR Wallingford’s HAMMER Underwater Noise Model Validated
HR Wallingford’s noise model within its Hydro-Acoustic Model for Mitigation and Ecological Response (HAMMER) tool has been validated using pin-piling and ambient noise data collected from a boat based hydrophone during the construction of the SeaGen tidal turbine in Strangford Lough, in Northern Ire
FoundOcean: Grout Connections at Nordsee Ost Move Below Water
Together with RWE Innogy, FoundOcean is currently working on the 48-jacket Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm in the German sector of the North Sea. The project teams are undertaking onshore trials to investigate effective ways of speeding up the foundation installation process. One option under conside