Subsea
DOF Subsea Profit Declines
DOF Subsea reported profit for the fourth quarter 2015 of NOK 53 million compared with NOK 63 million profit for the corresponding period in 2014. In the 4th quarter 2015, the Bergen-based company had operating income of NOK 1 565 million versus NOK 1 931 million in 4th quarter 2014. DOF Subsea gene
Scotrenewables Sets Up Anchoring System at EMEC
Scotrenewables Tidal Power has completed the deployment of its advanced modular anchoring system at the European Marine Energy Centre, Orkney in preparation for the installation of its SR2000 2MW floating tidal turbine. The anchor deployment formed part of a novel tidal anchors project for floating
Wood Group PSN Axes Contractor Rates in UK
Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) has announced plans to reduce the rates paid to approximately a third of its UK-based limited company contractors by an average of 9 per cent, in line with competitive market rates. James Crawford, managing director of WGPSN in the UK and Africa, said: “This is not a decision
Sapura Jade PLSV Starts Petrobras Job
SapuraKencana’s fourth pipelaying support vessel PLSV, Sapura Jade started work with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A (Petrobras) in Brazil on February 14, 2016. SapuraKencana’s offshore operations are being executed in Brazil for Petrobras by its Brazilian joint venture company Sapura Navegacao Maritima (SN
KOOLE MAMMOET Salvage Removes Wreck Off Angola
KOOLE MAMMOET Salvage has completed wreck removal operation of the roll-on-roll-off container vessel SALOOS offshore Angola. The vessel capsized in May 2014 at Cabinda anchorage in Angola, carrying 155 containers and cargo. After the grounding of the vessel, an unknown amount of containers was scatt
Applied Acoustics’ Nexus USBL for Neptune
Western Advance, distributor for Applied Acoustic Engineering (AAE) in Australia, has recently completed a contract for the supply of one of AAE’s Nexus USBL systems to Neptune Marine Services headquartered in Perth, WA. According to the company, the provision of this system marks the 450th USBL sys
SALT Adds Tritech AquaTrak CVL to Its Rental Pool
Sea and Land Technologies (SALT) has purchased the Tritech AquaTrak Correlation Velocity Log (CVL) to expand its rental pool. According to Tritech, the AquaTrak CVL offers the benefits of a 300 kHz and the accuracy of a 1200 kHz and is available with the same connector and flange interface as found
Lankhorst Delivers Distributed Buoyancy Module to Technip
Lankhorst is now qualified for their distributed buoyancy modules, including rigid clamps, with Technip for application in ultra deep water. Lankhorst completed their first order for a project in Brazilian deep waters and the products have recently been shipped to Brazil. After this delivery, Lankho
Rolls-Royce to Provide Mooring for Sleipnir Crane Vessel
Rolls-Royce has signed a GBP 8 million (USD 11.4 million) contract to supply mooring system for the semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) Sleipnir. The vessel will be built in Singapore by SembCorp Marine for the Dutch company Heerema Offshore Services. Asbjørn Skaro, Rolls-Royce, Executive Vice Pres
McDermott to Name DLV 2000 in April
McDermott said it will hold a naming ceremony for its new derrick lay vessel, the DLV 2000, at Keppel’s Singmarine Shipyard in Singapore on Thursday, April 14, 2016. The DLV 2000 is a class 3 dynamically positioned vessel combining a 2,200-ton revolving crane with a deepwater S-lay pipelay system co
Statoil Goes Subsea for Snorre 2040
Norway’s Statoil has reportedly given up on constructing a new platform to develop its Snorre 2040 project offshore Norway for a subsea solution which should cut costs, help improve recovery and extend the lifetime of the North Sea field. In October 2013, Statoil and its licence partners recommended
PGS in Nordland Ridge Survey
PGS will conduct a 8 200 sq. km survey of the Nordland Ridge area of the Norwegian Sea, starting early May and to be completed in 2016, the company informed on Thursday. This prefunded GeoStreamer project extends the existing PGS library coverage of the Halten Terrace to provide a regional dataset o
Wood Group Invites Suppliers to Help Boost Australia’s Subsea
Wood Group is calling for expressions of interest from technology vendors to support a joint industry project (JIP) which aims to reduce subsea equipment failures in Australia and provide a recommended practice for the subsea industry. The Subsea Equipment Australian Reliability (SEAR) JIP is a part
DOF Keeps Fleet in DNV GL Class
The offshore energy service provider DOF and DNV GL have recently signed a global frame agreement. Reportedly, the agreement will see DOF keep its entire fleet of 70 vessels in class with DNV GL, as well as launching a cooperative effort to identify and realize efficiency gains and cost savings. The