Subsea
IHC Merwede to Deliver Offloading Systems for Five FPSOs
IHC Merwede has announced that it has signed two new contracts for the EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) delivery of offloading system packages for five FPSO vessels (floating production storage and offloading). The first of these packages will be placed on to one of MODEC’s FPSO vesse
DiveDoctor Gets New Lead Coordinator (UK)
The National Hyperbaric Centre (NHC) has appointed Anglea Stephen as Dive Doctor Lead Coordinator at DiveDoctor, a diving medical information service. Sandy Harper, NHC Associate Director, commented on the new position, saying: “Angela has been a key individual in developing the Subsea Consulting De
Scour Prevention Systems Wins ‘One to Watch’ Award (UK)
Lowestoft based start-up Scour Prevention Systems has won the ‘One to Watch’ award at the East Anglian Daily Times Business Awards 2013. The company, based at the OrbisEnergy innovation centre, has developed an innovative and patented solution to prevent scour around the base of offshore structures
Export Cables Installed at Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm
All four export cables have been installed at RWE npower renewables’ flagship Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm off the North Wales coast. The final subsea cable burial was completed between the coast and one of the two offshore substations on Tuesday 2 July. In addition, half of the foundations are fi
Volstad Shipping Orders Subsea IMR and Construction Vessel from Tersan Shipyard
Volstad Shipping AS has signed a contract with Tersan Shipyard in Turkey regarding building of a Subsea IMR and Construction Vessel. The contract was signed July 4th 2013 and is subject to satisfactory financing. The new vessel has main dimensions of 128.5m x 25m and is of ST-259 design. Estimated d
CGG Provides Vessel Utilization Update for Second Quarter 2013
CGG provides its vessel utilization and its fleet allocation for the second quarter of 2013. Vessel utilization for the second quarter 2013: – The vessel availability rate was 93%. This compares to a 91% availability rate in the second quarter of 2012 and a 88% rate in the first quarter of 2013. – T
Bowtech Delivers Chain Stopper Monitoring System for BP Quad 204 Project
Bowtech Products Ltd, a global market leader in subsea vision systems, announced that it has delivered a £100,000 Chain Stopper Monitoring System to SBM Offshore, to monitor the chain stoppers during installation of the BP Quad 204 Turret Mooring System (TMS). The new system will allow visual monito
NOC Names New Director of Science and Technology (UK)
The National Oceanography Centre announces the appointment of Professor Ian Wright as its new Director of Science and Technology, following the retirement of Professor Andrew Willmott, the NOC’s first Director of Science and Technology. Professor Wright is a Marine Geologist who, having obtained his
Boskalis to Remove Wrecks from the Dutch North Sea (VIDEO)
Boskalis/SMIT has been hired for the complete removal of one wreck and the partial clearance of three other ship wrecks from the Dutch part of the North Sea. The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, Rijkswaterstaat, has ordered the clearance works to be executed, as the removal of t
Geoscience Appoints Advisors to Wave Hub (UK)
Cathie Associates have been appointed as Geoscience Advisors to Wave Hub for the recently announced Energy Technologies Institute floating offshore wind demonstrator project, located 10 miles off the north coast of Cornwall. The project aims to develop, build and test a floating offshore wind turbin
Sonardyne Sensors Log 90 Million Readings as Part of a LoF System
Over the last three years, a long endurance wireless sensor network designed and manufactured by Sonardyne International Ltd. has continuously logged almost 90 million sensor readings as part of a major life of field system. In depths of up to 1,200 metres (approximately 3,900 feet), the company’s A
Cairn Receives Government Approval as Operator for Irish Drilling Programme
The Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (DCENR) has approved Cairn’s farm-in as Operator with a 38% working interest (WI) in two exploration licences (FEL 2/04 and FEL 4/08) and one licensing option covering 2,753 km2 in the Porcupine Basin offshore We
SeaZone, Snowflake to Launch “HydroView Now: Features” (UK)
SeaZone and Snowflake Software join forces to launch ‘HydroView Now: Features’, a ready to consume Web Feature Service (WFS) for the marine community. Comprised of key marine and nautical feature types from vector charting supplied by official International Hydrographic Organisation (IHO) chart prod
Germany: Cable Installation at Meerwind Süd / Ost Wind Farms Complete
Last weekend, VSMC installed the last cable for the Meerwind Süd | Ost wind farms by successfully accomplishing the final pull-in. A very impressive achievement: 3 load outs, 88 inter array cables and 176 pull-ins were completed on time. With safety and quality as a top priority, VSMC finished the c