Subsea
MH370 Search Unveils Another Shipwreck
Search operations for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have revealed another shipwreck following Fugro Equator’s discovery in May last year. Namely, according to ATSB report, on December 19, 2015, an anomalous sonar contact was identified in the course of the underwater search, with analysis s
Scientists Prove Frequency of Low-Oxygen Eddies in The Atlantic
After the discovery of low-oxygen eddies in the tropical and subtropical Atlantic Ocean, some assumptions regarding biogeochemical cycles in this region now have to be rethought. Marine scientists from Kiel and Plön (Germany) have found processes within these short-lived eddies that previously were
Wessex Archaeology Gets New Marine Geophysicist
Wessex Archaeology’s geoservices has welcomed Megan Metcalfe to the team in its Salisbury office where she will be working as a marine geophysicist. Metcalfe will be responsible for processing and reporting on geophysical data to help investigate sites of potential archaeological interest below the
SapuraKencana Secures $117 M in Awards
Malaysia’s SapuraKencana has won contracts and extensions valued at approximately $117 million. The first is an eight-month contract for the provision of hook up & commissioning works for KNPG-B Phase II, Kinabalu Non Associated Gas (NAG) development project by THHE Fabricators. Under the contract S
Subsea Construction Vessel Arrested in Singapore
The deepwater pipelay construction vessel “Jascon 18” was arrested last week on behalf of a shipyard in Singapore. The vessel, formerly owned by the marine contractor Sea Trucks, was sold to its new owners in March 2015. However, Sea Trucks were reportedly engaged by the new owners to complete const
Basslink Subsea Cable Fix to Take Longer than Expected
Basslink, a subsea cable connecting George Town in Tasmania and Loy Yang in Victoria, will experience additional 30-day outage, Tasmanian Government said Thursday. The fault in subsea cable was discovered on December 20, 2015, and the owner, Basslink, informed that the possible fault was approximate
Tullow Shoots 2D Seismic Off Jamaica
Tullow Jamaica Limited is set to undertake 2D seismic survey over 3,000 km area off Jamaica. The survey is a part of the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) signed with Petroluem Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) in November 2014. Tullow has contracted BGP Challenger vessel to conduct the survey work on b
Ezra Posts $53.7 M Loss
Offshore oil and gas contractor, Ezra Holdings, has seen red in the first quarter, ended November 30, 2015 (1Q2016), as the oil and gas downturn continues to impact activities in the global offshore marine and subsea industry. The Singapore-listed company recorded net loss of $53.7 million, on reven
Neptune Bags Chevron Diving Contract
Neptune has been awarded a marine maintenance diving contract by Chevron Australia under a recently awarded Master Services Agreement (MSA). The contract, which is due to start imminently, includes the provision of diving services for the facilities maintenance of various Chevron Australia natural g
HB Rentals Living Quarters for Far Sentinel Subsea Vessel
HB Rentals has recently installed a new temporary living quarters on the Far Sentinel, a 15,000 gross ton subsea construction/inspection, maintenance and repair vessel, owned and managed by Farstad Shipping. The 84 POB temporary living quarters consists of seven A60 – ABS/USCG 12 man sleeper modules
The Underwater Centre Expands ROV Training
Fort William-based subsea training and testing facility, The Underwater Centre, has added the FMC Schilling TITAN 4 syllabus to its current ROV training suite. According to TUC, the course familiarises candidates with all major components of the TITAN T4 manipulator and provides system operation and
Infinera Appoints New VP of Subsea Business Group
Infinera has named Scott Jackson as vice president, responsible for overseeing the Infinera Subsea Business Group. In this role Jackson will focus on enabling subsea network operators to maximize capacity and reach on their subsea cables, reduce operational expense, and to deploy services faster tha
Court to Decide on Technip Boycott Case in Norway
Norway’s offshore union, Industri Energi (IE) and the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) have been taken to court by NHO and Technip Norway for the alleged “breach of peace obligation”. Namely, in September last year, IE delivered a boycott notice to Technip Singapore PTE after the company
CGG Initiates Rights Offering
French seismic player, CGG, has launched a €350-million rights offering to existing shareholders as part of its plan lined up to transform from a seismic acquisition company into an integrated geosciences group. This capital increase is the next step in CGG’s transformation plan in order to adjust t