Subsea
LinkQuest Expands into Multibeam Echosounder Market
LinkQuest, a manufacturer of precision acoustic instruments, has added a multibeam echosounder product into its product family of acoustic instruments. The EchoSweep 300 Multibeam Echosounder is a swath bathymetric system for mapping of sea floor, inland waterways and reservoirs. It can be used for
WATCH: Aasta Hansteen Spar Takes Shape at HHI
Statoil-operated Aasta Hansteen field development, with a water depth of 1300 metres, is located in the Norwegian Sea, 300 km west of Bodø, Norway. This pioneering development project awarded Technip, in a consortium with HHI, a contract to build the first Spar in Norwegian waters, and the largest e
Anholt Cable Transfers Power Again
Energinet.dk has completed the replacement of two sections of the submarine cable that connects the Anholt offshore wind farm to the grid. According to the company, “repair has gone faster than expected,” and the cable began transferring power from the wind farm into the onshore grid on Saturday. En
Schottel Hydro Turbine Solution for Minesto’s Deep Green
Schottel Hydro will deliver a customized turbine solution for Deep Green, an underwater kite construction from the Swedish company Minesto in 2016. The turbine complements the first full-scale Deep Green device. The underwater power plant will be deployed in 2017 at the Holyhead Deep site off the co
NOC’s Marine Robotics Innovation Centre Opens
A £3 million centre to develop new technology for the marine robotics sector was officially opened by Science Minister Jo Johnson on November 23, 2015. Jo Johnson, Minister of State for Universities and Science said: “I was honoured to open the new Marine Robotics Innovation Centre at the UK’s world
Offshore Energy Has New Home
In the past eight years Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) has experienced continual growth and it has the ambition to continue this steady course. In that respect, we have exciting news to share: OEEC will have a new home in 2016 and will move to hall 1, 2, 4 and 5 of Amsterdam RAI. [&h
Benthic Bags Woodside Geotechnical Contracts Off Australia
Benthic has been awarded two contracts by Woodside to undertake offshore geotechnical site investigations for the proposed Browse floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) Development and the Greater Enfield Development located off the coast of Western Australia. Benthic’s PROD3 (Portable Remotely Opera
University of Maine Secures Funding for Ocean Engineering Laboratory
During a laboratory dedication at the University of Maine, the Harold Alfond Foundation announced a $3.9 million grant to the University of Maine to match $9.98 million already raised, formally establishing the Harold Alfond W2 Ocean Engineering Laboratory and Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory at th
New Research Programme to Investigate Origins of E-tech Elements
MarineE-tech, a new £4.2 million research programme will investigate the origins and formation of E-tech elements, such as cobalt and tellurium, and study the potential impacts of mineral extraction. These elements are in short supply, yet they are formed through natural Earth processes and occur in
Aquatic, ITB Subsea Deliver Cable Project Off Canada
Aquatic Engineering and Construction has completed a project alongside ITB Subsea to lay power cables for British Columbia Hydro, the main provider of electricity in British Columbia, Canada. Quadra Island lies just off the east coast of Vancouver Island and is part of the Discovery Islands, located
Unique Group Expands to Saudi Arabia
Unique Group is making its first move into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with the opening of two new facilities in Riyadh and Dammam. Ten skilled engineering roles will be created throughout 2016, some of which will be filled by local people, in line with the Kingdom’s aspirations to increase opportun
AOS, Subsea 7 in Manning and Personnel Logistics Deal
Subsea 7 has recently appointed AOS as their Australian marine manning and personnel logistics provider. AOS, headquartered in Perth, will support Subsea 7 on its forthcoming Australian projects, on-board their subsea support vessel Seven Eagle. The Seven Eagle is a construction/flexlay and diving v
Vroon: Keel Laid for VOS Start
China’s Fujian Southeast Shipbuilding held a keel laying ceremony for Vroon’s vessel VOS Start last week. VOS Start is a subsea support(SSV)/walk-to-work (W2W) vessel and the first in series of two, commissioned by Vroon to provide offshore people-transfer solutions. Its sister vessel, VOS Stone, is
Subsea Companies to Explore Opportunities in Asia
The fifth annual Subsea UK-organised conference ‘Subsea Asia’ should this year explore the potential for British expertise in the subsea hubs of Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia. The event, scheduled for November 24, takes place at the Dharmawangsa Jakarta Hotel, Indonesia. The conference will cove