Subsea
6 Alpha, Atkins Deliver UXO Risk Evaluation for Three UK OWFs
6 Alpha Associates has partnered with Atkins, to provide offshore UXO risk assessment ahead of the geotechnical surveys prior to the construction of 3 offshore UK wind farms. The two companies teamed up to deliver UXO risk management services for the geotechnical ground investigations undertaken at
PSA OKs Statoil for Edvard Grieg Oil Pipeline
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has given Statoil green light to use the Edvard Grieg Oil Pipeline (EGOP). Earlier this month, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has also granted a start-up consent for the EGOP. The Edvard Grieg Oil Pipeline system has been designed and built to transpo
Schlumberger – Cameron Deal Gets Green Light from DOJ
The U.S. Department of Justice has approved the proposed merger of Schlumberger and Cameron without any conditions, granting early termination of the waiting period. The closing of the proposed merger remains subject to approval by Cameron stockholders and the satisfaction or waiver of the other clo
Petrobras in Potiguar Basin Oil Find
Brazil’s Petrobras confirmed that the drilling campaign of the Pitu North extension well has discovered oil in Pitu area (Block BM-POT-17) in the deepwaters of the Potiguar basin. The discovery of oil in Pitu was first announced to the market on December 17, 2013. The well 3-BRSA-1317-RNS, informall
Aquatera and Jee Demonstrate Tidal Cabling Solution
The phase one of Scottish Enterprise-funded Tidal Array Cabling Solution project has been completed. The project was launched in December 2013 in order to develop and demonstrate effective methods of locating, securing, protecting and retrieving cables for tidal energy arrays. Stromness-based Aquate
Renishaw Launches New Marine Surveying Solution
British engineering company, Renishaw, has presented a new mobile 3D mapping product, a laser scanner ‘Merlin’. According to Reinshaw, Merlin has been engineered specifically for use in the challenging marine environment and to help cut the cost of vessel-based laser scanning. Using time-of-flight l
Reach Subsea Looking into Vessel Lay-Ups and Redundancies
Lower activity levels and tough market conditions could force Norwegian contractor Reach Subsea to lay up two of its vessels. Namely, in its third-quarter earnings release, the Oslo-listed company said that, for the winter season, Edda Fonn and/or Stril Explorer, ROV/Survey vessels, could be pulled
Prysmian Completes 66 kV Submarine Cable System Testing
Italian cable specialist Prysmian has finalized the electrical type tests on its 66 kV complete submarine cable system. The tests were carried out according to CIGRE and IEC testing protocols, the company said. The tested solution, which also includes factory, field joints and click-fit terminations
DOF Subsea in Vessel Sale
DOF Subsea has struck a deal to sell the vessel Skandi Inspector to an undisclosed international buyer. The UT 705 design vessel was built in 1979 by Hatlo Verksted – Ulsteinvik, Norway as platform supply vessel only to be converted in 1999. Previously known as Tender Captain, Far Captain and Skandi
Cambla Bags Its First Decommissioning Contracts
Cambla has been awarded decommissioning contracts with two operators in the oil and gas industry. The contracts will see Cambla provide project services support and utilise its Schedule Animation Tool (S.A.T) software to ensure efficient and effective planning for decommissioning projects in the Nor
Oceaneering Gets Two 2G Robotics’ ULS-500 Laser Systems
2G Robotics has delivered two deep-rated ULS-500 subsea laser systems to Oceaneering Survey Services (C&C Technologies). Including these two ULS-500 systems, Oceaneering now utilizes six of the ULS-500 systems with its Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) for assessing pipeline and flowline integri
TGS to Let Go 130 Workers
Seismic contractor TGS will reduce its global workforce capacity by some 130 people, corresponding to around 16 per cent of its total workforce. According to Oslo-listed company, this would reduce operating expenses by approximately USD 13 million per annum from the beginning of 2016. “This was a ve
Bordelon Marine Takes Delivery of Brandon Bordelon ULIV
Bordelon Marine has taken delivery of the Brandon Bordelon, a DP2 Ultra-Light Intervention Vessel (ULIV). The vessel features a helideck, a 60 ton AHC crane with 3000m of wire, POB (60), a mezzanine deck with internal office and control rooms capable of supporting two full work class ROV systems. Th
CARIS Launches CARIS Onboard
CARIS has released its processing and mapping application, CARIS Onboard. CARIS Onboard has been designed to work with survey launches, autonomous underwater vehicles and unmanned surface vehicles, the company said. “We are very excited to announce the official release of CARIS Onboard, this is a hi