Subsea
Top News of the Week of Apr 22 – Apr 28, 2013
1. Saipem Nets $500 Mln Offshore Contracts in Latin America Saipem has been awarded new E&C Offshore contracts in Latin America for the total value of approximately $500 million. 2. CNOOC Starts Production from Weizhou 6-12 Oil Field (China) CNOOC Limited announced that Weizhou 6-12 oil field has re
Osiris Projects Announces Expansion into New Premises at Ocean Business, UK
Osiris Projects had a successful and busy week at Ocean Business, where over 300 companies from 27 countries exhibited, and over 4000 visitors from 65 countries attended over the 3 days, an increase of 29% on 2011 figures. The 173 workshops held during the week were hugely popular with 2256 bookings
Saab Seaeye Opens Largest Indoor Test Facility (Sweden)
The largest indoor test facility ever before dedicated to the development of unmanned underwater vehicles has been opened by Saab Seaeye. Located in Linköping, Sweden, the test tank will allow new underwater systems technology to be trialled and tested in a controlled environment rather than in a la
UK: Salvage & Marine Operations Invites Tenders for WWII Wrecks Consultancy Services
Salvage & Marine Operations Team announces tender invitation for WWII Munitions Study and Marine Research Services in the UK, with duration of 6 months from contract award. Salvage and Marine Operations are responsible for the management of the Ministry of Defence-owned potentially polluting or dang
FMV to Provide Minesweeping System for Swedish Navy
FMV has been commissioned by Försvarets Materielverk (FM) to procure a remote-controlled influence minesweeping system, intended for the Swedish Navy. The system is supposed to include an unmanned seagoing platform. The complete system is referred to as an ASV MCM System (Autonomous Surface Vehicle
Gazprom to Begin Production from Two Fields on Russian Continental Shelf in 2013
The Gazprom Management Committee took note of the progress with the Program for hydrocarbon resources exploitation on the Russian Federation shelf until 2030. It was mentioned that the Russian continental shelf was a region of the Company’s strategic interest. A large hydrocarbon production center w
Skrugard and Havis Discoveries Renamed to Johan Castberg Field (Norway)
Norwegian Petroleum and Energy Minister Ola Borten Moe decided to rename Skrugard and Havis discoveries to Johan Castberg field, according to Barents Observer. He announced the new name at the Barents Sea Conference in Hammerfest. Johan Castberg was born in 1862 and he was a Norwegian jurist and pol
Kongsberg’s Employee Becomes Honourary Member of NFA (Norway)
Kongsberg Maritime’s Vice President of Business Development, Nils Albert Jenssen has become an Honourary Member of the Norwegian Society of Automatic Control (NFA). The award was presented during the NFA’s annual meeting at Gardermoen Park Inn Hotel on the 25th April. The award is given to individua
Government to Open South-Eastern Barents Sea for Petroleum Activity
Today, the Government presented its proposal to open for petroleum activity in the south-eastern Barents Sea. “This is a historic day. Opening the first new region for petroleum activity since 1994 will allow us to explore new, promising areas for oil and gas, provide new opportunities and new impet
Energinet to Initiate Feasibility Studies for OWF Cables (Denmark)
Study areas for the six Danish sites designated for offshore wind farms are now established and Energinet.dk is ready to initiate feasibility studies and environmental impact assessments (EIA) for offshore wind farms, landfall cables and facilities for connection to the mainland. The six areas inclu
Nevsky Shipyard: Keel Laid for Multipurpose Salvage Vessel
On April 25th, 2013 the solemn keel-laying ceremony of the fourth in the series multipurpose salvage vessel, yard number 704, capacity 4 МW, project MPSV07 took place at Nevsky Shipyard, LLC. The construction of the vessels of the series is carried out in accordance with the State Shipbuilding Contr
WFS Introduces Contactless Power Solution for Recharging Underwater, UK
WFS Technologies, global leader in the delivery of subsea wireless instrumentation and control solutions to the Offshore Oil and Gas and Renewables industries, launches a subsea wireless power solution to complement their existing range of subsea wireless controllers, modems and dataloggers. The WPT
OceanWorks International Completes ADS 1200’ Upgrades for Italian Navy
OceanWorks International announces the successful delivery of a major system upgrade for the first of the Italian Navy’s three Atmospheric Diving Systems (ADS). After its previous refurbishment in 1999, the first Italian HARDSUIT™ was returned to OceanWorks International for the latest configuration
UK: Hatston Pier Official Opening Announced
Scotland’s longest commercial deep-water berth has been created in Orkney with the completion of a new extension at Hatston Pier. The 160-metre extension to the existing 225-metre pier will be officially opened next week by Neil Kermode, Managing Director of EMEC, the Orkney-based European Marine En