Subsea
McDermott Acquires Subsea Engineering Company DeepSea (UK)
McDermott International, Inc. announced that certain of its subsidiaries have entered into an agreement in which McDermott has acquired all of the outstanding shares of the DeepSea operating companies. Terms of the purchase are not being disclosed. Headquartered in London, England, with engineering
ABB Leads $12 Mln Investment in Scotrenewables Tidal Power, UK
ABB, the global power and automation technology group, has led a $12 million investment in Scotrenewables Tidal Power, a provider of tidal turbine systems, to support the rollout of a new hydrokinetic device and to expand ABB’s renewable energy assets. ABB’s participation was made through its ventur
VIDEO: Rosenberg’s Erling Lange Explains Development of EPCI Projects
Erling Lange, Bergen Group Rosenberg’s Vice President Markets and Business Development who is working with the company for 26 years, explains the development of EPCI projects and working with IFS. Rosenberg is a Norwegian company focused on the offshore oil and gas front end engineering and design,
Heerema’s Deepwater Construction Vessel Aegir Arrives in The Netherlands for Final Outfitting
Heerema Marine Contractors’ new Deepwater Construction Vessel Aegir, one of the largest deepwater construction vessels in the world, is expected to arrive in Rotterdam today for final outfitting. She began her long journey from Daewoo’s Korean shipyard in January this year and, upon arrival to the N
TenneT Reports Significant Growth in 2012 (Germany)
Electricity transporter and high-voltage grid operator TenneT has again made huge efforts in 2012 to strengthen and expand its grids in the Netherlands and Germany. Revenues and profit increased in accordance with this growth. In 2012 TenneT invested EUR 1.6 billion. By doing this TenneT is facilita
Ecosse Subsea to Deploy SCAR Plough System on Baltic Wind Farm (Germany)
Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has been awarded its largest boulder clearing and multi-pass trenching contract to date by Siem Offshore Contractors. ESS will deploy its SCAR plough system for clearing and pre-lay trenching operations on a 90km route on the EnBW owned Baltic 2 offshore wind farm project
Forum Energy Receives Competency Pack from ACE Winch Academy (UK)
At an IMCA Competence Seminar held at the Hilton Treetops Hotel in Aberdeen on 12th March 2013, the ACE Winch Academy took the opportunity to hand over a completed competency pack to representatives from Forum Energy Technologies. ACE Winch Academy is developing five competency schemes, based on the
SeaGen Tidal Project Plans on Display at Two Exhibitions (UK)
Plans to install an array of four SeaGen tidal energy devices to generate clean, predictable energy from the tidal currents of Kyle Rhea (Isle of Skye, Scotland) will be on display at exhibitions next week. Members of the project team will also be present to answer questions about the proposed array
Dutch MARIN Uses Subsea Wireless Technology for Communication
WFS helps MARIN (Maritime Research Institute Netherlands) communicate with underwater models in their test basin using subsea wireless technology. MARIN is one of the leading institutes in the world for hydrodynamic research and maritime technology , providing services to the shipbuilding and offsho
UK: Underwater Noise Workshop Successfully Hosted by HR Wallingford and Baker Consultants
HR Wallingford and Baker Consultants recently hosted a workshop to discuss the issue of underwater noise pollution related to marine renewables at the tenth RenewableUK Wave and Tidal Conference. The aim of the workshop was to facilitate knowledge exchange between the industry, regulators and academ
UK: Scana to Deliver Mooring Winches for Dana’s Western Isles FPSO
Scana Industrier ASA has through its subsidiary Scana Offshore Vestby, entered into an agreement with UK-based Dana Petroleum for delivery of mooring winches for their new floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) which will be used in the company’s Western Isles Development Project.
Norway: Skipsteknisk Designs New Research Vessel for IMR
Skipsteknisk AS has signed a contract with the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) in Bergen for the design and engineering of the “Dr. Fridtjof Nansen” replacement ship. The “Dr. Fridtjof Nansen” is owned by NORAD and operated by IMR. The ship operates mainly in southern waters, from Asia in east to
ABB to Supply Power and Propulsion Systems for PGS’ Ramform Vessels
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, recently won a $26 million order to supply electrical power and propulsion systems for two next generation ‘Ramform’ vessels, capable of three-dimensional (3D) seismic data acquisition for deep sea resource exploration. The ships will be constr
Dolphin to Begin Acquisition of Remaining UK Quads 29 & 30 3D Multi-Client Survey
Dolphin Geophysical’s high-end 3D seismic vessel the Polar Duke will shortly commence acquisition of their remaining UK Quads 29 & 30 SHarp BroadBand High-Resolution 3D Multi-Client survey. It is estimated that it will take approximately 5 months to complete the current planned survey coverage which