Subsea
Carnegie to Explore Opportunities in Mauritius
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy has signed a Collaboration Agreement with the Mauritius Research Council (MRC) to explore opportunities for commercial wave energy plants in Mauritius. Following on from the recently announced MOU with the Government of Seychelles, the collaboration agreeme
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (September 01 – September 06). Aker Solutions notified employees that it has become necessary to reduce the workforce capacity in its Norwegian subsea business because of a continued market slowdown. A
GC Rieber Breaks Off Polar Onyx Deal
Norway’s GC Rieber Shipping has terminated a charter agreement for the subsea vessel “Polar Onyx” by reason of Ceona`s default. Namely, Ceona has provided security, by way of cash deposit in a Norwegian bank, equivalent to nine month`s hire, towards GC Rieber Shipping for the fulfillment of Ceona`s
Green Light for Wintershall’s Maria
Wintershall and its partners Petoro and Centrica have today received approval by the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy for the plan for development and operation (PDO) for the Maria development, offshore Norway. The approved development solution for the Maria field involves two subsea templates locat
WATCH: TEN Subsea Manifolds Loadout
The TEN Project’s four subsea manifolds and two riser bases were fabricated by FMC Technologies in Houston, USA. They were recently loaded out onto a transport vessel on their way to Ghana to be installed on the seabed in the TEN fields. Operated by Tullow, the TEN Project is Ghana’s second major oi
Companies Ink Nord Stream 2 Deal
The companies involved in the Nord Stream 2, which should boost supply of natural gas to the EU market, have signed a Shareholders’ Agreement, setting up a new project company, New European Pipeline AG, to develop the export pipeline project trough the Baltic Sea. According to the document, Gazprom
Crondall to Support Aker-Subsea 7 Consortium in Fortuna FEED
Crondall Energy announces the award of a contract with a consortium of Aker Solutions and Subsea 7 for the Ophir Energy Fortuna Project in West Africa. The award is to provide technical support to the competitive Upstream Front End Engineering Design (FEED) and includes all aspects of the subsea des
Coast Guard Rescues Man from Cable Layer Rene Descartes
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew medevaced a Frenchman reportedly suffering from a heart attack aboard a vessel, 80 miles west of Coos Bay. An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station North Bend safely transferred the 55-year-old man to emergency medical personnel, Thursday at 6:
Tiburon Upgrades Otis ROV
Tiburon Subsea Services has selected GreenSea Systems to supply its new controlling and operating system for their science class ROV “Otis”. GreenSea Systems is a specialist in automation and navigation for unmanned underwater vehicles. According to Tiburon, the new control, navigation and station-k
OSIL Delivers Vibrocorer to VLIZ
UK-based marine systems manufacturers Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) has supplied the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) with a high-powered Vibrocorer system. The OSIL Vibrocorer can collect cores up to 9 meters in length in dense and compacted sediments. A vibrating motor in a sealed pres
Carnegie Inks Wave Energy MoU with Seychelles
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Republic of Seychelles to investigate commercial wave and microgrid opportunities. The agreement focusses on identifying the opportunities and development pathways for commercial wave energy plants on
Sinking Vessel Causes Oil Spill in Alaska
A Unified Command has been formed to respond to a vessel sinking and resultant 10-30 gallon oil spill in Sitka, Alaska, the Coast Guard informed. Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Coast Guard Sector Juneau, Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment Sitka, Sitka Tribe of Alaska, National Pa
Swagelining Completes North Sea Work
Swagelining Limited has completed work across eight North Sea assets over the last 12 months. These contracts saw Swagelining design, fabricate and install almost 90km of polymer liners into water injection pipeline in total. The work has involved the lining of a 4′ line, the smallest ever subsea wa
More Jobs Axed at Expro
UK oilfield services player, Expro, is forced to make further job cuts as a response to the progressing challenges on the market. In addition to workforce reduction announced earlier in March, Expro plans to make approximately 60 further redundancies across its Europe and Commonwealth of Independent