Subsea
EMGS Gets LoA for Survey Off Malaysia
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has received a letter of award (LOA) for a contract worth approximately USD 4.2 million from an oil company for 3D EM data acquisition over their operated area in Malaysia. The two parties have entered into a two-year contract, of which this LOA constitutes the
U.S. Govt Called On to Investigate Pipelines Off California
The Center for Biological Diversity has formally petitioned the federal government to inspect all pipelines off the coast of California for corrosion and other damage. This legal petition covers the 213 miles of pipelines in federal waters and additional pipeline in state waters closer to shore. The
IMCA Provides ROV Statistics for 2014
The International Marine Contractors Association’s (IMCA) 2014 survey of remotely operated vehicle (ROV)s, and ROV personnel reveals that in February 2014 a total of 3,369 ROV personnel (superintendents, supervisors, pilot techs and other offshore ROV support personnel) were working, and in August t
Delta Marine Successfully Wraps Up OWF Job
Delta Marine’s vessel Whalsa Lass, anchor handling tug, has demonstrated its versatility during recently completed works on the wind farm project off the coast of Grimsby, UK. Delta’s Damen-2611 Multicat was hired to serve as anchor handler for the cable laying vessel but ended up performing various
FMC Delivers Made-in-Nigeria Subsea Wellheads for Egina
FMC Technologies recently delivered four subsea wellheads in Nigeria for Total’s Egina project, the first to be entirely fabricated in country. The wellheads were fabricated for FMC Technologies by Oiltools Africa Limited (OAL), a Nigerian company, and feature a 36-inch-diameter conductor housing an
GAS Wins Shah Deniz 2 DSV Gig
GAS, member of Lighthouse Group, has been awarded a long-term contract from Saipem to provide offshore survey services on board the dive support vessel (DSV) Akademik Tofiq Ismayilov. The vessel will be used during the installation of the export and infield pipelines for the Stage II development of
Jumbo Gets Underwater Restaurant Project in The Maldives
GAC Sweden AB awarded Jumbo a contract for the transportation and installation of an underwater restaurant. The restaurant consists of an acrylic dome on a steel structure, has a weight of 410 metric tons and is the second one of its kind, the company wrote. The assembly yard of this sensitive cargo
WATCH: Transporting Mariner PLEM
The largest structure of the Mariner subsea scope, the pipeline end manifold (PLEM) stopped all traffic in Larvik, Norway as it was transported from the fabrication yard. The subsea steel structure stands 4 metres high, 16 metres long and weights 130 tonnes equivalent to the weight of ten S-92 helic
New Operations Manager at National Hyperbaric Centre
National Hyperbaric Centre welcomed Jim Creighton as Operations Manager at their facility in Aberdeen. Jim has over 25 years’ experience within the diving industry, most recently as UK Business Unit Diving Manager at Technip. Jim will become an integral member of the Hyperbaric Rescue team at NHC, o
SeaBird to Stack Vessel
Oslo-listed seismic contractor, SeaBird Exploration, has decided to stack Munin Explorer following its completion of the long-term time charter contract with SeaBed Geosolutions in August 2015. M/V Munin Explorer, currently sailing under Cyprus flag, joined SeaBird in 2007. The vessel, currently rig
Fugro to Lay Off 200
Fugro has announced further headcount reduction of 200 employees in the coming half year, in particular in the Subsea Services and Geotechnical divisions as it anticipates an even more challenging market in the second half of 2015. The Dutch offshore services provider generated a year-on-year revenu
DOF Subsea Grabs IMR Contract from Freeport McMoran
DOF Subsea North America has been awarded an IMR contract by Freeport McMoran. The contract is for a period of 6 months firm and 2 x 6 months options. Under the contract, the company will utilize DPII Multipurpose Construction Vessel ‘Harvey Deep Sea’. The vessel, with a length of 92 meters and a be
Incat Designs Dive Vessel for Down Under Cruise & Dive
Incat Crowther has signed a contract to design a 33m Catamaran Dive Vessel for Down Under Cruise & Dive of Cairns, Australia. Construction of the vessel is underway at Marine Engineering Consultants on Queensland’s Gold Coast. The vessel will feature a lifting stern platform, she will also feature a
Boat Carrying 600 Migrants Sinks Off Libya
A boat carrying 600 migrants sank off the coast of Libya. In a search and rescue operation, coordinated by Italian Coast Guard, around 400 people were rescued. The search teams recovered 25 bodies, and are still searching for missing people. According to media reports, the incident happened after a