Subsea
SAExploration in New Ocean-Bottom Marine Project
SAExploration Holdings announced a new project award for ocean-bottom marine seismic data acquisition services valued at approximately $47 million. The Company expects to execute the project during the second half of 2015. This project will be performed using ocean-bottom nodal seismic recording tec
Carnegie, UWA Get Grant for Anchoring System Project
Carnegie Wave Energy Limited will partner with the University of Western Australia (UWA) on a $460,000 project part funded by an Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Grant to research and develop more efficient anchoring systems for wave energy converters. The project will use a multidisciplina
TE SubCom, Nistica Deliver WSS Modules for Undersea Links
TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity Ltd. company, and Nistica, a Fujikura subsidiary, announced the availability of fully qualified wavelength selective switch (WSS) modules to be used in undersea networks. The joint development program between TE SubCom and Nistica focused on a rigorous design and develop
Dolphin Begins East Campeche Shoot in Mexico
Dolphin has started the East Campeche 2D long offset Multi-Client survey in Mexico, utilizing the M/V Artemis Arctic. The licensed approved 19.597 line kilometer survey is well positioned towards the recent Mexican announced 5 year plan for leases and Dolphin will be able to deliver time processed s
Technip Clinches Subsea Tie-backs Award for Petronas’ FLNG1
Technip has been awarded an engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning contract by PETRONAS Carigali for the tie-in of PETRONAS first Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (PFLNG1) facility to KAKG-A platform in Kanowit field. The Kanowit field is located 200 kilometers offshore
Ocean Energy Europe Exceeds 100 Members
Ocean Energy Europe, the industry group for ocean renewable energy in Europe, exceeded 100 members this week, when Wavepower, Marine Power Systems and Mojo Maritime joined as members. They join a growing list of industry representatives uniting behind a common plan for industrialising the ocean ener
Aleron Subsea Expands into New Facilities
Aleron Subsea, a company specialising in ROV upgrades and renting, announced expansion into two additional facilities in Aberdeenshire. “This forms part of our strategic growth plans as we continue to win and execute various global contracts,” Aleron wrote on their social media. The new facilities c
Reach Subsea Nets Pile Removal Contract at Wikinger OWF
Reach Subsea has entered into a firm contract with Iberdrola Renovables Offshore Deutschland GmbH in Germany for the removal of nine piles at the Wikinger Wind Farm. The wind farm is located in the German waters of the Baltic Sea, approximately 34 km north-east of the island of Ruegen. Reach will ex
DW: Standardisation of Subsea Equipment Driven by Cost Pressures
The subsea sector is highly consolidated with just five players servicing the $12 billion annual requirements of the global E&P community. The two largest, FMC and OneSubsea, account for approximately two-thirds of the market but despite this, have shown no signs of resting on their laurels, forging
Aker Solutions Delivers First Christmas Tree for Petrobras’ Lula
Aker Solutions in Brazil delivered the first Christmas Tree for Petrobras’ FA 2011 60 XMT project before the contract deadline, the company informed through social media. “The great execution is due to good planning from the start of the project, including steps such as engineering, release of purch
Harkand Conducts Inertial Metrology Survey in Mexico
Harkand has carried out the “first ever” free inertial metrology in Mexico’s waters and at a new depth for this approach in the region. The company achieved the survey results for their client at a depth of 380fsw in the Bay of Campeche, setting a new record in the area, Harkand wrote in a press [&h
Temporary Shutdown of Nord Stream for Maintenance
Nord Stream AG will be conducting long-planned annual maintenance works on its twin gas pipeline system, running through the Baltic Sea, between August 11 and 20, 2015. These routine maintenance works will require a temporary shutdown of both lines at once, the company informed. These works are an e
IMCA Names New President
Bruno Faure, Group Senior Vice President Subsea Projects and Operations at Technip, has taken over the role of President of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA), the association representing the interests of over a thousand offshore, marine and underwater engineering companies in
OceanWorks Upgrades Italian Navy’s HARDSUIT ADS
OceanWorks International announces the completion of system upgrades to the third Italian Navy’s HARDSUIT™ Atmospheric Diving System (ADS) designed and delivered by OceanWorks. The conclusion of the work on the third ADS marks the completion of a major survey and upgrade of the Italian Navy’s ADS fl