Subsea
Fugro Boosts Renewables Division
Fugro has added cable-lay services to trenching for offshore windfarm and tidal energy sectors. The company has equipped its trenching vessel, Fugro Saltire, with a cable-lay spread that comprises a reel drive system to store the cables, a tensioner to lay them, twin winches and a quadrant deploymen
Italian Air Force in SAR Training at The Underwater Centre
The Italian Air Force Search and Rescue team has been expanding its skills and knowledge during a visit to The Underwater Centre. Beniamino Panduccio, David Padula, and Massimiliano Lai – members of the Sardinian-based Italian Air Force Search and Rescue team – spent three days at the Centre in Fort
New Research Project for Offshore Wind Foundations
The University of Dundee is to lead a major research project to determine whether cheaper, more environmentally friendly, and more effective foundations can be developed for the offshore renewables industry. The project, funded by a £1 million grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Researc
NauticAWT Pushes IPO Button
NauticAWT has launched its initial public offering (IPO) in connection with its proposed listing on the Catalist board (Catalist) of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX-ST). A Singapore-headquartered firm offers subsurface, subsea and surface facilities engineering services and co
WSC Urged to Prevent Whales Ship Strikes in Sri Lanka
During a series of conferences in Southern Sri Lanka, Friend of the Sea’s director Paolo Bray has exposed the problem of the increasing number of endangered whales being killed by cargo ships strikes. Pigmy blue whales and other whales feed and breed in the area of the Indian Ocean just South of Sri
SapuraKencana Wins Mumbai High South Phase III Gig
SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad informed that its wholly-owned subsidiary company, Kencana HL Sdn Bhd, has been awarded a contract by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for the Mumbai High South Redevelopment Phase III Project on a turnkey basis. The Scope of work includes but not limited to surv
J2 Subsea to Get Another Fathom iVP Control System
Portlethen-based, Fathom Systems, has secured an order for the subsea tooling control system packages from an Acteon company, J2 Subsea. According to Fathom Systems, the scope of supply includes fully proportional intelligent valve packs, specifically for heavy duty manipulator arm operations and us
ASN Sets Higher Standards in Subsea Fiber-Optic Technology
Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks (ASN), the undersea cables subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent, has achieved a breakthrough record of data transmission over a distance of 10,000 kilometers. The record was achieved using a real-time processing prototypes of a 300 gigabits-per-second new modulation technol
Fugro’s Integrity Monitoring for Berkut
Fugro has delivered a bespoke structural monitoring system for Exxon Neftegas, as operator for, and on behalf of, the Sakhalin-1 Consortium, to monitor the structural integrity of its Berkut oil platform in the Arkutun Dagi field. Located on the North-East coast of Sakhalin island in the Russian Far
Subsea 7 and OneSubsea Join Forces
Subsea 7 has signed an agreement establishing a worldwide non-incorporated alliance with OneSubsea, a Cameron and Schlumberger company. The new alliance should see both companies jointly design, develop and deliver integrated subsea development solutions through the combination of subsurface experti
Pommec Provides Dive Control System for Briggs Marine
Briggs Marine has contracted Pommec BV to build a stand-alone dive control with attached air supply and compressor, a ‘Plug and Play’ system that can be used aboard a vessel or along the quayside. Pommec BV, a manufacturer supplier of commercial diving equipment has already built and delivered a LAR
WATCH: Investigator Discovers 50-Million-Year-Old Volcanoes
Australia’s new ocean-going research vessel Investigator has discovered extinct volcanoes likely to be 50 million years old about 250 kilometres off the coast of Sydney. The chief scientist for the voyage, UNSW Australia marine biologist Professor Iain Suthers, said that while searching for the nurs
Kraken Welcomes New Team Members
Kraken Sonar announces that Dr. Tom Tureaud and Gina Millar have joined the Company to further develop its sensors-to-systems strategy. Karl Kenny, President and Chief Executive Officer of Kraken, noted, “We view these appointments as a sign of our commitment to being a leading company in our indust
TGS, PGS in Flemish Pass Basin Survey
TGS announces a new multi-client 3D survey offshore Eastern Canada with plans to acquire approximately 4,300 km² of seismic data. This survey is conducted in partnership with PGS. The Ramform Valiant, utilizing the PGS GeoStreamer® technology, will acquire data in Flemish Pass Basin over the Explora