Subsea
VARD to Build Diving Support Vessel for Kreuz Subsea
Vard Holdings Limited (“VARD”) has secured a contract for the design and construction of one Diving Support and Construction Vessel for Singapore-based Kreuz Subsea Group. The vessel will be of VARD 3 17 design, with a total length of 91.2 meters and a beam of 21.5 meters, and has been developed esp
Lewek Constellation Sets Pipelay Record in GoM
EMAS AMC announced that its flagship subsea construction vessel, Lewek Constellation, has established an industry record for pipelay in the U.S Gulf of Mexico. The Lewek Constellation has set an industry pipelay record in the GOM in 7,368 feet (2,246 metres) of water during her sea trials. In prepar
Sonardyne’s SPRINT for MMT’s Surveyor Interceptor
Sweden’s MMT selected Sonardyne’s acoustically aided inertial navigation system, SPRINT for its 2,000 metre rated remotely operated vehicle, Surveyor Interceptor. Designed for subsea vehicles, Sonardyne believes, SPRINT makes optimal use of acoustic aiding data including USBL, LBL and Doppler Veloci
Siemens, J–Power Systems Get NEMO LINK Contract
NEMO LINK announced the two winning contractors who will build the first electricity interconnector between Great Britain and Belgium. They are Siemens and J–Power Systems, the Japan-based company, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. The contracts are together valued at about €500m (U
DFI Proceeds Diamond Campaign Off Namibia
Diamond Fields International (DFI ) has announced a restart of offshore marine operations on its Namibian concessions in a joint venture with International Mining and Dredging South Africa (IMD), a subsidiary of International Mining and Dredging Holdings, Limited (IMDH) and an associate company of N
Delmar Sets Up New R&D Team
Delmar Systems, a Broussard-based mooring and subsea specialist, has created a new R&D team dedicated to developing innovative mooring and subsea technology. According to the company, establishment of the R&D team will allow Delmar Systems to address its customer and market technology needs in the m
Saipem Nets Gig Offshore Nigeria
Panoro Energy has, on behalf of the joint venture partners of the OML113 license, entered into a rig contract with Saipem for the Scarabeo 3 drilling rig to carry out the drilling and completion programme for the Aje Field Cenomanian oil development. Aje is an offshore field located in the western p
Big Foot Delayed Indefinitely as More Tendons Sink
Three more tendons on the Chevron’s Big Foot tension-leg platform (TLP) have sunk, causing an indefinite delay to the start of the project. As Reuters reports, nine of sixteen tendons have sunk to the seabed after failing to float. Chevron previously reported that the Big Foot TLP was not connected
EMEC Jobs Hit by Restructuring
The European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney, EMEC, has informed it will be restructuring to ensure that its test facilities can continue to respond to the wave and tidal industry’s changing landscape and market demands. Neil Kermode, EMEC’s Managing Director, said: “The last year has been particular
Mitra Energy Conducts 3D Seismic Survey Off Vietnam
Mitra Energy started 3D seismic survey acquisition operations in the Block 127 PSC area, offshore Vietnam on May 28, 2015. The survey is being undertaken by PTSC CGGV Geophysical Survey Co., Ltd utilising the 3D seismic survey vessel “Amadeus”. The 3D seismic survey is planned to cover a full-fold a
Coriant Scoops UNINETT Arctic Optical Network Deal
Coriant has been selected by UNINETT to build a new 100G-capable subsea optical transport infrastructure connecting Ny-Ålesund and Longyearbyen on the Svalbard archipelago. The Coriant solution, which includes the industry-leading Coriant® hiT 7300 Multi-Haul Transport Platform and the Coriant® Tran
Forewind Hands Dogger Bank Core Samples to NGR (UK)
Forewind, a consortium of four energy companies – RWE, SSE, Statkraft and Statoil, is donating all the core samples collected on Dogger Bank to a national science facility. The core samples, cylindrical soil sections extracted from the seabed, will be entrusted to the National Geological Repository
Unique Group Introduces Seaflex SAVE System
Unique Group’s Buoyancy & Ballast division has launched an integrated system designed to neutralise the risk to life and possessions from the potential capsize or sinking of smaller vessels. The Seaflex Auto-Inflating Vessel Emergency (SAVE) System is a product of the division’s Seaflex brand, which
Damen Builds Shellfish Dredger for Noordland
Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam is constructing a razor shell dredger for the Dutch fishing cooperative YE 118 Noordland BV. “We are very happy to have been given the opportunity to build such a cutting-edge vessel,” says Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam Director Frits van Dongen. “The Noordl