SEACOM, a pan-African ICT enabler, plans to expand its European connectivity to Amsterdam and will be the latest partner to join the AMS-IX reselling program. Joining the program gives SEACOM the opportunity to make connectivity to the AMS-IX platform more easily available for African Internet compa
A substantial escape of hydrocarbons occurred on the Ula field in the Norwegian North Sea on 12 September. The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has decide to investigate this incident. No people were injured and no damage caused to the installation beyond the equipment directly involved. But
A new concept in skid design from Saab Seaeye adds a powerful tooling capability to their technologically advanced Cougar XTi ROV. It means that for Christmas tree installation and other work tasks a small electric ROV can be deployed in the support role rather than a large hydraulic work class vehi
James Fisher and Sons plc group companies Fendercare and Strainstall Marine have received excellent results following work with subsea and offshore development experts Submarine Technology Ltd (STL) to test and validate their new Vessel Motion Monitoring System (VMMS). The VMMS™ was tested on STL’s
NOFO preformed a series of tests to recreate a realistic environment of an oil spill situation in the Northern Sea. The vessels Normand Jarl were equipped with various systems that are helpful in a situation of ecological emergency given by the presence of oil over water’s surface. Consilium were in
In remote and ultra-deep waters, power generation for large field developments is demanding. By centralizing and sharing the power generation between several production units, the new DNV concept can reduce both emissions and costs. Depending on how it is implemented, the cost saving may also be com
Ofgem E-Serve has today appointed Blue Transmission as the preferred bidder to own and operate the high voltage link for the London Array (Phase 1) wind farm. This is the largest offshore transmission project to have reached this stage; the estimated value of the assets is £428 million. The London A
Osiris Projects yesterday announced the launch of their new Career Development Academy. The programme is designed to provide employees with a bespoke structured development plan designed to optimise individual abilities and talent. The Academy will provide resources and opportunities for members to
A study has been conducted in cooperation between Nord Stream, the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) and the Swedish Nature Protection Agency, in order to establish the underwater noise levels in the sea close to the Natura 2000 area at Norra Midsjöbanken, to the south of Gotland. Noise emanatin
Offshore Energy 2012 Exhibition & Conference, the only event dedicated to the offshore energy in The Netherlands, is almost fully booked. The two-day event on 23 & 24 October in Amsterdam RAI will welcome an expected 400 exhibitors, 6.500 visitors and 600 delegates from over 30 nationalities. More t
Subsea activity is the very lifeblood of the commercial marine, renewable energy and marine civils sectors. The DiveWork Pavilion and quayside Dive Tank at Seawork offer companies involved in underwater services, products and technologies the opportunity to exhibit in a dedicated area designed to ap
JDR, a leading supplier of high performance subsea cables and umbilical systems, announces its new German subsidiary – JDR Cable Systems GmbH – and a Hamburg office that will open after it attends Husum Wind Energy 2012. This move follows JDR’s first German contract win with WindMW GmbH for subsea p
Nexans, a worldwide expert in the cable industry, is launching its new anti-theft cable solutions at InnoTrans – which promises to help network operators reduce the high volume of copper cables theft along their railway networks. The solution comprises two approaches to help combat the predominant t
Fugro OSAE GmbH has been awarded a EUR 2.7 million hydrographic survey contract by the Norwegian Hydrographic Service (NHS). This survey, planned for 2013, is part of the on-going MAREANO project and will encompass an area over 11,000km2 in the Barents Sea. The area is located offshore the northern-
