Subsea
Alcatel-Lucent, Ocean Networks to Build SAPL Subsea Cable
Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks (ASN) and Ocean Networks, Inc. will build a 14,200 km submarine cable system linking Hawaii to South America. The South America Pacific Link (SAPL) system will connect Oahu in Hawaii, Balboa in Panama and Santiago in Chile, providing additional capacity to meet the
James Fisher Buys Mojo Maritime
James Fisher has acquired of the entire share capital of Mojo Maritime Limited (MML). According to reports, the initial consideration is £3.2m in cash, plus potential future consideration of £0.3m if the earnings before interest and taxation are £0.65m or greater for the year ending 31 December 2015
Royal IHC, Dräger Form Strategic Alliance
Royal IHC and Dräger have joined forces to offer the market a single source for fully integrated Diving Support Vessels. The initial focus will lie on the market segment of vessels with automated, 18-person, twin bell saturation diving systems. The alliance will bear total responsibility for the exe
EU Horizon 2020 Programme Grants Funding for CEFOW
The European Commission’s research and innovation programme Horizon 2020 has granted EUR 17 million in funding for the Clean Energy From Ocean Waves (CEFOW) research project that is coordinated by Fortum. The mission of the five-year project is to research and develop the use of the Penguin wave ene
Havyard CFO to Leave
Norwegian ship technology firm, Havyard, informed that its chief financial officer Karl Eirik Frøysa Hansen has chosen to step down from his position. Havyard is looking for his replacement and according to company’s Oslo Stock Exchange filing, Hansen will stay for additional three months, following
Ulstein: Largest X-BOW Toisa Patroklos Almost Ready
Ulstein has reported that at Hyundai Heavy Industries, the ‘Toisa Patroklos’ vessel is nearing completion. The multipurpose offshore construction vessel, a customized Ulstein Deepwater Enabler design, is the largest vessel built featuring the patented X-BOW and the first to be built in Korea. It was
Ceona Lands Mirage Field Job for Bennu
UK-based SURF contractor, Ceona, has been awarded a new deepwater contract with Houston-based Bennu Oil & Gas LLC in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) on their Mirage field. This contract comes after a first contract was awarded and completed last year for operations on their Clipper deepwater field. The agr
Canyon Supports Technip’s GoM Projects
Helix Energy Solutions’ robotics subsidiary, Canyon Offshore, has executed a Master Charter Agreement (“MCA”) with Technip U.S.A. to provide Light Construction Vessels, ROV services, and tooling in support of Technip’s subsea construction projects in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The MCA includes a firm
Helix: Grand Canyon II Delivered
Helix Energy Solutions Group informed that its subsidiary Canyon Offshore has taken delivery of Grand Canyon II into its long term chartered vessel fleet. The 127 meter, DP-3 multi-purpose vessel features a 250 ton AHC primary deck crane, 52 m2 moon pool, accommodation for 104, and two built-in thir
Van Oord Develops Deep Excavation System
Van Oord has developed Deep Excavation System (DES), a new technique for dredging at great water depths. The system, patented by Van Oord, is used to prepare a sea bottom profile for installing offshore pipelines. Uneven sea beds are traditionally prepared for laying offshore pipelines by installing
Wintershall Hands In Maria PDO
Wintershall and its partners have submitted a Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) for the Maria field in the Norwegian Sea to the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. This is the first time Wintershall, as operator of the field, has submitted a PDO for a Norwegian development. Today, Mar
Cameron, OneSubsea Grab OTC Prize
Cameron and OneSubsea, a Cameron and Schlumberger company, have won Spotlight on New Technology Awards at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) by meeting the criteria for new, innovative, proven products of broad interest that have significant impact. Cameron won an award for its Mark IV High Av
Tracerco Introduces Explorer Subsea Tool
Tracerco, a part of FTSE100 Johnson Matthey Plc, has launched a new product that enables oil companies to quickly scan pipeline to detect the location of deposits causing flow assurance issues. The technology, known as Explorer™, is able to screen subsea pipelines for content and deposit build-up at
Aquatic Hosts Subsea 7
Aquatic Engineering & Construction Ltd, an Acteon company, hosted a successful Open Day in Aberdeen and Peterhead, UK, for Subsea 7. The Open Day programme was designed to showcase Aquatic’s ‘strength in depth’ capabilities as the supplier of offshore powered-reel and tensioner systems, and highligh