Subsea
Neptune Nets Oil Search Diving Contract in PNG
Neptune has been awarded a five year offshore diving and subsea inspection services contract by Oil Search (PNG) Limited, in Papua New Guinea. The contract, which started in April 2015, is for call out diving support services and allows for the provision of Neptune’s other capabilities, the company
NHC Provides Training Course for UMI in South Korea
National Hyperbaric Centre’s Global Training Manager, Richard Watson, carried out a bespoke Chamber Operator course for Undine Marine Industries (UMI) Corporation in South Korea. UMI is involved in design, maintenance and the operation of Hyperbaric Oxygen Chambers and requires staff to be fully com
Planet Ocean Partners with dotOcean
Planet Ocean signed an exclusive representation agreement with Brugge-based dotOcean. The agreement covers the UK and Republic of Ireland. dotOcean manufactures and supplies a range of systems for the evaluation of sediment and fluid mud for research, hydrographic & geophysical survey & dredging sup
Teledyne Bowtech Boosts U.S. Sales Team
Teledyne Bowtech has expanded its sales team with the appointment of a new sales manager for the U.S. territory. According to the underwater vision systems specialist, Galen Rice is the company’s new U.S. sales manager and will be based at the Teledyne Instruments facility in Houston. “This addition
Ferguson Marine Engineering Grabs MacKellar Sub-sea
Ferguson Marine Engineering, a subsidiary of Clyde Blowers Capital has, for an undisclosed amount, acquired MacKellar Sub-sea Ltd and its related company Tritech Nairn Ltd. The Subsea engineering and fabrication business, based in Grantown-on-Spey, had gone into administration after falling victim t
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (April 27 – May 03). Aberdeen-based subsea dredging and excavation specialist, X-Subsea UK Holding and its subsidiaries, have entered into Administration on April 27, 2015 following the collapse of wid
WATCH: DOF Subsea in Shipwreck Survey
An expedition to survey the historic World War II shipwrecks of HMAS Sydney (II) and the German raider HSK Kormoran has produced new photographic evidence which appears to confirm why Sydney was so quickly disabled, leading to catastrophic damage and the devastating loss of everyone on board. New hi
Delta SubSea, VEGA to Develop EUREKA
Delta SubSea (DSS) signed a development agreement with VEGA Americas Inc. (VEGA) to develop a Subsea Gamma Ray Hydrate Localization Tool known as EUREKA. The EUREKA will be developed to locate hydrate plug formations. The system is able to detect minimal differences of density on media in the pipeli
Petrobras Finds Light Oil in Moita Bonita Area
Petrobras has finished drilling well 3-BRSA-1296-SES in the Sergipe Basin’s ultra-deep waters, in concession BM-SEAL-10, block SEAL-M-499. The test results confirmed the presence of light oil (higher market value) and good reservoir porosity and permeability, the company informed. The well was drill
Huisman Installs Pipelay Tower Onboard Seven Rio
Huisman, the specialist in lifting, drilling, and subsea solutions, has completed the setup of 550mt Pipelay Tower onboard the Subsea 7’s Seven Rio at its facility in Schiedam. In November last year, IHC successfully launched the 550t pipelaying vessel at its shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The
Possible Eruption of Underwater Volcano Observed
What appears to be an eruption of Axial Volcano was observed in real time by scientists on April 23, thanks to a set of the instruments installed last summer by the University of Washington to bring the deep sea online. “It was an astonishing experience to see the changes taking place 300 miles away
FMC Technologies Scoops OTC Prize
FMC Technologies will be recognized at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) next week with the presentation of a Spotlight on New Technology Award. The award, which honors innovative technologies in offshore exploration and production, is in recognition of FMC Technologies’ Annulus Monitoring Sy
Senator Nelson Files Legislation Against Seismic Testing
As the Obama administration moves forward with a plan to allow oil and gas explorers to conduct testing off Florida’s Atlantic coast, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) is filing legislation aimed at blocking the plan. Nelson, a long-time opponent of allowing oil rigs to operate close to Florida’s coast,
Helix, OneSubsea to Build New Intervention Riser System
Subsea Services Alliance, the collaboration between OneSubsea and Helix, has announced the first joint technology project between the two companies to engineer and manufacture a 15,000-psi intervention riser system. According the Subsea Services Alliance, the IRS system is being engineered and built