Subsea
Fugro Goes Deeper with Seafloor Drill
Fugro has set, according to the company, a new water depth record of 2,923 metres (9,589 feet) while completing a combined sampling and piezocone penetration testing (PCPT) borehole to 62 metres (203 feet) below the seafloor. Achieved using its ‘Seafloor Drill I,’ the single deployment in the Walker
Fugro Completes Hornsea Project One Geotechnical Campaign
A UK supplier has completed one of the largest seabed investigation campaigns in the history of the offshore wind industry in preparation for DONG Energy’s 1.2 gigawatt Hornsea Project One, DONG Energy reported. Located 120km off the Yorkshire coast, the project is scheduled to go into operation by
Sonardyne: STR First to Invest in Syrinx DVL
Sonardyne International Ltd., UK, has announced that Subsea Technology and Rentals Ltd (STR) has become the first company to invest in their new ‘Syrinx’ Doppler Velocity Log (DVL). The order for two 4,000 metre depth rated units was placed at the recent Ocean Business exhibition in Southampton in r
Subsea Boosts Technip’s Profit
French oil services provider, Technip, posted higher first-quarter (1Q 2015) net income backed by an increase in subsea activity. In the first quarter 2015, Technip generated adjusted revenue of €2.9 billion, an increase of 17% compared to €2,5 billion in 1Q 2014. Subsea revenues were 27% higher for
Kentish Flats Cables Ready for Load Out
Cables for the Kentish Flats Extension project will start load out onto the vessels in Nordenham in Germany on 1 May. The vessels BoDo Installer and Nostag 10 will transport the cables to the Kentish Flats Extension site where they will begin laying the cables later that month. Manufacturing of the
Aquamarine Power Gets New CEO
Aquamarine Power has appointed Dr Paddy O’Kane as the company’s Chief Executive Officer, replacing interim CEO John Malcolm who has stepped down after six months in the role. O’Kane has been Aquamarine Power’s Chief Technical Officer since 2010. Prior to this he was Head of Engineering and Wind Reso
Oceaneering Takes Profit Dive
Subsea engineering specialist, Oceaneering, has reported a drop in first-quarter earnings for the period ended March 31, 2015 as revenues declined on lower demand. On revenue of $786.8 million, Oceaneering generated net income of $69.5 million, or $0.70 per share. During the corresponding period in
InterMoor Replaces FSU Mooring Off Equatorial Guinea
InterMoor Inc., an Acteon company, finished replacing critical components in an FPU mooring system offshore Equatorial Guinea on schedule, enabling the prime contractor, Boskalis, to expand the InterMoor work scope. The original contract covered replacing old mooring chains and wire ropes for 8 of t
Caley, Hampidjan in Steel-Like Fibre Ropes Alliance
Glasgow-based offshore handling system specialists, Caley Ocean Systems, and high performance rope manufacturers, Hampidjan from Iceland have formed a strategic alliance to bring, as they say, the benefits of steel-like fibre ropes to the offshore market. While the general benefits of fibres ropes h
Seabox AS Acquired by NOV
National Oilwell Varco (NOV) has acquired 97% of the shares in Seabox for an undisclosed amount from a group of shareholders led by HitecVision. Seabox is a Norwegian subsea technology company founded around the patented SWIT technology (Subsea Water Intake & Treatment). The technology enables treat
Polarcus Wraps Up 3D PSTM in 18 Hours
Norway’s Polarcus has completed its first commercial onboard broadband fast track data processing project for one of the world’s largest independent oil and natural gas exploration and production companies, setting a new standard for turnaround. A 1,750 square kilometer broadband 3D volume was succe
Effects of Diving on Health and Circulatory System (Study)
Scuba diving exposes you to many effects, including immersion, cold, hyperbaric gases, elevated breathing pressure, exercise and stress, as well as a postdive risk of gas bubbles circulating in your blood. Your heart’s capacity to support an elevated blood output decreases with age and with disease.
Impact Subsea Inks Distribution Agreement with Qingdao Hisun
Impact Subsea Ltd has signed an exclusive distributor agreement with Qingdao Hisun Ocean Equipment Corporation Limited (Qingdao Hisun) for distribution of products in China. Commenting on the agreement, Benedict Grant, Managing Director of Impact Subsea stated:”We are exceptionally pleased to form a
Wintershall: Asta Hasten Pipeline Project Kicks Off
Wintershall has informed that one of the biggest pipe-laying vessels in the world Allseas’ ‘Solitaire’ started its journey to build the Polarled pipeline. The pipeline will transport the gas from Aasta Hansen and the neighboring discoveries to the Norwegian west coast starting in 2017. Since Septemb