Subsea
Nord Stream Invests $40 Mln in Environmental Monitoring
Nord Stream AG has presented the results and learnings of the environmental monitoring of the Nord Stream Pipeline at the Baltic Sea Days in St. Petersburg. The findings show that the construction of the two 1,224 km offshore pipelines through the Baltic Sea had only minor and short-term impacts on
Alcatel-Lucent, Chuan Wei in Cambodia’s Fiber-Optic Boost
Alcatel-Lucent and the operator Chuan Wei are to deploy Cambodia’s first 100 gigabit-per-second fiber-optic data network as the country invests further in communications infrastructure to meet increasing demand for ultra-broadband access. Alcatel-Lucent’s provision of a 100G network to Chuan Wei wil
Fugro Brazil in CARIS HIPS and SIPS Course
Fugro Brasil recently undertook training on the latest hydrographic data processing techniques with CARIS. Staff members, who came from diverse backgrounds in hydrography, geophysics and GIS, took part in a week-long training course in Macaé, Brasil using the latest release of CARIS HIPS™ and SIPS™.
PHOTO: Damen Delivers Refitted Tridens to Rijksrederij
Last week the Dutch governmental shipping company Rijksrederij (part of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment, Rijkswaterstaat) took delivery of its scientific research vessel Tridens after an extensive refit at Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam in the Netherlands. Tridens underwent
ORJIP for Ocean Energy Supports UK Wave and Tidal
The Crown Estate, Marine Scotland and Welsh Government have announced they will be funding Aquatera Ltd and their delivery partners MarineSpace and the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) to run a secretariat function for the new Offshore Renewables Joint Industry Programme (ORJIP) for Ocean Energy
Polarcus Wins 3D Seismic Off UK
Oslo-listed seismic player Polarcus has inked a Letter of Intent (LOI) with an undisclosed client for a 3D marine seismic project on the UKCS utilizing Polarcus’ RightBAND technique for broadband data acquisition. The company’s RightBAND geophysical proposition is aimed at maximizing signal-to-noise
3PSC Gets Navy Contract Extension
3PSC LLC, based in Norfolk, Virginia, has been issued a $23,4 million modification under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract by US Navy to exercise a 183-day option for the operation and maintenance of five Navy oceanographic survey ships. The ships operate worldwide to support oceanograp
Siem Offshore Restructures Business
Siem Offshore Inc. has decided to streamline its business by forming one dedicated organisation for its core offshore vessel business named “Siem Offshore OSV”. The remaining business consisting of Siem Offshore Contractors, Joides Resolution, Siem Wis, the combat management business in Brazil and c
ABB Lands $900 Mln NordLink Deal
ABB has won orders worth around $900 million from a consortium comprising leading utilities Statnett and TenneT as well as promotional bank KfW to supply on-shore (HVDC) converter stations and the cable system in the German sector that will facilitate the first ever interconnection between the Norwe
MMT Presents Surveyor Interceptor at Ocean Business
MMT will showcase its new Surveyor Interceptor ROV (SROV) at the Ocean Business, an offshore technology event being held from April 14 – 16 at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK. MMT has, together with Reach Subsea AS, developed the Surveyor Interceptor (SROV), which is specially desi
Open Ship Day for Grand Canyon II
Myklebust Verft and Volstad Maritime will hold an open vessel day aboard Grand Canyon II on Saturday March 21. Back in March 2014, Kleven secured a deal with Ålesund-based ship owner Volstad Maritime for the delivery of two offshore construction vessels (OCVs), Grand Canyon II and Grand Canyon III.
PHOTO: OneSubsea Delivers Gullfaks Wet Gas Compressor to Statoil
The world’s first subsea wet gas compression system is ready to be installed on the seabed and tied back to the Gullfaks C platform to provide another 22 million barrels of oil equivalent from the Gullfaks South Brent reservoir. “I’m very proud of this project. Subsea compression is a game changer f
Jee to Demonstrate U-tube in Scottish Tidal Waters
Jee Ltd has been awarded phase two of a contract with Scottish Enterprise, which will see the company undertake the demonstration of their “U-tube” solution in Scottish tidal waters. In September 2014, Jee secured a phase one contract with Scottish Enterprise, which involved a pioneering study for t
Kjell Pedersen Joins Det norske’s Board of Directors
The Corporate Assembly in Det norske oljeselskap ASA has elected Kjell Pedersen to the Company’s Board of Directors. Tom Røtjer has at the same time resigned from his duty as member of the Board. Pedersen holds a degree as Petroleum Engineer from NTH (1976) and he has an extensive national and inter