Subsea
Havyard Aims at Asian Market
Hallvard Fosnavaag has been appointed head of Havyard Far East and will be responsible for the markets in Asia (with the exception of China) and the Middle East. In addition to Havyard Far East Pte. Ltd. in Singapore, Havyard also has an office in Shanghai in China. Hallvard Fosnavaag is 51 years ol
HYPACK 2015 Event Marks Success
HYPACK 2015 Training Event held in San Antonio, Texas, attracted attention of over 250 attendees, 25 exhibitors, and 6,000 remote viewers from all parts of the world. HYPACK® 2015 new features include enhanced topographic laser capabilities, integration of Leica and Reinshaw topographic laser system
AOE, T’Sou-ke Nation Join Forces on Wave Energy
Accumulated Ocean Energy (AOE) and T’Sou-ke Economic Development Limited Partnership (TED LP), a T’Sou-ke Nation-owned partnership, have completed an agreement to pursue business opportunities located in the traditional territory of the T’Sou-ke Nation called the T’Sou-ke Ocean Energy Limited Partne
Mojo, IKM Get Funds for Hi Flo ROV
Mojo Maritime and IKM Subsea, Norwegian ROV manufacturer and operator, have jointly secured an EU Horizon 2020 Grant to support the development of an ROV for use in high energy tidal sites, and capable of being operated from Mojo’s tidal energy vessel, the Hi Flo 4 (HF4). Mojo and IKM joined forces
Divers Isolate Curlew FPSO After Gas Leak
The deep sea divers completed the subsea work with the ROVs to further isolate the Curlew FPSO from the Fulmar gas line by closing two valves on the interconnecting pipeline, Shell UK said in the latest update. This was completed last night and, as a result, gas export via the Fulmar pipeline to the
Tenders Open for Possible MH370 Recovery
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) issued a tender, seeking recovery services, in the event of locating the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. The ATSB said preliminary tenders would allow it to assess which organisations are able to supply the equipment and expertise required for an
Jee to Present at Wave & Tidal 2015 Conference
Jee Ltd, a subsea engineering and training company, will share its experience in the field of offshore renewables and marine energy at the annual Wave & Tidal 2015 conference and exhibition next month. Jee’s Business Development Manager for the Renewables sector, Gary Howland, will present at the Re
Subsea Cable Repair Underway Off Tong Fuk
GAC has informed that from January 20 and for approximately 2 weeks, submarine cable repair works involving diving operation will be carried out off Tong Fuk. The works will be carried out by one work boat and one tug will provide assistance. To facilitate the transshipment of materials for the work
Seismic Acquisition in SS-11 Off Bangladesh Completed
KrisEnergy Ltd. announced that the Binh Minh 2 vessel has completed a 3,146 km 2D seismic acquisition program in the SS-11 exploration block offshore Bangladesh. The 22-day program was conducted by CGG Services SA. Block SS-11 covers an area of 4,475 sq km in the Bay of Bengal over the Bengal Fan. T
Petrobras Uses Subsea Vessel for Sapinhoá Well Setup
Petrobras deployed its first wet Christmas tree (equipment installed on a wellhead, composed of a set of remotely operated valves designed to control the flow of fluids such as oil, water and natural gas from a reservoir to the surface) using cables in the pre-salt area at the end of last year. The
Seatools Upgrades FPROV on Van Oord’s FFPV Nordnes
Van Oord, a Dutch offshore contractor, has chosen Seatools to upgrade the Fall Pipe ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) on its newly refitted Flexible Fall Pipe Vessel (FFPV) ‘Nordnes’. The FPROV is an underwater robot that steers the mouth of the fall pipe, thereby allowing high-precision rock dumping
Makai, UH in B-SAUV Trials
Makai Ocean Engineering and the University of Hawaii (UH) have jointly developed a novel autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) that can effectively deploy seafloor sensing equipment by combining features of a free-swimming AUV and those of a bottom crawling vehicle. This ‘hybrid’ autonomous underwater
VIDEO: MBARI Develops New Underwater Camera
MBARI engineers have designed a new underwater camera and lighting system which they hope will be simple and inexpensive enough so that almost any researcher could build one. The SeeStar project, as it is called, began as the brainchild of marine biologist Steve Haddock and Electrical Engineer Chad
GDG Wraps Up Rampion OWF Geotechnical Interpretation
Gavin and Doherty Geosolutions Ltd. (GDG), in close collaboration with LiC Energy, have recently completed the geotechnical interpretation for the Rampion offshore wind farm project. The Rampion Offshore Wind Farm site is located off the South coast of England and is being developed by E.ON Climate