Subsea
Shell Confirms Gas Leak Near Curlew FPSO
Shell UK has confirmed that a release of gas occurred from infrastructure in the vicinity of Shell’s Curlew Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) located approximately 130 miles south east of Aberdeen late on Monday, January 19, 2015. According to Shell’s statement a release of g
PHOTO: HMS Enterprise Captures Seamounts Off Northern Africa
Royal Navy’s survey ship HMS Enterprise has captured images of two seamounts laying on the seabed off the coast of Northern Africa. The larger of the two seamounts was measured at 1100m which is taller than Mount Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales. The second, which is just a fraction shorter at
Chinese Orient Cable Bags OWF Cable Deal
Chinese subsea cable provider, Ningbo Orient Cable Co., has won a bid to supply submarine cables for Fujian Putian Shicheng Yugang offshore wind project. The company will supply 220kV optical composite submarine cables and related equipment for the project. The contract has a value of approximately
MMT Performs Subsea Cable Survey for Statnett
Sweden-based MMT has recently completed a cable and seabed survey for Statnett at Lofoten and Rombaken, Norway. Statnett took over three marine cable connections in Lofoten/Vesterålen, Northern Norway 1st of January 2015. The cables were owned by Trollfjord Kraft and Lofotkraft and include Hadselfjo
Nautronix Strengthens Management Team
Nautronix has strengthened its management team with promotion of Cara Lewis, who served as Senior Marketing Co-ordinator for two years, to Marketing Manager. From now on Cara will be responsible for managing Nautronix’ branding and marketing strategy, the company announced. Prior to joining Nautroni
VIDEO: GE Subsea Virtual Reality Experience
Subsea oil and gas deposits off the coast of Brazil have long been off limits to humans, save the few brave souls who explore the watery depths in custom-built submarines. But that’s changing. Energy companies are planning to place entire industrial plants processing oil and gas on the seabed. These
University of Houston to Lead Subsea Systems Institute
The University of Houston will lead a national research center for subsea engineering and other offshore energy development issues, including research and technology to improve the sustainable and safe development of energy resources in the Gulf of Mexico. The work is intended to reduce the risk of
Kongsberg Underwater Cameras in High Demand
Kongsberg Maritime has reported that its Standard Products team generated more orders in 2014 than any single year before it. The company believes this record breaking performance was driven by the popularity of the Kongsberg Maritime OE14-370 Colour Zoom Camera and the long-standing support of many
Deep Trekker Presents New ROVs at Underwater Intervention
Deep Trekker will showcase its new line of ROVs (Remotely Operated Vehicles) at the Underwater Intervention conference and exhibition from February 10–12 in New Orleans. The product line is based on the designs of the Deep Trekker’s DTG2 ROV system. The system features patented pitching system and 3
Fishing Boat Sinks Near Sitka (Alaska)
The 80 foot long fishing vessel Eyak ran aground and sank off Calligan Island near Sitka, Alaska. The incident happened on Monday, approximately 13 miles south of Sitka Harbor. The Coast Guard Sector Juneau personnel responded to a distress call from a crewmember aboard the Eyak stating they had run
Aquatic Marks Incident Free Milestone
Aquatic Engineering & Construction Ltd, an Acteon company, has achieved 1,000 consecutive days without a lost-time incident. Aquatic’s president, Chris Brooks, said, “I am proud to announce that, on Sunday, 14 December 2014, Aquatic reached the health and safety milestone of 1,000 days without a los
Oceaneering Umbilicals for Stampede
Oceaneering has secured a contract in December 2014 from Hess Corporation to supply the umbilicals and umbilical distribution hardware for the Stampede Project located in the Green Canyon area of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. This hardware will be used to transmit hydraulic control fluids, chemicals, and
Aker Solutions Secures EPMA Work at Johan Sverdrup
Aker Solutions will provide engineering, procurement and management assistance services for five years at the Statoil-operated Johan Sverdrup development in the Norwegian North Sea. The EPMA work, valued at NOK 4.5 billion, is part of a 10-year framework accord announced in December 2013 and comes a
HHI’s HD12000 Drillship Design Gets AIP
ABS has awarded approval in principle (AIP) for Hyundai Heavy Industries’ HD12000 heavy duty, wide beam drillship design. The drillship, which can accommodate a 20,000-psi blowout preventer system, has been designed in full compliance with the ABS Guide for the Classification of Drilling Systems (CD