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Tata Communications Invests in Seabras-1
Tata Communications and Seaborn Networks have announced Tata Communications’ investment for purchase of significant capacity in Seaborn Networks’ cable system between Brazil and US. Genius Wong, Senior Vice President, Global Network Services, Tata Communications says: “Latin America is a key emergin
Advanced Navigation Launches Subsonus USBL
Advanced Navigation has announced the release of their Subsonus USBL underwater acoustic positioning system. Subsonus is a next generation USBL underwater acoustic positioning system that provides high accuracy position, velocity and heading at depths of up to 1000 metres. The system features calibr
Scientists Find Manganese Nodules in Atlantic
The biology of deep-sea animals and processes of plate tectonics are actually the themes of the first expedition of the new German research vessel SONNE. Marine scientists and oceanographers have now encountered an occurrence of manganese nodules which may dwarf all previously known manganese nodule
Bibby Athena Set to Arrive in UK
Osiris Projects latest custom-build vessel Bibby Athena is due to arrive in the UK for the first time in the next few days. Built by French shipbuilders Socarenam, the vessel was constructed to the same high specifications as the company’s successful Semi-SWATH catamaran Bibby Tethra launched in 201
Inpex: Production Kickoff at Lucius
Inpex has announced first production on January 16, 2015 at the Lucius Oil Field, which includes portions of Keathley Canyon blocks 874, 875, 918 and 919 in the US Gulf of Mexico. INPEX is involved in the project through subsidiary Teikoku Oil (North America) Co., Ltd. The Lucius Oil Field is locate
Motive Offshore Invests in Safety
Motive Offshore, headquartered in Boyndie, Aberdeenshire, has implemented a new safety and lean production scheme called 6S, to improve efficiency and safety in the work environment. The firm, which was established in 2010 by James Gregg, Dave Acton and Bob Smit, will utilise the Japanese developed
CRP Decision Due in February
The Decision Making Committee of the Environmental Protection Authority said it would take another six working days to reach a decision on Chatham Rock Phosphate’s marine consent application. A decision is now due on or by 10 February. The DMC announcement said the delay for the decision, previously
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (January 12 – January 18). GE Oil & Gas and McDermott International have launched io oil & gas consulting, a new independent venture to transform the development of front-end solutions for offshore fie
Det Norske to Develop Alvheim Pair
Det norske has decided to develop Viper-Kobra. The project comprises two small discoveries in the Alvheim area. According to plan, approximately 7 500 barrels will be flowing into the Alvheim FPSO every day around Christmastime 2016. Viper-Kobra is located in the Alvheim area and consists of two sep
Alcatel-Lucent to Boost ACE Submarine Link
Alcatel-Lucent and the Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) consortium have successfully completed a field trial on the existing ACE system, which connects France to the west coast of Africa, based on 300 gigabit-per-second (Gbit/s) and 400 Gbit/s technology. They achieved a breakthrough transmission of 12.
BP Looks at $13.7 Bln Deepwater Horizon Penalty
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana ruled on the issues raised in the Phase 2 trial of the Deepwater Horizon case: the quantification of oil spilled and BP’s source control efforts following the accident. The Court found that 3.19 million barrels of oil were discha
Schlumberger Cuts 9000 Jobs
Oilfield services major, Schlumberger, has decided to reduce its overall headcount, in response to lower commodity pricing and anticipated lower exploration and production spending in 2015. The company, which employs approximately 120,000 people in more than 85 countries, recorded a $296 million cha
More than 20 Missing after Tug Sinks
On January 15, 2015, a tug boat sank during the sea trial off Jingjiang, China. Sembcorp Marine Ltd’s tug towing subsidiary Jurong Marine Services Pte Ltd had three employees witnessing a sea trial of the tug boat it had planned to charter when the incident happened. The company informed that search
Partners Group to Fund Seabras-1
Partners Group, the global private markets investment manager, has signed an agreement to invest in the construction of the first direct subsea fiber optic cable between New York, USA, and Sấo Paulo, Brazil, on behalf of its clients. Partners Group is providing all of the equity financing for the pr