Subsea
SETS Unveils Subsea Mats
SETS, a north-east subsea engineering firm has developed a new generation of re-usable, environmentally neutral subsea mats. Available in the UK for the first time, the mats are meant to eliminate the use of permanent concrete mattresses to land equipment on during subsea operations and can also be
UK: Robot Fleet Completes Pioneering Campaign
The second phase of an ambitious project to gather valuable information on ocean processes and marine life using a fleet of innovative marine robots has just reached its conclusion. Co-ordinated by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), the Exploring Ocean Fronts project took place off southwest En
Pieter Schelte Faces South Stream End
Allseas’ flagship vessel, the 382 metres long and 124 metres wide Pieter Schelte, might be looking for a new job following the latest South Stream developments. Specifically, on April 29, South Stream Transport contracted the Allseas Group to lay the second line of the South Stream Offshore Pipeline
FEMO Wins Fehmarnbelt Monitoring Deal
Fehmarnbelt Environmental Monitoring and Consultancy (FEMO) consortium, has signed an approximately $50 million (DKK 300 million) framework contract with Femern A/S. The Fehmarnbelt project will establish a fixed link between Northern Germany and Denmark across the Fehmarnbelt. FEMO previously worke
Schlumberger Slashes Seismic Fleet to Lower Costs
Oilfield services major, Schlumberger, has announced plans to reduce the WesternGeco marine seismic fleet to lower its operating costs. The company plans to retire older vessels with lower towing capacity and higher operating costs, convert the remaining lower-end vessels to source boats and cancel
McDermott Wraps Up Banyu Urip Project
McDermott Internationa has concluded the transportation and installation of a Yoke-type Single Point Mooring tower and hook up to a Floating Storage Offloading (FSO) vessel for PT Rekayasa Industri offshore Indonesia in the Banyu Urip field. PT Rekayasa Industri was appointed by Mobil Cepu Limited,
World’s Longest Subsea Interconnector Wins MMO Nod
Works associated with the laying of the undersea electricity cable between the UK and Norway have been approved by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO). The Norwegian government gave consent for the development of the longest subsea electricity interconnector in the world, in its waters in Octob
PGS Delivers ‘Guy’ Seismic Shoot (Namibia)
Eco Atlantic has successfully completed a 1,000 km 2D seismic survey on the Guy block located in the Walvis Basin, offshore Namibia. The Survey was executed by PGS Geophysical using its high resolution GeoStreamer technology. The Company has also contracted PGS to begin processing the 2D data immedi
TGS, EMGS Team Up in Barents Sea
TGS and Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) have agreed to further expand the Companies’ previous cooperation agreement in the Barents Sea. TGS will partner with EMGS to acquire electromagnetic (EM) data over approximately ten new blocks in the Nordkapp and Tiddly areas. The new 3D EM data will b
RV Sikuliaq Powered by Rolls-Royce
MTU, a Rolls-Royce brand was chosen to power the Sikuliaq, a U.S. academic research vessel tailor-made for oceanographic research. The Sikuliaq, one of the most advanced university research vessels in the world, is owned by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and operated by the University of Alas
Petrobras Strikes Gas Off Colombia
Petrobras has made a discovery of hydrocarbons in the exploratory Orca-1 well, located 40 kilometers north of the coast of Guajira province. Ecopetrol, a partner with 30% stake in the project, announced this first discovery in deep waters of the Colombian Caribbean. The Orca-1 well was drilled withi
Alstom, GDF SUEZ in Tidal Pilot Farm
Alstom, together with GDF SUEZ, has been chosen by the Prime Minister to supply equipment for a tidal energy pilot farm at Raz Blanchard, west of the Cotentin peninsula (Manche), following the findings of a study conducted by the ADEME. This choice was made as part of the “Programme des Investisseme
Falck, Boots & Coots Partner on Well Control
An offshore safety training firm has formed a strategic alliance with well intervention and pressure control firm to deliver well control services and training globally. Falck Safety Services (Falck), which has 32 training centres across the world, and Boots & Coots, a Halliburton Service, will work
Septentrio, MBT Ink Marine Dealership
Septentrio has signed MBT GmbH as a new dealer for its GNSS marine receivers in Germany. MBT GmbH, a joint venture between Meerestechnisches Büro Turla and the MacArtney Group based in Kiel, Germany, will provide sales and support for the Septentrio marine product line and the Altus APS-U GNSS recei