Subsea
Spectrum Starts Seismic Acquisition in Uruguay
Spectrum has started a 3,600 km Multi-Client 2D seismic survey offshore Uruguay. The new acquisition program will infill Spectrum’s survey acquired in 2013 and cover open, ultra deep water acreage in the Oriental del Plata and Pelotas basins, anticipating the third licensing round in Uruguay expecte
SeaBotix Joins Teledyne Marine Systems
The Teledyne Marine Systems group, providers of undersea vehicles and subsea infrastructure, have announced that SeaBotix, part of the recent Bolt Technology Corporation acquisition by parent company Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, will join the Marine Systems group of companies. SeaBotix is a m
VIDEO: Carnegie Deploys First CETO 5 Unit
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announces that the first of its new generation CETO 5 wave energy units has been successfully installed and is operating at its Perth Wave Energy Project site off Garden Island, Western Australia. The CETO 5 unit was successfully installed on the fi
AUV SeaBED Maps Antarctic Sea Ice
The first detailed, high-resolution 3-D maps of Antarctic sea ice have been developed using an underwater robot. Scientists from the UK, USA and Australia say the new technology provides accurate ice thickness measurements from areas that were previously too difficult to access. The results, publish
EMEC Becomes Assessor Under EU-ETV Scheme
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Ltd is helping bring new low-carbon technologies to market. EMEC has been approved as an assessor under the EU’s Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) scheme and will be checking claims about the performance of innovative environmental technologies. Bui
Reach Subsea, Eidesvik Win Technip Deal
Eidesvik Offshore and Reach Subsea have in partnership entered into a firm contract with Technip in Norway. Reach will execute the contract using Eidesvik Offshore’s newbuild TBN Viking Neptun, equipped with Reach ROVs and manned by Eidesvik marine personnel and Reach ROV personnel and engineers.
JDR’s Umbilical for West African Abo Field
Royal Niger Emerging Technologies, a leading Nigerian oil & gas service company, has awarded JDR a fast track contract supporting the West African Abo project for the manufacture of a 1.55 km hybrid of steel tube and thermoplastic umbilical. The umbilical, designed to include a combination of hydrau
Subsea 7 Lands GoM Installation Job for Shell
Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract by Royal Dutch Shell (Shell) for installation work in the Gulf of Mexico. The contract value is in the range of $50 million to $100 million. The contract scope of work involves the installation of 27 miles of 8″ Flowlines and Steel Catenary Risers (SCRs), with as
Pieter Schelte En Route to Rotterdam for Final Assembly
Allseas’ flagship vessel, the Pieter Schelte, the world’s biggest vessel, has departed South Korean shipyard Daewoo in Okpo on 17th November 2014, sailing towards the Port of Rotterdam. The vessel, that took to the seas for the first time for sea trials in September, is now sailing under its own pow
DOF Subsea Takes Delivery of Slocum G2 Gliders
Teledyne Webb Research has sold and delivered Slocum G2 Gliders to DOF Subsea North America for use in commercial oil and gas related applications. The Slocum gliders delivered to DOF Subsea are equipped with an Environmental Characterization Optics (ECO) sensor, a Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (
Benthic in Golfinho Field Geotechnical Survey
Benthic, a global geosciences company, has been awarded a contract by a subsidiary of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation for a deepwater geotechnical investigation in the Golfinho Field off the coast of Mozambique. Benthic’s PROD (Portable Remotely Operated Drill), operating from the Jaya Vigilant, will
Plexus Bags Equipment Order in North Sea
Plexus Holdings has received a purchase order from an oil and gas operator to supply surface wellhead and mudline equipment services for a gas and condensate exploration well in the UK Continental Shelf in the North Sea. The value of the order is estimated at approximately £1.9 million with revenues
Scotland to Establish Wave Power Development Body
Scotland is to establish a wave energy technology development body to encourage innovation in the industry Minister for Business, Energy and Tourism Fergus Ewing announced. ‘Wave Energy Scotland’ will bring together the best engineering and academic minds to collaborate in a research and development
MacGregor’s Pusnes Mooring for Shell
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has signed a contract with Shell for a Pusnes permanent mooring system. Contract value is around EUR 20 million. “We are very happy to finalise this large contract,” says Jan Martin Grindheim, Vice President, Offshore Mooring Systems at MacGregor. “It is strategically im