Subsea
Vard Swings into Loss
Shipbuilder and designer of offshore and specialised vessels, Vard Holdings, has seen its profit slip into the red, mainly due to operational expenses. Vard reported a net loss of 37 million Norwegian kroner (NOK) for its third quarter ended 30 September this year compared to a net profit of 76 mill
3D Survey Over Guinea-Bissau Block 5B Begins
Cap Energy announces that a 3D seismic survey on the Block 5B, offshore Guinea-Bissau, started on November 04, 2014. The contract was awarded to Polarcus Limited and will cover an area of circa 2,673 km2 over the Block. The survey is expected to take approximately two months to complete, after which
6 Alpha Provides UXO Consultancy for TenneT
6 Alpha Associates has carried out work on three projects under the framework agreement it signed with TenneT, the European grid operator, in January 2014. The work has seen 6 Alpha Associates provide complex survey and risk management consultancy for unexploded ordnance (UXO) risk in the marine env
SeaRoc Names New Head of Marine
SeaRoc Group has appointed Captain Dave Jones as their new Head of Marine. Jones’s role will take responsibility for consultancy services concerning marine aspects of the business, an area where he already has experience with his previous role as Marine Manager, running a team of consultants in Aber
OceanWorks Names New Senior VP Sales and Marketing
OceanWorks International announced the appointment of Terry Scanlon to the position of Senior Vice-President for Sales and Marketing, effective immediately. Reporting directly to CEO Rodney Stanley, Mr. Scanlon will manage the organization’s global sales and marketing activities to bring improved cu
BMT Gets Kizomba Maintenance Work
BMT Scientific Marine Services (BMT) has been selected by Esso Angola to provide maintenance services for systems installed on the two Kizomba Tension Leg Platforms (TLP) offshore Angola. BMT previously installed integrated marine monitoring systems (IMMS) on the TLP and Floating Production Storage
Schlumberger Provides Mozambique 2D Data
Schlumberger has announced the availability of its multi-client seismic survey data offshore Mozambique. The Schlumberger multi-client seismic data offered in collaboration with the National Petroleum Institute of Mozambique (INP) includes reprocessed 2D lines and newly acquired seismic data, and pr
Red7Marine Wraps Up Diving Campaign at London Array
Diving and subsea engineering specialist Red7Marine Offshore has concluded a successful six-month diving campaign at London Array, the world’s largest operating offshore wind farm. Winter weather prevented completion of the work at one of the 175 turbines in the Thames Estuary; the small amount of r
Fukushima Radioactivity Turns Up Off West Coast
Monitoring efforts along the Pacific Coast of the U.S. and Canada have detected the presence of small amounts of radioactivity from the 2011 Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident 100 miles (150 km) due west of Eureka, California. Scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI
IMCA Teams Up with China’s CDSA
During meetings held at the China International Diving, Salvage and Offshore Summit 2014, a Cooperation Framework Agreement was signed between the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA), the Association of Diving Contractors International (ADCI), and the China Diving & Salvage Contracto
Unique Wellube Announces Future Plans at ADIPEC
Unique Wellube, a division of Unique Maritime Group (UMG), shared its expansion, investment and strategic plans at ADIPEC 2014 which is being held at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center (ADNEC), from the 10th to the 13th of November 2014. The ADIPEC exhibition is ranked amongst top 3 prominent show
Ceona, MPL to Work Off Nigeria
Ceona, SURF contractor with heavy subsea construction capabilities, has been awarded two new contracts in Nigeria, along with its local strategic partner Marine Platforms Limited (MPL). The contracts, which are worth a total of more than $30 million, will see Ceona providing vessels from its first-c
MeyGen Orders Tidal Turbines from Andritz
Andritz Hydro Hammerfest, part of international technology Group ANDRITZ, has received an order from MeyGen Ltd. to supply three 1.5-megawatt tidal current turbines to the planned tidal array in the Inner Sound of the Pentland Firth, Scotland. Tidal current turbines are anchored to the sea bed in co
CIS’ Conductor and Pile Installation for Weatherford
Conductor Installation Services Ltd (CIS), an Acteon company that provides hammer services to install conductors and drive piles, announced that it has entered into a global master services agreement with Weatherford International. The agreement requires CIS to supply conductor and pile installation