Subsea
VIDEO: FORCE Delivers Bay of Fundy Subsea Link
The Bay of Fundy is now wired for power. Four underwater power cables have been successfully installed in the Minas Passage, each able to deliver electricity directly to homes across the province. The Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) has laid four cables along the sea floor of the Mina
VIDEO: Havila Phoenix Subsea Vessel
The Havila Phoenix is a dynamically positioned multi-role ice class construction vessel. The Phoenix is a construction, installation and trenching support vessel available for subsea operations and is equipped with 250te active heave compensated offshore crane, 1500m 2 deck area, 140 berth accommoda
Femern Issues Fehmarnbelt Geological Surveys Tender
The building of the Fehmarnbelt link is moving ever closer. In just over a year, contractors are expected to begin construction of the world’s longest immersed tunnel. As result, a number of detailed surveys of the seabed off the shores of Fehmarn and Lolland need to be carried out. The studies will
Hydrex in Propeller Repair (USA)
Recently a team of Hydrex diver/technicians performed a propeller blade cropping on a 363-meter container vessel berthed in Oakland, California. One of the six propeller blades had partially broken off and needed to be cropped to restore the propeller’s efficiency. One of the six blades of the conta
QPS to Launch New Bathymetry Processing Platform
This week at Hydro 14 in Aberdeen, QPS announced a new processing product called Qimera that will be released in the New Year. The announcement was made on Wednesday to attendees at a QPS workshop. The announcement was the first public unveiling of the product and brought an audible gasp as the feat
Total Buys Additional Edradour Stake
DONG Energy has divested 5% of its UK Edradour field stake to Total E&P UK Limited. Prior to this divestment Total owned 75% of Edradour development, with DONG owning the rest. Earlier this year Total, together with its partner DONG Energy, launched the development of the Edrodour gas filed. The Edr
Statoil to Plug Gullfaks Well
Statoil has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to use Songa Dee for well plugging at Gullfaks Sør. Statoil is the operator at Gullfaks Sør, located in block 34/10 in the northern part of the North Sea. The field has been developed using a subsea solution tied back to the Gull
Scientists Study Cold-Water Corals Off Norway
Cold-water corals of the species Lophelia pertusa are able to fuse skeletons of genetically distinct individuals. On dives with JAGO, a research submersible stationed at GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, scientists from Scotland and Germany made the first-ever discovery of branches of
Kongsberg Reports Strong Q3
All KONGSBERG’s business areas have experienced higher operating revenues, with total consolidated earnings climbing by 15.7 per cent compared to Q3 2013. Kongsberg Maritime has the strongest growth, continuing its record year with increase in operating revenues of 18 per cent as of Q3. KONGSBERG re
Nexans Set to Install World Longest 3-Core Subsea Cable
Nexans’ own cable ship, the C/S Nexans Skagerrak, has received a major refit to carry and install the new 100 MW power connection between Ibiza and Mallorca. At 119 km it is the world’s longest 3-phase XLPE submarine cable, weighing almost 7,000 tonnes. REE, Red Eléctrica de España, which operates t
CGG in 3D Seismic for Neon Energy (Australia)
Neon Energy has awarded a contract to CGG Services (CGG) for licensing of 200 km2 of new broadband 3D seismic data over the WA-503-P offshore petroleum exploration permit. Block WA-503-P is located offshore Western Australia, within the Dampier Sub-basin, and is operated by Neon Energy (100%). Water
Companies Team Up on BlueTEC Project
A group of leading offshore companies including Bluewater, Damen and Van Oord have joined together to realize a unique floating tidal energy platform which will be moored near Texel in the Waddenzee and generate clean electricity from the tides. The platform is a trial for remote locations worldwide
BMT’s Riser Monitoring for Total’s Egina Project
BMT Scientific Marine Services (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has been selected by Saipem to supply the riser integrity monitoring systems for the Total Egina development located 150km off the coast of Nigeria. Riser integrity monitoring systems measure bending moments and tensile forces in r
EMGS Scores New 3D EM Gig in Asia
Norway based provider of high-quality marine controlled-source electromagnetic (CSEM) data, Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has received a letter of intent worth $7.0 million from an undisclosed oil company. The letter of intent is for 3D EM data acquisition in Thailand and Myanmar. Giles Den