Subsea
Havyard: ‘African Inspiration’ Naming Ceremony in November
Havyard’s newbuild 115 ‘African Inspiration’ will be named in Fösnaväg on 6 November by the Minister of Finance Siv Jensen. In April 2013, the Nigerian company Marine Platforms Limited ordered a Havyard 857 Subsea vessel. On 5 November, Havyard’s shipyard in Leirvik in Sogn will hand over the ship t
NEC Wins S1H Cabling Work for AAE-1 Submarine Project
The consortium behind the Asia-Africa-Europe 1 (AAE-1) submarine cable system project, connecting Asia, the Middle East, East Africa and Europe, have signed a supply contract with NEC Corporation for the S1H segment, representing the Thailand-to-Vietnam-and-Hong Kong section of the network. The supp
Lundin Begins Exploration Well 33/2-1 Drilling in PL555, Norway
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) has started drilling of exploration well 33/2-1 in PL555. The well will investigate the hydrocarbon potential of the Storm Prospect in PL555, which is located 200 km west northwest of Florø on the Norwegian west coast and approximately 65 km northwest of the Sn
CARIS Launches HIPS and SIPS 9.0 and Bathy DataBASE 4.1
CARIS has released its new hydrographic data processing and bathymetric data management and analysis solutions. The latest releases of HIPS and SIPS 9.0 and Bathy DataBASE 4.1 feature significant enhancements, as well as providing streamlined connectivity and smart utilization of shared functionalit
Huawei Marine Starts Manufacturing of Far East Submarine System
Huawei Marine Networks Co. Ltd. (Huawei Marine), a global submarine cable networks provider, has started manufacturing the cable for the Far East submarine system and will also shortly start manufacturing other wet plant for this system. This is a direct result of the turnkey system design and devel
Xodus Subsea to Boost Market Competition
Chiyoda Corporation, Xodus Group and Saipem International BV, a subsidiary company of Saipem Spa, have joined forces to set up a subsea engineering company named Xodus Subsea. Xodus Subsea plans to challenge the largest tier-one subsea engineering companies for a share of the global market. Xodus Su
Offshore Energy Conference: Developments in Wave and Tidal Energy
There is a lot to tell about marine renewable energy. The industry is developing fast, promising initiatives are being undertaken and there is a great need for renewable energy. Delegates of Offshore Energy have the opportunity to be informed in half a day about recent technical inventions, field ex
Mubadala Petroleum Gets New CEO
Mubadala Petroleum’s Mussabeh Al Kaabi, the company’s current Chief Growth Officer, will succeed Maurizio La Noce as Chief Executive Officer. Al Kaabi joined Mubadala Petroleum in 2013 from ADNOC where during his 16-year career he led the company’s exploration activity and played a key role in the j
Ciena Chosen for AAG Subsea Network Boost
The Asia America Gateway (AAG) consortium has selected Ciena for a 100G expansion to enhance its trans-Pacific cable network to address the growing demand for anywhere, anytime broadband access. Ciena’s converged packet optical solutions will add multi-terabit data capacity, and enable AAG’s network
Rolls-Royce Lands Work on Island Offshore’s New OSV
Rolls-Royce has won a $11.2 million (£7 million) order to provide design, integrated power and propulsion systems and equipment for an offshore service vessel for Norwegian ship owner Island Offshore. The offshore service vessel will be built at VARD shipyard in Brevik, Norway and is due for deliver
AECO, IAATO Set Up New System for Safe Navigation in Polar Waters
The Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators (AECO) and the International Association for Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO), in cooperation with Lindblad Expeditions, have found a way for cruise operators to share years of depth soundings from the Arctic and Antarctica. AECO and IAATO have
Turkish Navy Demonstrates Its Capabilities with Atmospheric Diving Suit
Recently Turkish Navy demonstrated its underwater search and rescue capabilities by using an atmospheric diving suit (ADS). According to the training scenario the Atılay class submarine TCG Dolunay at a dept of 100 meters, released her distress buoy 13 miles off the coast of Mediterranean city Mersi
Mermaid Ups Its Stake in Subtech Saudi Arabia
Mermaid Subsea Services (MSS) has increased its shareholding interest in Subtech Saudi Arabia from 70% to 95%. This consolidation took the form of an acquisition by MSS of 30% of the shares in Subtech Saudi Arabia from General Technology & Systems (Gentas) followed by the sale of 5% of the said shar
First Contract for Reef Subsea in German Waters
Reef Subsea has been awarded a contract with AREVA Wind GmbH, to provide field support in the Global Tech I wind farm. The charter starts early October and is anticipated to continue until at least February 2015, with the option to extend the contract further. This significant project will utilise t