Subsea
DNV GL Approves SGS’ Permanent Underwater Wet Welding Repairs
DNV GL and Subsea Global Solutions LLC. (SGS) announce that they have completed an extensive joint research and development program, that will allow permanent repairs to be carried out by underwater wet welding on certain areas of vessels. Subsea Global Solutions’ global network of coded welder dive
Statoil, DNV GL in Subsea Processing Standardisation JIP
Statoil has entered into an agreement with DNV GL to establish an industrial cooperation to introduce an international industry standard for subsea process technology. DNV GL will lead a joint industry project (JIP) with important subsea operators to find industrial standards which will make it more
QED Naval Recruits New Engineer
QED Naval, a provider of consultancy services to the marine renewable energy sector and technical support to the Subhub Platform, has welcomed a new member of staff into the ranks. Aris Zavvos who has recently joined has a Sustainable Energy Systems Master degree and a PhD in Electrical Engineering
Consent Granted for Expansion of Ireland’s Subsea Test and Demonstration Facility
The Marine Institute in collaboration with SEAI, the Hydraulics and Maritime Research Centre (UCC) and SmartBay Ireland Ltd have been awarded consent from the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government to install a subsea fibre optic cable from the shore in Spiddal Co. Galway to an un
Spanish Navy Divers Remove Explosive Ordnance Off Tarragona Coast
A Spanish Navy divers disposal team (UBMCM) has neutralized three hand grenades found off the Tarragona coast. The explosive ordnance was found by a diver on Saturday at a depth of about 3.5 meters at Forti Queen. Navy divers neutralized the grenades by a controlled detonation explosive charge. Afte
Rosneft, ExxonMobil Begin Laptev Sea Survey
Rosneft and ExxonMobil have started 2D seismic exploration at the Anisinsko-Novosibirsky and Ust-Oleneksky license blocks in the Laptev Sea. 2D seismic exploration work plans to acquire up to 6 thousand linear km, and will last until the end of October. Alongside geophysical research a license wide
Kongsberg Maritime Launches microPAP Acoustic Positioning System
Kongsberg Maritime has expanded its extensive acoustic positioning product portfolio, which includes the established HiPAP system, with the launch of μPAP (microPAP), a new compact and portable acoustic positioning system for operation from a surface vessel to track ROVs, tow fish, divers and any ot
Smulders, Sif to Supply Transition Pieces for Gemini OWF
Smulders Projects, subsidiary of Smulders Group, has secured together with Sif Group an order from Van Oord Offshore Wind Projects b.v. for the delivery of 150 Transition Pieces for the Gemini Windfarm. Sif Group will supply the primary steel tubulars, Smulders Projects will supply and install all s
Aker Geo Shifts to Akastor
Aker Solutions has provided an updated unaudited financial information for the two companies – the new Aker Solutions and Akastor – that will be formed following the split of the business at the end of September. Previous pro forma financial information was disclosed in the information memorandum of
Van Oord Orders New Subsea Rock Installation Vessel
Van Oord has ordered a new subsea rock installation vessel. Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group Shanghai will build the vessel at its Ningbo yard in China. The vessel will be delivered in 2016. Subsea rock installation is a proven technique for the protection and stabilisation of offshore structures and
DRDC Combines SeeTrack Neptune with SeaRobotics USV
SeeByte, a creator of smart software for unmanned maritime systems, and SeaRobotics, a provider of autonomous and unmanned systems, have integrated SeeByte’s SeeTrack Neptune with SeaRobotics’ family of general purpose Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV) as part of a Defence Research and Development Can
IKM to Deliver MRR System for Shell’s Malikai Project
IKM Group will provide a riserless top-hole mud circulation system to Shell on the Malikai project offshore Sabah, Malaysia. The contract award is an important milestone for IKM’s MRR technology (Mud Recovery without Riser) and will mark the first application for MRR outside the North Sea. For Malik
Bowtech Launches LED-S-Series Lamp
Bowtech Products Ltd, a global market leader in subsea vision systems, announces the arrival of the LED-S-Series lamp, a smaller, 10,000 lumen “baby” version of the 20,000 lumen LED-V-Series underwater floodlight. The LED-S-Series lamp has been designed to offer a smaller, lighter and lower lumen ou
Antarctic Sea-Level Rises Rapidly, Study Shows
A new study of satellite data from the last 19 years reveals that fresh water from melting glaciers has caused the sea-level around the coast of Antarctica to rise by 2cm more than the global average of 6cm. A team of researchers, including the British Antarctic Survey, have detected the rapid rise