ABB has awarded Aker Solutions’ wholly-owned subsidiary Aker Marine Contractors the contract to install its subsea power cable for the Goliat field in the Barents Sea. Aker Marine Contractors will install the cable utilising its new-build subsea installation and construction vessel, AMC Connector. S
The world’s biggest submarine pipeline plough, PL3, arrived in the Baltic Sea on the deck of mother ship Far Samson. The subsea plough will be used to entrench the Nord Stream Pipeline in Swedish and Danish waters. Lowering of the pipeline below seabed level using PL3 ensures that the pipeline will
The Penspen Group announced the appointment of new Offshore Recruitment Manager Terry Mienie, based in Aberdeen. Terry, previously of Granger Reis, has been appointed to identify and attract new employees of all levels, in particular to Penspen’s Offshore Business Stream including Andrew Palmer & As
“Thanks to the dynamism and exceptional dedication of the Women and Men who work at BOURBON, activity grew in 2010 despite still difficult market conditions and administrative problems in Brazil which are now resolved. Greater demands from clients in terms of safety, reliability of operations, crew
The owners of a General Cargo vessel consulted FN Diving regarding heavy vibrations of the propeller. FN team attended the vessel for an underwater inspection while offloading in Rotterdam port. The underwater inspection revealed 2 damaged propeller blades due to ice damage on a 5200MM Propeller. In
Nexans, worldwide expert in the cable industry, has been awarded a contract by Subsea 7*, for the design, engineering and manufacture of a total length of 143km of static subsea electro-hydraulic control umbilicals for the Laggan-Tormore gas field development, 125km West of the Shetland Islands in t
Denmark wants to build a tunnel under the Fehmarn Belt, the 18-kilometer strait between Germany and Denmark, at a cost of over 5 billion eur… [mappress] Source: spiegel, February 8, 2011;
Hamburg – Deep sea mining companies will bear unlimited liability for any ecological damage they cause in international waters, a panel of 11 UN judges ruled Tuesday in Hamburg… [mappress] Source: earthtimes, February 8, 2011;
The new Imenco Shark Range will be launching at exhibitions in Europe, North America and Asia in spring 2011. First out is the Subsea UK in Aberdeen February 9-10th. All of Imenco Subsea Cameras have been reviewed and optimized and as a tribute to the different sharks around the world they have been
A new quarterly Journal of Ship Hull Performance and series of White Papers has been launched by Hydrex Group with a view to informing shipowners, ship operators, navies, interested government officials, port authorities, maritime institutions and media of the latest developments and state of the ar
Subsea Services (S3), provider of ROV and survey services to the international energy industry, has announced the acquisition of geoscience consultancy Caledonian Geotech as part of its strategic growth plans. S³’s Managing Director, Graeme Kidd, commented, “With the ever expanding near shore engine
Scotland’s First Minister, Alex Salmond, MSP, was given a tour of pipeline engineering specialist STATS Group, as the company revealed 2011 turnover would exceed £17.5 million ($28.2 million). Mr Salmond was invited to visit STATS’ headquarters in Kintore, near Aberdeen, in recognition of his suppor
A decade or so ago, a question mark hung over the sustainability of the subsea capability in and around Aberdeen. However, the creation of Subsea UK, coupled with improving fortunes for the UK oil & gas supply chain, especially on the international circuit, changed all that. Aberdeen and especially
The possibility of a subsea cabling project is being investigated by a consortium comprised of Scottish and Southern Energy, Norwegian… [mappress] Source: randstadcpe,February 07, 2011;
