Subsea
SWERUS-C3 Reserch Discovers Subsea Methane Venting in Laptev Sea
SWERUS-C3 scientists have discovered vast methane plumes escaping from the seafloor of the Laptev continental slope. These early glimpses of what may be in store for a warming Arctic Ocean could help scientists project the future releases of the strong greenhouse gas methane from the Arctic Ocean. ”
Outreach Buys Tech Safe Systems
Outreach Ltd., the supplier of hydraulic handling, lifting and access equipment based in Falkirk, has acquired of one of the UK’s top suppliers of Launch and Recovery Systems (LARS) for remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs). Outreach Ltd has acquired, for an undisclosed sum, Great Yarmouth ba
Dolphin Bags Pacific 3D Seismic Contract
Dolphin continues to build back-log in the Pacific region with a recent 3D seismic contract award of approximately 90 days. The contract will start at the end of fourth quarter 2014 for a non-disclosed large independent oil company. Dolphin will utilise one of our modern high-capacity vessels, capab
New Junior Research Group Set Up at GEOMAR
The Croatian/Canadian biologist Dr. Elizabeta Briski studies the question whether species from certain regions have inherent advantages over other species in colonizing new ecosystems. For her research she has been awarded with the Sofja Kovalevskaja Award of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. T
QED Naval Secures Funding for Subhub Project
QED Naval have received the financial backing from Kelvin Capital and the Scottish Investment Bank to support the continued development of the Subhub, the tidal turbine foundation structure. This 1st tranche of money will allow QED Naval to conduct the tank testing of 2 models of increasing scale wi
North Sea Systems Wraps Up ‘CableFish’ Stage 1 Trials
North Sea Systems, supplier of dedicated survey systems for high flow environments, has completed the first stage of the new CableFish test programme and the results proved that this concept will revolutionise submarine cable installation for high flow environments. The trials were conducted on a si
Shell: Subsea Pipelines Flow in Bonga North West
Shell’s deep-water subsidiary in Nigeria, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SNEPCo) has started oil production from the first well at the Bonga North West deep-water development off the Nigerian coast on Tuesday 5 August 2014. “This is an excellent addition to our deep-water port
SMD Delivers Atom ROV to Sistac (Brasil)
Brazil based Sistac have taken delivery of an SMD Atom 100hp 2000m rated Work Class Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). The Work Class ROV system will be mobilised during the fourth quarter of this year and will be used initially for survey and inspection duties but will provide Sistac with the capabil
C-NLOPB Completes Eastern Newfoundland SEA
The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) has released the final Eastern Newfoundland Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA). The C-NLOPB is responsible for overseeing offshore oil and gas activities within its jurisdiction and ensuring activities proceed in an enviro
HSSE Opens New Base in Lowestoft (UK)
Hughes Sub Surface Engineering Ltd has officially opened another office in Lowestoft,East Coast. HSSE has the capability to support projects throughout the UK and Europe, and believe that an office local to the East coast will provide a strong strategic base of operations. The new HSSE facility will
Fugro Discovery Mobilised for New MH370 Search
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has awarded a contract to Fugro Survey Pty Ltd to conduct a search of the southern Indian Ocean sea floor for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. Fugro will use two vessels, equipped with towed deep water vehicles and carrying expert personnel, to un
Lundin Kicks Off Alfa Drilling in Barents Sea
Lundin Petroleum AB through its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS (Lundin Norway) has announced that drilling of exploration well 7220/11-1 in PL609 has begun. The well will target the Alta prospect, which is located some 20 km northeast of the Gohta discovery in the Barents Sea. The main obj
TGS to Conduct Ultra-Deep Water GoM Survey
TGS has announced acquisition of Snipe Phase 52, a new long-offset 2D multi-client survey in the ultra-deep water, U.S. Central Gulf of Mexico. The survey will include 12,000 km of data, which supplements TGS’ existing library in the region and will provide critical well ties to a number of recent d
Minister Rudd Officially Launches FloWave Research Facility
New climate change minister Amber Rudd MP found out first-hand about the UK’s leading role in ocean energy research and development when she officially opened the world’s most sophisticated tide and wave simulator in Edinburgh today. The FloWave Ocean Energy Research Facility, located at Edinburgh U