Subsea
VIDEO: FMC President Talks About HPHT Development
FMC Technologies President, Chairman, and CEO John Gremp talks about how the company is setting new standards and solving the unique challenges of High Pressure High Temperature (HPHT) subsea fields. On July 21, 2014 the company announced its joint industry program with BP, Shell, Anadarko Petroleum
Lankhorst Ropes Offers Pre-Tension Service for Steel Wire Rope
Lankhorst Ropes has announced an on-site, spooler rental service for pre-tensioning steel wire rope when installing onto a winch system. The service comprises a mobile tensioner with up to 100T back tension, hydraulic powerpack and control pedestal. Pre-tensioning rope when loading onto a winch is c
OPT Releases Financial Results for Fiscal Fourth Quarter
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. announced financial results for its Fiscal 2014 fourth quarter and full-year ended April 30, 2014 (“fiscal 2014”). David L. Keller, Interim Chief Executive Officer of OPT, stated, “There have been several significant events and much change since the Company last report
VideoRay in 45 000 Hours Concordia Shoot
VideoRay Pro 4 ROVs were used extensively as part of the Costa Concordia wreck removal project, which began in May 2012. The groundbreaking operation relied on 7 VideoRay Pro 4 ROV systems to provide eyes underwater in the extremely challenging and dangerous environment around the wreckage site. The
NDM’s Deck Machinery for Kleven’s Newbuild MPSV
NDM has secured a new contract with Kleven Verft to supply deck machinery for their newbuilding 379, a MPSV for Malaysian based Joint Venture Company IES Pioneer Ltd. The contract for the new vessel is of the MT 6015 MPSV design, designed by Norwegian design company MarinTeknikk, and will be outfitt
Athens Group Presents Subsea Well Control Package
Athens Group, a leading provider of independent, 3rd-party technology assurance services for oil and gas drilling and production systems, has introduced a new generation of Well Control System Services focused on helping assure that subsea equipment is “fit for purpose.” Athens Group Well Control Sy
South Stream Transport Completes Bulgarian ESIA Report
South Stream Transport has completed the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the Bulgarian Sector of the South Stream Offshore Pipeline. The ESIA Report confirms earlier findings that construction and operation of the underwater pipeline is not expected to have a significant impact
ROV Pegaso Uncovers White Coral Reef of Cinque Terre
Comsubin’s ROV Pegaso System has successfully accomplished its research in the sea bottom of Cinque Terre, offshore La Spezia coast, discovering a white coral reef. Started the past autumn and leaded by Enea and Italian Navy, the research in the sea bottom of the Ligurian Sea has now brought to ligh
‘Don Diego’ Environmental Impact Assessment Undergoes Final Reviews
Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc., a pioneer in the field of deep-ocean exploration, provides an update on the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the proposed “Don Diego” project, which is currently undergoing final reviews prior to government filing. As previously reported, the EIA for the pr
API Issues New Standards for Subsea Capping Stacks
The American Petroleum Institute has published new guidelines for the design, manufacture and use of subsea capping stacks, equipment designed as part of industry’s emergency preparedness in the event of a spill at a wellhead on the ocean floor. “Enhanced industry standards are an essential piece of
RotaBolt Tension Control on German OWFs
A huge increase in the size of wind turbines being installed and a move to installations in deeper water have led to the design and installation of huge subsea structures. One location for such installations is the Trianel Wind Farm Borkum West II, situated 45 km off the German coast. Its huge steel
GeoSea Completes Borkum Riffgrund 1 Foundations Setup
GeoSea has just finalized the installation of 77 foundations on the DONG Energy Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm. The installation works, including transport from the fabrication yard to the marshalling harbor, have proceeded in record times and finished ahead of schedule. The 77 units consiste
WFS Technologies and Fugro to Offer Wireless ROV Integration
WFS Technologies (WFS), the global leader in the delivery of underwater wireless instrumentation and control solutions to the Offshore Oil and Gas and Renewables industries and Fugro Subsea Technologies (Fugro), which designs, builds and delivers the FCV range of ROVs to its Subsea Services Division
Brazil: Fugro Aquarius Construction Enters Final Stage
The construction of ROVSV (Remotely Operated Vehicle Support Vessel) ‘Fugro Aquarius’ has entered the final stage, Wilson Sons informed through their Facebook page. Wilson Sons’ shipyard in Guarujá in São Paulo State is building a DP-2 ROV Support Vessel for Fugro Brazil. The vessel has a total leng