Subsea
Seatronics Continues Improving Its ROV Fleet
Seatronics, an Acteon company, has invested more than $1.7 million in the latest technologies, sensors and tools available from Tritech International Ltd, a Moog Inc. company. Many of the products will enhance the ROV tooling capabilities, from recently acquired Acteon Company, J2 Subsea. Phil Middl
UK’s Oil and Gas Sectors Widely Recognised
UK oil production has fallen by 40 percent over the past three years to the same production levels seen in the 1970s, prompting two Cabinet visits in the same week earlier this month. In 2013, only 15 exploratory wells were drilled, the lowest number since drilling began in the North Sea 50 years ag
Energy Minister Sees Cygnus Field Development at Nigg Fabrication Yard
Energy Minister Michael Fallon visited Nigg fabrication yard, a key construction site for the Cygnus project, the largest Southern gas field in the North Sea to be approved and developed in the past 25 years. A partnership between GDF Suez, Centrica and Bayerngas, the Cygnus project was only made po
Veripos to Co-Host Position Monitoring Workshop
Veripos, an innovator in precise navigation and positioning solutions, is co-organizing an offshore positioning industry workshop at Radisson Blu Hotel, Ålesund, on May 22, 2014. This event, which is aimed at Captains, owners, operators and DPOs, will focus exclusively on the latest advances in DP r
VIDEO: AUVs Survey D-Day Rehearsal Wreckages Off South Devon Coast
A mission off the coast of South Devon, England has surveyed two U.S. Landing Ship Tanks (LSTs) that were torpedoed and sunk during the D-Day rehearsal Exercise Tiger on April 28, 1944. Using state-of-the-art autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) technology to collect data from the wreckage site, the
Possible Missing Diver Near Diamond Head
The Coast Guard is searching for a possible missing diver approximately one mile south of Diamond Head, Oahu. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Honolulu received notification from the passenger vessel Sea Fox stating that they found a red dive flag and buoy with green line attached approximately o
Prysmian’s Submarine Cable Links for Zakum Offshore Oil Field
Prysmian Group has been awarded a new contract worth approximately € 30 million ($41.4 million) by UAE-based construction company Emirates Holding on behalf of major offshore oil and gas producer ADMA-OPCO (Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company) for the design and manufacture of submarine cable links f
Severn Wins Its Second Queen’s Award for Enterprise
Valve engineering specialist Severn Glocon Group has been awarded a Queen’s Award for Enterprise, International Trade for the second time in four years. The award recognises the British manufacturer’s three year trajectory of continuous growth in overseas sales. Between 2010 and 2012 international t
Aker Solutions, Baker Hughes Announce Subsea Production Alliance
Aker Solutions ASA and Baker Hughes Incorporated have agreed to form an alliance to develop technology for production solutions that will boost output, increase recovery rates and reduce costs for subsea fields. The non-incorporated alliance will combine Aker Solutions’ strengths in subsea productio
Ennsub to Build ROV Deployment Systems for Ceona Amazon
Ennsub, the independent subsea design, engineering and technology company, has been awarded a multi-million pound contract by leading independent ROV service provider ROVOP. The deal involves the design and manufacture of two ultra-deepwater workclass ROV launch and recovery systems to be installed
Sonardyne 6G Technology Recognized with Queen’s Award
Leading subsea technology manufacturer Sonardyne International Ltd. is celebrating winning the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation for its 6G® underwater product range. Announced on Monday 21st April, the Queen’s Award for Enterprise recognises and encourages commercial success resulting from
The Underwater Centre Delivers ‘Bolt Tensioning’ Course
The Underwater Centre, a leading subsea training and trials facility, has added a new course to its commercial air diving (CAD) offering, in response to the needs identified by industry. The ‘Introduction to Bolt Tensioning’ course will make an important and strong addition to the students’ CVs, fur
Decom North Sea Names New Chief Executive
Decom North Sea (DNS), the offshore oil and gas decommissioning forum, appointed a new chief executive to lead the organisation as it further strengthens its position as the representative body for the decommissioning industry. Nigel Jenkins will take up the post on July 1 and replaces Brian Nixon,
Ocean Installer Bags Its First Air Diving Project on Dunlin Alpha Platform
Fairfield Energy Limited has awarded Ocean Installer a contract for air diving services and light subsea construction work at the Dunlin field. The work scope involves air diving services on the Dunlin Alpha platform at -10m LAT for installation of sleeves, clamps and anodes, as well as additional l