Subsea
Hydrasun Expands Manufacturing Facility in Aviemore
Hydrasun is looking to improve its operations with a $5 million investment in its specialist manufacturing facility in Aviemore. This is also being supported by a $840,000 development grant from Highlands and Islands Enterprise. The expansion of Hydrasun’s Manufacturing Division, which is due for ov
Air Activities Suspended, Ships Continue the Search for MH370
Planned air activities in a search for flight MH370 have been suspended for today due to poor weather conditions in the search area. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority planned to cover 49,491 square kilometers which would be conducted by 10 ships and Bluefin-21 AUV today. Until now Bluefin-21
Pinnacle Strategies Helps Subsea Industry Providers
Pinnacle Strategies announced that one of its clients, a global subsea technology provider for the oil and gas industry, improved on-time delivery and improved cost controls as a result of Pinnacle Strategies’ Sales and Operations process planning. Pinnacle Strategies’ challenge was to help the subs
ADPC, ADMA-OPCO Organise Waste-Collection-Campaign
Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) and Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO) will be running its second waste-collection-campaign from 23 – 24 April, in partnership with various government organizations and several entities from the private sector. More than 300 certified advanced divers and vo
Siem to Supply Inner Array Grid Cables for Nordsee One OWF
Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Siem Offshore Inc., announced that SOC has been awarded the contract for the turnkey supply and installation package of the inner array grid cable system for the Nordsee One Offshore Wind Farm, a project developed by RWE Innogy GmbH. The c
NOAA Introduces Arctic Action Plan
NOAA released its Arctic Action Plan, a document that provides NOAA scientists, stakeholders and partners a roadmap to make shared progress in monitoring, understanding, and protecting this vast, valuable, and vulnerable region. Climate change is making the Arctic a greener, warmer, and increasingly
Acquisition of Mohua 2D Seismic Survey Completed
Octanex N.L. has been advised by OMV New Zealand Limited (OMV), the Operator of the offshore Taranaki Basin permit PEP 53537, that the planned new 2D seismic survey, named Mohua, has been acquired. OMV has confirmed the survey vessel, “Aquila Explorer”, started acquisition of the Mohua survey on Sat
AWE Continues F10 Reservoir Drilling at Pateke-4H
AWE Limited reported that the Pateke-4H development well was at a measured depth of 3,863m and drilling ahead on the planned trajectory with an 8 1/2 inch drilling assembly after successfully side-tracking from the 9 5/8 inch casing at 3,587m. The second sidetrack (ST-2) will be drilled to a depth o
Rowan Renaissance Due to Start Welwitschia-1 Drilling This Week
Tower Resources plc, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Neptune Petroleum (Namibia) Limited, expects formal notification from Repsol Exploration (Namibia) (Pty) Limited, the Operator of Namibia PEL0010, that the Rowan Renaissance Drillship will start drilling operations in Walvis Bay, Namibia by 2
Neptune Awarded Ichthys ROV and Survey Contract
Neptune Marine Services Ltd has been awarded a survey and ROV contract by McDermott on the Ichthys LNG Project. McDermott is the appointed main contractor for the subsea umbilical, riser, flowline project for INPEX. Expected to commence early May, the initial phase will include pre-lay survey of the
Aquila Explorer Completes Waru Seismic Survey (New Zealand)
A seismic survey of around 540 kilometres of 2D data has been completed in the Waru permit, PEP 54857 off South Taranaki, where New Zealand Oil & Gas holds a 100 per cent interest. The survey will help New Zealand Oil & Gas geoscientists better understand the geological structures within Waru and id
Romica Engineering and PCT Announce Strategic Alliance
Romica Engineering have signed a strategic alliance agreement with Precision Control Technologies (PCT) providing Romica’s worldwide customer base assured through life support covering motion control and heave compensation systems. The establishment of this formal alliance provides PCTs expertise an
Installation of HelWin Beta Jacket Set for Completion
After the recent sail away from Heerema Vlissingen, Siemens’ HelWin beta jacket arrived at its location in the German North Sea where the installation started by the semi-submersible construction vessel ‘Thialf’. Heerema Fabrication Group informed that the installation of the 4,500 t HelWin beta jac
Harnessing Waves with Nanostructured Hydrophobic Surface
The American Chemical Society has published a paper on a new way to harvest wave energy. Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems at Chinese Academy of Sciences and School of Materials Science and Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology gave their contribution to this report, which loo