Subsea
DOF Subsea Awarded Projects in GoM for Harvey Deep-Sea
DOF Subsea Group has recently been awarded multiple subsea projects for the chartered in vessel Harvey Deep-Sea in the Gulf of Mexico. The recently delivered Harvey Deep-sea successfully completed commissioning mid-September, and are currently mobilizing for the first subsea projects. The awarded pr
MP Ken Clark Visits Bowtech Products
Ken Clark MP visited Bowtech Products Ltd, a global market leader in subsea vision systems, on Tuesday 17 September 2013. On his first visit to Scotland as the Prime Minister’s international trade envoy the MP was given a tour of Bowtech’s machining and subsea moulding facility followed by a tour of
HMAS Newcastle and RJNF Participate in Joint Training Exercise
HMAS Newcastle’s Ship’s Company participated in joint training exercises in both Boarding Party, diving and damage control with the Royal Jordanian Naval Force (RJNF) alongside Aqaba, Jordan. Able Seaman Marine Technician (ABMT) Blake Wade, one of Newcastle’s boarding party and a role player in the
Keppel Bags Two FPSO Conversion Contracts
Keppel Shipyard Ltd (Keppel Shipyard) has secured two Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) conversion contracts from repeat customers worth a combined value of S$190 million. These contracts are from SBM Offshore N.V. (SBM Offshore) and M3nergy Offshore Limited (M3nergy Offshore). Mr Mi
Canada: AOE’s Test Buoy Captures Ocean Energy in Sooke Basin
AOE Accumulated Ocean Energy’s (AOE) 1/8 scale prototype captured ocean energy in the Sooke Basin last week. With founders and potential investors looking on; Jim Matei, COO of AOE pulled the test buoy out into a calm ocean, secured it to the anchoring system and with mechanically generated waves be
Laying of Last Submarine Cable Section on Riffgat OWF Begins
The munitions clearing company and the Lower Saxony munitions disposal service issued the release for the last section of the Riffgat route. The route was planned by the wind farm operator and approved by the state of Lower Saxony; transmission system operator TenneT was forced to take over the read
Alam Maritim Secures Contract for Provision of Underwater Services
The Board of Directors of Alam Maritim Resources Berhad (“AMRB” or the “Company”) announces that Alam Maritim (M) Sdn Bhd (“AMSB”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, had recently received a Letter of Award for the provision of underwater services for a local oil and gas company (“the Contrac
FORCE Announces New Ocean-Monitoring Program
Canada’s efforts to become a world leader in tidal energy research and technology are taking a significant step forward. The Bay of Fundy, home to the world’s highest tides, will also soon be home to the world’s first underwater monitoring platform designed specifically for extreme, high-flow tide c
Otto Concludes Drilling Activities of Galoc Phase II Project
Otto Energy Limited (“Otto”), as operator of the producing Galoc oilfield joint venture offshore the Philippines, provides the following update on the Galoc-5H and Galoc-6H drilling campaign in SC14C, part of the Galoc Phase II development project approved in 2012. During the period from 0600 hours
Petrobras Inks Construction Agreement for Two FPSOs
Petrobras announces that the agreement for the construction of platforms P-75 and P-77 was signed on Monday (Sept. 16), at Palácio Piratini, in Porto Alegre, with the RIG Consortium, which is formed by Queiroz Galvão, Camargo Correa, and IESA. The ceremony was attended by the President of Brazil, Di
WesternGeco Files Complaint against PGS
PGS has been informed that WesternGeco has filed a complaint against PGS in Houston alleging infringement of four patents. These patents were part of the litigation between WesternGeco and ION Geophysical regarding the DigiFIN steering device. For the case to continue WesternGeco will also have to t
Bluefin Adds Klein 3500 Sonar to AUV Payload List
Bluefin Robotics, a leading provider of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), announced that the company has added the L-3 Klein UUV-3500 Side Scan Sonar to its growing list of vehicle payload offerings. The integration effort was internally funded to support company initiatives to expand sensor op
Matrix Supplies Subsea Installation Buoyancy for Chevron’s Gorgon Project
Matrix Composites & Engineering (Matrix) announces that it has entered into an agreement with Subsea 7 for the supply of subsea installation buoyancy for their heavy lift tie-in package on the Chevron-operated Gorgon Project in Western Australia. Matrix will supply subsea installation buoyancy rangi
VIDEO: ABB Successfully Commissions Thornton Bank Offshore Wind Connection
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has successfully commissioned the subsea transmission link connecting one of the largest offshore wind farms in Europe to the Belgian grid. The Thornton Bank project, executed for the Belgian company C-Power NV was completed on schedule. The tr