1. DeepOcean Bags Largest Contract in Its History (Norway) DeepOcean AS (“DeepOcean”), a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group, has been awarded the single largest contract in the history of the company since it was founded in 1999. The contract is for a firm period of 5 years starting in the first quarter
Hydroid, Inc., a Pocasset-based, world-leading manufacturer of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) has welcomed two new members to its team. Steve Brodet has joined Hydroid as an Applications Engineer. Brodet brings over 8 years’ experience as a Physical Scientist, Project Manager and Technical Le
The new Baker Hughes FATHOM™ subsea certified chemicals are effective deepwater flow assurance treatments that help operators produce reliably, safely, and effectively in deepwater. All FATHOM chemicals undergo stringent design and testing and must meet exacting standards for performance, material a
A transatlantic tunnel is a theoretical tunnel which would span the Atlantic Ocean between North America and Europe and would carry mass transit of some type—trains are envisioned in most proposals. Using advanced technologies, speeds of 500 to 8,000 kilometres per hour (310 to 5,000 mph) are envisa
Elia System Operator SA is seeking contractors for land reclamation work related to the connection of Belgian offshore wind farms. The contract will be awarded via Elia Asset nv or some other subsidiary of the Elia group. Under the Belgian Offshore Grid project (BOG), Elia wants to build offshore in
Sandbank Offshore Wind GmbH announced the tender invitation for offshore wind farm monopole installation services offshore Germany. The wind farm is located in the German Bight, 90 km west of the island of Sylt, in the German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The location provides water depths between
TenneT Offshore GmbH is seeking a contractor to provide underwater ordnance disposal services for an offshore wind farm. The work is expected to be completed by July 01, 2014. The work covers evacuation of munitions along the proposed submarine cable route to connect the Nordergründe offshore wind f
RenewableUK, the trade and professional body for the UK wind, wave and tidal energy industries, is holding its annual Wave and Tidal Conference and Exhibition at the QEII Conference Centre in central London on Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th February 2013. Keynote speakers at this event are: Rt Hon
BPP-Cables shows simulation of the offshore wind monopile cable protection system pull-in. OrcaFlex 9.6 was used to model the cable inside the cable protection system. BPP-Cables provides cable engineering and procurement services to the offshore energy sector. It is a subsidiary of BPP-TECH and Kep
At the occasion of the International Tidal Energy Summit in November in London, SCHOTTEL presented the first SCHOTTEL TIDAL Generator (STG 50) to the public. Optimum generator size The SCHOTTEL Tidal Generator is a new approach on the market, focussing especially on high efficiency at relatively low
At the periodic meeting of the Observatory with the Giglio community, president Maria Sargentini, accompanied by Costa Crociere managers, Rome La Sapienza University researchers and Titan/Micoperi Consortium experts, updated the local population on recovery operations and described the progress bein
Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, aboard the Royal Research Ship James Cook explore the deepest hydrothermal vents yet discovered on the planet, in the Cayman Trough beneath the Caribbean Sea. Back in 2010, researchers from NOC and the University of Southampton discovere
ION Geophysical Corporation announced that it has successfully acquired 2,800 km of high-quality, depth-imaged seismic data within the Punta del Este Basin offshore Uruguay. Known as UruguaySPAN, this latest addition to ION’s global BasinSPAN seismic data library will provide E&P companies with the
DOF Subsea Norway has secured a contract with Statoil Petroleum AS for Mooring Installation Services utilising the vessel Skandi Skolten. The scope of work is to change out mooring segments on the Njord B FSU and Norne FPSO installations in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea whilst these are in p
