A proposed offshore wind project in Maryland, supported by Governor Martin O’Malley and his offshore wind bill, could be an outbreak for the U.S. offshore wind industry, as it has already attracted interest from the U.S. unit of Electricite de France SA and may be connected via subsea transmission b
Sovcomflot pays tribute to 85th anniversary of famous actor Vyacheslav Tikhonov, whose name is given to SCF’s seismic vessel. 8 February, 2013, marked the anniversary of the outstanding Soviet and Russian actor Vyacheslav Tikhonov, who would have been 85 today. People’s Artist of the USSR Vyacheslav
Harvest Natural Resources, Inc. today announced an update to its drilling operations in the Dussafu Tortue Marin-1 (DTM-1) well drilled in the Dussafu Marin PSC, offshore Gabon, West Africa. Harvest operates the Dussafu PSC, holding a 66.667% interest. The DTM-1 well was initially drilled in 380 fee
Polarcus announces that the Company has completed the sale and delivery of the 8-streamer 3D seismic vessel POLARCUS SAMUR to Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO). The vessel is to be repainted red and white in the design of the new vessel owner and renamed Barbaros Hayreddin Pasa. Polarcus has simu
Following inside research and development, Italy-based special cable manufacturer Novacavi, reports its first delivery of a special hybrid neutrally buoyant cable with flexible subsea CAT 6 conductors to Russia. Novacavi was called in to provide its expertise in designing and manufacturing bespoke c
Nautilus Minerals Inc (“Nautilus”) is the first company to explore the ocean floor for polymetallic seafloor massive sulphide deposits. Nautilus was granted the first mining lease for such deposits at the prospect known as Solwara 1, in the territorial waters of Papua New Guinea, where it is aiming
The Norwegian Hydrographic Service has signed a bilateral agreement with the Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) of I R Iran. As a result of signing of this agreement the Iranian ENCs will be available through the PRIMAR ENC service. The Iranian ENCs will at present comprise of 120 cells organized
Contracts used by marine contractors in the offshore installation industry are usually extensive and detailed, and can be associated with risk. In a breakfast seminar recently ClampOn and Schjødt showed us how to handle risk related to subsea contracts. At the end of January NCE Subsea arranged a br
As a climax to Subsea 2013’s seventh annual awards ceremony which recognises innovation and outstanding achievements across the UK subsea industry, Mark Patterson CEO of Nautronix was the proud recipient of this year’s Outstanding Contribution award. After joining Nautronix in 1996, Mark oversaw the
Subsea Engineering Specialist Velocious has recently completed the successful design and testing of a new generation of Class 5 Torque Tool. The new generation Torque tool is the most compact available to the subsea industry with live Torque and Turns display at 652mm in length (horizontal orientati
As part of an international collaboration with the International Energy Agency, the Energy Department has launched a new database that includes results of environmental monitoring and research efforts on wave, tidal, and current energy development worldwide. Called “Tethys,” after the Greek titaness
Vroon announced that, in a ceremony held at Oranjewerf Shipyard in Amsterdam, VOS Sweet was Christened by Mrs. Madelon Bangma, Partner, Ernst & Young Accountants LLP. Built at Fujian Southeast Shipyard of China, VOS Sweet is a DP-2 and 4-point mooring subsea-support vessel (SSV). She is sister vesse
Friesland Kabel GmbH, the specialist for marine and offshore connections in Norderstedt near Hamburg, takes over the complete delivery, including logistics for the wiring of the new offshore converter platform “SylWin Alpha”, which for the moment is manufactured by Nordic Yards in Warnemünde. Severa
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited advises that on Friday 8 February 2013 it received offshore planning approval from the Western Australian Government. Carnegie submitted a planning application for the marine elements of the Perth Wave Energy Project (PWEP) in December 2012. This fo
