Sea Fibre Networks, owner and operator of Europe’s most advanced subsea telecoms network, CeltixConnect, announced a major fibre contract with Colt, Europe’s leading information delivery platform. Colt’s customers will be enabled with the lowest latency solution connecting Ireland to the UK with onw
Kongsberg Maritime will support the Spanish Hydrographic Institute in expanding its survey capabilities during the first part of 2012 following official equipment acceptance, which took place 20th December 2011. The leading instrument developer will supply its sophisticated EM2040 1ºx1º multibeam wi
Maroc Telecom begins implementation of a high speed fibre-optic submarine cable connecting Morocco and Spain. The cable known as ‘Loukkos’ should be available for service in March this year. Alcatel Submarine Networks and CanaLink are supplying the cable which will link Asilah in Morocco along with
Claxton Engineering Services Ltd, an Acteon company, is supplying a Norwegian client with a complete subsea drilling riser package enhanced by services and equipment drawn from around the Acteon Group. The 7000-psi, 24-in. riser will be used to drill one well and two completion wells in 135 m of wat
Subsea UK has unveiled the shortlisted finalists for the 2012 Subsea Business Awards. A total of 16 small, medium and large organisations are in the running to pick up the prestigious awards now in their sixth year. The awards recognise and celebrate innovation and excellence in the subsea industry
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth around $25 million from Statoil to supply AC subsea power cables to the world’s largest offshore gas platform, Troll A, about 70 kilometers off the west coast of Norway. The order was booked in the fourth quarter of 2011.
Statoil has singled out four business critical technologies as key to achieving the company’s growth ambitions. Statoil is boosting its R&D investments by 27% and starting to plan Norway’s biggest centre for IOR technology. In the period up to 2020 Statoil will maintain a high level of production on
ShawCor Ltd. announced its pipecoating division, Bredero Shaw, has received a significant contract from Technip USA, to provide Concrete Weight Coatings, anode installation and other related services for a Latin American pipeline project. The project will consist of approximately 100 km of 36” pipe
In line with their Strategic plan and in response to the diverse commercial demands of the business, the Coastline head count continues to increase. Coastline Surveys Ltd have carefully selected the following personnel for their expertise and the ability to complement the already strong team, who un
Subsea 7 S.A. announced that SapuraAcergy Sdn Bhd (SASB) has been awarded a contract for a subsea construction project, offshore Vietnam. The scope of work requires the installation of: 28km of 12” diameter pipeline, a 28km umbilical, PLETs and SSIV Structures, spools and pre-commissioning. The valu
By combining detailed chemical measurements in the deep ocean, in the oil slick, and in the air, NOAA scientists and academic colleagues have independently estimated how fast gases and oil were leaking during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The new chemistry-based spill r
The multi-component seismic company Reservoir Exploration Technology ASA (RXT) has received an contract award for an Ocean Bottom Seismic (OBC) survey for the Kvitebjørn Field in Norway for Statoil. The main objective is to improve structural interpretation and achieve better illumination of fault p
With a new and innovative technology, it is now possible to comply with exciting legislation on noise reduction during installation of offshore wind turbines. According to legislation from the EU the sound emissions from the installation of windmills at sea must be reduced so the threat to the marin
TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity Ltd. Company and an industry pioneer in undersea communications technology, announced it has successfully completed the first 40G upgrade in an undersea cable system more than 9,500km in length, setting an industry record for the longest 40G implementation. Using its G4,
