Launching of the research and testing vessel “Seliger” took place in Kaliningrad at “Yantar” Shipyard this week. Launching of this heading order of the Ministry of Defense of Russia was timed to the Day of Russian Navy. The vessel “Seliger” is intended for equipment test operation, deep-sea research
A proposed subsea power cable between the Western Isles and mainland Scotland could affect wildlife on the seabed off Ullapool, according to… (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, August 2, 2011;
Oceaneering International, Inc., Chesapeake, Va., is being awarded a $47,429,395 modification to previously awarded contract (N65540-05-D-0012) to provide continuing Subsafe engineering and technical services to support submarine, Subsafe, and Level I material work onboard Seawolf (SSN 21) class, Lo
General Cable Corporation, one of the most globally diversified industrial companies, reported today results for the second quarter ended July 1, 2011. Diluted earnings per share for the second quarter of 2011 were $0.68. Included in these results was $0.09 per share of non-cash convertible debt int
Leading international oilfield services company Expro today announced a comprehensive service to provide subsea operators with a firsthand view of some of their most critical underwater assets. The service uses Expro’s Multi-Finger Caliper and ViewMax Down Hole Camera systems to provide images and d
CorDEX Instruments has forged a strategic partnership with the University of Aberdeen, investing £150,000 to provide intrinsically safe and explosion proof technologies for use in research. The deal will see CorDEX provide equipment and onsite training in the correct use of these groundbreaking oil
KCF Technologies’ Smart Tether — a robust, ready-to-use technology that has revolutionized underwater navigation and positioning — is proud to have played an important role in helping VideoRay obtain a major contract by the Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office of the US Department of Defense
SEACOM and Infinera Corp, a leading US-based digital optical networking equipment supplier, announced that they had achieved a global first by successfully trialling five 100 Gigabit per second (100 Gb/s) channels of coherent optical transmission over a distance of 1732 kilometres. The 500Gb/s trial
Prysmian, world leader in the energy and telecommunications cables and systems industry, has been awarded a new major contract worth in excess of € 200 million by the Dutch-German grid operator TenneT for the connection project HelWin2, linking offshore wind farms in the North Sea to mainland German
Subsea UK, SUT and the Pipeline Industries Guild announce SPIM 2011 will be taking place on the 1st December 2011 at One Birdcage Walk, home… (subseauk) [mappress] Source: subseauk, August 2, 2011;
China’s manned deep-sea submersible, the Jiaolong, kicked off its fifth test dive eight hours ago at the northeast Pacific Ocean. In its fi… (xinhua) [mappress] Source: xinhua, August 2, 2011;
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth around $1 billion from the Dutch-German transmission grid operator TenneT to supply a power link connecting offshore North Sea wind farms to the German mainland grid. This is the largest power transmission order in ABB’s
Wood Group on behalf of Talisman Energy UK, required an isolation to be conducted on a 3 inch Air Line on-board the Piper Bravo. The isolation would facilitate a deconstruct workscope allowing replacement of pipework and include the addition of a new valve to the system. The platform was currently i
TGS has commenced a new multi-client 3D survey in the Faroe-Shetland Basin. The survey covers 2,500 km2 west of the British Isles over quads 6004, 204 and 205 and is acquired in partnership with PGS. The new seismic data is being acquired by the PGS Ramform Viking towing 12 X 6,000 m with 75 m [&hel
