Subsea
Film-Ocean beefs up ROV fleet
UK ROV services company Film-Ocean has expanded its ROV fleet with the addition of a further Quasar 150HP Workclass ROV. The company has seen four ROV systems added to the fleet over the past 12 months. The 3000-metre medium-sized Quasar ROV can carry out surveying, IRM, drill support and constructi
From idea to reality: five years since the first subsea compression system
Five years after the kick off, the subsea compression system covering an area the size of a football field, at Equinor-operated Åsgard development in the Norwegian Sea, still runs like clockwork. The entire Åsgard field is one of the largest developments on the Norwegian continental shelf, embracing
Xodus delivers tariffs study for Dutch CCUS project
Engineering consultancy Xodus Group has delivered a review into tariffs for a landmark carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) project in the Netherlands. The review for the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy analysed proposed fees for the transport and storage requirements
Bombora taps Kingswood Engineering for mWave intervention tool structure
Ocean energy solutions company Bombora has recently selected Kingswood Engineering for the fabrication of the intervention tool structure for the mWave wave energy converter demonstrator. The intervention tool structure is the floating structure which facilitates the subsea installation and removal
Solstad Offshore receives early charter termination for ‘Normand Maximus’
Norwegian vessel owner Solstad Offshore has received a notice of early termination of the charter party for the one of its vessels from Italian offshore contractor Saipem.
Ocean Installer UK gets new managing director
Subsea contractor Ocean Installer UK has appointed Robert (Bob) Gillespie as the new managing director. Specifically, Gillespie will lead the company’s UK office based in Aberdeen. The company said it is confident Gillespie has the right attributes for this vital role in a critical region. Kevin Mur
Norwegians building Ocean Infinity Armada
Marine robotics company Ocean Infinity has selected Norwegian firm Grovfjord Mek. Verksted (GMV) to build its ultra-low emission Armada fleet of robotic ships. GMV will build Ocean Infinity’s initial fleet of up to 13 vessels capable of wholly robotic operations. Each robot ship can carry ROVs and A
Proserv launches two new facilities
Proserv Controls has formally unveiled two new facilities in Mussafah, Abu Dhabi and Cumbernauld, near Glasgow, Scotland. Despite the on-going global challenge of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Aberdeen based firm has proactively pursued the establishment of the new sites in recent months as it continue
NOC leads ocean research community to zero-carbon future
A new project, led by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), will investigate a switch towards low or zero-carbon oceanographic research. The aim of the £250k NZOC (Net Zero Oceanographic Capability) project is to bring together the marine science community and key stakeholders to consider how NERC
Subsea Innovation hang-off system for Flexlife
Subsea Innovation, a Tekmar Group company, has designed, built, tested, and supplied a bend stiffener repair hang-off clamp for flexible riser specialist Flexlife. To meet the tight project schedule as well as planned offshore installation campaign, the entire project took 6 weeks to deliver from re
MDL eyes global growth with new team boost
MDL has implemented organisational changes to its management and business development teams as it targets global growth in the “new normal” energy market. Andrew Blaquiere, previously VP Americas, joins the MDL board as managing director and will be overseeing the day-to-day business operations. The
UXOcontrol and Louis Dreyfus checking Saint-Brieuc site
UXOcontrol and its consortium partner Louis Dreyfus TravOcean have secured a contract to carry out the UXO identification and debris removal campaign at the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind project in France. The campaign mobilized in July with Louis Dreyfus Armateur’s UXO survey and identification vessel
Ocean Energy Europe welcomes HydroQuest to its board
French tidal energy developer HydroQuest is joining the Ocean Energy Europe board of directors as a lead partner. Specifically, HydroQuest will be represented by Guillaume Gréau, head of business development. Building on a decade’s experience in developing river current turbines, in 2016 HydroQuest
Geotechnical survey needed for Irish offshore wind farm
Codling Wind Park Ltd has issued a contract notice for an offshore geotechnical survey across the Codling wind farm and the export cable route off the east coast of Ireland. The survey will include geotechnical boreholes with samplings and in-situ testings, seabed CPTs, seismic seabed CPTs, grab sam