The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has published the new ‘Code of Practice for Offshore Pipeline and Umbilical Installation Systems’. The new Code of Practice includes all equipment required to lay the product safely and effectively in an offshore marine environment. It is appli
Ocean Floor Geophysics (OFG) and Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) have signed a cooperation agreement to work together on various projects to promote the use of marine CSEM technology. The agreement places specific emphasis on exploiting the synergies between the towed-streamer CSEM system from OF
Dutch cable logistics company WIND has opened a new European warehouse and operational office. WIND opened the new warehouse and office last week at its cable storage yard in Velsen Noord, the Netherlands. The new warehouse will be used to store accessories and equipment for the repair of inter-arra
Partners in the Northern Lights project have decided to disclose datasets from the 31/5-7 Eos confirmation well drilled and completed in the North Sea earlier this year.
Norwegian contractor Reach Subsea has scored a contract for use of the Olympic Challenger in a project in the Gulf of Mexico.
TechnipFMC has secured an Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) contract for pipelay and subsea installation at the Equinor’s Breidablikk field. The contract awarded by Equinor for the the Breidablikk pipelay also includes option for the subsea installation scope located in
Shell’s Deepwater business has selected Bentley Systems’ digital twin solutions to streamline its capital projects process and accelerate time to first oil.
Marine seismic player Polarcus has secured a contract for a 3D seismic data acquisition services in West Africa. According to the Oslo-listed company, the contract has an expected duration of two months. The project, for an undisclosed client and unknown value, should commence in the fourth quarter
Ocean robotics firm Houston Mechatronics Inc. (HMI) has selected Greensea’s OPENSEA software architecture as the development platform for its subsea transforming AUV/ROV Aquanaut. Houston Mechatronics was able to leverage Greensea’s experience in subsea navigation and vehicle control while focusing
Norwegian shipyard Ulstein is preparing the DP3 cable laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Aurora for launching. The construction of the next-generation CLV is well underway at Ulstein Verft, and according to the company, the launch is coming up soon. The installation of MAATS Tech equipment commenced this we
Tekmar Group has appointed Alasdair MacDonald as its new Chief Executive Officer.
Subsea contractor DeepOcean has completed the attic oil recovery project for Shell in the North Sea. According to DeepOcean, the recent campaign on Brent Bravo concrete structure wrapped up with no safety incidents, ahead of schedule and within budget. The project management occurred between the Dee
Seabed Geosolutions has secured a contract for a baseline 4D ocean bottom node (OBN) survey as well as a future 4D monitor OBN survey in Brazil. The project will take place in water depths greater than 2,200 metres. The baseline survey should commence in the second quarter of 2021. According to the
UK-based subsea cable engineering consultancy Red Penguin will act as a client representative for National Grid and Energinet during Viking Link interconnector cable laying campaigns. Viking Link project is a joint venture between National Grid Ventures, part of National Grid, and the Danish operato
