Subsea
Saab Seaeye Boosts Subsea Vehicle Residency
Saab Seaeye said it has shown that underwater e-robotic vehicles can deepwater dock at remote sub-resident docking stations for data transfer, assignment instructions and battery charging. The company announced that its Sabertooth AUV/ROV vehicle can now dock in a safe and controlled manner at diffe
Finnish, Estonian and Latvian Gas TSOs Remove Transmission Tariffs
The Finnish, Estonian and Latvian gas transmission system operators (TSOs) have signed an agreement on the removal of transmission tariffs and compensation of transmission costs between the countries. The interconnected natural gas markets of Finland, Estonia and Latvia will open to competition in t
ECA Group Shows Off USV/ROV Combo for Subsea IMR Ops
ECA Group has demonstrated the capability of performing a subsea inspection using its USV (unmanned surface vehicle) Inspector deploying a H300V type ROV (remotely operated vehicle) within a research and development program led by Total and TechnipFMC. During offshore operations ROVs are deployed fr
JFMS Wraps Up Balmoral Field Diving Campaign
James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) has completed diving activities for Premier Oil UK. JFMS provided a nitrox diving spread utilising gravity-based launch and recovery systems (LARS) installed on the Balmoral floating production vessel (FPV), anchored 200km northeast of Aberdeen, in the Balmoral fi
IMCA Issues Guidelines on Shared Use of ROV Sensors
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has published ‘Guidelines for the Shared Use of Sensors for ROV and Survey Purposes’. The document provides technical guidance and an overview of some of the factors to consider when sharing ROV-mounted positioning, surveying and imaging sensor
Pipeshield Scour Protection for East Anglia One
Pipeshield International has secured a contract from DeepOcean to supply the scour protection for the East Anglia One offshore wind farm. Over 300 bespoke fronded concrete mattresses have been manufactured at the port of Great Yarmouth within close proximity of the deep water berth. Fronds are a den
Proserv Boosts Norway Subsea Team with New CTO
Proserv has promoted Tore Erntsen to the position of chief technology officer (CTO), Subsea Controls, based at the firm’s Trondheim facility in Norway. Prior to taking on his new role, Tore was vice president, engineering and technology, within the subsea team. Tore joined Proserv in 2012 when the f
Sonomatic to Expand Aberdeen Base
Sonomatic has announced expansion plans to provide additional radiography capacity within its base at The Core, Bridge of Don, bringing the total number of bays available to five. Just three years ago, Sonomatic invested in building a brand multi-disciplined facility covering the entire range of NDT
ABP Humber Adds New 3D Mobile Laser Scanner
ABP Humber has increased its technology for hydrographic surveying with the purchase of a new Carlson Merlin lidar scanner supplied by Swathe Services. The Merlin is a vessel-based 3D mobile laser scanner system developed specifically for coastal, offshore and inland waterway surveying. ABP Humber i
More Red Ink for Akastor
Oilfield services investment company Akastor recorded loss of NOK 492 million ($57 million) for the fourth-quarter 2018 compared to loss of NOK 380 million ($44 million) same time in 2017. The result for the fourth quarter was primarily impacted by non-cash items from financial investments, the comp
Boskalis Repairs Offshore Wind Farm Inter-Array Cables
Royal Boskalis has signed a sizable contract for the replacement and repair of a part of the inter-array cables at an offshore wind farm. The contract has a value of approximately EUR 80 million. Boskalis will utilize three anchored barge spreads, including the cable repair assets Bokabarge 82 and r
Trendsetter Delivers Leviathan Subsea Kit
Trendsetter Engineering has completed the design and build of subsea production equipment for Noble Energy’s Leviathan project, a natural gas field development in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Israel. Trendsetter’s scope of work included multiple clamp connection systems, subsea dis
Teledyne Webb Research Nets Naval Oceanographic Office IDIQ Contract
Teledyne Webb Research, a division of Teledyne Technologies, has received an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) for autonomous profiling floats by the Naval Oceanographic Office. This contract includes the APEX profiling float, with optional air-deployment capability and APEX repair serv
L3 ASV Delivers C-Enduro Autonomous Vessel to Royal Navy
L3 ASV has delivered a long-endurance autonomous vessel known as the C-Enduro to the Royal Navy. The C-Enduro will be used for military data gathering trials by the Mine countermeasures and Hydrographic Capability (MHC) programme. “We are proud to support the Royal Navy in their plans to explore the