Tubular solutions provider Vallourec has been awarded an extension of its contracts to supply products and services to Brazil’s oil and gas giant Petrobras.
Oceaneering has reported a net loss of $24.8 million, or 25 cents per share, on revenue of $427 million for the second quarter 2020. Adjusted net loss was $14.2 million, or 14 cents per share, reflecting the impact of $9.6 million of pre-tax adjustments and $3.3 million of other discrete tax adjustm
Pelagic Research Services (PRS) will again provide ROV services for Ocean Networks Canada (ONC). It will be part of the team aiding to continued work on ocean observatories for September 2020. PRS’ deep sea ROV system Odysseus is to mobilise on the Canadian Coast Guard ship John P. Tully for a 14-da
A geotechnical survey will be carried out in the Irish Sea to provide site investigation information to facilitate the development of the Arklow Bank Wind Park. Weather depending, survey work should start in either late August or early September 2020 and wrap up by the end of November 2020. The loca
Swedish marine energy developer Minesto has seen another setback on its tidal energy project in Vestmannasund, Faroe Islands. During the initial commissioning phase of its DG100 tidal energy converter, a mechanical failure occurred in the powerplant’s mooring interface and denied further operations.
The CrossWind consortium of Shell and Eneco has selected Van Oord as the Balance of Plant contractor for the Hollandse Kust (noord) offshore wind project. As the Balance of Plant contractor, Van Oord’s activities encompass the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation of the foundatio
Plexus has secured a purchase order for a POS-GRIP surface production wellhead system from Spirit Energy. The order from Spirit Energy includes Plexus’ POS-GRIP 5,000psi leak proof “HG” metal to metal sealing surface production wellhead and associated spares and equipment for a new gas well in the U
Okeanus has delivered two integrated, skid-mounted winches and A-Frame LARS to C-Innovation, in Brazil. This custom deck equipment is for use by C-Innovation clients aboard two separate RSVs for CTD deployment at depths of up to 3,000 metres. The 7 x 12’ skid-mounted LARS each feature an Okeanus DT-
The International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC) has appointed Ryan Wopschall as its new general manager. Active in the ICPC as a member-company representative and speaker since 2010, Wopschall brings to the organisation deep knowledge and experience regarding protection of submarine cables, whic
TechnipFMC has reported second-quarter 2020 profit of $12 million or 3 cents per diluted share against $97 million profit same time last year. Adjusted diluted earnings per share, excluding charges and credits, was 9 cents. Revenues for the quarter were down 8 per cent at $3.16 billion, form $3.43 b
The Simons Foundation has given Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) scientists Dan Repeta and Benjamin Van Mooy two grants totaling $2.7 million to study key processes that help fuel the health of the ocean and planet. Repeta’s research will focus on phosphorus, iron and nitrogen, the trinit
Industry body Scottish Renewables has released a new report analysing contribution of renewable energy to the economy of rural Scotland. The report reviews five economic studies carried out over the past three years. It shows the “remarkable an undeniable” positive effects of the sustainable develop
Helix Energy Solutions multi-role construction support vessel (MSV) Grand Canyon III is progressing on the North Sea Link project scope of work. The North Sea Link, a joint venture project between National Grid and Norwegian system operator Statnett, is a subsea electricity cable that will connect t
Fugro is set to deploy metocean equipment to support the planning of the export cable laying operations at the Sofia offshore wind project in August. Diving support vessel Curtis Marshall will be used for the work scheduled to begin on or around 3 August. The equipment will be deployed for a period
