Subsea
Irish Sea Contractors Roll Out Subsea Cable Repair Solution
Subsea engineering services firm Irish Sea Contractors has launched a new, patented, in-house developed subsea power cable repair solution and in-house subsea jointer training programme. This innovative technology addresses the challenges of lifting subsea cables to the deck of the cable ship for re
ACCIONA Developing AUVs for SWARMs Project
The SWARMs European project, of which ACCIONA is a member, is developing vehicles capable of performing complex tasks in underwater environments autonomously, i.e. without the need for human intervention, using Artificial Intelligence. The use of this type of underwater autonomous vehicles will redu
Kongsberg Upgrade for Stena Carron Drillship
Stena Drilling has contracted Kongsberg Maritime to deliver a complete upgrade of its systems aboard the Stena Carron drillship. Stena Carron is due to dock this November for scheduled 10-year maintenance, during which new K-Pos Dynamic Positioning, K-Chief Automation, K-Thrust Thruster Control and
Oil & Gas Technology Centre Names New Industrial Director
The Oil & Gas Technology Centre has appointed a new industrial director to lead the creation of two new national research and development centres based in the North-East of Scotland. Russell Stevenson, who took up the role this month, will work closely with principal academic partners, the Universit
Sonardyne Adds Chelsea
Subsea technology developer Sonardyne has acquired maritime and marine science technology specialist Chelsea Technologies Group. Sonardyne said that this acquisition is part of its long-term growth strategy to diversify into markets where it sees an opportunity to build on its core technology base a
Carlyle Taking Over EnerMech
The Carlyle Group has agreed to acquire the Aberdeen-headquartered mechanical and electrical services specialist EnerMech Group from Lime Rock Partners. The transaction is expected to close in Q4 2018, subject to customary anti-trust and regulatory approvals. Equity for this investment will come fro
UTEC Introduces New AUV Launch and Recovery System
UTEC, a part of Acteon, has recently commissioned its new launch and recovery system (LARS) for a fleet of seven autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV), used for seabed surveys in the oil and renewables industries. UTEC’s new LARS is a floating garage that enables an AUV to be launched and recovered w
Coretrax Cuts Well Abandonment Costs
Coretrax said it has saved a North Sea operator more than £500,000 during a well abandonment campaign in the UKCS. The independent wellbore clean-up and abandonment specialist was selected to support the decommissioning of 11 wells and has already saved 28 hours rig time on one well alone. The proje
ECE Offshore Hits Cable Monitoring Milestone
ECE Offshore’s OASYS cable monitoring system has monitored its 100th cable during the installation the Hornsea One export cable installation campaign by the cable-laying vessel Lewek Connector. This milestone was achieved together with DEME’s subsidiary Tideway Offshore Solutions. Reinier Nagtegaal,
GeoSea to Install Borssele 1 & 2 Foundations and Turbines
GeoSea, a part of DEME, has received a contract from Ørsted for the transportation and installation of 94 foundations and turbines for the Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. Borssele 1 & 2 is located 23 km from the Dutch coast and will have a total capacity of 752 MW. GeoSea will
TGS and Spectrum Expand Santos Basin Seismic
TGS and Spectrum have joined forces and expanded the Santos 3D program to 15,000 square kilometers over the prospective southern Santos Basin offshore Brazil. TGS and Spectrum will be equal partners with data processing and imaging to be performed by TGS. The survey covers an area south of the high-
Ardmore Craig Nets Its 250th Contract
North East-based engineering consultancy, Ardmore Craig, has secured its 250th contract win from an unnamed offshore contractor in the renewable sector. The five-figure contract follows on from previous work scopes undertaken during the summer for the same client that will now see the firm deliver n
EMGS Adds Interim CEO
EMGS has appointed Bjørn Petter Lindhom as interim CEO of the company, following the resignation of Christiaan Vermeijden from CEO position in September due to personal reasons. Lindhom will assume the position on December 01, 2018, the company informed. Lindhom started his career at Telenor and joi
EDS Finalizes Cable Termination and Testing for EOWDC
EDS HV Group (EDS), part of James Fisher and Sons, has completed its scope of work at the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), also known as the Aberdeen offshore wind farm. EDS was sub contracted by Boskalis for the cable termination and testing work. EDS completed the cable terminatio