Santos WA Northwest has received approval from Australia’s NOPSEMA for a geotechnical and geophysical survey within Permit WA-437-P, located around 145 km from the town of Port Hedland. The site survey is required to support pre-engineering studies for any future development and aims to aid in the u
Pipeshield has strengthened its Baltic Sea operations by establishing a supply base at Mukran Port on the Island of Rügen. The decision follows delivery of several projects from Mukran Port over the last 18 months. Tekmar’s subsea asset protection specialist will utilise the ports transport connecti
On 19 April, the first hybrid foundation combining a large-diameter monopile and caisson was installed at an offshore wind farm off the Fujian province in China. According to the China-based engineering company that designed and patented the new hybrid monopile-caisson solution, the offshore wind pr
EDS HV Group has completed the termination and testing of the export cables at the SeaMade offshore wind farm in Belgium. The first phase of the work was completed at the Mermaid concession 54 kilometers off the coast on behalf of Hellenic Cables. EDS HV said it had secured the contract prior to the
China Mobile International, Facebook, MTN Global Connect, Orange, stc, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone and WIOCC are teaming up to build 2Africa subsea cable that will connect 23 countries in Africa, the Middle East and Europe. The parties have appointed Alcatel Submarine Networks to build the cable in a fu
Michigan-based Hibbard Inshore has acquired a second Saab Seaeye Sabertooth underwater robotic vehicle. Hibbard was first to adopt the Sabertooth technology for tunnel inspection, breaking their record with a 12 kilometre Australian run. Sabertooth technology also enabled them to lead in water-fille
Singapore-based Nortrans Offshore and its partner in Nigeria have secured a contract with Shell for the ROV vessel Prince Jameson I. The spot charter deal is for a duration of one to three months, Kjell Gauksheim, managing director of Nortrans said. The 86 metres long Prince Jameson I joined Nortran
Unique Group and Cranemaster have completed passive heave compensation (PHC) during subsea installation on the ONGC KG-DWN-98/2 project in the Krishna-Godavari basin, India. The client used MPSV Surf Allamanda along the Cranemaster technology to install mudmats for the project. Prashant Shah, genera
UK-based unexploded ordnance (UXO) risk management company, Ordtek, has signed a three-year framework agreement with TenneT for services to be delivered for the German Bight wind farm zone in the North Sea. Ordtek said it would be providing UXO consultancy services and client representation ahead of
London-based TechnipFMC said that its pipelay vessel Deep Energy has set a new world record for the stiffest pipe ever installed from a Reel-Lay vessel. The landmark was achieved while laying the P1 oil production pipe-in-pipe at Neptune Energy’s Duva- Gjøa P1 field. Nicolas Pallin, senior specialis
CWind Taiwan has completed a seabed survey for DEME along the gas pipelines in the Anping area.The gas pipelines are located 8.6km northwest of Anping port, in Southern Taiwan. CWind Taiwan undertook a series of multibeam surveys in the adjoining area, including the slopes they traverse, to provide
EvoLogics underwater acoustic modems were recently listed as Authorized for Navy Use (ANU). The modems went through Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and The Emergency Ship Salvage Material (ESSM) System evaluation. The ANU Program provides a list of selected diving equipment, tools and accessories
TGS saw profits slashed in the third quarter due to lower revenue amid challenging seismic market conditions.
Russian autonomous uninhabited underwater vehicle named Vityaz has recently taken a dive to the bottom of the Mariana Trench. During the dive Vityaz installed a pendant at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, dedicated to the anniversary of the “Victory in the Great Patriotic War”, Russian Foundation f
