The Brazilian-built pipelay support vessel (PLSV) Skandi Vitoria has been awarded a contract with TechnipFMC. The contract will begin in January with validity of two years plus options. The vessel has been in lay-up since summer 2018, after being previously on a contract with Brazilian state oil com
Subsea Integration Alliance (Subsea 7 and OneSubsea) has won of an exclusive contract from Equinor for the front end engineering design (FEED) study on its Bacalhau (formerly Carcará) project, offshore Brazil. The Bacalhau field is located 185 kilometers from the coast of the State of São Paulo, in
UK-based marine technology group OTAQ has completed the acquisition of Marinesense. Marinesense is the manufacturers of the OceanSENSE underwater leak detection and DragonFish precision laser measurement systems for the offshore energy industry. They are considered specialists in underwater optics,
UK-based Seiche Environmental has strengthened its team with three key appointments within the business. Amanda Hyam, formerly Marine Wildlife Advisory and Ancillary Services Manager at GeoGuide Consultants, joins the business as associate director to enhance the team’s expertise operating in the oi
Underwater diver detection sonar technology from Sonardyne has been selected by yacht security specialist Frankentek for its latest new-build superyacht surveillance and protection project. Sentinel Intruder Detection Sonar (IDS) will provide security personnel on the unnamed vessel with a clear and
Ofgem has launched an investigation into National Grid Electricity Transmission and SP (Scottish Power) Transmission for the delivery and operation of the Western high-voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cable. The Western HVDC is a £1.3 billion subsea cable that transports electricity between Scot
Aquaterra Energy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Oceaneering International to offer complete decommissioning and late life solution packages to the North Sea oil and gas industry. Under the MoU, the companies will offer tooling and services in four distinct areas: platform well a
Telenor Maritime has expanded its US presence at the NJFX cable landing station campus. The Norwegian mobile operator at sea is establishing a direct connection to Norway via the 7200km Havfrue subsea cable system, which traverses the North Atlantic and connects the U.S. at NJFX to mainland Northern
DOF Subsea has secured multiple contract awards from undisclosed clients across the North America region. DOF has secured contracts for pre-lay and LBL array installation activities in Guyana, subsea installation work in Trinidad and well-head removal work in Canada. The work for all three contracts
SBSCL is deploying “3A”, high capacity, LOOP system 3rd generation submarine cable between Bilbao, Spain to Hong Kong. It contains four high capacity branch and nth number of local branches. Ownership structure of the cable is joint venture of Business Lab Ltd. SPARKbANGLA Technologies Ltd and Elham
International Oil Company (IOC) has hired Frontera to undertake geohazard survey offshore Mexico. Mobilization for the project is underway and offshore work is expected begin and complete during March 2020. Frontera is an established offshore services contractor in Mexico since 2001. To remind, in A
Valeport has pledged its support to a campaign to protect the ‘underwater rainforest’ which is under threat off Tor Bay, on the South West Coast of the UK. The hydrographic and oceanographic instrument manufacturer will partner with a UK coastal zoo and aquarium to help protect seagrass, a plant tha
Fugro has secured a geotechnical contract for Apsara oil field in Block A, offshore Cambodia, as part of the nation’s first hydrocarbon development. The Apsara field lies over the Khmer Basin, an unproduced geological basin in Cambodian maritime waters in the Gulf of Thailand. Fugro will carry out a
ExxonMobil has increased its estimated recoverable resource base in Guyana to more than 8 billion oil equivalent barrels and made a further oil discovery northeast of the producing Liza field at the Uaru exploration well, the 16th discovery on the Stabroek Block. The new recoverable resource estimat
