DeepOcean has secured a contract from Equinor for subsea IRM services in 2020. The contract has a duration of up to nine months work offshore, using the vessel Normand Ocean. The work comprises subsea ROV operations covering inspection, maintenance and repair activities on Equinor’s assets on the No
The Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust has informed that the wreck of SMS Scharnhorst has been located off the Falkland Islands. The Scharnhorst, an armoured battlecruiser and the flagship of Admiral Maximilian Graf von Spee’s East Asia Squadron, was sunk on December 08, 1914, during the Battle of th
Mitcham Industries’ Klein Marine Systems unit has completed initial deliveries of new products based on its MA-X “gap filler” sonar technology. Introduced earlier this year, MA-X technology is a cost-effective solution to filling the nadir gap that is characteristic of traditional side scan sonar. B
JFD has partnered with Innovation Maritime, a non-profit innovation organisation developing marine solutions through applied research, technical assistance and information dissemination. The partnership will further the ability of submarine operating nations to train their submariners for escape and
Neptune Energy said it has begun seismic surveys in the Petrel field, located in the Bonaparte Basin of Australia. The study will expand the area of seismic data Neptune holds and increase the quality and breadth of data to allow Neptune and its partners to plan for the future. Neptune, on behalf of
Prysmian Group and Equinor have signed agreement for the supply of the submarine inter–array cable system for the Empire Wind project, an 816 MW offshore wind project in New York. Prysmian Group will provide the 66 kV XLPE-insulated inter-array cable system that will transmit power from the wind tur
Norwegian equipment provider for aquaculture industry AKVA Group has appointed Knut Nesse as the CEO of AKVA group on a permanent basis, effective immediately. Knut Nesse joined the board of directors of AKVA group in May 2019, and served as the chairperson from August 16th until he was appointed as
Sapura Energy has secured several new contracts and contract extensions, valued at approximately RM615 million ($147 million), for its engineering and construction (E&C) as well as drilling segments. Namely, Sapura Fabrication has won a contract from Hess Exploration And Production Malaysia under th
Solstad Offshore’s client has exercised the option to extend the present contract for the CSV Normand Tonjer. The extension is for 12 months to November 2020, Solstad said. In addition, the client has the option to extend the contract until September 2021. Solstad Offshore owns 56% of Normand Tonjer
Djibouti Telecom, Somtel, Telkom Kenya and SubCom said that all manufacturing aspects for the Djibouti Africa Regional Express 1 (DARE1) submarine cable system are complete. The system will have four landing stations to help expand connectivity in Eastern Africa: Djibouti (Djibouti), Bosaso (Somalia
TGS has completed the sale of one of its seismic datasets to OGCI Climate Investments’ Net Zero Teesside project, a carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) initiative planned for the North East of England. The data is to be used to verify the suitability for storage of CO2 in offshore reservo
Rotech Subsea has competed a sand-wave clearance for Van Oord at the Norther offshore wind farm in the Belgian North Sea. Aberdeen-based subsea excavation pioneer Rotech deployed its TRS2 controlled flow excavation tool to carry out the scope of work. The TRS2 result was that instead of the two camp
Two Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) grants were signed to support the construction of the Celtic Interconnector between Ireland and France, and studies for the development of the Harmony Link Interconnector between Lithuania and Poland. For the Celtic Interconnection, €530 million were awarded, to
Motive Offshore has launched a new Flexibles division with the completion of acquisition of Stavanger-based Pumptech. The seven-figure acquisition reflects the growth strategy which follows investment earlier this year from private equity firm, EV Private Equity. Specialists in flexible flowlines an
