Subsea
Researchers Test Scour Effects on Offshore Substation Jackets
New research being carried out by the University of Rostock and HR Wallingford is assessing the development of scour around substation jacket foundations to provide new insights for the University of Rostock in research funded by the German government. As the hub of an offshore wind farm’s energy ex
Bourbon 2017 Revenue Drops 22 Pct
Bourbon has seen its revenue decline some 19 percent year-on-year for the quarter ended December 31, 2017, and some 22 percent for the full-year 2017. The French vessel owner and offshore services provider generated a total of €181.6 million in fourth-quarter 2017 revenue. Adjusted Q4 revenue was €1
3D at Depth Delivers 300 Offshore LiDAR Metrologies
3D at Depth said it has completed its 300th subsea LiDAR spool metrology. The subsea LiDAR measurement, conducted offshore within the Mediterranean Sea, covered 8 long spool metrologies with lengths greater than 90 meters and was completed in 24 hours. According tot the company, the project delivere
AgileTek Expands Team
Subsea engineering analysis consultancy, AgileTek, has made two new appointments and a key promotion. Soo-hyeong Kim has joined the company as a graduate engineering analyst, alongside Andrew Olson, who has taken on the role of business development engineer. The company is also building on recent su
WATCH: Aubin Demos New System for Subsea Lifting
Aubin has released footage from a successful trial of its Underwater Lifting System (ULS) recently conducted at Aberdeen University’s OceanLab facility. Aubin has been engaged with the university in a two-year knowledge transfer partnership (KTP) funded by Innovate UK. The ULS is designed to allow R
Aquatic Develops New Tensioner Control System
Aquatic said it has designed and developed a new control system for its range of tensioner systems, for handling of flexibles, umbilicals and steel pipes for the oil and gas and renewables markets. The technology has been developed by Aquatic’s in-house engineering team – in collaboration with clien
Bibby Offshore Strikes Dunlin Decom Deal with Fairfield Energy
Fairfield Energy has awarded Bibby Offshore a contract for the subsea infrastructure decommissioning (SID) of the Greater Dunlin Area. Bibby Offshore has been awarded the contract with a consortium of companies including The Port of Cromarty Firth. The scope of the contract includes the subsea infra
Parkmead Explores Subsea Tieback for GPA Project
Parkmead has signed an agreement with Nexen to conduct a detailed engineering study in relation to the potential subsea tieback of the Greater Perth Area project to the Scott platform and associated facilities in the UK Central North Sea. Parkmead has also taken ownership of the Perth and Dolphin oi
Aker Solutions Swings to Profit
Aker Solutions has reported net income of NOK 19 million, or NOK 0.09 in the fourth-quarter 2017, versus net loss of NOK 268 million, or NOK 1.07 in the prior-year comparable period. The Norwegian oil services company has ended 2017 in NOK 239 million profit on revenue of NOK 22.4 billion, compared
Trans Adriatic Pipeline Gets EUR 1.5 Bln Push from EIB
The Board of the European Investment Bank has approved EUR 1.5 billion of financing for the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) will transport Caspian natural gas to Europe. Connecting with the Trans Anatolian Pipeline (TANAP) at the Greek-Turkish border, TAP will cross N
Aker Solutions Eyes Offshore Wind Market
Aker Solutions has invested in floating wind power technology company Principle Power, forming an alliance that brings its offshore oil and gas field engineering expertise into a fast-growing renewable energy market. Aker Solutions believes that its capabilities in floating facilities could help bri
J2 Subsea Gets General Manager
J2 Subsea, an Acteon company, has appointed Christian Blinkenberg as general manager based in Aberdeen. John Walker, managing director, J2 Subsea, stated: “Christian brings a huge breadth of industry experience and I am delighted he is joining J2 Subsea to strengthen our expanding team. “This appoin
Benthic to Carry Out Caspian Sea Geotech Survey
Benthic, a geosciences company, has secured a contract for an offshore geotechnical investigation in the proposed Azeri Central East platform location in the Caspian Sea. Benthic will execute the geotechnical scope of work from the Topaz Caspian Supporter in Q1 2018. The Benthic Portable Remotely Op
Tritech Rolls Out Smallest Multibeam Imaging Sonar
Tritech has released the 720im sonar, which adds another model to the Gemini range. Weighing less than 500 grams and measuring only 63 milimeters wide, the new unit is, according to Tritech, significantly smaller than other comparable sonars available. Scott McLay, sales director at Tritech, said: “