Subsea
IKM Ready for Johan Sverdrup Hot Tap Delivery
IKM said it has passed the final inspection for the delivery of hot tap gooseneck spool for the Statoil-operated Johan Sverdrup project. IKM Ocean Design has been working on this EPC project since March 2016, and the delivery has been approved 1,5 week ahead of schedule. The Johan Sverdrup hot tap o
Tampnet to Connect Dutch Continental Shelf O&G Operators
Tampnet has been awarded a long-term contract to operate the shared telecommunications infrastructure of the oil & gas companies operating on the Dutch Continental Shelf. The scope of the contract is to operate, upgrade, develop and maintain the telecom infrastructure, making the Dutch oil & gas ind
Van Oord Fixes Arkona Foundations
Arkona offshore wind project, a joint venture between E. ON and Statoil, is said to be growing significantly faster than expected. Namely, all 60 foundations have been installed in the seabed of the Baltic Sea ahead of schedule. The monopiles, which weigh around 1,200 tons, were tied up to 40 meters
Bourbon Quarterly Revenue Drops
Bourbon has seen its revenue decline some 21 percent year-on-year for the quarter ended September 30, 2017, still impacted by lower activity levels in the shallow and deepwater offshore segments. The French vessel owner and offshore services provider generated a total of €204 million in third-quarte
Five Universities Work on New IMR Solutions
A consortium of five universities, working with 31 industrial and innovation partners, will engage up to £36 million of support to advance robotics and Artificial Intelligence technologies for the inspection, repair, maintenance and certification of offshore energy platforms and assets. The Edinburg
Subsea 7 Nets $38 Million Less in Q3 2017
Oslo-listed Subsea 7 has booked 23 per cent lower profit for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 despite revenue boost of 15 per cent on increased activity in the renewables sector which was partially offset by other business units. The subsea engineering and construction specialist posted quarterl
Well-Safe Names Director of Communications
Well-Safe Solutions has appointed Damian Bates as a director of communications. Former Press & Journal editor, Damian Bates, will be tasked with providing guidance and support to the senior management team on government policy and political relations via his newly formed consultancy Abraitis and Co.
Rovco Wins Gwynt y Môr Gig
UK subsea company Rovco has been awarded a three-year contract to support one of the world’s largest offshore windfarms, Gwynt y Môr, located eight miles off the coast of North Wales in the UK. Rovco will be providing its underwater ROV 3D visual survey solution, alongside traditional video, bluevie
New Pressure Tolerant Li-S Battery for Deepwater Vehicles
A consortium comprising Steatite with OXIS Energy, MSubs and the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has developed a pressure tolerant Lithium Sulfur (Li-S) battery that’s capable of powering autonomous vehicles to ocean depths of over 6,000 metres. Reportedly, the cells can withstand the extreme pre
Viking Link: UXO Client Representative Job Up For Grabs
Energinet and National Grid are looking for a contractor to provide client representative services in relation to UXO risk mitigation activities on the Viking Link subsea power interconnector between Denmark and UK. The UXO risk mitigation activities include UXO survey, inspection of possibly buried
Sonardyne Equips Deep BV for UXO Hunt
Deep BV, a Dutch survey company specialising in hydrography, marine geophysics and oceanography, has purchased underwater acoustic technology supplied by Sonardyne International, UK, to support its inshore, harbour, coastal and offshore activities. The two Mini-Ranger 2 Ultra-Short BaseLine (USBL) t
GeoSea Acquires Majority Stake in Belgian G-tec
GeoSea, part of DEME Group, has acquired the majority of the shares of G-tec, the Belgium based contractor specialized in offshore geotechnical and geological site investigations, marine geophysical and environmental surveys and deepsea engineering services. GeoSea acquired a total of 72,5 % shares
RTsys System Monitors Seismic Activity of Subsea Volcano
The underwater volcano, Tagoro, off the coast of El Hierro Island, in the Canary archipelago, is being monitored by the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO) together with both Canarian Universities. They rely on RTsys expertise, the specialists in passive and active underwater acoustics and drone
Simmons Edeco Sets Up Denmark Base
Oilfield service company Simmons Edeco has opened its first base of operations in Denmark. The decision to expand into Denmark was triggered by a recent contract awarded to provide wellhead maintenance services for wells in the Danish North Sea, the company said. The new 6,000 square meter facility