The Oil & Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC) is supporting projects worth more than £1.3 million which will see the University of Aberdeen’s Centre for Applied Dynamics Research (CADR) team develop new technologies for use in offshore drilling operations. OGIC has provided a total of £640,000 of co-fundin
Saipem’s pipelay vessel Castoro 10 (C10) is currently working off Rügen to tie together the two ends of the Nord Stream 2 pipe string laid last year on the seabed. According to Nord Stream 2 AG the two sections will be connected above water with a weld seam. In what is known as an Above-Water [&hell
Siem Offshore said it has signed an dal with Nigerian oil and gas services company Marine Platforms for the sale of the vessel Siem Marlin. The 2009-built vessel is a multi-purpose field and ROV Support Vessel (MRSV) designed to meet the general offshore subsea market. The agreement is made at marke
Walker Subsea Engineering has opened a new office at Swans Centre for Innovation, on the banks of the River Tyne. The office will allow expansion of the team, as the company anticipates strong demand for its services. Vahid Walker, technical director of Walker Subsea, said: “It is exciting to be bas
China based offshore and subsea solutions company, COOEC Offshore and international oilfield services company Expro have formed international Riserless Well Intervention (RWI) alliance. The formal exclusive agreement allows both companies to expand its capabilities and resources. Expro has recently
NKT has won the sea-section of a project to replace overhead lines with 420 kV high-voltage AC power cables between the Beckomberga and Bredäng quarters of the Swedish capital of Stockholm. The upgrade of the connection will strengthen the stability of the local grid system to accommodate increased
James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) has appointed Dr Jennie Kevis-Stirling as its survey & UXO manager. Taking up the role with more than 15 years specialist experience in the survey industry, Dr Kevis-Stirling has previously worked with academic oceanographic institutions in the United States, befo
Heerema Marine Contractors has secured foundation installation contract from Ørsted for the 900MW Greater Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind farms in Taiwan. The Greater Changhua offshore wind projects consist of four sites in the Taiwan Strait. Danish offshore wind developer Ørsted obtained site exclu
Subsea technology and engineering company Viper Innovations has seen a total number of installations of the V-LIFE monitoring system by global operators hit 100 units this month. The V-LIFE is a preventative and active ‘healing’ solution for subsea cables experiencing low insulation resistance cause
A new study from The Australian National University (ANU) has shown the impact phosphate mining is having on coral reefs. The study looked at coral reefs around Christmas Island, where there’s been extensive phosphate mining for around 100 years. Lead researcher Dr Jennie Mallela says in areas near
Shell Australia is planning to undertake the factory 3D marine seismic survey within the Browse and Bonaparte Basin offshore Western Australia. The factory 3D MSS will comprise acquisition of approximately 3,750 km2 of 3D seismic data in Exploration Permits AC/P65, AC/P41, WA-534-P, and a very small
Providence Resources and the partners within Standard Exploration Licence (SEL) 1/11 have received permission from the Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment to undertake a survey over the Barryroe field. Under the permission the company will undertake
Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. (BHGI) was contracted by the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to provide naval architecture and marine engineering services to review and analyze a Canadian Coast Guard buoy for required internal ballast and mooring in order to secure the buoy moorings in tailrace waters. B
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (August 05 – August 11). https://subseaworldnews.com/2019/08/06/saipem-to-set-up-gulf-of-mexico-spool-base/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2019/08/08/dof-subsea-in-new-decommissioning-contract-win/ https:
