Mermaid Maritime’s Middle East and South East Asian business units have secured subsea contracts with a combined total value of approximately USD 7.4 million. The first part of work, starting in the third quarter of 2019, involves use of a Mermaid air dive system and a light work-class remotely oper
Omantel, a global player in the integrated telecommunications market, has become a key supporter of the Subsea Optical Fiber Communications 2019 International Summer School, presented by Google and the OSA Foundation. Intended for early stage researchers, engineers and Ph.D. or master’s degree stude
Ryder Geotechnical, part of Tekmar, has opened a new office in central Newcastle. The office will serve as headquarters for Ryder Geotechnical who currently have a team of five but have the space to double over the coming year. Fraser Gibson, director of Ryder said: “Opening this office in central N
ConocoPhillips Australia and its joint venture partners SK E&S Australia and Santos have proposed to develop the Barossa gas field, located in Commonwealth Waters approximately 300 kilometers north-west of Darwin. The development includes bringing gas and condensate from subsea wells to a floating p
Strategic Robotic Systems (SRS) has been selected by the United States Navy to procure the company’s FUSION unmanned underwater vehicle. The Navy will use the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) for its future explosive ordnance disposal (EOD). According to SRS, initial deliveries under the 5-year contr
Avaroa Cable has passed the halfway mark in manufacture of the 3600km Manatua Cable, connecting Samoa and Tahiti with branches to Niue, Cook Island and Bora Bora. The fibre optic cable, its six branches for landings across Polynesia and the 32 repeaters, are being manufactured in a specialist facili
DOF Subsea has won a contract to decommission subsea infrastructure within the UKCS sector. The work will take place in Q3, 2019, DOF Subsea informed. The works will be undertaken by the Skandi Skansen vessel together with DOF owned AHTS vessels. Skandi Skansen is an anchor handling vessel designed
Saipem and SEKO have signed a collaboration agreement aimed at the design and industrialization of an innovative subsea metering pump. According to Saipem’s social media update, the subsea metering pump will operate in extreme working conditions. This deal marks a further step for Saipem along the r
An underwater robotic vehicle will go on an Arctic research mission deemed too dangerous for humans in a bid to help scientists understand the true extent of melting from Arctic glaciers. A team from the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) in Oban, led by oceanographer Prof Mark Inall, wi
A newly acquired AML Moving Vessel Profiler (MVP) will help Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) develop improved methods of mapping the seafloor. With its ability to conduct real-time, vertical profiles continuously and automatically, the MVP200 is expected to improve the efficiency and quality of
Subsea Innovation, part of Tekmar Group, is moving forward with preparation of five launch and recovery systems (LARS) planned to be dispatched to clients soon. The projects are carried out by Subsea Innovation’s teams of engineers and technicians in its workshop in Darlington, UK. The 40,000 sq ft
Hydroid has been awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for engineering support and training services for the MK 18 Family of Systems – Unmanned Underwater Vehicles. This contract is valued at $15.8 million, however it includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumula
Jan De Nul’s cable laying vessel Willem de Vlamingh has completed installation of the three export cables on the 120MW Formosa 1 Phase 2 wind farm in Taiwan. As part of Jan De Nul’s EPCI contract for building of the overall Balance of Plant, the company mobilized its cable laying vessel to install t
Balltec has recently completed offshore pipeline recovery work on behalf of TechnipFMC Norway. Balltec provided a 10-inch PipeLOK pipeline recovery tool, which was deployed to a water depth of 314 metres. The subsea pipeline recovery tool was used to recover a 10 inch gas pipeline on Equinor’s Åsgar
