Subsea
Modulus Launches Submersible GPS Receiver
Modulus Technology, based in Great Yarmouth, UK and part of the AAE Technologies Group, has recently introduced its new, submersible GPS receiver with integrated L1 + L2 antenna to the marine survey market. The so-called MiniPod 101G provides streamer head and tail positioning, source positioning fo
Final Culzean Jacket in Place
The jacket for the utility & living quarter platform (ULQ) has been installed on the high pressure, high temperature (HPHT) Culzean development field, Heerema Fabrication Group informed through social media. The third and the final jacket follows the installation of the central processing facility (
Oceanteam Closes Refinance of Two CSVs
Oceanteam said it has closed refinance of CSV Bourbon Oceanteam 101 and CSV Southern Ocean for a period of five years at market terms. After delivery in December 2007, Bourbon Oceanteam 101 was chartered by Oceaneering for field support work with BP offshore Angola. The contract was terminated at th
AgileTek Sees AELCloud in Action for Fugro
Subsea engineering analysis consultancy, AgileTek, has completed the first use of its AELCloud system on a project for Fugro. The work required simulations of subsea power cable installation operations to be performed to verify procedures, component sizes and weather windows. Some of the results wer
Huawei Marine Connects Ambergris Caye with Belize Mainland
Belize Telemedia Ltd (BTL) and Huawei Marine have delivered Strategic Evolution Underwater Link (SEUL) project, bringing fiber-optic submarine cable connectivity to San Pedro, Ambergris Caye. Stretching over 23 kilometers from the Belize mainland to the Caye, this fiber optic connectivity will be in
Port of Koverhar Receives First Nord Stream 2 CWC Pipes
The first concrete weight coated (CWC) pipes for the planned 1,200-kilometer Nord Stream 2 twin pipelines arrived today by rail at the Port of Koverhar in Hanko, Finland. Approximately 200 kilometers of CWC pipes will be transported by train to Koverhar between mid-July and the third quarter of 2017
Prysmian Taps Canyon Offshore for North Sea Link Trenching
Aberdeen-based Canyon Offshore has been awarded a contract for the provision of offshore cable trenching services on the North Sea Link Interconnector. The 1.400MW subsea HVDC system with cables linking the UK and Norway when complete will be the world’s longest submarine interconnector. The multi-m
OGA Offers More Insight Into UKCS Data
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) is continuing to make more and more data openly available in an effort to help revitalise exploration of oil and gas in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). The latest data release follows the publication of a suite of subsurface data packages in June related to undevelop
Kongsberg K-MATE Autonomy Controller for New USV-AUV Platform
Kongsberg Maritime has received the first order for K-MATE, its latest marine robotics innovation. K-MATE, an autonomous surface vehicle control system, will be integrated with SEA-KIT, a new class of Maritime Autonomous Surface Vessel being built by UK manufacturer, Hushcraft. SEA-KIT is an USV tha
IMCA and DMAC to Hold Diving Seminar/Workshop in September
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) and the Diving Medical Advisory Committee (DMAC) are staging a two-day IMCA Diving Seminar and DMAC Workshop in London on September 25-26, 2017 that should present a number of topics of interest to the global offshore diving community. The even
MasterFlow 9800 Grout for Beatrice OWF
Seaway Heavy Lifting has selected BASF, as part of the grouting subcontract with FoundOcean, for the supply of MasterFlow 9800 to the Beatrice offshore wind farm project. The grout will be installed by BASF’s licensed contractor FoundOcean. MasterFlow 9800 grout was mainly chosen for the grouting of
Island Constructor Set for Draugen Job
Norske Shell has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway for the use of riserless light well intervention (RLWI) vessel, Island Constructor, for the start-up of well 6407/9-G-5 on the Draugen field. Draugen is an oil field in the Norwegian Sea in 250 metres of water, around
Rovco to Inspect Wave Hub Subsea Cable System
UK-based company Rovco will carry out subsea cable system survey of the offshore renewable energy test site Wave Hub. The purpose of the project, scheduled to start July 25, is to inspect the Wave Hub subsea cable system with multibeam echo-sounder bathymetry and ROV visual survey. The survey works
IOG Files Blythe Hub FDP
Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) has submitted the field development plan (FDP) to the UK Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) for the Blythe Hub, which comprises the Blythe and Elgood fields. This follows on from IOG’s submission of a draft FDP for only the Blythe field in December 2016. The Blythe and Elgood