Subsea
VNG Compiles Fenja Impact Assessment Report
VNG Norge has prepared impact assessment report for development and operation of Fenja (formerly known as Pil & Bue) Fenja is located in production license PL586 within blocks 6406/11 and 12 in the Norwegian Sea with VNG Norge as operator with a license share of 30%. Partners are Point Resources (45
Wood Group – Amec Foster Wheeler Deal Receives Shareholders Nod
Wood Group and Amec Foster Wheeler shareholders have approved Wood Group’s recommended all-share offer for Amec Foster Wheeler. The deal remains subject to relevant clearances from competition authorities in certain countries where both companies operate. It is expected that the transaction will com
SMD Gives Newcastle University Students Insight into Subsea Engineering
Tyneside-based subsea vehicle manufacturer, Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD), has recently given Newcastle University students insight into the offshore engineering industry as part of a special research trip. The students are members of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) which
Lankhorst Ropes Supplies Fibre Rope for MacGregor Crane
LankoDeep fibre rope from Lankhorst Ropes has been selected for the MacGregor FibreTrac crane. The MacGregor FibreTrac crane will have a 150-tonne safe working load capacity. It has been designed and will be built to comply with the latest DNV GL lifting appliance, fibre and rope manufacturing rules
NOC Studies Impact of Ocean Circulation on MPAs
Researchers at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) studying the UK’s four largest Marine Protected Areas have found that, because of the ocean’s vigorous circulation, even remote, seemingly pristine habitats, are not isolated from human activities, and may be vulnerable to pollution and overfishi
ASV Demos Autonomous Surface – Subsurface Survey System
ASV Global is leading a collaborative research project called ‘Autonomous Surface and Sub-surface Survey System’ (ASSSS), which aims to deliver an integrated system to provide a means of conducting low cost, shore based, full water column marine surveys using multiple unmanned systems. The project,
Pharos’ Cable Recovery Spread Completes New Projects
Pharos Offshore have paired their trenching and deburial systems with a rugged cable retrieval grab to aid the offshore industry with a solution for recovering damaged subsea products and out of service cables. Two of the company’s cable recovery spreads were sent out to work on the recovery of an a
PSA Audits Johan Sverdrup Phase 2
Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of Statoil’s follow-up of improvement processes in phase 2 of the Johan Sverdrup development. In March and April 2017, PSA carried out an audit of how Statoil is ensuring that HSE risk is identified and accounted for in the work and de
J2 Subsea to Offer BluHaptics ROV Manipulator Software
BluHaptics, the software company pioneering new technology for augmented robotics, and Aberdeen-based J2 Subsea have formed a sales and distribution partnership for BluHaptics’ first commercially available product – a software solution that reportedly makes the operation of underwater manipulator ar
ABB Delivers DolWin2 Project
ABB has commissioned and handed over the DolWin2 offshore wind transmission link to the Dutch-German transmission system operator TenneT. DolWin2 is the third offshore wind connection project that ABB has executed for TenneT in Germany’s North Sea, following BorWin1 and DolWin1. The high voltage dir
CGG Seeks Bankruptcy Protection
French seismic contractor CGG said it has begun legal processes to implement a pre-arranged restructuring, with the opening of a Sauvegarde proceeding in France and Chapter 11 and Chapter 15 filings in the U.S. The announcement follows execution of legally binding agreements in support of the terms
Tidetec Puts Its Turbine to Test
Tidetec has completed installation of its tidal turbine is in the test rig at the Technical University of Munich. The following month the turbine will be tested to show performance data, Tidetec informed. The performance data from the lab tests will verify the overall efficiency for these types of t
ASV to Build Two More USVs for Ocean Infinity
Ocean Infinity has purchased two unmanned surface vehicles (USV) from ASV Global. The additions will be used as auxiliary rapid response vehicles in the seabed exploration system. The USVs are being designed with a selection of sensors allowing for flexibility in differing operations, ASV noted. Oce
Coda Octopus Sets Up New Base in Edinburgh
Underwater technologies specialist Coda Octopus Products said it has consolidated and expanded its Edinburgh facilities. The new facility should enhance the company’s product delivery and service provision by co-locating all business functions within a single, integrated location and through the ext