Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has extended the charter of Eidesvik’s vessel Acergy Viking by one additional year. The new firm period will end January 2022, with options thereafter. The Acergy Viking has been on Siemens Gamesa duty for a few years, with previous extension until January 2021. “We a
Underwater services provider ASI Marine is expanding its Saab Seaeye Falcon fleet. Known for sending the 300-metre rated remotely operated underwater vehicle on a five kilometre long tunnel inspection, the company is now adding the 1000-metre rated Falcon version to its collection. The acquisition e
N-Sea Holding has appointed Arno van Poppel as chief executive of the subsea IMR services provider. Arno van Poppel succeeds Gerard Keser, who steps down from his current role after eight years with the company to take up a position on the company’s advisory board. With a solid track record in the m
Queensland, Australia, in partnership with Uber, has launched scUber – the world’s first rideshare submarine experience, coming to the Great Barrier Reef. From 27 May, scUber will be available for a limited number of riders to request through the Uber app and riders will have the opportunity to imme
SeaBird Exploration (SeaBird) has reached an agreement with bondholders with respect to all material terms for the acquisition of the BOA Galatea and BOA Thalassa vessels. SeaBird earlier informed that it is in an exclusive process to acquire the two seismic vessels in a transaction which values the
Offshore accommodation specialist HB Rentals has secured a rental contract worth in excess of seven figures for the supply of a modularised temporary living complex for 28 people on a subsea support vessel of a leading Danish offshore marine services provider. The project is for the supply of 14 two
Reservoir stimulation technology provider Fishbones has appointed Lars-Tore Berg as its chief technology officer and also increased its staff base by 25%. Following successful new projects in Qatar, Egypt and China, the seven new hires will be based across the company’s sales and R&D teams and will
The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project and the World Ocean Council (WOC) have agreed a new partnership for sustainable stewardship of the ocean, in an effort to further collaboration towards mapping the entirety of the world’s ocean floor. Under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), Seabed
DOF Subsea has secured two contracts in Brazil. The first contract has been awarded by Sapura Energy do Brasil in Northeast of Brazil for final client CELSE (Centrais Elétricas de Sergipe S.A.). Skandi Seven will be utilised for this project and will perform a riser and umbilical installation for a
Unique Group has appointed Matthew Gordon as the new regional vice president for the Europe & UK region to oversee the company’s strategic expansion plans. Under Matthew’s leadership, the company aims to see further growth and expansion across Europe. He will be based in Aberdeen, UK. Matthew has ov
McDermott and Fugro have agreed on an extension of the CSV Southern Ocean current charter to allow McDermott to complete its scope of work offshore India. The vessel was unable to finalize the expected work scope during the charter period with McDermott as a result of the cyclone hitting the Indian
DeepOcean has successfully completed the 36-inch oil export pipeline spool tie-in project on the Johan Sverdrup field for Equinor, the world’s first offshore diver-less remote hyperbaric tie-in operation. Back in July 2017, DeepOcean won an EPCI contract for performing remote hyperbaric tie-in of th
NOAA, the Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS), and partners have launched a new buoy in Fagatele Bay within the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa. The buoy will measure carbon dioxide and other important seawater characteristics within the bay’s vibrant tropical coral reef eco
iSURVEY has signed a contract with Lundin Norway to undertake a campaign of drilling hazard surveys in the North Sea and in the Barents Sea. Work begins in June, with a seabed geological survey and continues with the series of drilling hazard surveys, which are planned to continue into the autumn. T
