Subsea
Missing Diver Found in Orkney
A diver that went missing was found in Orkney by a dive boat on Wednesday. The dive boat Fair Morn reported to Shetland Coastguard that they had a missing diver off Burwick in Orkney. The Coastguard coordinated an extensive search of the Pentland Firth area involving RNLI lifeboats from Thurso, Long
DeepOcean Wins Troll C Work
DeepOcean has been awarded an engineering, procurement, fabrication and installation (EPCI) contract for wear protection on the risers at the Troll C platform in the Norwegian Sea. The award covers, in addition to installation, the design, engineering, procurement and fabrication of the wear protect
STR Adds Another Nexus 2
Subsea Technology and Rentals (STR) has ordered a second Nexus 2 USBL system from Applied Acoustics Engineering after having ordered the first unit at this year’s Ocean Business. Nexus 2 is the second generation 2- way digital system designed and produced by the UK headquartered company. The system
Wasco Orders Iron Ore for Nord Stream 2 Pipe Coating
Wasco Coatings Europe, the coating and logistics contractor of Nord Stream 2, has ordered 1.3 million tonnes of iron ore from Swedish LKAB Minerals. The iron ore will be used for the concrete coating of the steel pipes needed to build the planned Nord Stream 2 pipeline. A heavy high-density concrete
DNV GL Ex-CEO Joins Polarcus Board
Oslo-listed seismic player Polarcus has elected Dr. Henrik Madsen as a director for a term of two years at the company’s AGM held on May 3, 2017. Dr. Madsen is known as the former chief executive for DNV GL. He is a member of the World Council for Sustainable Development, and has been appointed as a
JDR, Magma to Collaborate on New Solutions
JDR has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Magma Global (Magma), the manufacturer of carbon fibre and Victrex PEEK thermoplastic composite pipe, m-pipe. The signing, which took place at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, marks the start of a collaboration that will combine J
Vard to Build Research Expedition Vessel for Rosellinis Four-10
Vard has secured a contract for the design and construction of one research expedition vessel (REV) for Rosellinis Four-10. Rosellinis Four-10 is wholly-owned by the Norwegian industrialist Kjell Inge Røkke and his family. Developed by Vard Design in collaboration with the customer and the designer
Partrac Scoops Kincardine Metocean Work
Marine survey company, Partrac has been awarded a contract by Kincardine Offshore Windfarm Limited (KOWL) to monitor oceanographic processes at the Kincardine site located south-east of Aberdeen, approximately 15 kilometers from the Scottish coastline. Partrac has been contracted to provide the base
Leask Marine Adds New Vessel to Its Fleet
Leask Marine has taken delivery of the newest addition to its fleet, the MV ‘C-Fenna’. The C-Fenna is a 26.48 meter Neptune eurocarrier 2611, that has been adapted to support the offshore marine renewable sector, especially wave and tidal. The vessel has a bollard pull capacity of over 35 tonne, and
Modulus Technology Becomes AML Representative in UK and Ireland
Modulus Technology, an AAE Technologies Group company, and AML Oceanographic have signed an agreement to act as AML’s representative in the UK and Ireland markets. AML designs and manufactures CTD (conductivity, temperature and depth), sound velocity and environmental instrumentation. These products
Wintershall’s Maria Field on Track for 2018 Oil
Norwegian minister of Petroleum and Energy, Terje Søviknes, and Wintershall’s CEO, Mario Mehren, have visited the Deepsea Stavanger rig ahead of reservoir drilling on the Wintershall’s Maria field. Maria, Wintershall’s flagship development in Norway, is a subsea field that uses existing infrastructu
Fugro Sees Revenue Slip
Dutch subsea and survey specialist Fugro said it has generated some 16 percent less revenue on a currency comparable basis, compared to prior-year comparable period. The company’s revenue fell from €441 million in Q1 2016 to €377 million for the period ended March 31, 2017. Fugro said it expects fur
Ocean Infinity Expands AUV Fleet
Ocean Infinity said it has purchased two more autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) from Kongsberg Maritime. This will increase Ocean Infinity’s fleet of HUGIN 6000 AUVs from six to eight vehicles, which will be used worldwide to collect seabed data. The fleet of AUV’s will be operated simultaneously
Aker BP, Lundin and NOV Join Fuglesangs Seabed Boosting Development
A subsea technology spin-off from Norwegian firm Fuglesangs has signed an agreement with Aker BP, Lundin and NOV to develop and test a full scale prototype of what is marketed as ‘the worlds most autonomous boosting system’. The system will be qualified as part of The Research Council of Norway’s (“