SEAMOR Marine has been selected as the provider of a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to the department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada in Manitoba. The vehicle will be deployed to the High Arctic to inspect the area which remains frozen year-round and take part in research and evaluating ways to prot
Fairfield Betula has filed a decommissioning programme draft to support decommissioning of the Dunlin Alpha to Cormorant Alpha pipeline (PL5) and associated infrastructure which is part of a wider suite of decommissioning programmes for the Greater Dunlin Area. The Greater Dunlin Area consists of th
Damen Marine Components (DMC) has signed its first order with a Turkish Shipyard, the TERSAN Tersanecilik, based at Yalova City on the Sea of Marmara. The order is for the equipment that will be installed on a 108-meter Factory Freezer Trawler vessel, designed by Skipsteknisk, being built for the Ru
Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR) has appointed Neil Jackson as its Group commercial and regional director Europe. Jackson, who was formerly STR’s Group sales and operations manager has been with the organisation for ten years. Scott Johnstone, Group managing director, STR said: “Throughout Neil’s c
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) and Acteon Field Life Service, a subsidiary of Acteon have entered into a non-exclusive memorandum of understanding to develop, explore and exploit mutual opportunities in the global oil and gas and renewable markets. George H. Kirby, president and CEO of OPT, said: “W
The CF2T project was launched recently, co-funded by the Ocean Energy ERA-NET Cofund and four European regions (Brittany, Pays de la Loire, Spain and Sweden). Led by Sabella, this project brings together Allia, Saitec, Rise and Alkit and will run until 2021. The project aims to develop a cost-compet
Kongsberg Maritime is gearing up to unveil several new products at Ocean Business 2019, alongside its new HUGIN Superior AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle) and its portfolio of solutions for subsea applications. The visitors will have the opportunity to see the GeoPulse USV (Unmanned Surface Vehicl
Neodrill, the innovator in pre-rig well construction technology through its CAN technology, has announced new solutions for subsea templates. This technology is now available to subsea equipment suppliers for worldwide use through licences from Neodrill. The patent-protected solutions include a BOP/
MacArtney France has delivered a portable multi-beam echosounder hydrographic system, designed for small vessels, to the French government organisation, Collectivité de Corse, in Corsica. The Collectivité de Corse, a government organisation, represents the interests of the community of Corsica – a M
Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has signed an agreement for its second full-scale CSEM well calibration study project in cooperation with Equinor. The revenue associated with this second well calibration study is expected to be approximately $1 million over a one-year period. The objective of the
International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA), has promoted Mark Ford to technical director of the global organisation. “Mark has been with IMCA for the last seven years and knows the association perhaps better than anybody,” explained IMCA’s CEO, Allen Leatt. “I know therefore that he will do
TUV SUD NEL has invested £1.45 million in one of the world’s largest gravity test separators, as part of the build program for its new advanced multiphase facility. The new separator will test both multiphase and wet gas flows (oil, water and gas) and will ensure sufficient retention time, even at t
Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has recorded vessel utilization for the first quarter 2019 at 11% compared with 37% for the first quarter in 2018. In the first quarter of 2019, the company’s vessels were allocated 11% to proprietary work and no time was spent on multi-client projects. In the comp
Lundin Norway has agreed the final investment decision to proceed with an extended well test on the Rolvsnes weathered and fractured basement discovery on the Utsira High. The Rolvsnes oil discovery is located on the southern side of the Edvard Grieg field and is a fractured and weathered granite ba
