Subsea
Shearwater Gets TGS Nod for More Work Off Norway
Shearwater GeoServices, has received a confirmation from TGS for the optional work program to be conducted offshore Norway. Shearwater GeoServices is jointly owned by GC Rieber and Rasmussengruppen. Earlier this year the company entered into agreement with TGS for two seismic surveys, one firm and o
Subsea 7 Adds Seaway Heavy Lifting
Seaway Heavy Lifting and its subsidiaries became wholly-owned by Subsea 7. Subsea 7 has acquired the remaining 50% shareholding from K&S Baltic Offshore (Cyprus) Limited. Prior to the acquisition, Seaway Heavy Lifting was a 50:50 joint venture company. The Oslo-listed SURF specialist said it paid ca
TGS Bags Carlsen 3D Seismic Shoot in Barents Sea
TGS has secured a new multi-client acquisition project, Carlsen 3D in the Barents Sea, Norway. Carlsen 3D is a 5,490 km2 multi-client survey in open acreage located in the Southwest Barents Sea between the Tromsø and Sørvestnaget Basins. Multi-level targets exist within pre-cretaceous, cretaceous an
Scientists Deploy Boaty McBoatface on New Antarctic Mission
Scientists from the University of Southampton and British Antarctic Survey (BAS) are embarking on an expedition to study the Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW), some of the deepest and coldest abyssal ocean waters on earth. The team of researchers, alongside engineers from the National Oceanography Centr
Seatools Solutions for SHL’s Pile Installation Frame
Subsea technology company Seatools completed the development, manufacturing, and installation of a piling instrumentation and control system for Seaway Heavy Lifting’s pile installation frame which will be used for the construction of offshore wind farm. For this project, Seatools’ scope of supply c
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (March 06 – March 12). DeepOcean has received a call-off under its new master service agreement (MSA) with BP. The call-off covers the installation of a new flexible water injection riser and the recov
SubseaPartner Boosts Diving Capacity
Norwegian diving specialist SubseaPartner has expanded its fleet with a newly-built light diving craft (LDC). According to the company, the vessel represents a culmination of lessons learned from 10 years of offshore LDC operations. The LDC, delivered by Hukkeberg, should set a new industry standard
Prysmian Inter-Array Cables for Two Offshore Wind Farms
Prysmian Group has secured two new contracts for offshore wind farms in Germany and Denmark. The contracts are for the development of inter-array cable systems to link among the turbines composing the Merkur offshore wind farm in Germany and Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm in Denmark. The contract fo
Paradigm Flow Services Marks Good Start in 2017
Paradigm Flow Services has secured work worth in excess of £5 million since the beginning of this year, and is said to be seeking to grow its team as the upward trend looks set to continue. The Aberdeenshire-based oil and gas services provider has, since the start of 2017, seen the award of contract
FairfieldNodal to Acquire Seismic Data in North Sea
Ocean bottom seismic specialist FairfieldNodal informed it will start back-to-back surveys in the North Sea in April this year. The company will be employing its Z700 seismic data acquisition system, designed specifically for ecologically sensitive environments and shallow waters crowded with infras
DOF Subsea Scores FPSO Mooring Gig in North Sea
DOF Subsea, a subsidiary of DOF Group, has been awarded a contract in the Atlantic region for the mooring installation of an FPSO on the UKCS (North Sea). The Norwegian provider of subsea services said it will deploy the anchor handling/construction support vessel Skandi Skansen, along with a number
Fugro Inspects Viking Link Route
Fugro has completed a seabed survey for the Viking Link, one of the longest DC electricity interconnectors that will link the UK and Danish electricity supplies. The Viking Link, a joint venture between the UK’s National Grid and Denmark’s Energinet, is a proposed 1,400-megawatt high voltage direct
National Oceanography Centre Joins World Ocean Council
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has joined the World Ocean Council (WOC). NOC executive director, Professor Ed Hill, said, “The NOC is delighted to become a member of the World Ocean Council. We share the same aim of ensuring the sustainable use of the marine environment by the businesses act
Motive Offshore Sets Up Quayside Facility in Dundee
Motive Offshore has launched Motive Fabrication in Dundee after negotiating with the port to take over the site, which boasts a deep water quay side facility, alongside a 12,000 sq ft workshop and 2,000 sq ft office block. The base allows Motive Fabrication to reinstate the fabrication service at th