Polarcus has started new 3D marine seismic acquisition program over the Paddavissie Fairway on Block 11B/12B offshore South Africa, Africa Energy informed. Polarcus Limited will perform the 3D marine seismic acquisition program utilizing the seismic vessel Polarcus Asima. Jan Maier, Africa Energy’s
ASL Environmental Sciences has appointed Martin Taillefer to the position of senior project manager and business development. Taillefer has been working in the fields of oceanography, hydrography, ocean acoustics and underwater warfare for over 25 years. A naval officer for over 20 years, the latter
Oceaneering International has secured a contract renewal from Equinor, covering the provision of maintenance, reliability and integrity management. The contract, which was originally awarded to Oceaneering’s integrity business in 2005 and competitively tendered again in December 2013, is extended un
Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of Wintershall and its portfolio of pipes, risers, control cables and subsea facilities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The objective of the audit was to see how Wintershall follows up and safeguards the integrity of pipes, risers,
Telia Carrier and Telxius have announced an agreement for multi-terabit capacity services combining transatlantic capacity from Telxius in the new 6,600 km MAREA cable system and Telia Carrier’s European backbone network. The combination of Telia Carrier’s extensive terrestrial European and North Am
Okeanus Science & Technology (Okeanus) has provided equipment to marine survey provider TerraSond in support of its recent wind farm survey work off of the East Coast of the United States. “Okeanus is proud to provide TerraSond the tools necessary to ensure safe, efficient, and productive surveys ar
Partners Group has provided equity financing for the Greenlink Interconnector (Greenlink), a project to construct a 500MW subsea interconnector between Ireland and Great Britain. To-date, Greenlink has been developed by Element Power, an independent renewable energy developer, which, together with f
DOF Subsea Norway (DOF), together with Ocean Floor Geophysics (OFG), has completed geophysical mapping of a 5 km2 area in Bjørnafjord, Norway, for Statens Vegvesen (SVV). The project was executed using the Hugin AUV ‘Chercheur’, owned and operated by OFG, in combination with the small survey catamar
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) said it has signed a master service contract with an undisclosed offshore oil and gas operator. The contract will govern all work with this customer within the U.S. and the U.S. outer continental shelf, including the provision of goods and services, OPT said. George H.
Fugro has been awarded a contract by TenneT for the delivery of UXO services at offshore wind farm development in Dutch coastal waters. The contract follows from the previous involvement in route survey activities at the site. Fugro will utilize Atlantis Dweller vessel, equipped with a work-class re
i-Tech 7, Subsea 7’s Life of Field business unit, has appointed Simon Hird as a new regional director in the Asia-Pacific region. Simon Hird has more than 40 years’ experience in the subsea oil and gas industry and has worked for several major contractors in the construction and life of field sector
Deep Down has secured $4.4 million in orders for flying leads and associated equipment, and offshore installation services for the Gulf of Mexico. The orders include over $1 million in offshore services for a new undisclosed international customer. Deep Down said it expects to complete all of the wo
Bhagwan Marine has secured the Port of Melbourne Marine Maintenance Contract through a competitive tender process. The contract scope covers the inspection, reporting and maintenance of the Port of Melbourne’s infrastructure assets from the lower reaches of the Yarra River to Port Phillip Bay. Minor
Swan Hunter together with its partner DOC, has taken delivery of a new 1000Te capacity modular onshore and offshore carousel system. The system offers clients a flexible product handling equipment solution within the onshore storage, offshore installation, and marine transportation markets, Swan Hun
