Subsea
CWind Wraps Up Amrumbank West OWF Work for E.ON
CWind, a provider of services to the offshore wind industry, has completed inspections of the monopiles, scour protection and cables at Amrumbank West offshore wind farm off the coast of Germany for E.ON. The V8 ocean modules inspection class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) was deployed from one of
Helix Revamps MSV Seawell
The light well intervention/dive support vessel, MSV Seawell, has returned to service after a £60-million investment by its owners, Aberdeen-based Helix Well Ops (UK). Launched 30 years ago at the Pallion yard in Sunderland by North East Shipbuilders, the 114-metre long vessel has undergone a refit
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (November 28– December 04). The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), who is leading the search for the missing MH370 flight, has released sonar images of the man-made objects that are being exami
Ancala Midstream Buys Apache’s Stake in SAGE and Beryl Pipeline
Ancala Midstream has agreed to acquire Apache’s interest in the Scottish Area Gas Evacuation system (SAGE) and Beryl pipeline. Ancala Midstream will acquire Apache’s 30.28 percent share of SAGE, and its 60.56 per cent interest in the Beryl pipeline, and intends to appoint Wood Group to be operating
Statoil Begins Mariner Production Drilling
Statoil informed that the production drilling has started on the company’s operated Mariner field in the UK North Sea. The Mariner field is located on the East Shetland Platform of the UK North Sea, approximately 150 kilometers east of the Shetland Isles. Up to five wells will be drilled before the
Global Marine Completes CWind Acquisition
Global Marine Systems gas completed the acquisition of CWind, an offshore wind industry services provider, following the majority interest acquisition that took place in February this year and the subsequent purchase of the remaining minority stake in November. Lee Andrews, managing director CWind,
Farstad Gets Fish Farm Mooring Deal
Farstad Shipping’s wholly owned subsidiary, Farstad Offshore, has secured a contract from Ocean Farming, a part of SalMar Group, for the complete mooring installation and hook-up of the company’s semi-submersible offshore fish farm. The scope of work involves project management and execution of the
Norwegian IMR Seeks Hydrographic Equipment Supplier for Polar Research Vessel
Norwegian Institute of Marine Research (IMR) has invited tenders for the supply of hydrographic instruments for a polar research vessel. IMR is seeking two thermosalinographs with PVC manifold and water jacket for shipboard installation to collect information about the sea surface. The instruments w
Olympic Gets Another Standstill Agreement Extension
Norwegian Olympic Ship, a provider of inspection, maintenance, and repair vessels, has reached an agreement with secured lenders to extend standstill agreement until and including December 21, 2016. The announcement follows the one from Tuesday in which the company informed that it secured an extens
Aker BP Completes Integration
Aker BP has completed the integration following the merger between Det norske oljeselskap (Det norske) and BP Norway. The company informed that Aker BP now operates as one organization. “Aker BP has been through extensive integration work since we announced the merger, and we are very proud to mark
Island Offshore to Lay-Up More Vessels During Winter
Norway-based Island Offshore, an operator of the fleet of 28 vessels, informed that the number of vessels in winter lay-up may increase to 14, which constitutes 50% of the company’s fleet. Currently the company has 11 vessels in lay-up whereof 5 are cold stacked. The number of vessels in lay-up may
Bluestream Adds New Commercial Manager
Bluestream, the Den Helder based offshore and subsea services company, has appointed Anton Janssens as commercial manager for the company. Together with the Operations Department, he will take the lead in developing additional integrated inspection services for the operators and will be responsible
RTsys Launches New Sonar System
French company RTsys, a specialist in underwater sound systems, has introduced SonaDive, a new non-magnetic sonar to be used by divers to locate submerged objects. The new sonar was developed in order to help divers detect and locate targets on the seabed in coastal or port areas, including submerge
NOC Names Director of Science and Technology
National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has appointed professor Angela Hatton as director of Science and Technology. Professor Angela Hatton said, “These are interesting and exciting times for the NOC; addressing globally significant challenges, driving forward technology development and conducting scien