Subsea
Universal Foundation Joins Deutsche Bucht Mono Bucket Demo
Universal Foundation has entered into a contract with the Dutch marine contractor Van Oord. Under the contract Universal Foundation will provide services to Van Oord to support the installation of two Mono Bucket foundations at the Deutsche Bucht offshore wind project, owned by Canadian power produc
SIMEC Atlantis to Enhance MeyGen with New Tidal Turbines
SIMEC Atlantis Energy has decided to enhance the existing 6MW MeyGen tidal array through the addition of at least two of the its new tidal turbines. When installed, these new Atlantis turbines, which are capable of generating up to 2.0MW using more powerful generators and larger rotor diameters, wil
Forum Cuts Q3 Loss
Forum Energy Technologies recorded loss in the third-quarter 2018 of $3 million, or 3 cents per diluted share, compared to net loss of $15 million, or 14 cents per diluted share, for the prior-year comparable period. Sequentially, Forum narrowed its losses, also from loss of 15 cents per share, desp
L3 ASV in Autonomous Navigation Study for U.K. Government
L3 ASV has received U.K. government funding for a pioneering project on autonomous navigation of maritime vessels. The company will conduct a study with its partners in the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) and United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO), focusing on the future of marine navigational
Hydro Group Wraps Up Work on SEM-REV Project
Subsea cable and connector specialist, Hydro Group, alongside its French regional partner Wenex Equipements, has completed its scope of work on the SEM-REV marine renewable energy project. In 2015, the Franco-Scottish consortium won a £2.5 million contract to manufacture and install the array cablin
Lion Air Flight Crashed into Java Sea
Lion Air flight JT610 has crashed into the sea off Indonesia with 189 people on board. The flight JT610, en-route to Pangkal Pinang from Jakarta, has crashed near Kerawang just 13 minutes after taking off. The cause of the crash of the plane, the Boeing 737 MAX 8, which is in operation since August
General Dynamics Rolls Out Its New UUV
General Dynamics Mission Systems has recently released the new Bluefin-9 autonomous unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV). The two-man portable UUV is said to provide the same data collection capabilities of larger UUVs, and can be deployed and recovered from piers, a rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB)
Sæthern to Lead AGR Reservoir Management
AGR has appointed André Sæthern as new head of Reservoir Management in Norway Sæthern joins AGR from VNG, where he led non-operated producing assets team in addition to overseeing the operator’s Danish development assets. He was a member of the board of directors at German oil and gas utility VNG No
Australia’s INDIGO Subsea Cable Lands in Sydney
A consortium comprising AARNet, Google, Indosat Ooredoo, Singtel, SubPartners and Telstra have marked a milestone in the implementation of the INDIGO subsea cable system with the landing of the INDIGO Central subsea cable at Coogee Beach in Sydney. Installation of the INDIGO Central cable is due to
Claxton Wins NCS Job for MOL Norge
Claxton has been contracted to support MOL Norge on its first well programme on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The award is through Ross Offshore Well Management, which Claxton will support with equipment delivery. The exploration programme consists of two fixed and two optional wells to be drille
Equinor Reports New Oil Discovery in Johan Castberg Licence
Equinor and partners Eni and Petoro have completed the Skruis exploration well in the Johan Castberg licence, and confirmed a volume of 12-25 million recoverable barrels of oil in the well. “This is an important discovery. It helps to determine the size of the Johan Castberg resource base which is c
L3 OceanServer Expands Operations
L3 OceanServer, a developer and manufacturer of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), has recently added 4,700 square feet of space at its headquarters location in Fall River, Massachusetts. This doubles the operational footprint of the business and will accommodate the company’s growth while conti
PEACE Cable Kicks Off Cable and Material Production
The PEACE Cable project has entered into the cable and material manufacturing stage. The PEACE Cable system spanning 12,000 km will connect Asia, Africa and Europe and is targeted to be ready for service in the first quarter of 2020. Once complete, the high-speed, 200G, 16Tbps per fiber pair PEACE C
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (October 22 – October 28). https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/10/22/rovop-buys-m2-subseas-rov-fleet/ This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Subseaworldnews.