Subsea
DEME Rolls Out New Nodule Collector
Global Sea Mineral Resources (GSR), DEME’s subsidiary specialised in deep sea harvesting, has unveiled the nodule collector ‘Patania II’. The pre-protoype is the successor of the tracked soil testing device ‘Patania I’, which was tested during a 2017 expedition in the Central Pacific Ocean. The ‘Pat
Tendeka Welcomes New Technology Director
Completions service company Tendeka has appointed Davor Saric as its new technology director to help deliver the company’s next generation of disruptive technologies. Saric joins Tendeka having been involved in numerous global field developments and redevelopments as a production technology / petrol
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (September 17 – September 23). https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/09/17/deepocean-launches-offshore-services-base-at-port-of-blyth/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/09/20/hydra-steps-into-saturation-divi
Canada Commits to Tidal Energy Sector with $30M Boost
Canadian government is investing CA$29.8 million in support of Halagonia Tidal Energy’s $117-million marine renewable energy project which aims to provide 9MW of clean electricity to Nova Scotia. The project should cut pollution from power generation in Nova Scotia, which currently relies on fossil
Harwich International Hosts BAS Polar Research Ships
Hutchison Ports Harwich International has become a new base for the British Antarctic Survey’s two ice-strengthened Royal Research Ships, the RRS James Clark Ross and the RRS Ernest Shackleton. The two ships are making their inaugural calls at the port in September before deploying to the Antarctic,
Verus Takes Over Cieco in $400M Deal
Verus Petroleum has signed a sale & purchase agreement (SPA) for the acquisition of Cieco Exploration & Production (UK) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of ITOCHU Corporation. The $400-million acquisition includes a 23.1% interest in the Western Isles Development Project, a 25.8% interest in the H
ABB to Manage and Protect TANAP Gas Flows
ABB’s security, monitoring and communications technology has been installed on the 1,850 km Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP). The first phase, ‘Gas to Eskisehir’ officially opened in early summer 2018 ahead of schedule. ABB provided the security, telecommunications, SCADA main control ro
MacArtney Delivers Moog Focal LVEOS Swivel to OneSubsea
MacArtney has supplied Moog Focal LVEOS Swivel to Norwegian turret and loading systems provider. The Low Voltage Electrical Optical Swivel (LVEOS) is intended for inclusion into a swivel stack for a FPSO (floating production, storage and offloading vessel). OneSubsea, a Schlumberger company, will su
TE SubCom Wins MainOne Cable System Extension Project
TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity company, has secured a contract from connectivity and data center solutions provider, MainOne, to extend its active submarine cable system into West Africa’s francophone region with two additional branches connecting Senegal (Dakar) and Cote D’Ivoire (Abidjan). These new
K2 Management Adds Cruz Atcheson
K2 Management, the specialist renewables engineering consultancy, has agreed to acquire independent energy engineering consultancy, Cruz Atcheson. Founded in 2015, Cruz Atcheson specializes in three key areas in the wave, tidal and floating wind sector: concept design, due diligence support and proj
INDIGO West Subsea Cable Makes Perth Landing
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 West cable at Floreat Beach in Perth. This marks the completion of work to lay the first section of
WHOI-Led Group Gets $220M NFS Contract for Ocean Observatories Initiative
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a coalition of academic and oceanographic research organizations a five-year, $220 million contract to operate and maintain the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). The coalition, led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), with directio
Subsea Expo 2019 Calls for Innovation
Industry experts are being urged by Subsea UK to showcase the most advanced technologies and lead discussions on the current and future subsea challenges at next year’s flagship event, Subsea Expo. The 14th annual conference, which takes place at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre from 5-
Kraken Wins Sonar Signal Processing Deal
Kraken Robotics’ subsidiary has recently received a sonar signal processing software contract valued at approximately $1 million dollars from an international defense contractor. This 12-month contract is with a new customer and will be supported by Kraken’s recently established Acoustic Signal Proc