Subsea
inApril Lands Seabed Seismic Systems Deal with Geo Energy Group
inApril, the Norwegian offshore technology company, has struck a deal, potentially worth $25-30 million, for Venator, its node-based seabed seismic acquisition system. The company has signed the letter of intent (LOI) with the Kazakhstan company Geo Energy Group (GEG) to supply a Venator system, sta
PGS Starts Bréanann Seismic Shoot Off Ireland
Norwegian seismic player, PGS, has kicked off the Bréanann 3D seismic programme for Woodside on Frontier Exploration Licence (FEL) 3/14 in the Porcupine Basin, Irish Atlantic. The survey programme will cover over 2,400 square kilometers, of which circa 40 percent relates to FEL 3/14, Petrel, which h
INTECSEA and Innospection Partner on Riser Integrity Management
INTECSEA and Innospection have launched a flexible riser integrity management program, the FlexIQ. The companies said that with this partnership they aim to redefine the approach to flexible riser integrity management by offering inspection and computational simulation techniques as part of an overa
NOC to Deploy New Tech for Deep Sea Minerals Detection
National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is leading a research cruise this summer which will address technical challenges in exploring for seafloor mineral deposits. This expedition will take place on board the RRS James Cook, marking a decade of service that has seen this ship travel 218,972 miles in pur
2H Offshore Provides Conductor Driveability Studies to CIS
2H Offshore and its sister company Conductor Installation Services (CIS) have teamed up to provide enhanced foundation design services. 2H is now the sole provider of driveability studies to CIS and will provide support on bid packages and projects, the company informed. The agreement means that the
Nexans Launches Accessories for Boosted Inter-Array Cables
Nexans is launching a new range of cable and power accessories for offshore wind farms with higher capacity inter-array cables operating at 72.5 kV. Namely, the French cable specialist has developed power accessories with F-type outer cone comprising separable T-connectors, coupling connectors and s
Searcher Wraps Up Seismic Surveys Off Norway and Australia
Searcher Seismic in cooperation with BGP, has acquired new surveys offshore Norway and offshore Western Australia. Phase 2 of the Silver-Eye 3D seismic survey in the Barents Sea expands existing Phase 1 3D coverage of the Hammerfest Basin to further highlight the potential of this area in the Barent
Vard Scraps Rem Vessel Order
Vard Holdings has agreed to terminate a shipbuilding contract with Rem Offshore in return for compensation. The contract with REM for one offshore construction and anchor handling vessel was entered into in June 2014. Delivery of the vessel was originally scheduled for Q1 2016, but delivery had prev
Vroon’s Subsea Support Vessel Ready for Its First Task
Vroon has christened its subsea support vessel (SSV) VOS Star, in a ceremony held in Dordrecht, the Netherlands, The vessel was named by Lianne Maandag, wife of Evert Maandag, Vroon Head QHSE. The 68 meters long VOS Star is one of the two newbuilding SSVs to have been constructed at Fujian Southeast
Siem Offshore Contractors Bags Beatrice OWF Job
Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Siem Offshore, has been awarded a contract for the turnkey supply and installation package of the inner-array grid cable system for the Beatrice offshore wind farm (OWF) by SHL Offshore Contractors. SOC will be utilising vessels and resou
JIP Confirms DNV GL Helica Stress and Fatigue Analysis Software
A joint industry project, run by DNV GL, has replicated stresses measured in an umbilical subjected to tension and bending in full-scale tests, further validating the accuracy of the analysis software Helica. According to DNV GL, Helica, which calculates stresses in umbilical and flexible pipe compo
Subsea 7’s i-Tech Orders Pipe Repair Clamps from Subsea Innovation
Subsea Innovation has secured an order from Subsea 7’s i-Tech Services to provide 5 ROV installed structural pipeline repair clamps for an emergency pipeline repair systems (EPRS) supporting pipelines off the North and Northwest coasts of Australia. The 5 systems cover pipes across a range of diamet
SME Sets Up Rock Anchors for Its PLAT-O Tidal Energy Project
Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) has completed installation of four subsea drilled rock anchors at its berth at the European Marine Energy Centre. The anchors will be used to moor its PLAT-O tidal energy platform which will be deployed at EMEC. The anchoring remotely operated vehicle (AROV), which wa
Omega Subsea Snaps Up Accpron (UK)
Omega Subsea UK, a provider of project personnel to the energy industry, has acquired Westhill-based personnel firm Accpron UK to boost its provision of project management teams and individual personnel to the subsea, energy and oil and gas industries. Accpron UK was established in 2011 to provide q