Subsea
Techano Nets Fish Farm Equipment Order
The Norwegian engineering company Techano AS has secured a substantial contract to design and produce highly specialized offshore and marine equipment for the floating aquaculture construction ‘Havfarmen’. Havfarmen is designed for exposed waters, and aims to make use of new areas for aquaculture. “
Oceanteam Names New CEO and CFO
Oceanteam has appointed Leidus Bosman as its new chief executive officer with effect from October 15, 2018. Bosman will replace Diederik Legger, former board member of Oceanteam and acting as interim CEO since May 16, 2018. Legger will remain connected to the company in the role of advisor to the bo
Marine Survey Underway for Huawei Marine Megacable Project
Huawei Marine and Megacable have informed that work is underway on marine survey for the Topolobambo – La Paz project. The submarine cable system should provide more stable and low-latency communication for La Paz, Mexico’s second largest tourist destination. Located at the southern end of the Baja
Aleron Subsea Scores First Gig for Its Hybrid TRACKROV
Aberdeenshire-based ROV and engineering firm, Aleron Subsea, has won the first contract for its new hybrid TRACKROV technology which will see it supporting UXO clearance work on an offshore wind project in the Netherlands. The TRACKROV vehicle has been built to operate on the seabed for extended per
Huon Aquaculture Boosts Falcon Underwater Vehicle Fleet
Huon Aquaculture, based in Australia, has doubled its fleet of Saab Seaeye Falcons to four vehicles. The two new Falcons will join the fleet to inspect nets, rigging and moorings at Huon’s aquaculture pens. The pens are positioned in areas of strong current and rough water favored for salmon farming
Alcatel Submarine Networks, Nexans Win Johan Castberg PRM Work
Equinor has awarded Alcatel Submarine Networks, part of Nokia, a contract for permanent reservoir monitoring (PRM), which in turn has signed a letter of intent with Nexans Norway for delivery of subsea cable. “PRM is a central element of the digital strategy for Johan Castberg and will be an importa
Enpro Subsea Welcomes New Board Member
Enpro Subsea has appointed Hal Goldie to its board in a role of non-executive director. He joins the company during its most successful period to date, with 41 of their patented Flow Access Modules (FAM) now being adopted by major and independent operators globally. Goldie has a career that spans al
Ulstein Introduces New Fish Trawlers
Ulstein has launched a new series of fish trawlers with ship solutions for sustainable fishing methods and processing. The goal is, among other things, more gentle handling of the fish and introduction of environmentally-friendly ship solutions, the company said. On this project, Ulstein has worked
Nexen Hires Pipetech for Scott Platform Job
Pipetech, the independent process system integrity specialist, has won a project with operator Nexen to deliver active caisson management on its Scott platform. Pipetech has completed the first stage to remove internal scale build up from a 42 inch produced water caisson on the platform, located 188
Global Marine Completes Two Projects for Tampnet
Global Marine, a part of the Global Marine Group, has completed two fibre optic cable installations, bringing connectivity to two UK North Sea and two Norwegian sector oil and gas platforms. The projects, awarded to Global Marine by Tampnet, are designed to further enhance inter oil-field communicat
‘Connector’ Extends Hornsea Project One Campaign
Ocean Yield has entered into a contract for extension of the charter for the vessel “Connector” for a firm period up to and including September 30, 2018. The charter has further extension option for a period up to and including November 19, 2018. The vessel will continue to carry out cable lay opera
ASV Global, TerraSond Wrap Up Another Unmanned Survey
ASV Global and TerraSond have completed a hydrographic survey for charting off the coast of Alaska. The 10,649km survey was carried out by an ASV Global C-Worker 5 unmanned vessel alongside the Q105 survey ship acting as the mother vessel. Fitted with a multibeam echosounder, the C-Worker 5 carried
iSURVEY Wraps Up Norske Shell Project
iSURVEY has completed a pioneering project for A/S Norske Shell, which took place as part of the company’s Scarabeo 8 drilling campaign. As a part of the campaign, the company utilized iSURVEY’s survey support remotely from its Oslo headquarter. This marks the first time remote positioning has been
Reach Subsea Swings to Profit
Reach Subsea has bounced back to quarterly profit for the period ended June 30, 2018, as revenues hiked on increased activity against the same quarter last year. For the second quarter 2018, the Norwegian contractor booked profit of NOK 4.8 million on revenues of NOK 191 million, versus net loss of