Subsea
2H Offshore Delivers CSP Project Offshore Bahrain
2H Offshore, riser and conductor specialists in subsea services group, Acteon, has completed the installation of a retrofit conductor supported platform (CSP). This enabled a successful appraisal well to be transitioned to production in 26 meters water depth, offshore Bahrain, within 6 months of pro
SeaDoc Society and OceanGate Set for Salish Sea Expedition
SeaDoc Society and the OceanGate Foundation have partnered in support of deep exploration and research in the Salish Sea. In September 2018 three teams of researchers will dive to depths as great as 200 meters (650 feet) in Cyclops 1, a manned submersible owned and operated by OceanGate. During the
IChemE Award for Xodus
Energy consultancy Xodus Group has been presented with the Silver Corporate Partner Award by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE). The company received the recognition for its commitment to supporting engineers’ professional development and advocating the profession to school pupils throug
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (July 23 – July 29). https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/07/26/subsea-7-revenue-up-but-profit-cut-in-half/ This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Subseaworld
Prysmian Chairman Resigns
Prysmian’s chairman Massimo Tononi has tendered his resignation from the positions of company’s chairman of the board of directors, board member and member of the remuneration, nomination and sustainability committee. The resignation is effective as from the end of the meeting of the board of direct
Fugro’s David Millar to Serve on IHO-IOC GEBCO Guiding Committee
International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) has appointed Fugro’s government accounts director for the Americas region, David Millar, to serve on the Guiding Committee of the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) Project. GEBCO is a non-profit organisation operating under the joint auspi
Naval Energies Shelves Tidal Energy Plans with OpenHydro in Liquidation
Naval Energies has decided to stop investing in the field of tidal turbines and to concentrate its efforts on floating wind turbines and ocean thermal energy conversion. Following Naval Energies’ decision, its Dublin-based subsidiary OpenHydro has been put under provisional liquidation. On 24 July,
Van Oord Progresses East Anglia ONE Jackets Installation
Van Oord has started its next campaign to install jackets at the East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm in the North Sea. The wind farm’s 102 three-legged jacket foundations will be installed at depths of down to 55 meters in the southern North Sea, located 45 kilometers southeast of Lowestoft, UK. Scot
OSIL Multiple Corer for US Antarctic Program
Seabed sampling experts Ocean Scientific International Ltd has delivered a 12-station multiple corer to Colorado-based ASC, the support contractor to the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), for use in Antarctic waters. The corer will be deployed by upcoming projects in the International Thwaites
Cape Sharp Tidal Deploys In-Stream Turbine at FORCE
Cape Sharp Tidal has deployed an in-stream tidal turbine and connected it to the power grid at the Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) site in Nova Scotia’s Minas Passage. “This exciting achievement can be credited to the hard work and dedication of our team,” said Alisdair McLean, Cape S
TGS – PGS Start East Canada Seismic Shoot
TGS and PGS have started the Lewis Hills 3D Geostreamer survey covering approximately 3,400 km² in an active Newfoundland area of the Flemish Pass Basin in East Canada. Data will be acquired using the PGS Ramform Sterling. As previously announced, this vessel will also acquire approximately 2,700 km
Rotech Cable Grab Tool Executes Its First Campaign
Rotech Subsea has launched the RSG1 – a new cable grab system which has already been deployed on a major North Sea renewables project. The debut of the tool – designed and manufactured by Rotech’s in-house R&D division – heralds the launch of a new service from the subsea operator which is now able
Fugro Mercator Makes Pit Stop at Damen
Damen Shiprepair Harlingen (DSHL) has completed maintenance and repair works on the Fugro Mercator, a twin-hulled survey vessel operated by Fugro. Fugro Mercator is a 42.35-metre survey vessel deployed by Fugro for bathymetric and geophysical surveys, cable and pipeline route surveys. The vessel’s v
Fugro Recognized for Red Sea Hydrographic Survey
Fugro has been presented with the Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise (JALBTCX) LCDR Peter Johnson Best Practices Award 2018, for its completion of a large, multi-year hydrographic survey in the Red Sea. The survey project was finalised in December 2016. It covered over 113