Subsea
Impact Subsea Enters Distribution Agreement with Seascape
Impact Subsea has appointed Seascape Subsea Technology as distributor of its products for The Netherlands and Belgium. Seascape will provide local support for Impact Subsea’s range of underwater products including the ISA500 and ISD4000 sensors. The ISA500 is the underwater altimeter with integrated
Two WWII Bombs Found at Rampion OWF
Two unexploded bombs have been discovered at the E.ON-operated Rampion offshore wind farm. The bombs, possibly from WWII, were discovered during the unexploded ordnance (UXO) surveys at the wind farm site off the Sussex coast, UK. The items have been found within close vicinity of each other within
Bibby Offshore Awards IMES Rigging and Wire Rope Gig
Subsea services specialist Bibby Offshore has awarded a frame agreement for rigging equipment inspection and wire rope management to Aberdeen-based marine and subsea business IMES. The agreement, potentially worth a seven-figure sum, has a duration of three years with a further two, one-year options
NRG Releases New Well Management Software
NRG, the well management company, has launched a well planning and decommissioning management application which, reportedly, allows well project teams to compile, evaluate and share data more effectively. According to the company, WEii (pronounced WE2) is a modular application to share a common data
MATE Scotland ROV Challenge Starts Next Thursday
Tackling the murky reaches of an ocean on one of Jupiter’s moons is just one of the missions school pupils from across Scotland will be tackling as part of this year’s MATE Scotland ROV Challenge. The Scottish leg of the challenge, co-ordinated and hosted by Robert Gordon University (RGU), will see
SMD and UMS Partner on Underwater Mining
Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) and Underwater Mining Solutions (UMS) are teaming up to offer the full scope of mining equipment required for underwater mining projects. SMD and UMS’ complementary product portfolio and combined expertise, should provide de-risked solutions to deep-sea, near-shore and in
PHOTO: Culzean WHP Jacket Ready for Sail Away
The wellhead platform (WHP) jacket for Maersk Oil’s Culzean field has been loaded onto a barge at Heerema’s Vlissingen yard in preparation for a spring sail away. Heerema Fabrication Group started building the jacket in 2015, and as planned, the jacket is ready for sail away ahead of drilling startu
Dong Picks AMS No-Dig Cable Ducts for Hornsea Project One
Scunthorpe-based company AMS No-Dig will design, supply and install cable ducts for DONG Energy’s Hornsea Project One. AMS No-Dig will supply and install three cable ducts approximately 200 metres long under the sea defence at Horseshoe Bay, south of Grimsby. The offshore export cables, which trans
Cefas Extends Management Contract with P&OMS
Cefas (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science) has extended the contract for the management of its RV Cefas Endeavour with P&O Maritime Services (P&OMS) for an additional two years. The contract is now set to last until March 2019, bringing the full contract commitment to a total
ASN in Concept Study of Johan Castberg Subsea Connections
Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks (ASN), now part of Nokia, has been contracted by Statoil to undertake a concept study addressing the integration of ASN’s direct current, fiber optical (DC/FO) technology as subsea control infrastructure for the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea. ASN’s DC/FO t
Woodside Shelves Browse FLNG Development
Following completion of front-end engineering and design (FEED) work, the Browse Joint Venture participants have decided not to progress further with the floating LNG development concept at this time considering the current economic and market environment, operator Woodside informed on Tuesday. The
Tennet to Award Borssele Alpha Platform Contract in Late 2016
The Dutch Senate has confirmed TenneT’s role as the developer and operator of the Dutch offshore grid. The Senate approved the amendment of the Electricity Act in connection with the development of offshore wind energy, providing the required legal basis. TenneT CEO, Mel Kroon, stated: “We are very
Allspeeds Webtool to Assist Flexlife in Decom Project
Allspeeds has supplied an integrated guillotine cutter to Flexlife as a part of the North Sea platform decommissioning project. The application involves passing a hose though 2” pipework into a jacket leg that had previously been filled with a plugging material. This material is cleared using a corr
Cathie Associates to Set New MEDIN Geotechnical Guidline
Cathie Associates has been appointed by the Marine Environmental Data & Information Network (MEDIN) to create a guideline for offshore geotechnical site investigations. This guideline will form part of the framework of specifications that govern best practice in collecting metadata for re-use of UK