Subsea
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (March 14 – March 20). Aker Solutions is reducing management and other staff of its subsea business in Norway. As many as 600 permanent positions at facilities in Fornebu, Moss, Tranby and Ågotnes may
DOF Subsea Scores Bjørnafjord Crossing Survey
DOF Subsea Norway has been awarded a contract by Statens vegvesen (The Norwegian Public Roads Administration) for a seabed mapping survey along the bridge route over the Bjørnafjord crossing. The Norwegian Public Roads Administration plans to construct an approximately 5km long bridge over Bjørnafjo
N-Sea Scoops Safety Innovations Award at OAA
Subsea IMR provider, N-Sea, has won the Safety Innovations award at this year’s SPE Aberdeen Offshore Achievement Awards (OAA), held at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC). N-Sea has received the accolade for upgrading its TUP Diving System (TUP). The company has upgraded the system
Deep Trekker Adds Tritech’s Gemini 720is
Deep Trekker, manufacturer of portable remotely operated vehicles, has integrated Tritech’s Gemini 720is multi-beam sonar with its DTX2 line of ROVs. Deep Trekker and Tritech unveiled their new integration capabilities at the 2016 Oceanology International Exhibition and Conference in London, England
H2X to Supply Dive Boat for DRASSM
H2X shipyard, based in the city of La Ciotat, has secured a contract to provide dive support boat for French Department for Underwater and Undersea Archeological Research (DRASSM), based in Marseille. The contract, worth EUR 799,500, was secured through a tender procedure issued by DRASSM in late 20
Jee to Run Decommissioning Webinar
Subsea engineering and training company, Jee, will host a free-to-attend offshore decommissioning webinar on April 13 2016. The webinar, titled ‘Innovation and efficiency in decommissioning’ will be presented by Head of Late Life, Graham Wilson. It will discuss how decommissioning can be done differ
VBMS Gets Walney Extension Inter-Array Cabling
VBMS has been awarded a contract by DONG Energy for the installation of 87 inter-array cables for the Walney Extension offshore wind farm. The total scope of work for VBMS will consist of (route) engineering, a pre-lay grapnel run, cable transport, cable installation & trenching. The project will be
PHOTO: Ramform Tethys Joins PGS
The third of four Ramform Titan-class vessels, the Ramform Tethys, was named at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shipbuilding yard in Nagasaki, Japan on Thursday. The Ramform Tethys was delivered to PGS yesterday, March 16, and follows two first Ramform Titan-class vessels delivered to the Norwegian
Oceanology: ECA Group, Ifremer Unveil H-ROV Ariane
ECA Group and Ifremer have presented the hybrid underwater robotic system H-ROV Ariane at Oceanology International in London. The H-ROV Ariane, designed by Ifremer, can be operated in tethered (ROV) or autonomous (AUV) modes. Tethered mode can be used for close inspection and intervention tasks wher
Reinertsen in Pil & Bue Win
Norway’s Reinertsen has been awarded a 5-year contract of VNG Norway for ‘Owner’s Engineering Services’ in connection with the development of subsea field Pil & Bue in the Norwegian Sea. VNG Norway is a wholly owned exploration and production subsidiary of Verbundnetz Gas AG, an energy company based
Tekmar Welcomes New Operations Manager
Tekmar Energy, a supplier of subsea cable protection, has appointed Barry Cooper as the company’s operations manager. Prior to joining Tekmar, Cooper was capex manager at Technip Umbilicals and GE Wellstream where he lead investment programmes developing both manufacturing and research & developme
Van Oord Acquires Gemini Sonars from Tritech
Van Oord has purchased a suite of Gemini 720is multibeam imaging sonars from Tritech International. The Gemini 720is sonars, combined with Gemini SeaTec software, will be used on Van Oord’s Stingray. The system will also be used for obstacle avoidance on rock dump vessels. Vanessa Venida, Chief Surv
Kongsberg Maritime UK Adds MUNIN AUV
UK division of Kongsberg Maritime, has expanded its subsea Aberdeen-based rental pool, with the addition of its new MUNIN autonomous underwater vehicle. MUNIN is designed to collect high resolution payload data, geo-referenced by a survey grade positioning system. In order to enhance the existing po
Hydrex Stations in Rotterdam
Hydrex has launched a new office in Rotterdam this month, aimed to improve delivery of its services and underwater expertise to the maritime industry of Rotterdam. The company has been active in Rotterdam for over 40 years, and the growing demand for services in the area instigated the opening of it