Subsea
Dong Hires Modus for Burbo Bank Extension UXO Job
Darlington-based Modus Seabed Intervention has been contracted by DONG Energy to conduct pre-installation works on the planned offshore wind farm Burbo Bank Extension which is located west of the existing Burbo Bank offshore wind farm, approximately 7 km off the coast near Liverpool. The workscope h
Polarstern Gears for Cape Town Training Expedition
The research icebreaker Polarstern will this Thursday October 29, 2015 leave its homeport in Bremerhaven for Cape Town, South Africa, taking 32 students from 19 countries, who will be introduced to the latest methods and instruments used in oceanography. Nine instructors from the Alfred Wegener Inst
Flexlife Names New Business Development Manager
UK-based flexible pipe and umbilical specialist, Flexlife, has appointed Richard Gibson as its new BD Manager. He will work part time and will be based in the Aberdeen office. Gibon will be responsible for overseeing engineering, delivery and integrity services in the UK/Europe Region. According to
STR, IKM Technique Form Partnership
Subsea Technology and Rentals (STR) formed a new partnership with Norwegian subsea tooling company IKM Technique. According to STR, the agreement will enable the company to further provide complete technology solutions by offering ROV tooling, service and support from its UK base and regional agents
Unique Group Buys Oceanwide Safety at Sea
Unique Group has acquired Oceanwide Safety at Sea in a deal that joins two companies in the diving industry. Oceanwide provides design, construction and maintenance of self-propelled hyperbaric lifeboats. Founded in 2002, the company will be wholly owned by Unique Group but will continue to be manag
DeepOcean Bags Race Bank Cable Work
A contract for the provision of cable installation and trenching work for DONG Energy’s Race Bank offshore wind farm has been awarded to DeepOcean 1 UK Ltd, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group. Offshore work will be undertaken in 2016/2017 with DeepOcean’s in-house fleet of dedicated cable installation
Scientists Embark on Atlantis Massif Core Sampling Campaign
An international team of scientists are setting sail today on board the Royal Research Ship James Cook to explore the Atlantis Massif, a 4000 metre high underwater mountain in the Atlantic Ocean. This is the first time the 89.2 meters long UK research ship will be used to drill through the Earth’s m
Gardline Teams Up with OPT on Offshore Monitoring Solutions
Ocean Power Technologies OPT has entered a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Gardline Environmental to jointly develop metocean monitoring and maritime security systems for ocean observing and defense and security markets. The MOU outlines a multi-phase effort which is the basis for ongoing col
Marine Harvest Norway Hires KB Dykk for Diving Gig
Norway’s KB Dykk, a subsidiary of NTS ASA, has secured a deal with Marine Harvest Norway for the lease of service vessels and provision of diving services in the North Region. With this agreement, which starts on March 1, 2016 and runs until January 1, 2020, KB Dykk has secured a long-term employmen
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (October 19 – October 25). Boskalis Subsea Services has opened an office in Aberdeen dedicated to focus on growing business in the UK sector in the offshore and renewable industry. The office is also b
TGS Profit Declines
Seismic contractor TGS has posted third-quarter 2015 net income of $40 million, compared to $54.6 million in the same period in 2014. Earnings per share were $0.39, down from $0.53 in Q3 2014. The Oslo-listed company reported revenues of $169 million in Q3 2015 (89% accounted to multi-client), versu
PGS Takes USD 110 Mln Loss
Oslo-listed seismic player, Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS), has posted net loss of $110 million for the third quarter of 2015, compared with $8.4 million profit in the corresponding period in 2014. In the third quarter of 2015, the company recorded revenues of $225.7 million (out of which $120.4 milli
Acta Marine Christens Construction Support Vessel Acta Orion
Acta Marine’s new build construction support vessel “ACTA ORION” was christened at the naming ceremony held on Thursday October 22 at the port of Harlingen, The Netherlands. Didi te Gussinklo Ohmann, Van Oord’s Gemini project director performed the ceremony. ACTA ORION has a length of 108 meters and
EIVA, Marine ONE Ink Representative Agreement
EIVA and Italian Marine ONE signed a representative agreement to include EIVA hardware and software solutions for offshore construction and subsea surveying operations in Marine One product portfolio. Last week, EIVA announced that the Brazilian company MACSEA had joined the network of EIVA represen