Subsea
Boskalis Sets Up Aberdeen Base
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. Boskalis Subsea Services provides turn-key air/sat diving, and ROV interventions with their two dedicated Diving Support Vessels “Protea and Const
BRTP, SCHOTTEL HYDRO Secure Private Equity Funding for SPV
Black Rock Tidal Power has set up a project company (Special Purpose Vehicle, SPV) which will take over its TRITON tidal energy platform once fully commissioned for CAD 15 million. The private equity investment into the project company amounts to CAD 10.5 million. TRITON is a floating platform carry
Autonomous Robotics Develops Flying Nodes for OBS Surveys
Autonomous Robotics is developing a Flying Node system which operates as a swarm of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV’s) for recording OBS data. OBS surveys record very high quality seismic data especially suitable for field appraisal and development. Using the Flying Node system, ARL predicts a t
CBRE Assists Forum with Move into New Premises
Forum Energy Technologies, is set to move into new premises at Westhill in Aberdeen, assisted in all aspects by CBRE. CBRE was asked to carry out a global audit of Forum’s commercial real estate holdings. As part of the review the decision was made to bring the majority of the Scottish companies tog
Update: Subsea Cable Fault Shuts Horns Rev 2 OWF
A fault in subsea cable has shut down DONG Energy’s Horns Rev 2 offshore wind farm, Energinet.dk informed. Transmission operator of Horns Rev 2, Energinet.dk, said that the error on the cable connecting the wind farm to land occured on October 19 at 01:56. As soon as the exact location of the fault
Van Oord Wraps Up Foundation Installation at Gemini
Van Oord has completed the installation of the 150th foundation at the Gemini offshore wind farm. On July 01, 2015, Van Oord’s installation vessel Aeolus, together with Swire Blue Ocean’s Pacific Osprey, started installation and the last foundation was installed on October 17. The installation of th
Siem Extends Delivery of Siem Daya 1 Until November
Siem Offshore (SIOFF) has extended the delivery of Siem Daya 1 vessel to Daya Materials until November 16, 2015, with November 30 as cancelling date. SIOFF informed that other terms and conditions of the agreement will remain valid and in full force and effect. As reported earlier, SIOFF has agreed
Sercel Introduces GeoTag Underwater Positioning Solution
CGG announced that Sercel has launched GeoTag, the acoustic positioning solution for seabed seismic acquisition. GeoTag can be used to accurately position all types of Ocean Bottom Cable (OBC), Ocean Bottom Node and Transition Zone cable systems for seabed seismic surveys in water depths down to 500
NOC: Svalbard Methane Seeps Release Less Atmospheric Greenhouse Gas
Methane seeps from seafloor deposits near Svalbard release less ‘greenhouse gas’ into the atmosphere than other Arctic sites because ocean currents there form an effective barrier, study conducted by scientists at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and the University of Southampton showed. Dr Ca
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (October 12– October 18). Saipem has been awarded two new E&C offshore contracts cumulatively valued at more than EUR 600 million (USD 680 million). The first EPCI contract, awarded by Saudi Aramco, in
Royal Navy Divers Destroy Historic Sea Mine in Scotland
Royal Navy divers have destroyed an historic sea mine found off the coast of Gourock on the Clyde in Scotland. The British-made S Mk6 sea mine, dating from around the time of the Second World War, was discovered by a civilian diver earlier in the week who reported it to the local authorities. Northe
Atlantis’ MeyGen Gets EC Funding
Atlantis informed that the European Commission’s Climate Change Committee has approved the transfer of €17 million of funding from the Kyle Rhea project to Atlantis’s MeyGen project. The funding is for MeyGen Phase 1B (Project Stroma) and will accelerate the development of the MeyGen project, with t
Aker Solutions, MAN Diesel & Turbo in Subsea Compression Alliance
Aker Solutions and MAN Diesel & Turbo agreed to form an alliance to develop the next generation in subsea compression systems that can be used at even the smallest oil and gas fields to increase recovery and lower costs compared with conventional platform solutions. The two companies previously coop
OEEC 2015: Constructive, Anti-Cyclical and Energetic
With 658 exhibitors, 23,000m2 floor space and visitors representing 86 nationalities, Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2015 (OEEC) was not only a big success, the event also grew compared to last year. A remarkable achievement in this turbulent and challenging year for the offshore industry.