Subsea
Triton Submarines Expands into Security and Defense Sectors
Triton Submarines, the designer and producer of personal submersible craft for yacht and cruise ship deployment, has signed a framework agreement with SECINDEF for the introduction of their submersibles in the security and defense sectors. Barcelona-based SECINDEF (Security, Intelligence & Defense),
Xtera Completes Interoperability Testing with Infinera
Xtera, subsea fibre optic solutions provider, has completed interoperability testing with Infinera, a provider of intelligent transport networks. By connecting Infinera’s SLTE solution to an Xtera line system, the laboratory trial demonstrated the truly open nature of Xtera’s ‘Open System Gateway’ (
Helix Returns to Profit
Offshore services player Helix Energy Solutions has bounced back to profit in the fourth quarter of 2017. On revenue increase of some $35 million year-over-year, the Houston-based well intervention and robotics specialist generated net income of $50.6 million, or 34 cents per diluted share, against
Aquaterra Energy Opens New Base in Norway
Aquaterra Energy, offshore engineering solutions provider, has appointed Christian Berven as business development director, as it strengthens its EMEA operations by opening offices in Stavanger, Norway. The company, headquartered in Norwich, UK, was the first to secure a multi-million pound investme
Wood Nets Inpex Engineering Services Job in Australia
Wood has secured brownfield engineering services contract for the Inpex-operated Ichthys offshore facilities, off the coast of Western Australia and onshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) processing facilities in Darwin. Effective immediately, the contract is for five years with a two-year extension op
Malin Builds Support Buoy for Minesto Deep Green Project
Malin Group has completed the fabrication of the buoy which should provide a support function to the operation of the first commercial-scale 0.5 MW Deep Green tidal current generator device located offshore at the Holyhead Deep, Wales. The buoy was transported to the King George V dock on the River
Unique Group Introduces Diving Industry Maintenance System
Unique Group has launched a new cloud-based planned maintenance system to help companies in the diving market sector manage their equipment and adhere to certification guidelines and rules. The asset management and maintenance system provides documentation for Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) a
First Kriegers Flak Gravity Based Foundation Lands on Seabed
This weekend, the first gravity based foundation (GBF) for the offshore wind farm Kriegers Flak was installed in Denmark, another milestone in this project. It concerns a 8,000 tonnes GBF which was floated off the semisubmersible barge and towed to the installation location where the heavy-lift vess
Viking Queen to Support Castorone’s Johan Sverdrup Campaign
Norwegian vessel owner Eidesvik has been awarded a contract with Saipem for the PSV “Viking Queen” to support the pipe-laying vessel “Castorone”. Castorone will be engaged in laying pipes from the Johan Sverdrup field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea to Mongstad and Kårstø oil and gas termin
OWC Conducts East Anglia ONE Offshore Readiness Assessment
Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) is set to provide offshore construction readiness assessment for the ScottishPower Renewables East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm. OWC, part of Aqualis, will conduct an offshore readiness assessment to ensure the project is ready to complete the offshore work. The futu
Rigmar Group Adds New Staff
Rigmar Group, comprising Rigmar Services and Interocean Marine Services, has recently expanded its engineering department with the addition of naval architects and project engineers to meet demand following several contract awards. Kiran Chandrasekharan has joined Interocean as senior naval architec
Gazprom and ChelPipe Ink Offshore Pipeline Deal
Gazprom and ChelPipe have signed an agreement at the Russian Investment Forum in Sochi for the development and batch production of pipes for offshore projects. The deal was signed by Vitaly Markelov, deputy chairman of the Gazprom management committee and Andrey Komarov, chairman of the board of dir
Aker Energy Expands Activity in Ghana
Aker Energy, a 50-50 joint venture between Aker and TRG, has entered into an agreement with Hess Corporation to acquire a 50 percent participating interest in the Deepwater Tano Cape Three Points block (DWT/CTP) offshore Ghana. The total cash consideration for the transaction is USD 100 million, con
TurkStream Pipelay Starts Over Specially Developed Route
Pioneering Spirit vessel has started TurkStream pipelaying operations along the specially developed route in Black Sea. The vessel, installing the first line of the TurkStream gas pipeline, passed KP660 in the Black Sea near the border of Bulgarian Exclusive Economic Zone. The already laid section o