Subsea
US Navy Carries Out C-2A Greyhound Wreck Survey
A US Navy-led mission aboard research vessel RV Petrel has mapped the wreckage of a C-2A Greyhound aircraft that crashed into the Philippine Sea en route to USS Ronald Reagan on November 22, 2017. Using the vessel’s side scan sonar and an ROV to survey the aircraft from February 2-5, the team determ
Telford Launches as It Snaps Up Sea Trucks Construction Vessels
Telford Offshore, a new name in the global oil and gas industry, has officially launched following the acquisition of four DP3 multi-purpose offshore construction vessels from Sea Trucks. Headquartered in Dubai, Telford Offshore has a global presence and will focus on West Africa, South East Asia, M
Ørsted Signs Up Oxford University for OW Foundation Research
Ørsted and the University of Oxford have signed a five-year research agreement to optimise the design of foundation structures for offshore wind turbines. A collaboration on wind turbine design is currently ongoing with Durham University and this new agreement with the University of Oxford will focu
AUS: Wood Gets NERA Funding for New Subsea Project
National Energy Resources Australia (NERA) is supporting the Transforming Australia Subsea Equipment Reliability (TASER) project, led by Wood and in collaboration with Chevron, Shell and Woodside, by providing AUD $145,000 of funding over two years. TASER follows on from the Subsea Equipment Austral
Rotech Subsea Bags Cable Trenching Gig in Middle East
Rotech Subsea has won a cable trenching scope of work in the Middle East region based on the capabilities of its new TRS1 low draft controlled flow excavation tool. The tool – which was developed in late 2017 for a six month campaign – can operate in 1 meter depth of water and is the […]
Scientists Find New Way to Measure Rock Strength Below Seafloor
Scientists have developed a method of directly measuring rock strength beneath the seafloor by using drilling performance parameters. This study project was led by Dr. Yohei Hamada at the Fault Mechanics Research Group of the Japan Agency for Marine Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC). The depth-
Scotland Aims to Bolster Science and Technology Link with China
A selection of Scotland’s oil and gas research and development institutions will be heading to China next month (5–10 March) to strengthen ties, share knowledge and increase business opportunities with innovation houses in Beijing. Organised by the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE), in partnership wi
ECA Group and Petrus Join Forces in Oil & Gas Survey Market
ECA Group and Petrus have signed a cooperation agreement for subsea robotics services to oil companies. After evaluating the market since June 2017, the parties have entered into a partnership agreement to offer the oil & gas sector inspection and survey services using an autonomous underwater vehic
Aker Solutions Appoints Føllesdal Tjønn to Lead Software House
Aker Solutions has appointed Are Føllesdal Tjønn to head the company’s newly formed Software House, which will develop software products to drive efficiencies through the lifecycle of an energy asset from concept to decommissioning. Føllesdal Tjønn has experience in software development for the ener
JFD Tests DSRV for Indian Navy’s Submarine Rescue System
JFD has completed the first stage of harbour acceptance trials of its first deep search and rescue vehicle (DSRV) for the Indian Navy’s 3rd generation submarine rescue system. The initial harbour acceptance trials of the first DSRV, which were undertaken at Glasgow’s King George V dock, are now comp
C-Kore Supports Atoll Project Off Egypt
C-Kore Systems closed off 2017 with an installation/commissioning campaign for the Egyptian Atoll project in collaboration with Subsea 7’s office in Paris. Li Ming-Shi, pre-commissioning engineer for Subsea 7 in Paris said, “The C-Kore Units give us new options to monitor our umbilicals during their
Oceanteam, Blue Offshore Deliver Cable Loadout Job
Oceanteam Solutions, in cooperation with Blue Offshore, has successfully executed the first cable loadout at client’s premises and more loadouts will follow later this year. The cable was transferred from client’s cable basket to Oceanteam’s barge equipped with a turntable that can hold up to 5300 t
DGI Doedijns to Support HFG on Peregrino II Jacket Project
Heerema Fabrication Group has awarded a contract to DGI Doedijns to design and deliver the flooding system upend control system for the Peregrino II Jacket. The flooding system upend control center consists of 56 actuated valves, a control centre, interconnecting hoses. DGI Doedijns provides also th
Sea Trucks Divests Four Vessels
Offshore contractor Sea Trucks, currently in liquidation, has transferred accommodation and construction DP3 vessels Jascon 25, Jascon 28, Jascon 31 and Jascon 34 to a new owner, by bondholder appointed receivers. The Sea Trucks Group also transferred shares in associated operating companies, in a r