Subsea
Hibernia Express Cable Ready for Service in September
Hibernia Networks is completing its project for a new 4,600km low latency submarine cable route connecting Halifax, Nova Scotia to London, England and Cork, Ireland. Ready for service in September 2015, the highly scalable Hibernia Express cable will yield in excess of 10Tbps per fiber pair, which i
IMCA Updates Two Diving Guidance Documents
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has published revisions of two important diving publications, Diving Equipment Systems Inspection Guidance Note (DESIGN) for Mobile/Portable Surface Supplied Systems (IMCA D 040 Rev 1) and Mobile/Portable/Daughtercraft Surface Supplied Systems
Tekmar’s TekLink Protects Gemini Cables
Work to install Tekmar Energy’s TekLink cable protection system (CPS) has started on what is poised to be one of the world’s largest offshore wind parks, the Gemini project in the Dutch North Sea. Tekmar’s contract with the Dutch maritime contractor Van Oord involves the subsea specialist implementi
Wood Group Profit Slips, Cuts 13 Pct of Workforce
Energy services company Wood Group has, during the first half of the financial year (1H 2015), slashed its workforce by 13 per cent as it feels the pressure of the challenging conditions in oil & gas markets, recording a drop in profit driven by an almost 20% revenue decline. Profit for the six mont
SeaBird Posts Quarterly Loss
Oslo-listed SeaBird, a seismic data provider for oil and gas companies, has plunged back into the red in the second quarter 2015 (Q2 2015) as revenues dropped on weak seismic market demand. The company recorded a net loss of $16.8 million in Q2 2015 versus net loss of $7.9 million in the correspondi
PHOTO: Cemre Delivers Ocean Dolphin
Cemre shipyard in Turkey has recently delivered its latest project, a seismic support vessel ‘Ocean Dolphin’, following its sea trials. The vessel, developed in cooperation by Salt and Vestland Offshore, has entered directly into a 5-year Time Charter for Dolphin Geophysical AS. Ocean Dolphin is the
Sonardyne Opens Office in France
Sonardyne International has opened its first permanent office in France to expand its presence in the region. Located in Haut de Cagnes, the new office will be staffed by Aude Kuchly who joined Sonardyne as Sales Manager in 2011, bringing with her years of experience within the oil and gas and ocean
50Hertz: Ostwind 1 Gets BSH Approval
The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has approved the planning for the sea route of 50Hertz’s Ostwind 1 offshore cable project within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The Ostwind 1 project cable routes cover 90 kilometres at sea and three kilometres on land, terminating at the 50Hert
STATS Group Boosts Management
STATS Group has appointed three new directors to strengthen its management team. The Aberdeenshire-based business said the appointments were part of a strategy to fast-track international growth in the energy sector. STATS Group designs, manufactures and installs pipeline isolation and intervention
AquaComms to Deploy AEConnect with Equinix
Equinix, the interconnection and data center company, is working with AquaComms, a provider of scalable, subsea capacity-based network solutions, on the deployment of its new transatlantic fiber optic system, America Europe Connect (AEConnect). Scheduled to be ready for service before the end of 201
PHOTO: Kleven Splashes Edda Freya
The subsea construction vessel Edda Freya was launched this weekend from Kleven Verft. Kleven is building the 150-meter vessel for Østensjø Rederi, scheduled for delivery in February 2016. As previously mentioned, the 304 OCV is of Salt Ship Design and will be powered by the Siemens BlueDrive+C dies
Female Diver Dies in UK
A diver has been airlifted to hospital after a dive boat in Bridlington Bay called the UK Coastguard. The call came in at 2.35pm on August 16, reporting that the 60-year-old female diver was unconscious, but breathing, UK Coastguard wrote. The UK Coastguard search and rescue helicopter based at Humb
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (August 10 – August 16). Oceaneering’s UK subsidiary has, on August 7, completed the acquisition of a minority equity interest in Viper Subsea Technology. “There will be no change in the day to day man
Jee: Free Subsea Workshops at SPE Offshore Europe
Jee, a subsea engineering and training firm, is offering delegates of SPE Offshore Europe 2015 free technical subsea workshops over the course of the four day event. Jee’s Head of Integrity Management Grant Adam, and Head of Pigging Paul Otway will lead the training workshops at the Aberdeen Exhibit