Subsea
Laminaria Preps for Full-Scale Deployment at EMEC’s Wave Test Site
Laminaria’s wave energy converter (WEC) has completed tank testing at the Coastal, Ocean and Sediment Transport (COAST) laboratory at Plymouth University. Building on initial tank tests in 2016, the latest testing programme has been supported by MaRINET2 which supports marine energy developers in ac
Teledyne Boosts Active Flying Leads with New CAN Bus
Teledyne Oil & Gas has added the CAN bus communication protocol to its active flying lead product family. The subsea oil and gas industry has standardized to “fault tolerant” CAN bus communications for sensors and other subsea controls. This variation has a limited transmission distance for single n
Spectrum in Seychelles-Mauritius JMA Seismic Shoot
Spectrum Geo is set to acquire broadband 2D multi-client seismic survey over the Joint Management Area (JMA), managed by Joint Commission, located on the Mascarene Plateau between Mauritius and the Seychelles. This new dataset, covering 20,000 km, lies within exploration blocks already delineated by
Husky Energy Resumes SeaRose FPSO Operations
The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) has lifted the suspension of operations for the Husky Energy SeaRose floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel. The January 2018 C-NLOPB notice to suspend operations resulted from an incident in March 2017 where
Ultra Deep Solutions Lands 5-Year Charter for DSCV Andy Warhol
Ultra Deep Solutions said it has gone into a 5-year contract to charter out its diving support and construction vessel (DSCV) Andy Warhol. The Warhol is an DNV-GL 18-men Saturation system with Twin 18-men SPHL’s and integrated air diving system. The MT 6023 vessel comes with FiFi 3 and full oil reco
Scottish Enterprise and Subsea UK Sharing Insights into Industry’s Future
Delegates from across the oil and gas industry are being invited to learn about the current state of the subsea industry and what the future might look like at a networking event with Scottish Enterprise. Taking place at the AECC on Wednesday February 7, the ‘Scottish Enterprise Business Breakfast’,
New UXO Consultancy Company Set Up
A new consultancy firm, the NjordIC, has been established to offer UXO related services and consultancy to the marine industry worldwide. NjordIC, established in Eemshaven, believes offshore UXO search and disposal operations can be managed in a more efficient manner by working in close collaboratio
SEA, Spirit Energy Team Up to Revamp Used Subsea Equipment
SEA and Spirit Energy have joined forces to promote the recycling of subsea production equipment under SEA’s Legacy Locker programme. The two companies are working together to recycle, two redundant but fully operational Aker third generation subsea control modules (SCMs), following the decommission
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (January 22 – January 28). https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/01/24/subsea-7-lands-johan-castberg-flowlines-job/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/01/24/mcdermott-scores-saudi-aramco-epci-deal/ https://su
SubseaDesign Wins Statoil Contract
SubseaDesign said it has been awarded a contract by Statoil for the subsea tie-in system for the Bauge field development project. The delivery will be based on the SeAlign misalignment connector technology operated by an ROV. To remind, SubseaDesign was in 2016 awarded a contract by Statoil for the
UConn Revamps Its Oceanographic Research Vessel
The University of Connecticut (UConn) Marine Sciences, has recently received an upgraded version of its R/V Connecticut, a 90-ft oceanographic research vessel. UConn selected Glosten in early 2016 to provide a contract level design of the vessel conversion and support the University throughout biddi
Nautilus Advances Its Seafloor Production Tools Trials
Nautilus Minerals has said that the final machine of its seafloor production tools, the Bulk Cutter, is due to finish submerged trials next month. Submerged trials of the collecting machine and auxiliary cutter were completed late last year. To date the Bulk Cutter has completed commissioning of the
Ørsted Begins Hornsea Project One Construction
Ørsted has started offshore construction of the Hornsea Project One wind farm, located off the Yorkshire coast, UK. The first of 174 monopiles has been installed at the site, the company informed. The installation is being carried out by GeoSea’s installation vessel, Innovation. It will carry up to
Magseis Wraps Up $39M Private Placement
Ocean bottom seismic specialist Magseis has privately raised NOK 300 million ($39 million) through the application and conditional allocation of new shares. The net proceeds from the private placement will be used to finance the company’s current growth plans and for general corporate purposes. “The