Subsea
West Atlantic Marine Energy Hub Launched in France
A new business hub dedicated to the marine renewable energy has launched in the Pays de la Loire. Baptized the West Atlantic Marine Energy Center, it incarnates a regional strategy to make the region an international leader in the sector by 2020. Christophe Clergeau, 1st Vice-President of the Region
RV Polarstein Starts Arctic Expedition
The research icebreaker Polarstern has left its home port in Bremerhaven, setting a course for the Arctic. Led by Dr Ilka Peeken from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) a team of 53 researchers from 11 countries will investigate the effects of climate
Trelleborg’s Seismic Solutions at EAGE 2015
Trelleborg’s offshore operation will display a range of seismic towing, handling and cable management solutions, at the 77th European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE) Conference and Exhibition in Madrid, Spain. While attending the show, visitors will have a chance to get a firsthand
Offshore Energy 2015: Registration Open
The registration for Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2015 is now open. With over 13,500 offshore professionals and more than 650 exhibiting companies expected another great event. Next to the exhibition that covers 4 massive halls at Amsterdam RAI more than 80 speakers representing some of t
TAP Secures Italian Single Authorisation Permit
The Italian Government has granted Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) its Single Authorisation Permit. The Single Authorisation is a key permit that allows TAP to move ahead with the start of pipeline construction in 2016. TAP will cross Northern Greece, Albania and the Adriatic Sea before coming ashore
Lithuania Continues Search for An-2 Missing Pilots
The operation of searching for the missing pilots of the An-2 aircraft in the Baltic Sea carries on, the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence informs. The An-2 and its crew lost contact on weekend in Lithuanian airspace and its two pilots have gone missing in the Baltic Sea The LNS Kuršis (M54) m
DOF Subsea Profit Down 65 Pct
Oslo-listed, DOF Subsea, has posted profit for the first quarter 2015 of NOK 139 million ($18.4 million), versus NOK 402 million ($53.3 million) in the year-earlier period. The 65.4 per cent drop in profit, or NOK 263 million, is mainly due to net financial loss of NOK 320 million, related to unreal
Jee Bags FEED Contract for Captain EOR Project
Jee Ltd. has been awarded a contract from Amec Foster Wheeler for the front end engineering design (FEED) of a jacket rigid polymer injection riser package (including J-tubes) as part of the Captain enhanced oil recovery (EOR) field development. The project will demonstrate the use of polymer chemic
Fugro Gets Another Borssele OWF Gig
Fugro has signed 2 new contracts with the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), part of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, for further mapping of the future Borssele wind farm park. According to RVO, under the contract, Fugro will take measurements of wind and sea conditions and conduct seabed researc
Franco-Scottish Consortium Gets SEM-REV Contract
Subsea cable and connector specialist Hydro Group, alongside its French regional partner Wenex Equipments, last year formed a Franco-Scottish consortium which has led to the group securing a £2.5million/€3.5million contract. The project involves manufacturing and installation of the array cabling in
Fugro Simphony Catches Fire, Crew Evacuated
Fugro Subsea Services-operated ROV support vessel Fugro Symphony has reportedly caught fire, early this morning in Peterhead Harbour. According to reports, the fire-fighting teams were called for duty at approximately 3 AM on Wednesday and it took about 35 firefighters to extinguish the blaze. More
Oceaneering Sheds Norway Staff
Oil services company, Oceaneering, is reportedly laying off employees in Norway as the company faces general decline in activity. According to Sysla.no, Oceaneering’s Erik Sæstad has confirmed that 100 new employees must leave the company, following the earlier reports on job cuts in Oceaneering Ass
Shell Gets Short Life Extension for Draugen
A/S Norske Shell has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) to extend the lifetime of the Draugen facility. Draugen is an oil field in the Norwegian Sea, around 150 km north of Kristiansund. A/S Norske Shell (Shell) is the field’s operator. Production on the field began in
CWind Secures Cabling Support Contract with CT Offshore
CWind has won a contract to supply rigging and cable pull-in services to CT Offshore to support their cable laying project at DONG Energy’s Gode Wind 1 & 2 offshore wind farms. Under the contract, CWind will support the pull-in of the cables at all 97 turbines as well as those connecting the array t