Subsea
Van Oord Fixes Arkona Foundations
Arkona offshore wind project, a joint venture between E. ON and Statoil, is said to be growing significantly faster than expected. Namely, all 60 foundations have been installed in the seabed of the Baltic Sea ahead of schedule. The monopiles, which weigh around 1,200 tons, were tied up to 40 meters
Fire at Shell Platform in GoM Leaves Two Injured
Shell has informed that a fire broke out at its Enchilada platform in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday. The fire is associated with a 30-inch gas export pipeline, the company said. Following the incident Shell evacuated all 46 personnel working on the platform, of which two were injured. A 54-ye
Bourbon Quarterly Revenue Drops
Bourbon has seen its revenue decline some 21 percent year-on-year for the quarter ended September 30, 2017, still impacted by lower activity levels in the shallow and deepwater offshore segments. The French vessel owner and offshore services provider generated a total of €204 million in third-quarte
Five Universities Work on New IMR Solutions
A consortium of five universities, working with 31 industrial and innovation partners, will engage up to £36 million of support to advance robotics and Artificial Intelligence technologies for the inspection, repair, maintenance and certification of offshore energy platforms and assets. The Edinburg
Subsea 7 Nets $38 Million Less in Q3 2017
Oslo-listed Subsea 7 has booked 23 per cent lower profit for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 despite revenue boost of 15 per cent on increased activity in the renewables sector which was partially offset by other business units. The subsea engineering and construction specialist posted quarterl
Polarcus in Australia Seismic Shoot
Polarcus has entered into a contract for the acquisition of a broadband 3D marine seismic project in Australia. The project is due to start in Q1 2018. According to the company, the project will run for approximately one month. Polarcus did not disclose the name of the client, nor the value of the c
Production Starts from Hail Field Off Abu Dhabi
Cepsa and Cosmo Oil have, through Cosmo Abu Dhabi Energy Exploration & Production, started the production from Hail oil field in the Abu Dhabi Oil Company (ADOC) concession. Hail is the fourth offshore crude oil field to start production in the ADOC concession in shallow waters to the West of Abu Dh
Well-Safe Names Director of Communications
Well-Safe Solutions has appointed Damian Bates as a director of communications. Former Press & Journal editor, Damian Bates, will be tasked with providing guidance and support to the senior management team on government policy and political relations via his newly formed consultancy Abraitis and Co.
Rovco Wins Gwynt y Môr Gig
UK subsea company Rovco has been awarded a three-year contract to support one of the world’s largest offshore windfarms, Gwynt y Môr, located eight miles off the coast of North Wales in the UK. Rovco will be providing its underwater ROV 3D visual survey solution, alongside traditional video, bluevie
New Pressure Tolerant Li-S Battery for Deepwater Vehicles
A consortium comprising Steatite with OXIS Energy, MSubs and the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has developed a pressure tolerant Lithium Sulfur (Li-S) battery that’s capable of powering autonomous vehicles to ocean depths of over 6,000 metres. Reportedly, the cells can withstand the extreme pre
Viking Link: UXO Client Representative Job Up For Grabs
Energinet and National Grid are looking for a contractor to provide client representative services in relation to UXO risk mitigation activities on the Viking Link subsea power interconnector between Denmark and UK. The UXO risk mitigation activities include UXO survey, inspection of possibly buried
WorleyParsons in R-Series Win
WorleyParsons has been awarded a contract by Reliance Industries for project management consultancy (PMC) services for development of the R-Series gas field (D34) in the Krishna Godavari basin off the East coast of India. The field is located in water depths between 1800 and 2150 metres approximatel
Sonardyne Equips Deep BV for UXO Hunt
Deep BV, a Dutch survey company specialising in hydrography, marine geophysics and oceanography, has purchased underwater acoustic technology supplied by Sonardyne International, UK, to support its inshore, harbour, coastal and offshore activities. The two Mini-Ranger 2 Ultra-Short BaseLine (USBL) t
GeoSea Acquires Majority Stake in Belgian G-tec
GeoSea, part of DEME Group, has acquired the majority of the shares of G-tec, the Belgium based contractor specialized in offshore geotechnical and geological site investigations, marine geophysical and environmental surveys and deepsea engineering services. GeoSea acquired a total of 72,5 % shares