Subsea
Scotrenewables Targets New Financial Boost
Scotrenewables Tidal Power, the developer of 2MW floating SR2000, is embarking on a new funding round to take forward its tidal technology towards commercialisation. It has appointed financial advisors Simmons & Company International, the energy specialists of US Investment Bank Piper Jaffray, to le
Bibby Subsea Wraps Up Shell Pipeline Work
Bibby Offshore’s Houston-based division, Bibby Subsea, has completed a contract with Shell Pipeline, a subsidiary of Shell Oil US. Through its strategic alliance with US diving company, Aqueos Corporation, Bibby Subsea completed the subsea decommissioning project in the Gulf of Mexico, utilising its
PSA Inspects Statoil’s Johan Sverdrup Export Pipeline
Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of Statoil’s work on qualifying pipeline field joint coatings for the Johan Sverdrup export pipeline. PSA carried out the audit to verify that the follow-up and qualification of field joints for the export pipeline for Johan Sverdrup w
Harvey Gulf Adds Second Jones Act Subsea Vessel to Its Fleet
Harvey Gulf International Marine has taken delivery of the second 340′ Multi-Purpose Support Vessel (MPSV) Harvey Blue-Sea. According to Harvey Gulf chairman and CEO Shane Guidry, the MPSV will enhance the domestic Jones Act fleet. Harvey Gulf now owns and operates the two largest US flag constructi
Seaborn and IOX Make Subsea Connection
Seaborn Networks and IOX Cable have entered into a joint provisioning agreement to provide the first next-generation subsea fiber optic route between the U.S and India that will interconnect in South Africa and Brazil. According to Seaborn, the path connecting the U.S. with three BRICS countries and
FairfieldNodal Acquires Red Tank Fast-Track Data
FairfieldNodal’s Red Tank acquisition project in the Delaware Basin continues to progress on schedule. 380 square miles of fast-track data are now available, completing this portion of the project. Final PSTM data should be available mid-December 2017, and a PSDM product is expected in early Q1 2018
OSIL Supplies Multiple Corer to Chinese XMU University
Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) has delivered a 12 station multiple corer to XMU University in China. The hydrostatically damped multi corer is capable of collecting up to 12 samples simultaneously, which include sediment sample and the overlying supernatant water, the company said. The co
Innovo Reel Drive Executes Mediterranean Sea Campaign
Innovo has recently completed work for a contractor in the Mediterranean Sea that has seen the INNODRIVE reel drive system achieve 15 months umbilical laying and spooling activity with 0% downtime. Innovo said it was selected by the contractor thanks to its system’s unrivaled reliability and followi
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (October 30 – November 05). McDermott International has received a letter of award from Reliance Industries for the KG-D6 subsea field development in the Krishna Godavari Basin, located off the east co
VNG Awards Fenja Field LoI to TechnipFMC
VNG Norge has, on behalf of the PL 586 partners, issued a Letter of Intent (LoI) to TechnipFMC for the Fenja field development project. The LoI covers the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of the subsea production systems (SPS) and subsea structures, umbilicals, risers a
IMCA Gets New Diving Technical Adviser
Tim Helsdon has joined the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) team as a technical adviser – diving. Tim will be working with Bryan McGlinchy, the senior diving technical adviser, and fellow adviser, Peter Sieniewicz. IMCA’s Diving Division has some 330 member companies globally and
TEVO LOKOMO Joins Rainbowfish in Mariana Trench Project
Finnish foundry TEVO LOKOMO has joined Rainbowfish Deepsea Equipment & Technology’s project designed to explore further down into the Mariana Trench. Rainbowfish plans to construct a deep-sea research vessel for the project. TEVO LOKOMO will build the manned submersible cabin casting at its steel fo
L3 Tech for U.S. Navy’s Extra Large UUV Program
L3 Technologies will design next-generation communications, mission planning, autonomy, navigation, cyber security and anti-tamper capabilities for the U.S. Navy’s Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle, or XLUUV. L3 will integrate these capabilities throughout the vehicle and system, which includes
Cellula Robotics Enters Hovering AUV Market
Vancuver-based subsea robotics specialist Cellula Robotics has introduced its first hovering autonomous underwater vehicle (HAUV), the Imotus-1. Imotus-1 is a hovering AUV designed to operate in confined environments, in a range of fluids. The navigation solution incorporates Cellula’s simultaneous