Subsea
TGS, Thalassa in Barents Seismic Deal
Norwegian seismic player, TGS, has inked a deal with BVI-based Thalassa Holdings for a new seismic data acquisition in the Norwegian Barents Sea. Both companies, TGS’ and WGP Survey, Thalassa Holdings’ subsidiary, announced plans for further work in 2015 after wrapping up 2014’s multi-client/proprie
APTelecom to Market MENA Cable
APTelecom has been engaged by Middle East and North Africa Submarine Cable System (MENA-SCS) to assist with international sales and the commercialization of a new submarine cable system known as MENA Cable, connecting Europe to Middle East and India. The MENA cable system is independent of other bui
Applied Acoustics Recognized with Queen’s Award
Great Yarmouth based Applied Acoustic Engineering Ltd has won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category, for a second time. The Award is recognition of its achievement in boosting export revenues over three years. “This is wonderful news for us,” said Managing Director Ada
Siem Extends Deadline for Daya’s OSCV Financing
Oslo-listed Siem Offshore and Daya Materials Bhd. (Daya) have agreed to extend the deadline for termination of the Memorandums of Agreement (MoAs) to April 24, 2015. Namely, the two companies entered into an agreement in August 2014 for the sale of the two 2013-built Offshore Subsea Construction Ves
SME to Deploy PLAT-Os at EMEC
Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) has signed a long term testing contract with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC). SME will be taking on one of the berths at the Fall of Warness tidal test site where it will deploy five PLAT-O systems in an array over the next two years. This array will host Sch
650 Lost After Migrant Boat Sinks in Mediterranean
A boat with around 700 migrants abroad capsized in the Mediterranean. According to the Maltese authorities only around 50 people have been rescued and the rest 650 are missing. According to UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) this could be the largest loss of life from any incident on the Medite
DNV GL Issues First RP for Subsea Documentation
DNV GL led Joint Industry Project (JIP) involving twenty industry players has made the first issue of a Recommended Practice for Subsea Documentation Standardisation. Working together the partners have invested considerable time to scope out and agree upon a set of typical subsea production systems
Ennsub Secures SLF Boost
The Scottish Loan Fund (SLF) has invested up to £1.5 million of development capital in the subsea technology and engineering firm Ennsub Group. Established in 2012, Ennsub designs and engineers a range of specialist equipment including deepwater deployment systems, dedicated subsea pipeline products
AGR Wins DEA Norge Job
AGR has secured a well engineering and operational support services contract with DEA Norge. The contract covers support in well planning and operational execution and consultancy manpower to DEA’s drilling projects on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The contract includes HSEQ and environment
Seatower Names New Principal Engineer
Seatower, a designer of gravity foundations for offshore wind turbines and substations, has appointed Hans-Kristian Alveberg as Principal Engineer as of April 05. Alveberg is an expert within post-tensioned concrete structures, and educated Diplom-Ingenieur (M.Sc.) in Steel Constructions in Civil En
VIDEO: IHC Splashes SAPURA JADE
Royal IHC has named and launched the pipelaying vessel SAPURA JADE in a ceremony at the company’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands. The naming of the fully integrated vessel was performed by Mrs Belle de Bruin, Managing Director of the Indofin Group. Earlier on the same day, the n
IMCA Reveals Launch Date for IIMS Accredited Vessel Inspectors
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) and the International Institute of Marine Surveying (IIMS) announced, on the final day of Ocean Business, the start date for the IIMS accredited vessel inspectors (AVIs) scheme, for CMID work on a worldwide basis as 1 June. Those wishing to app
CSR Wraps Up SMD Acquisition
Zhuzhou China South Rail Times Electric Co. (CSR Times Electric), Ltd., a subsidiary of China South Rail (CSR), has completed a £130m formal acquisition of the UK-based manufacturer of ocean engineering products, Specialist Machine Developments (SMD). Liu Hualong, the president of CSR commented: “SM
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (April 13 – April 19). Technip has been awarded a brownfield subsea contract for the Triton floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, operated by Dana Petroleum, located in the central