Subsea
Vroon to Assist VBMS in Arkona OWF Cabling
Vroon Offshore Services has been awarded a contract by VBMS to support inter-array cabling operations at Arkona offshore wind farm from spring 2018, utilizing its subsea-support walk-to-work unit VOS Stone. In summer 2018, VOS Stone will engage in similar operations at the same wind farm in the cont
Offshore Energy 2017 Award Winners Announced
The offshore energy industry is constantly moving forward. Despite challenging times in the industry, there are impressive achievements that require celebration. During the Offshore Energy Opening Gala Dinner and Awards Show in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, held on Monday, 22 October 2017, for the sec
Shell Hires 4Subsea for Flexible Risers R&D Project in Brazil
4Subsea has been awarded a Shell-funded contract to support COPPE, the centre for engineering research and education at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). The project is funded by Shell Brazil and is a partnership with UFRJ-COPPE EMBRAPII. The primary goal is to extend the safe operati
Ocean Yield Extends Lewek Connector Charter
Oslo-listed offshore vessel owner Ocean Yield has extended the bareboat charter contract for the subsea construction vessel Lewek Connector. A related company of Ezra had taken the Lewek Connector on a short-term charter contract in February this year after Ocean Yield terminated a charter with EMAS
Enersea Supports ‘Living Stone’ Cable Lay Equipment Build
An engineering team of Enersea is rendering fabrication support during the manufacturing of the cable lay street of Tideway’s new built vessel Living Stone. Previously Enersea took care of the concept, basic and detailed mechanical design of the vessel’s deck lay-out and equipment. Enersea also spec
Ardmore Craig Secures Pipelay Design Contract
Ardmore Craig, the North East of England based design and consultancy business has been awarded a contract for concept and detail design of a modular pipelay spread for an undisclosed client. The new system, deemed a disruptive technology, will be designed in co-operation with its client and the tea
Seatools Sensors for Jan De Nul Dredgers
On behalf of its client Jan De Nul Group, subsea technology company Seatools said it is in the process of delivering an extensive range of dredging sensors. The sensors will be used to monitor the dredging operations of three trailing suction hopper dredgers that are currently under construction. Th
NSRI Highlights Potential for Subsea Supply Chain in Marine Renewables
Potential enablers which will assist subsea supply chain companies to break into the growing wave and tidal energy sectors, and associated technological barriers to their progress, have been identified by NSRI (National Subsea Research Initiative). The findings, part of NSRI’s online Matchmaker data
Kraken Welcomes Vice Admiral Connor to Its Board
Kraken Robotics has informed that retired Vice Admiral Michael J. Connor, United States Navy, has joined its Board of Directors. In a 35-year career in which he rose to the rank of Vice Admiral in the United States Navy, Connor commanded at the ship, squadron and task force levels. His assignments i
Kongsberg Equips RV Victor Angelescu
Kongsberg Maritime has completed the installation of Simrad marine ecosystem assessment technology aboard the Victor Angelescu, the Argentinian National Institute of Fisheries Research and Development’s (INIDEP) new oceanographic and fishing research vessel. Built at Spanish yard Astilleros Armon Vi
Tekmar Bolsters Management
Tekmar Energy, specialists in cable and subsea protection systems for the offshore energy markets has recently welcomed several new additions to its ever-expanding team. Rob McGill, joins as the HSQE manager, bringing with him years of experience from the offshore space working within both Oil & Gas
ASV Global, TerraSond Complete USV-Supported Cable Route Survey
ASV Global and TerraSond have completed the first ever seabed cable route survey supported by an unmanned surface vehicle (USV). The survey route included various water depths and strong currents, while facing difficult wind and sea conditions in the Bering Sea offshore Alaska, ASV explained. The pr
Statoil Hits Pay at Verbier Sidetrack
Statoil and partners have made an oil discovery in the Verbier sidetrack well in the outer Moray Firth on the UK Continental Shelf, proving a minimum of 25 million recoverable barrels of oil in the immediate vicinity of the wellbore. The preliminary results suggest the discovery could range anywhere
EIVA Develops ScanFish XL for PanGeo Subsea
Denmark-based engineering company EIVA said it has expanded the payload of its ScanFish remotely operated towed vehicle (ROTV) by some 700 percent to integrate PanGeo Subsea’s Sub-Bottom Imager (SBI) unit. Namely, the EIVA R&D took up the challenge in May 2017, to expand the 50kg sensor payload of t