PGS seismic vessel Ramform Vanguard has begun a new multi-azimuth marine seismic survey in the North Sea. This industry-funded project further extends the GeoStreamer X area within the Viking Graben by 1160 square kilometres. Norwegian seismic player said the first data is due in the third quarter 2
Prysmian Group has added James Fisher Marine Services’ Mermaid software to its portfolio to reduce weather risk and optimise offshore operations. Prysmian will use Mermaid to assess weather risk and accurately plan its various worldwide installation projects, supporting enhanced decision-making in t
NewEast Energy Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of New Energy Corporation, has applied to the Nova Scotia Department of Energy for a permit to deploy up to 800kW of tidal power generation equipment in the Minas Passage at a location next to the existing Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (
The Ocean Power Innovation Network (OPIN) project and Marine Energy Alliance (MEA) are staging a webinar on standardisation and certification for offshore renewables. The event will be held on 19 May 2020 from 10 to 11:30 am CEST. Standards and associated certification schemes can support the develo
Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection and certification services, has noted a 900 per cent rise in demand for the remote inspection of offshore assets and equipment since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Amsterdam-based Deep BV will upgrade one of its survey vessels with US-based Sea Machines Robotics SM300 autonomous control system. The Sea Machines system enables remote command of the vessel, including navigation and positioning, the control of on-board auxiliaries and sensors, as well as ship-to-
Swedish marine energy developer Minesto has landed a framework agreement for onshore engineering services in the Faroe Islands to support the operation and maintenance of its Deep Green technology. Minesto will be installing tidal energy devices in the waters surrounding the Faroe Islands, initially
NUI new hyperbaric test chambers have recently arrived at the manufacturing facility for assembly. The manufacturer Optime Subsea is preparing the two test chambers for a factory acceptance test (FAT) early June. After that, the two systems will go to Bergen for installation and site acceptance test
Engineering and management services provider Penspen has been awarded a contract by Target Engineering Construction for slug catcher replacement support on a project on Zirku Island in the United Arab Emirates.
Aquatec Group has provided two rapidly deployable pressure loggers to a North Sea operator to meet an imminent offshore mobilisation. The company engineered a pair of ROV-deployable magnetic mounts for its AQUAlogger 310 oceanographic pressure and temperature data loggers. The loggers were then moun
DSC Dredge, a Louisiana based company involved in customized dredging solutions, announced last week that their first Sharkuda is now in operation and the building of its second Sharkuda underway. The Sharkuda Dredge Class is designed to excel in areas otherwise difficult to access; it incorporates
Engineering firm Wood and NERA have teamed up to develop an AI Inspection tool for subsea oil and gas infrastructure. The solution has the potential to revolutionise asset inspections in challenging and high-risk environments. It also aims to increase the speed and accuracy of issue detection, respo
Forum Energy Technologies has recorded loss in the first quarter 2020 of $37 million, or 33 cents per diluted share, compared to loss of $8 million, or $7 cents per diluted share, for the prior-year comparable period. Sequentially, Forum widened its loss from $11 cents per diluted share, with revenu
Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate, Eric Wiebes, has agreed on drafting a Roadmap to Marine Energy in 2020. This follows a positive outcome of the position paper “Energy from Water”, set up by Dutch Marine Energy Centre (DMEC) and Energie uit Water (EWA). DMEC and EWA elaborated on the i
