ASI Marine has established the record for the longest tunnel swim with a Falcon ROV. By modifying the Saab Seaeye Falcon ROV, they were able to send the vehicle through a pipeline stretching over four kilometres under Gladstone Harbour, Queensland to Curtis Island. ASI Marine also sent the same modi
The IKM Group has taken a majority share position in Norway’s Hymek Services AS. IKM is buying 90% of the company, while the remaining interest is owned by Svånes Invest AS (Erik Svanes). The new name is IKM Hydraulic Services AS. Hymek Services AS is located in Tananger (Norway) and delivers servic
Eni Norge has entered into an agreement with Norwegian company Mento AS for the provision of services for the Goliat project, in the Barents Sea. According to Eni, the Hammerfest company will, among other things, provide service and maintenance of hoses and hose systems on the Goliat platform. The a
The Swiss-based Allseas Group has selected Sonardyne’s Ranger 2 Ultra-Short Baseline (USBL) acoustic positioning system for the world’s largest pipelay and platform installation/decommissioning vessel, Pieter Schelte. Built by Daewoo Heavy Industries in South Korea, at 382 metres long and 124 metres
The Swiss-based Allseas Group has selected Sonardyne’s Ranger 2 Ultra-Short Baseline (USBL) acoustic positioning system for the world’s largest pipelay and platform installation/decommissioning vessel, Pieter Schelte. Built by Daewoo Heavy Industries in South Korea, at 382 metres long and 124 metres
Reach Subsea and MMT have announced, after one week with offshore testing from the vessel Edda Fonn, that the Surveyor Interceptor is performing according to expectations, both on speed and the survey data quality. Reach Subsea ASA (Reach) has, as previously announced, together with survey partner M
Technip in Norway has today exercised their first option to extend the contract related to the newbuild Viking Neptun, owned by Eidesvik Offshore According to Reach Subsea and Eidesvik Offshore, the extension is from 110 to 180 days operations in 2015. As previously announced in November, the Eidesv
Ofgem has today approved £1.1 billion funding for a new subsea link in the north of Scotland. The regulator’s decision is £105 million less than the funding request from Scottish Hydro Electricity Transmission (SHE Transmission) to ensure consumers pay no more than necessary. The final funding decis
APM Terminals has signed a two-year $6.23 million contract with Amsterdam-based NV Nuon Energy for the supply of environmentally-sustainable wind-generated electricity to power the new APM Terminals Maasvlakte II cranes and container handling equipment. The new deep-water terminal, scheduled to rece
ABB and Hitachi have agreed to form a joint venture for high voltage direct current (HVDC) system solutions in Japan. The new entity, to be based in Tokyo, will be responsible for the design, engineering, supply and after-sales services related to the DC system of HVDC projects bringing ABB’s latest
Oceaneering International has promoted Alan R. Curtis to Senior Vice President, Operations Support. In this new role, Curtis will be responsible for Human Resources, Information Technology, Supply Chain Management, Internal Audit, and Facilities. Curtis joined Oceaneering in 1995 as a Financial Cont
Carnegie Wave Energy’s first CETO 5 Unit has now been operating for approximately 700 hours and the second of its CETO 5 wave energy units is ready for installation. The first CETO 5 Unit was installed four weeks ago and has now clocked up 700 in ocean operating hours. It has experienced a range of
Within the EU-Project MARINET a test series have been conducted on a 1:5 scaled NEMOS-device at the ECN in Nantes, with one of the biggest wave tanks in the world. Due to the precise adjustments and reproducibility of the wave conditions, extensive hydromechanical parameter studies could have been m
SeaBird Exploration has received an amendment to the time charter for the vessel Munin Explorer. It is estimated that the company will charter the vessel for an additional 2 – 2.5 months starting March 1, 2015. The contract extension will have an estimated value of $3.5 – 4.0 million. M/V Munin Expl
