Bowtech Products Ltd supplied miniature underwater cameras with integral LEDs to Isotek Oil And Gas Ltd for observation of a diverless subsea pipeline repair system. The L3C-400-MICRO cameras were fitted with pressure relief valves to enable safe operation in an Argon-rich atmosphere subsea. The cam
A Shetland company will manufacture blades for a bank of tidal turbines that will power 300 homes, Deputy First Minister John Swinney announced recently. Shetland Composites secured the six month contract from Edinburgh-based Nova Innovation who is developing five 100kW tidal turbines known as the S
Sercel’s SeaPro Nav Integrated Navigation System has been deployed on another major multi-vessel survey. SeaPro Nav is currently being deployed on a major wide-azimuth (WAZ) survey conducted by CGG in the Gulf of Mexico. The navigation system was previously used as the master navigation system on th
The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of the management of emergency preparedness conditions on the Goliat FPSO. Eni Norge AS is the operator of the Goliat field, located on the Tromsøflaket bank in the Barents Sea around 85 kilometres north-west of Hammerfest. The fie
Work on Brisbane Airport’s New Parallel Runway has reached an important milestone after the final load of sand to form the base was pumped onto the site over the weekend. Dredging began on June 4 and favorable weather over the last six months allowed the Belgian dredge ‘Charles Darwin’ to pump ashor
ABB has been selected to deliver electrical propulsion, power, safety and automation systems on a single control system platform for a 5000T heavy-lift pipelay construction vessel. This is the first time ABB delivers power and propulsion system fully integrated with the 800xA automation solution for
Tribute Resources has sold a 50% interest in International Marine Energy Inc. (IME) to Mark and Chad Himmelspach and related entities (“Himmelspach”). IME is now owned 50% by Tribute and 50% by Himmelspach. IME has acquired the interests of Tribute in Western Tidal Holdings (WTH) in consideration fo
The removal of an underwater dam at the entrance to the Botlek (by port number 4030) has been completed successfully. The nautical guaranteed depth (NGD) was -5.60 meters NAP (New Amsterdam Water Level) and will now be -14.50 meters NAP. In total, the building consortium Boskalis/Van Oord dredged ov
Dredging operations are risky. They are large, sprawling with hidden dangers amongst heavy machinery. The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) members are committed to safeguarding their employees and to continuous improvement in guaranteeing a safe and healthy work environment. To
Norway based provider of marine controlled-source electromagnetic (CSEM) data, Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS), has won a 3D EM data acquisition gig offshore Uruguay. The contract award is from the BG Group and it’s worth approximately $27 million. “We are delighted to start working for BG in
The WaveRoller™ Pilot Power Plant, that was recently brought to harbor after campaign in Portugal, has now been thoroughly inspected by experts from Lloyd’s Register. The inspection was carried out as a part of the cooperation between AW-Energy and Lloyd’s Register, with the aim to get a certificati
For 20 years James Cook University (JCU) scientists have measured marine health through the monitoring of seagrass at North Queensland Bulk Ports (NQBP) ports guiding port development and resulting in valuable long term understanding of marine habitats along the Queensland coast. Dr Michael Rasheed,
Centrica Resources Norge AS, operator of production licence 528 B, has reported that it’s about to complete drilling of wildcat well 6707/10-3 S. The well was drilled about 20 kilometres northeast of the Aasta Hansteen field in the Norwegian Sea. The primary and secondary exploration targets for the
Swathe Services has recently provided Ecospan Environmental Ltd with a complete R2SONIC Multi-Beam Echo-Sounder package including TruePix and Raw Water Column options; HySweep data acquisition and post processing software; Valeport sound velocity equipment and SMC motion sensor. Ecospan Environmenta
