Fugro has won a contract to collect seafloor data for the Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH), on behalf of the New South Wales Government, Australia. The project will deliver data as part of OEH’s Seabed NSW programme, announced earlier this year, and involves the collection of high resolution
i-Tech Services Division at Subsea 7 has utilized the Newton Labs M500UW laser scanner systems to create high precision scans for a Hess Corporation project. The Hess Corporation work specifically required scan resolutions at 500 meters depth in the range of 0.1mm resolution to solve a maintenance i
FPSO and marine vessel specialists, Marine Technical Limits (MTL), has expanded its team with the appointment of a new naval architect. The recruitment brings the company’s employee numbers to 42. Lead Naval Architect for MTL, Ian Stewart, said: “I am delighted to welcome Lewis to the company. His a
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (July 30 – August 05). https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/07/27/naval-energies-shelves-tidal-energy-plans-with-openhydro-in-liquidation/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/07/30/inpex-begins-gas-production
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (July 30 – August 5, 2018). All Set for the Rukki Channel Maintenance Dredging The Estonian Maritime Administration recently selected a contractor for the upcoming Rukki Channel (Rukki kanal) maintenance dredging
In June this year, LLOG Exploration delivered first production from their Crown and Anchor field in the Gulf of Mexico. This milestone also represents an achievement for Aberdeen-based Enpro Subsea, as it is the first of multiple deployments by LLOG of its patented Flow Access Module (FAM) technolog
Marine consultancy, ABPmer, has welcomed Robin Stephens, Dr Ian Wade and Dr Sarah Taws to its Metocean Team. The appointment of these metocean specialists is said to reflect the company’s focus on broadening its metocean consultancy service. Robin Stephens, Head of Metocean Consulting, joins ABPmer
Marine Imaging Technologies (MITech) has revealed HYDRUS VR – the new 8K underwater cinematic virtual reality system. Created to push the envelope of underwater VR for the next generation of storytellers, HYDRUS VR incorporates the newest version of the SONY low-light camera, the UMC-S3CA, and custo
Royal IHC said in its latest announcement that their General Dredging Course is set to take place on September 10-21, 2018, in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands. This intensive two-week program will feature several excursions, a guest lecture about the Port of Rotterdam and a one-day simulator experience
ION Geophysical has reported revenues of $24.7 million in the second quarter 2018, a 46% decrease compared to revenues of $46.0 million one year ago. ION’s net loss was $25.9 million, or $(1.86) per share, compared to a net loss of $10.4 million, or $(0.88) per share in the second quarter 2017. Excl
QinetiQ North America (QNA) has been awarded a sole-source contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division (NSWC PCD), to demonstrate advanced sidescan sonar technology. This contract will leverage QinetiQ North America’s patented DOLPHIN technology to demonstrate full swath cov
Subsea 7 said it has been awarded a contract by Nexen as part of the Buzzard Phase 2 Project, located approximately 55 kilometers off the north-east coast of Scotland. According to the company, the contract is worth between $50 million and $150 million. Subsea 7’s contract scope includes project man
HydraWell has ben awarded a contract for plug and abandonment and slot recovery operations on a major field on the Norwegian continental shelf.
AXYS Technologies has won a tender in partnership with Metocean Services International (MSI) to supply Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) with four TRIAXYS wave buoys. The Bureau of Meteorology is Australia’s national weather, climate and water agency. In support of the Bureau’s marine weather
