The final of a new initiative aimed at encouraging school pupils, aged 13 to 14 to consider a career in the subsea sector will take place in Aberdeen later this month. The STEM Challenge, led by Subsea UK and supported by The Smallpeice Trust, has seen teams of year nine students compete in a design
Fugro’s new partnership with KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) was marked recently with the inauguration of the KAUST – Fugro Center of Excellence for Marine Technology. The new center will provide training in ROV operations and hydrographic survey within the Kingdom as part
Following a 26-day voyage across the North Atlantic, two floating docks have arrived at Damen Shiprepair Curaçao (DSCu) in the southern Caribbean. The two docks were delivered by the heavy-lift carrier Xin Guang Hua to the Port of Willemstad, Curaçao on 26 April 2018 following a trip with more than
DNV GL is launching the second phase of a joint industry project (JIP) to develop a design guideline that complements current pipeline codes and standards. Phase 1 of the project has now completed and involved ShawCor LLC, McDermott, PAPE Engineering, Saipem, SVAP, Wasco, and Technip FMC. This devel
ABB said its systems would significantly reduce capex for the new offshore development.
Universal Subsea has presented its patent-pending Wellhead Defender subsea isolation cap at the Rice Alliance Startup Roundup at OTC this year. “We are pleased to have been selected by The Rice Alliance to present at this year’s OTC Startup Roundup, which showcased 40 promising emerging energy techn
The UK Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) has presented the RINA-QinetiQ Maritime Innovation Award to GustoMSC for the company’s work on reducing environmental emissions through moonpool design.
The bottom joint system that will be used to moor Minesto’s DG500 device to the seabed in Holyhead Deep, Wales has been installed onto the gravity-based foundation. The bottom joint functions as a locking mechanism between the power plant’s tether and the seabed foundation. It is also articulated in
Baltic Connector has signed a contract with RTA-yhtiöt Oy for the construction work to be carried out at Inkoo compressor station. The contract covers excavation and foundation work as well as construction engineering work. “The contract with RTA-Yhtiöt Oy launches the construction work at the compr
Flexlife has signed an exclusive partnership to use artificial intelligence to monitor subsea risers and structures. Flexlife will partner with Rio Analytics to use their unique Artificial Neural Network (ANN) Solutions in the Gulf of Mexico and further afield. The virtual sensors embedded within th
Offshore drilling company Noble Corp. is seeing improvement in the offshore rig market, with the jack-up rig market driving the demand uptick.
The partnership between Innospection and Intecsea – FlexIQ has achieved an industry first, combining inspection data with a fully simulation-based irregular wave approach for enabling the life extension of flexible risers. Namely, FlexIQ has provided life extension assessment for flexible risers bas
InterMoor, part of subsea services group Acteon, has introduced its new Inter-M Release mooring connector. Acoustic release mooring connectors allow a rig’s mooring legs to be released remotely and immediately, in case of emergencies, severe weather events, or simply to save time and money during ri
London Marine Consultants has reportedly secured a contract to deliver a turret mooring for the FPSO Helang.
