Aquaterra Energy and Plexus Holdings have developed a light weight, dual barrier HPHT riser system which can be deployed by a jack-up to enable an alternative to semi-submersible installation for HPHT well operations. The technology is suitable for shallow water depths up to 150 meters and harnesses
Strainstall, a part of James Fisher and Sons, has been awarded a contract to provide mooring monitoring for the Hywind pilot park – the world’s first floating offshore wind farm. The contract with MacGregor will provide an integrated offshore mooring solution for the floating turbines. The Hywind pi
Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering group DEME, has launched its newest DP3 multipurpose vessel ‘Living Stone’, built by the Spanish shipyard LaNaval near Bilbao, Spain. The launching ceremony was carried out by Sarah Tommelein, spouse of Bart Tommelein, vice-minister-president of
Osbit, the subsea engineering and technology company, has delivered two subsystems for an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV), operated by subsea and seabed intervention company Modus. Osbit has designed and manufactured a floating launch dock and a sea parking garage to meet Modus’s launch and reco
DEME Group yesterday celebrated the launch of their new multi purpose vessel ‘Living Stone’, the most advanced vessel in its class. The vessel, being built by the Spanish shipyard LaNaval near Bilbao, has been designed as an environmentally friendly vessel with ‘dual fuel’ main engines with LNG bein
The upcoming Subsea UK’s 2016 Underwater Vehicles Conference will aim its focus at advances in remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), autonomous inspection technology and the challenges posed by a sustained low oil price. Formally known as the Subsea UK ROV Conference, the event will take place on Tuesd
MacGregor, a provider of deck machinery and cranes for offshore support vessels, has won what it describes as a “comprehensive equipment package” of contracts for a variety of seven specialist support vessels that will operate in the Middle East region. MacGregor will deliver deck cranes and a range
Norwegian equipment provider for aquaculture industry AKVA group has appointed Simon Nyquist Martinsen as the company’s new chief financial officer. Martinsen will join the Oslo-listed firm from Constructor Group where he also serves as CFO. According to Akva group his appointment should be effectiv
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (September 12 – September 18). Aker Solutions, Det norske oljeselskap and Subsea 7 agreed on a so-called “one for all, all for one” collaboration model that should, as the companies believe, mark a maj
At GaLaBau Liebherr is presenting the new PR 716 crawler tractor, which was unveiled to the public for the first time at Bauma 2016. The successor model to the successful PR 714 has an operating weight between 13,200kg and 15,200kg and an engine power of 93kW / 126HP. The series of generation 6 craw
Aker Solutions has secured a contract from Statoil to deliver a compression module for the Troll field in the North Sea to help boost output at one of Norway’s key offshore fields. The contract is valued at NOK 370 million and is an option in a front end engineering and design (FEED) agreement award
Red Marine has delivered a subsea clamp handling system to a US-based provider of subsea riserless light well intervention services. The company delivered the fast-track project in eight weeks from initial consultation through to commissioning of the clamp handling system. With a working load limit
Kongsberg Maritime, through its US subsidiary Kongsberg Underwater Technology Inc (KUTI) has entered into a dealer agreement with Symphotic Tii Corporation for distribution of its subsea solutions in California, USA. The agreement, which focuses on the provision of Kongsberg Maritime’s underwater an
AXYS Technologies (AXYS) said it has completed a series of sea trials on its new TRIAXYS g3 wave sensor. The trials were conducted both in the German Bight and off the West Coast of Canada and used both AXYS’ own TRIAXYS wave buoy and other industry standard buoys as references. According to the com
