OceanWorks International will deliver three of its subsea instrument interface modules (SIIM) to Ocean Network Canada in 2016, the company informed. The SIIM will be deployed to augment those already comprising a substantial portion of the Neptune cabled observatory deployed in the Pacific Ocean off
Aveva, a provider of engineering data and design IT systems for the oil and gas industry, has restarted merger talks with France’s Schneider Electric, specialist in energy management and automation. To remind, the two companies had abandoned merger discussions in December 2015, unable to reach agree
New Jersey Fiber Exchange (NJFX), the first Tier 3 carrier-neutral colocation facility that intersects where subsea cables from the United States, South America, Europe and the Caribbean meet, has appointed Doug Corbett to the position of vice president of sales and customer relations. Corbett is re
DeepFlight has entered into a working relationship with Lloyd’s Register (LR) to certify DeepFlight personal submarines in accordance with LR’s rules for the construction and classification of submersibles and diving systems. DeepFlight has re-designed the concept of a personal submarine through its
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (June 06 – June 12). Det norske has awarded a subsea contract for christmas trees to Aker Solutions for Alvheim field, Det norske’s core area of production. In addition, Subsea 7 has been awarded a con
SAFEEN, the subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Ports formerly known as Abu Dhabi Marine Services, has taken delivery of a Damen Shoalbuster 2609 named MAQTAA to join its existing fleet. Like all the vessels in Damen’s shoalbuster range she is a multi-purpose, shallow draught workboat capable of undertaking a w
Saipem has signed an agreement to lead the industrialization and commercialization of SPRINGS, a subsea water treatment technology designed for deep water application, developed in collaboration with oil & gas company Total and water treatment specialist company Veolia. SPRINGS (Subsea PRocess and I
Jobs supported by the UK’s offshore oil and gas industry will have fallen by the end of 2016 by an estimated 120,000 since their peak in 2014, according to new data published by industry trade body Oil & Gas UK. The analysis, carried out by marketing services company Experian, forecasts that in 2016
Hydroid, a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime and manufacturer of marine robotic systems, was appraised at level 3 of the CMMI Institute’s Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI). The appraisal was performed by JFR Consulting, and included an examination of Hydroid’s business practices and develo
Joint integrity specialist Hydratight said it has deployed all offshore equipment to its facility in Gonzales, Louisiana to improve flexibility for customers. The decision to move its stock from Deer Park, Texas means it will be closer to the centre of the oil and gas industry’s current activity in
Italian oil and gas industry contractor, Saipem, and French oil major, Total, have signed a co-ownership and exclusive commercialization agreement for SPRINGS, a subsea deepwater treatment technology. Saipem said on Friday that the agreement will see the industrialization and commercialization of th
Subcon Europe has been awarded a contract for the supply of over 1000 CoastMatts to an undisclosed client in the Black Sea. The mattresses are to be used for scour protection. According to the company, the project is well underway, being 30% complete with production rates of 18 mattresses per day be
A one-third of 1300T monopiles for the Veja Mate Offshore Project have been successfully installed. The construction phase began in April 2016 and Veja Mate contractor Offshore Wind Force (OWF) has managed to install 24 monopiles, in the German North Sea using the Jack-up vessel, Scylla. Rasmus Mill
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has entered into a two year Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with Marlan Maritime Technologies Ltd to develop innovative remote sensing services for the survey of intertidal zones. The partnership builds on the existing collaborative R&D between Marlan, the
