OneSubsea, a Cameron and Schlumberger company, has been awarded a subsea production systems contract totalling more than $330 million for a gas project offshore North Africa. According to the company, the scope of supply for the 13-well development includes subsea production equipment, tooling, and
Huisman and the management of Fistuca BV have reached an agreement on the participation of Huisman as shareholder and investor in Fistuca BV. Fistuca is developing, according to the company, a revolutionary new pile driving technology, BLUE Piling Technology. Fistuca believes that this new technique
Bureau Veritas has published a set of guidelines, NI 603, intended to help the development of current and tidal turbines. The guidelines are backed by a separate guide to certification for marine renewable energy devices including tidal turbines, wave energy converters and ocean thermal energy conve
UTEC NCS Survey, an Acteon company, has recently completed three months of AUV operations for a number of Saipem projects located in West Africa. UTEC NCS performed pre-lay and as-laid surveys using their Gavia AUV systems on the Mafumeira and Litchendjili fields, offshore Angola and Congo. Using on
Team Van Oord has started work on phase one of a £44m, 10-year flood protection scheme for the north of Portsea Island which will reduce the risk of coastal flooding and erosion to the area over the next 100 years. The contract has been awarded to Team Van Oord by the Eastern Solent Coastal Partners
Fugro has been awarded a contract by subsea contractor DeepOcean for the provision of precise satellite positioning for their entire fleet. The contract is valid for three years and also includes the new vessels in DeepOcean’s continuously expanding fleet. Under the contract, Fugro will supply DeepO
GE Power Conversion is finalizing the electrical conversion system, a part of Paimpol-Bréhat tidal energy project,that will be deployed off France in summer 2015. The development of the tidal demonstrator farm kicked off under the leadership of Electricité de France S.A. (EDF). Two OpenHydro 16-metr
PSA Panama International Terminal (PSA Panama) held a groundbreaking ceremony two days ago to commemorate the expansion works for Phase 2 of its container terminal located on the west bank of the Panama Canal. The ceremony was graced by the President of Panama His Excellency Juan Carlos Varela, Mr J
Novacavi has introduced its new range of in-house developed and manufactured custom marine coax tow cables. The range includes both heavy steel armoured coax tow cables for harsh specialist applications and lightweight, neutral, positively or negatively buoyant coax tow cables for underwater environ
Seatronics Ltd, an Acteon company, has signed a rental agreement with Neptune Oceanographics, a provider of the detection of leaks in subsea pipelines, risers and control systems. This agreement now gives Seatronics access to Neptune’s range of leak detection systems globally. Neptune offers four le
Survitec Group was yesterday awarded the ‘Safety Innovations Award’ at the Society of Petroleum Engineers Offshore Achievements Award Ceremony in Aberdeen, UK. The Offshore Achievement Awards are given to the companies in the UK offshore industry, in categories which include safety innovations, new
Norway’s Oceanteam has booked a net loss of $0.4 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015, as the revenues dropped on lower demand. The Oslo-listed company, comprised of two operating segments, Oceanteam Shipping and Oceanteam Solutions, generated $14.3 million in operating revenues, down
MacArtney has signed a representative agreement with Vsense Technologies, a technology company based in Israel. The two companies will team up to offer underwater technology products and solutions within relevant Israeli markets. As an official MacArtney representative, Vsense will have access to th
Ashtead Technology has secured a deal with Neptune Oceanographics, adding underwater leak detection products to its rental fleet. Ashtead Technology will now offer Neptune’s leak detection systems and sensors including long range fluorescence and passive acoustics for rent to customers. Tim Sheehan,
