France Telecom-Orange has suffered a major incident on its cable ship, the Chamarel. A fire broke out on the ship late afternoon on 8 August while returning from a repair operation on the Sat3-Safe cable off the coast of Namibia in the Atlantic Ocean. Despite the crew’s efforts to control the fire,
Last month Hydrex diver/technician teams carried out underwater stern tube seal repairs on a 130-meter oil tanker in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and on a 261-meter container vessel in Singapore. Both vessels were suffering oil leaks, making a fast repair necessary. Using one of the company’s flexibl
Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) announces that it is continuing the Rena wreck removal work in a co-operation with the US Salvors Resolve. The marine operations are being conducted after the extended period of bad weather, and according to Braemar Howells Operations Manager Neil Lloyd, Unimar teams were
By some estimates, a third of Earth’s organisms live in our planet’s rocks and sediments, yet their lives are almost a complete mystery. This week, the work of microbiologist James Holden of the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and colleagues shines a light into this dark world. In the journal Pr
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. has awarded a contract to BMT Scientific Marine Services Inc (BMT) to provide an Environmental and Facilities Monitoring System (EFMS) for the Chevron operated Big Foot Tension Leg Platform (TLP) in the Gulf of Mexico. The EFMS monitors, logs and displays data in real-time on the
Over the last couple of days the Croatian Centre for Underwater Archaeology in Zadar and the U.S. archaeological research organization RPM Nautical Foundation have been exploring the seafloor on Croatia’s Adriatic coast. The advanced research vessel Hercules was deployed for surveying the site of a
Canadian firm Nautilus Minerals has been awarded a 20-year licence by Papua New Guinea’s Government to begin deep sea mining within the Solwara 1 project. As The Guardian reports, Nautilus will mine an area of 1.6km beneath the Bismarck Sea, 50km off the coast of the PNG island of New Britain. The l
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline announced that TAP and its existing shareholders EGL, Statoil and E.ON Ruhrgas have reached an agreement with members of the Shah Deniz Consortium to secure funding for the TAP project. These funds will contribute towards continued work in several important areas during t
Alcoa announced that its Alcoa Oil & Gas business has successfully deployed 1800 meters (5,905 feet) of Aluminum Alloy Drill Pipe (AADP®) in the Iron Duke Well C offshore Seria, Brunei. Alcoa partnered with Brunei Shell Petroleum Co. Sdn. Bhd. (BSP), the largest oil and gas producer in Brunei, and A
At special works and drills, divers of Caspian Flotilla (CF) Rescue Service are using and testing new diving outfits SVU-5 recently put into operation. The new outfits were received to replace obsolete models and are designed for life support of divers during underwater engineering, emergency rescue
Subsea 7 S.A. announced results for the second quarter and first half 2012 which ended on 30 June 2012. Unless otherwise stated, the comparative period is the three and seven months ended 30 June 2011 for Subsea 7 S.A. and the results of Subsea 7 Inc. following the date of combination. Jean Cahuzac,
Forum Subsea Technologies, a business line of Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. announces the completed deployment and successful operation of the new Perry T-1200 Trencher for Canyon Offshore, a subsidiary of Helix Energy Solutions Group. The T-1200 is mobilized to bury power cables at Sheringham Sho
As offshore wind developments move further offshore, into deeper waters with more extreme weather conditions, the challenge of providing operations and maintenance (O&M) support safely and cost effectively grows. The Fjellstrand WindServer is one of the new generation of offshore service vessels who
Aberdeen-based subsea installation contractor Bibby Offshore is leading the way in saturation diving safety in the North Sea after recently carrying out fully successful evacuation trials. The trials involved mating a Self Propelled Hyperbaric Lifeboat (SPHL) from the company’s Diving Support Vessel
