Subsea specialists Marin Group and Ecosse Subsea Systems have formed an alliance to offer a one-stop excavation and trenching service to the oil, gas and renewables industries worldwide. The association brings together Marin Group’s pioneering Evo System suite of mass-flow excavation, claycutting an
Forum Energy Technologies Inc. said Thursday it plans to raise up to $300 million in an initial public offering, according to a regulatory… (businessweek) [mappress] Source: businessweek, September 02, 2011;
International Submarine Engineering Ltd announces the appointment of James A.R. McFarlane as Vice President, ISE Ltd. Mr. McFarlane commenced his subsea vehicle development and piloting career in 1979 when he started with International Submarine Engineering Ltd. From there he became an ROV pilot and
NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson continues a three-month survey of the sea floor off the coast of New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island, as part of a multi-year effort to update nautical charts for Block Island Sound and keep large ships and commerce moving safely. In addition to supporting marine naviga
With the recent approval of the Commandant of the Coast Guard, Adm. Robert J. Papp, efforts by personnel from Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit… (military) [mappress] Source: military, September 02, 2011;
On September 1, Siemens Energy opened its new subsea technology center in Trondheim, Norway. Siemens has invested more than EUR10 million in the refurbishment of a building in which new process equipment will be developed and manufactured. The new facility covering an area of 10,000 square meters wi
BritNed Development Ltd., the joint venture company of National Grid and TenneT, that operates the BritNed Interconnector between Great Britain and The Netherlands, has a new management team. René Kerkmeester has been appointed as the new Commercial Director of BritNed Development. In his new role h
Viper Subsea Limited has been renamed to Viper Subsea Technology Limited , and a Limited Liability Partnership, Viper Subsea LLP, has been established. The capital in the LLP is owned by Viper Subsea Technology Limited. To this end Viper Subsea LLP is a subsidiary of Viper Subsea Technology Limited.
Irish tidal energy developer OpenHydro is preparing to launch the first of four €16m turbines that will make up a €40 million project off… (irishtimes) [mappress] Source: irishtimes, September 01, 2011;
ConocoPhillips China says it has met the Aug 31 deadline that Chinese ocean officials set for it to clean up oil leaked into Bohai Bay… (chinadaily) [mappress] Source: chinadaily, September 01, 2011;
Petro Vietnam Technical Services has awarded InterMoor a prelay mooring system contract for a project offshore Vietnam… (SubseaUK) [mappress] Source: SubseaUK, September 01, 2011;
It has been about a year since BP sealed the oil well that had been gushing oil into the Gulf of Mexico… CNN [mappress] Source: CNN, September 01, 2011;
Tritech, leader in acoustic technologies, has developed a system for the real-time integrity monitoring of mooring lines, umbilicals and risers on Floating Production Storage and Offloading Units (FPSOs). RAMS (Riser and Anchor Monitoring System) is a 360° riser and anchor chain monitoring system fo
FoundOcean, contracted to Volker Staal en Funderingen BV (VSF), has completed the offshore grouting operations for Walney Offshore Wind Farm (OWF) Phase 2 substation installation. The substation jacket is a four-legged steel structure with one pile sleeve per leg. The jacket was secured to the seabe
