The Kongsberg Mesotech M3 Sonar multibeam echosounder was recently engaged by McDermott to run a ROV pipeline profiling survey on the Ichthys LNG project. A pair of Kongsberg Mesotech M3 Sonars were supplied through the rental company Seatronics, and mounted on the ROV in dual head configuration. Th
Subsea World News has gathered all the highlights to bring you a summarized version of the most popular articles from the previous month. The seabed-to-surface engineering and construction services provider, Subsea 7, made our top news a few times this month, including the announcement of a second p
KBA Training Centre (KBAT) and the Professional Diving Academy (PDA), Dunoon, Scotland have signed a MOU to train commercial divers in Singapore to the UK HSE offshore diving standard. Delegates who have successfully completed the nine-week inland/inshore commercial diving training with KBAT can the
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has given consent to ExxonMobil to use another subsea well, on the Balder field, designated E-29-AH. Balder field is located in block 25/11 in the North Sea, around 190 km west of Stavanger. In 2013, the PSA granted consent to use six new subsea wells on t
Minesto has opened tenders for the provision of deep water support system, manufacturing of wing, wing section, and test rig for wing testing for tidal power plant.
Det norske oljeselskap has appointed Per Harald Kongelf as the company’s senior vice president Improvement. He joins Det norske from Aker Solutions Norge, where he has served as the regional head of Norway, and will take up his position with Det norske on 15 September 2016. Kongelf has an MSc from t
Sea Trucks Group has been awarded a contract from Enap Sipetrol Argentina for a pipelay construction for its PIAM Project in the Magallanes field, offshore Argentina. The scope of work covers engineering, project management and installation of three pipelines of various sizes ranging from 6 to 14 in
One of the tidal turbines to be installed in the Bay of Fundy by Cape Sharp Tidal will be moved to Halifax for final preparations in the coming days, while the company continues its outreach and consultation activities about the project.
Norwegian shipowner Farstad and a majority of its secured lenders have entered into a standstill and deferral agreement, the company informed on Monday. Namely, the relevant lenders have agreed to a postponement of all amortisations of the Farstad group falling due to them in the period from and inc
Exmar has awarded EM&I, the asset integrity and IMR services provider, an ODIN contract for the diverless UWILD inspections on the Kissama accommodation barge operating offshore Cabinda, Angola. The award follows a win with Bumi Armada for the ODIN diverless UWILD for the Armada Olombendo FPSO which
Installation of a 20-mile subsea cable that connects Block Island to Rhode Island mainland and links the first U.S. offshore wind farm to the National Grid’s power system has been completed. “This significant milestone in developing renewable offshore wind generated energy is the result of years of
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (June 27 – July 03). NOPSEMA revealed a recent incident where a vessel lost position while diving activities were being conducted approximately 130 metres from a hydrocarbon facility offshore Western A
Ravenna-based diving and subsea services provider, Rana, has been awarded a contract by Eni Congo for the underwater inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) on 17 platforms offshore Congo. For this campaign, the company has chartered the diving support vessel DSV Toisa Paladin. The 104-meter vessel
Aibel in Singapore has been awarded the E&P contract for modifications on Woodside Energy’s Ngujima-Yin floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) off Western Australia. The FPSO will undergo modifications to the topsides, hull and turret, along with installation of a new custom water flood m
