PT Bahari Lines, in partnership with Nordic Geo Services of Singapore has won two 2D marine seismic data acquisition and processing service projects from oil major Total and a local government company Pusat Survei Geologi (PSG). According to the company, the seismic data acquisition will be performe
Carnegie Wave Energy, an Australian wave energy developer, has completed the geophysical surveys and identified a number of feasible sites for the CETO 6 project. The geophysical survey activities used a number of different methods, including single and multi-beam echo sounding, side scan sonar and
The Venezuelan Government has chosen a Saab Seaeye Falcon ROV fitted with a special survey system for inspection of its Guri Dam and associated turbines. Built in the 1960s and one of the largest reservoirs on earth, work is underway to extend the life of the dam by 30 years. In addition to its subs
A report resulting from the G9 Offshore Wind Health and Safety Association (G9)’s first Safe by Design workshop is now available. The report explores a number of key topics associated with the transfer of personnel from a Crew Transfer Vessel to a transition piece via the traditional push on method
A report resulting from the G9 Offshore Wind Health and Safety Association (G9)’s first Safe by Design workshop is now available. The report explores a number of key topics associated with the transfer of personnel from a Crew Transfer Vessel to a transition piece via the traditional push on method
Aquatic Engineering and Construction has been awarded a multi-million pound contract on the $10-billion Moho Nord subsea project, off the coast of the Republic of Congo, West Africa. The contract was awarded by a UK-based subcontractor working for Total E&P Congo. Aquatic’s ten-month campaign portio
UTEC has, in collaboration with Teledyne Gavia, completed operational testing of features designed to optimize Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) for commercial survey applications. UTEC Survey have been using the Gavia AUVs for a variety of projects around the world since 2010 and, since becomin
Government of Senegal has given green light to Cairn Energy’s plans to conduct an offshore 3D seismic survey and a three well exploration program. Namely, in May 2015, a forward program was submitted to the Government of Senegal. The firm three well program is currently planned to include two apprai
The transmission system operator of the natural gas grid of Finland, Gasum Oy, and Elering Gaas AS have launched a pre-qualification tender for the Balticconnector engineering, project management and procurement Services (EPM Services). The Balticconnector project is a gas infrastructure project aim
Hibernia Networks is completing its project for a new 4,600km low latency submarine cable route connecting Halifax, Nova Scotia to London, England and Cork, Ireland. Ready for service in September 2015, the highly scalable Hibernia Express cable will yield in excess of 10Tbps per fiber pair, which i
The decision to allow the reopening of Dean Quarry that could provide rock for the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon has been challenged by the local group Cornwall Against Dean Superquarry (CADS). A judge has given the permission for judicial review of Cornwall Council’s Dean Quarry decision over failure to
The Striped Bass Association (SBA), a Nova-Scotia based conservation group, is opposing to the installation of in-stream tidal energy turbines in the Minas Passage at the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia. SBA is calling upon respective agencies, industry, and government to act in support of striped bass an
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has published revisions of two important diving publications, Diving Equipment Systems Inspection Guidance Note (DESIGN) for Mobile/Portable Surface Supplied Systems (IMCA D 040 Rev 1) and Mobile/Portable/Daughtercraft Surface Supplied Systems
Work to install Tekmar Energy’s TekLink cable protection system (CPS) has started on what is poised to be one of the world’s largest offshore wind parks, the Gemini project in the Dutch North Sea. Tekmar’s contract with the Dutch maritime contractor Van Oord involves the subsea specialist implementi
