On August 9, 2015, RRS James Cook will set sail for a five-week expedition in the NE Atlantic, led by NOC scientist Dr Veerle Huvenne. This will be the first-ever British expedition to simultaneously use three different types of deep-submergence robotic vehicles. The Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (A
The US Department of Energy (DoE) has selected four entities to receive $7.4 mln to develop components that would help advance marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) technologies. According to the Energy Department, the projects will address technical challenges in advanced controls, crosscutting power take-
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has received a letter of award (LOA) for a contract worth approximately USD 4.2 million from an oil company for 3D EM data acquisition over their operated area in Malaysia. The two parties have entered into a two-year contract, of which this LOA constitutes the
The Center for Biological Diversity has formally petitioned the federal government to inspect all pipelines off the coast of California for corrosion and other damage. This legal petition covers the 213 miles of pipelines in federal waters and additional pipeline in state waters closer to shore. The
Delta Marine’s vessel Whalsa Lass, anchor handling tug, has demonstrated its versatility during recently completed works on the wind farm project off the coast of Grimsby, UK. Delta’s Damen-2611 Multicat was hired to serve as anchor handler for the cable laying vessel but ended up performing various
Atargis Energy Corporation, a Colorado-based wave energy player, has developed a cycloidal wave energy converter to produce electricity from waves. Atargis’ Cycloidal Wave Energy Converter (CycWEC) uses hydrofoils that create lift in order to interact with incoming ocean waves, and produce rotationa
FMC Technologies recently delivered four subsea wellheads in Nigeria for Total’s Egina project, the first to be entirely fabricated in country. The wellheads were fabricated for FMC Technologies by Oiltools Africa Limited (OAL), a Nigerian company, and feature a 36-inch-diameter conductor housing an
GAS, member of Lighthouse Group, has been awarded a long-term contract from Saipem to provide offshore survey services on board the dive support vessel (DSV) Akademik Tofiq Ismayilov. The vessel will be used during the installation of the export and infield pipelines for the Stage II development of
GAC Sweden AB awarded Jumbo a contract for the transportation and installation of an underwater restaurant. The restaurant consists of an acrylic dome on a steel structure, has a weight of 410 metric tons and is the second one of its kind, the company wrote. The assembly yard of this sensitive cargo
The largest structure of the Mariner subsea scope, the pipeline end manifold (PLEM) stopped all traffic in Larvik, Norway as it was transported from the fabrication yard. The subsea steel structure stands 4 metres high, 16 metres long and weights 130 tonnes equivalent to the weight of ten S-92 helic
Fugro has announced further headcount reduction of 200 employees in the coming half year, in particular in the Subsea Services and Geotechnical divisions as it anticipates an even more challenging market in the second half of 2015. The Dutch offshore services provider generated a year-on-year revenu
GMax Tidal Energy, a New Jersey-based tidal energy developer, is working on the completion of a lab sized prototype that uses linear flow technology to produce energy from tides. The scalable design of the device can include permanent modular units, temporary power units, or can be customized for cu
A part of a wing recently discovered on Réunion Island has been confirmed to be from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, Malaysia’s prime minister announced today. “It is with a very heavy heart that I must tell you that an international team of experts has conclusively confirmed that the aircraft debris
Scientists have found this year’s Gulf of Mexico dead zone, an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and marine life is, at 6,474 square miles, above average in size and bigger than forecast by NOAA in June. The larger than expected forecast was caused by heavy June rains throughout the Missis
