The Irish Marine Institute, the national agency responsible for Marine Research, Technology Development and Innovation (RTDI), has announces a tender for ROV services. The Institute requires a Dynamically Positioned Vessel (min. DP1) <60m in length, capable of accommodating the Marine Institute’s Wo
Ecosse Subsea Systems has completed a major seabed clearance project on the Laggan-Tormore project west of Shetland on behalf of TOTAL E&P Ltd and its partner DONG E&P (UK) Ltd. The Aberdeen subsea technology company deployed its SCAR1 trenching tool to remove up to 1000 boulders which were delaying
Marathon has been granted consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway to conduct manned underwater operations in connection with installation of equipment for connection of new subsea-completed wells on the Volund and Alvheim fields. Minor maintenance activities will also be carried out on th
A busy conference season in Houston will see Sonardyne Inc. participating at the Association of Petroleum Surveying and Geomatics (APSG) Fall meeting, 11th October, and the Marine Technology Society’s (MTS) Dynamic Positioning (DP) Conference, 9th-10th October. Sonardyne will be presenting technical
Srei Infrastructure‟s subsidiary, Quippo Oil and Gas Infrastructure Limited, has sold its investment in the derrick lay barge „Quippo Prakash‟ to SapuraKencana of Malaysia. Quippo Oil and Gas Infrastructure, which is primarily in the business of owning and operating onshore drilling rigs, also held
Wasser und Schifffahrtsamt Cuxhaven has introduced plans for the underwater clearance works at the Cuxhaven area. In preparation for the planned channel adjustments in the Lower and Outer Elbe construction site, these clearance works are required. To this end, several underwater obstacles are needed
A leading international energy services company, Wood Group comprised of three businesses—Engineering, Wood Group PSN and Wood Group GTS, has issued the Interim Management Statement. According to Wood Group conditions in energy markets remain favourable. The Group continues to deliver good growth an
DW forecast that between 2013 and 2017 $91bn will be spent on floating production systems (FPS) – an increase of 100% over the preceding five-year period. In Douglas-Westwood’s new World Floating Production Market Forecast 2013-2017, a total of 121 floating production units are forecast – a 37% incr
Arctic Fibre Inc. has applied to Industry Canada for submarine cable landing licences under provisions of the Telecommunications Act, 1993. “Our application for both a terminating cable licence and for a through cable licence reflects the dual purpose of our network” said Douglas Cunningham, Preside
An independent review of the response by Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) to the grounding of the Rena on Astrolabe Reef off the coast of Tauranga on 5 October 2011 will be conducted by former Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Murdoch. The review will examine the MNZ response to the Rena incid
Acteon will showcase its integrated decommissioning services at the Oil & Gas UK Offshore Decommissioning Conference in St Andrews, UK, 9–11 October 2012. Decommissioning is a vital part of Acteon’s market Acteon vice president Neill Kelly said, “Our involvement in this high-profile event underlines
Subsea 7 S.A. announces the award of a contract valued at approximately US$ 100 million from Apache Australia Pty Ltd for the Julimar Development Project, offshore Western Australia. The project includes the transportation, installation and pre-commissioning of subsea umbilicals, manifolds and diver
Reef Subsea announced that its subsidiary company, Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical, based in the North-East of England, with offices in Aberdeen, has launched a new innovative subsea Trench ROV in Newcastle upon Tyne. Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical’s new Q1000 Jet Trencher was unveiled yesterday (4 Oct
Modus Seabed Intervention has endorsed the vision set out by the new norstec alliance to maximise the potential for offshore wind developments in the North Sea. The Darlington-based company became one of the first supply chain companies to join the network of 20 international businesses when the all
