UTEC Survey announces opening of its new office in Dubai. The new entity will trade under the name UTEC Survey JLT, and will provide UTEC with the stronger presence in the Middle East and Caspian regions. The general manager of UTEC, Gordon Lyall, will lead the Office. According to Trade Arabia, Mar
The comprehensive preliminary work prior to the installation works in Anholt Offshore Wind farm is almost completed. The stone fisher vessels have almost relocated the approximately 5,000 stones, which were blocking the 111 wind turbine positions and the cable routes. The relocation of the stones ha
Cal Dive International, Inc. announced that it has been awarded a contract by Pemex Exploración y Producción for the installation of a 20 inch subsea pipeline located in the Abkatun Pol Chuc Field in 73 meters of water. The contract is expected to generate total revenue of approximately $46 million
Expro Connectors & Measurements’ new renewable division has been awarded an important order by Alstom. Expro Connectors & Measurements (C&M) partners with Alstom to develop a cable connection and management system to be deployed on one of Alstom’s ocean energy projects, thus contributing to Alstom’s
Ecofys started a trial with the combination of seaweed cultivation and offshore wind energy. Thursday, 01 March, the cultivation module left the NIOZ harbour on the Dutch island of Texel for a disused sand extraction area 10 kilometres west of the island. By late June, Ecofys hopes to harvest the fi
Israel and Cyprus started a feasibility study for the construction of a submarine cable between the two nations, Reuters reported. The Israel-Cyprus branch would eventually be part of a much longer cable continuing to Greece and from there to the pan-European electricity power grid. If authorized, t
Wave energy developer Aquamarine Power will unveil proposals for its first wave energy development on Lewis at a series of public exhibitions commencing next week. The exhibitions will take place at the Galson Estate Trust Business Centre on Friday 9 March and Saturday 10 March and at Martin’s Memor
BMT JFA Consultants, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has successfully completed a series of long term engineering consultancy services for the Southdown Magnetite Project, culminating in a major marine works Feasi
OSIL have recently completed an order for a specialist 9m High Power Vibrocorer system for seabed studies, and two turbidity monitoring buoys for a highly technical and high profile company, based in the Middle East. The sealed Vibrocorer head housing for the motors is designed to operate in water d
Fendercare Marine’s diving services announce that they have recently been awarded Bureau Veritas approval to carry out in-water surveys. “Receiving this approval confirms our commitment to safe and sustainable procedures” comment Bob Macmillan Fendercare’s Diving Services Director. “it is a vote of
Energy regulator Ofgem and the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) have published a report showing how more coordination in the development of offshore links and infrastructure can be achieved. In tandem, Ofgem has launched a consultation on potential changes to the regulatory regime for
Polarcus Limited announces that the Company has received a Letter of Intent from an undisclosed client for a 3D seismic acquisition project offshore West Africa. The project will commence in April and is expected to run for approximately 4 months. About Polarcus Polarcus is a pure play marine geophy
Ezra Holdings Limited, a leading global offshore contractor and provider of integrated offshore solutions to the oil and gas (O&G) industry, announces that its subsea construction division, EMAS AMC, has been awarded a SURF (Subsea, Umbilical, Risers and Flowlines) contract for marine installation a
Together with the partners in the Draupne field, Det norske oljeselskap ASA has reached agreement today with the partners in the Luno field on a coordinated development solution for the area. Draupne will be developed using a fixed platform with pre-processing. The well stream will be transported fr
