Ultra Deep Solutions (UDS) diving support vessel (DSCV) Lichtenstein is getting ready to start subsea projects in the Gulf of Mexico. The vessel will begin the subsea projects in August 2020. The Lichtenstein will be positioned in the Gulf of Mexico area over the next six-twelve months. Lichtenstein
Namaka Subsea, supported by Seacroft Marine Consultants and Oceana Subsea Engineering, has developed a learning management system for the delivery of both eLearning and blended learning courses for continued professional development. The 3 companies have combined to transfer their knowledge from exi
Marine survey for the NO-UK submarine fibre cable between Newcastle and Stavanger is now underway. The vessel Fugro Galaxy has started survey operations in the North Sea. The survey will gather the sea-bed data required to finalise the marine route and selection of the appropriate cable types. This
Subsea 7 has secured a contract for the installation of the submarine cable system at an undisclosed offshore wind project in Taiwan. Project engineering will commence immediately at Seaway 7’s offices in Leer, Germany, and in Taipei, Taiwan, while the offshore activities are expected to commence in
Tidal energy company Nova Innovation has received a second contract with Wave Energy Scotland (WES) to deliver its subsea electrical connector. Nova’s MECmate product, a connector linking subsea cables and/or devices, is tailored to meet the demanding requirements of the marine energy environment. T
Ocean Infinity has completed its recent project for ExxonMobil, within the Stabroek block offshore Guyana. Ocean Infinity previously announced this contract award in March this year. Also, in January this year, the oil major made its 16th discovery on the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. The project
OceanTools has secured an order with Proeon Systems, worth around £400,000, to design and manufacture highly specialised deepwater subsea housings. The housings are to be manufactured from super duplex – a type of stainless steel – and form part of a package Proeon is delivering to its client, an oi
Ireland-Wales Greenlink Interconnector has secured a planning consent from the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority for a portion of the project’s onshore works in Wales. This marks the first step in a series of planning consents required for the 200-kilometre subsea and underground electrici
SEAMOR Marine has delivered a Chinook remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to the RCMP’s National Underwater Recovery and Training Center (NURTC). RCMP Underwater Recovery Teams (URT) from Provinces across Canada will now receive the ROV training using a SEAMOR vehicle. The integration of an ROV into NUR
The EGS Group has completed a series of geotechnical campaigns on offshore wind farms in Taiwan. The DP2 geotechnical vessel Greatship Rachna, equipped with EGS’s EGSA-25 twin derrick geotechnical drilling rig, worked continuously for ten months in Taiwanese waters on three geotechnical campaigns fo
The H2020 funded JERICO-S3 project has opened its first call for access to the JERICO-S3 Coastal Observatories and Supporting Facilities. Successful applicants will receive free access to test and validate their technology or research in a variety of coastal observing and supporting facilities acros
Offshore equipment business Laytrix has appointed Mateusz Majtyka as a project engineer within its Darlington based team. A recent graduate in Mechanical Engineering from Newcastle University, Mateusz previously undertook a summer placement within Laytrix developing costing analysis software for dec
Aker Solutions has seen red in the second-quarter 2020, as revenue dropped some 29 per cent and restructuring charges affected the company’s bottom line. The Norwegian services player booked Q2 2020 loss of NOK 171 million, against loss of NOK 11 million in the prior-year comparable period. This cam
Webtool has developed an autonomous subsea resettable valve for installation and use with a charged hydraulic fluid store. Activated by a steel wire rope line, the valve activation system is designed for applications where autonomous operation is needed in the event of an emergency. Constructed from
