SMD Secures ROV Order in China
zoom Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) have signed a contract to supply an Atom Mk1 1000m 100hp work-class ROV system to China Southern Power Extra High Voltage Power Transmission Company (EHV, CSG), a subsidiary of state-owned China Southern Power Grid (CSG). The ROV will be used for inspection of the 31-kilometer physical power cable connections in […]
Global Marine to Replace Subsea Cable in Orkney Isles
zoom Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has awarded a contract to Global Marine Group to install and commission a 10.8km electricity cable between Rousay and Westray in the Orkney Isles. The new cable is being installed as part of SSEN’s ongoing electricity distribution subsea cable replacement programme and will replace the existing 35-year-old cable which is coming […]
Atlantis Sees MeyGen Project Enter Operations Phase
zoom Renewable energy developer Atlantis said that the MeyGen tidal energy project has formally entered the 25-year operations phase. The Phase 1A of the MeyGen project has now completed the construction phase. This follows on from an extended period of array operation since the turbines were reinstalled in 2017. The array has generated approximately 6GWh […]
Maersk Drilling, Maersk Supply Service Form JV Decom Company
zoom Maersk Drilling and Maersk Supply Service have established a 50:50 joint venture (JV) to provide decommissioning services to oil and gas operators. Due to high demand for decommissioning, especially in the North Sea where more than 400 fields are expected to cease production by 2026, the JV will offer bundled solutions for up to 80% of the process […]
Petrobras Signs Up Two Solstad Farstad Ships
zoom Petrobras has awarded Solstad Farstad a one-year firm contract to the AHTS Far Scout and to the AHTS BOS Turquesa. The Far Scout will be equipped with Fugro’s FCV work-class ROV suitable for 3.000 meters water depth. Both vessels will support exploration and production activities in Brazilian continental shelf. According to the Oslo-listed marine […]
Bibby HydroMap Expands Asset Inspection Services
zoom Bibby HydroMap has expanded its asset inspection survey technology with the purchase of the Carlson Software Merlin LiDAR mapping system. The Merlin LiDAR system will complement the existing marine and terrestrial survey equipment to deliver improved high-resolution datasets of objects of interest, with the aim of enhancing the validity of asset inspection services, the company […]
Nord Stream 2 Completes Permitting Process in Finland
zoom Project developer Nord Stream 2 AG said it has received the second of two permits required to construct and operate the planned natural gas pipeline in the Finnish Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), completing the permitting procedure in Finland. The permit was granted by the Regional State Administrative Agency Southern Finland in accordance with the […]
Scientists Deploy AUVs for Record-Breaking Research
In a joint effort between the Simons Collaboration on Ocean Processes and Ecology (SCOPE), the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), and Schmidt Ocean Institute (SOI), several long-range autonomous underwater vehicles (LRAUVs) have completed their first voyage in the open ocean, obtaining data on the water column down to 250 meters, while autonomously collecting and […]