Cabo Verde to Get Subsea Connection via EllaLink
Cabo Verde Telecom and EllaLink announce the signature of a binding memorandum of understanding to deliver subsea fibre connectivity to Cabo Verde. The EllaLink system, which will be operational in 2020, is a new 4-fiber-pair submarine cable that is being constructed to meet the demand for traffic between Europe and Latin America. […]
Aquabotix Inks Cooperative Agreement with US Navy
UUV Aquabotix has executed a special purpose cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with the United States Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport. Division Newport of NUWC is a Federal laboratory of the United States Department of Navy whose substantial purpose is the performance of research, development, and engineering. Under the CRADA signed between […]
CGG Wraps Up Zambezi Delta Seismic Off Mozambique
CGG has completed acquisition of 3D marine seismic data in the outer Zambezi Delta Basin, west of the Beira High, Mozambique. The 15,400 km2 survey area covers blocks Z5-C and Z5-D and surrounding non-held acreage. This is the first survey to be conducted following the agreement CGG signed with Mozambique’s Instituto Nacional […]
ABB Delivers Maritime Link Project
ABB has completed the Maritime Link, formally handing over the interconnector to Emera, energy and services company headquartered in eastern Canada. The link made history on December 8, 2017, by conducting the first exchange of electricity between the islands of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. It went into service on January 15, 2018 as ABB continues […]
Ocean Infinity Wins Woodside Contract
Ocean Infinity has been awarded a contract by Woodside to provide data in support of the Scarborough field development. The Scarborough field is located 375 kilometers west-north-west of the Burrup Peninsula in Western Australia. The contract involves a deepwater geophysical pre-engineering route survey, extending approximately 300 kilometers from the Scarborough subsea field in […]
Subsea 7 Bags New Deal in Egypt
Subsea 7 has secured a sizeable engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning contract by Burullus Gas Company for the West Delta Deep Marine Phase 9b development, offshore Egypt. According to Subsea 7, a sizeable contract as being between USD 50 million and USD 150 million. The scope includes connecting six new wells into existing subsea facilities using […]
ExxonMobil Moves Forward with Liza Phase 1 Development
ExxonMobil is progressing the Liza Phase 1 development with the start of development drilling offshore Guyana. Development drilling began in May for the first of 17 wells planned for Phase 1, laying the foundation for production startup in 2020. The company and its co-venturers have so far discovered estimated recoverable resources of […]
SINN Power Set for Wave Energy Converter Installation in Greece
SINN Power has completed preparations for the installation of the first two wave energy converter (WEC) modules, out of five in total, in Greece. The WEC modules will feature the revised SINN Power technology. The two WEC modules, which are funded by the German Federal Government, primarily serve to test the updated technology for […]
ION Reaches 100 Deployments of Marlin Software
ION Geophysical has marked the 100th deployment of its Marlin offshore operations optimization software. Marlin supports a step change offshore from traditional manual processes to digital solutions that integrate and share information in real time to enable better, safer decisions. Marlin deployments have spanned autonomous underwater vehicle flights, integrated offshore activities, time-lapse […]