Magseis Secures Middle East Extension
Magseis has been granted an extension for a cable operation in the Middle East using proprietary MASS nodes and the cable vessel Artemis Athene. According to the Norwegian seabed seismic services player, the project will start in Q3 2018 and have a duration of approximately 7 months. Per-Christian Grytnes, CEO comments: “We […]
Sparrows Eyes Expansion with New Appointment
Sparrows Group has appointed John Grover to a director-level role responsible for expanding its business globally. Based at Sparrows’ headquarters in Aberdeen, Grover will spearhead the delivery of the company’s long-term growth plan worldwide as it looks to build on its performance history in the oil and gas, renewables and onshore industrial […]
RTS Becomes R2Sonic Norwegian Distributor
Norwegian subsea equipment provider Rental & Technology Services (RTS) has been appointed as the exclusive distributor of R2Sonic in Norway. RTS will back R2Sonic’s expansion into Norway by providing knowledgeable and personalized support. Helge Knutsen, managing director, RTS, said: “As one of the early adopters, we have been supplying R2Sonic multibeam echosounders […]
Deepwater Wind Set for Seafloor Survey Off New England
America’s offshore wind developer Deepwater Wind is deploying a survey vessel and dozens of experts as part of a new phase of work on its South Fork Wind Farm and Revolution Wind projects. The start of this five-month long suite of offshore surveys at Deepwater Wind’s federal lease site off New England will begin with […]
Bordelon Marine Wins Geophysical Survey on Virginia Offshore Wind Project
Ørsted, hired by Dominion Energy to build the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project (CVOW), has contracted the research vessel Gerry Bordelon to conduct geophysical studies of the proposed site before construction can begin. Dominion Energy filed with Virginia’s State Corporation Commission (SCC) for approval to build the two 6-megawatt turbines and grid infrastructure needed to connect the facility to […]
Crondall, OGTC Advance ‘Facility of the Future’ Project
Crondall Energy and the Oil & Gas Technology Centre, have joined forces with international oil and gas firms to explore whether a new reusable production buoy concept could help extend North Sea production by unlocking smaller oil and gas reservoirs. The study will explore the feasibility of a floating Normally Unattended Installation (NUI) as a […]
Fugro in Seafloor Mapping Project Off Australia
Fugro has won a contract to collect seafloor data for the Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH), on behalf of the New South Wales Government, Australia. The project will deliver data as part of OEH’s Seabed NSW programme, announced earlier this year, and involves the collection of high resolution, seamless bathymetry across […]
Subsea 7 Deploys Newton Labs Scanner for Hess Project
i-Tech Services Division at Subsea 7 has utilized the Newton Labs M500UW laser scanner systems to create high precision scans for a Hess Corporation project. The Hess Corporation work specifically required scan resolutions at 500 meters depth in the range of 0.1mm resolution to solve a maintenance issue with an underwater Hub. […]
Marine Technical Limits Hires New Naval Architect
FPSO and marine vessel specialists, Marine Technical Limits (MTL), has expanded its team with the appointment of a new naval architect. The recruitment brings the company’s employee numbers to 42. Lead Naval Architect for MTL, Ian Stewart, said: “I am delighted to welcome Lewis to the company. His appointment will enable MTL to […]