Polarcus Wins West Africa Shoot
Polarcus said it has received an award for a 3D marine seismic acquisition project in West Africa. The project duration is approximately three months and is expected to start in September 2018. Following this award, the Polarcus fleet is 100% booked for Q3 2018 and 85% booked for Q4 2018. The survey […]
Polarcus Wrapping Up Work on Barbaros Hayreddin Pasa
Polarcus’ technical and operational support service agreement with Turkish Petroleum will come to an end on October 3, 2018, the Oslo-listed seismic player said on Friday. The deal, last extended in February this year, covered seismic data acquisition management, maritime management and crewing support on the vessel Barbaros Hayreddin Pasa. The initial […]
JFD Kits Out DSCV Andy Warhol with Two Hyperbaric Lifeboats
JFD has delivered the latest pair of next generation self-propelled hyperbaric lifeboats (SPHLs) to Singaporean diving engineering firm Flash Tekk. The SPHLs are being delivered to Flash Tekk’s parent company Ultra Deep Solutions, the builder and operator of ultra-deep diving heavy construction vessels. In the event of a major vessel emergency, the new next generation […]
Fugro Rolls Out New Mapping System
Fugro has introduced a new bathymetric lidar system that reportedly delivers industry-leading depth penetration and point densities for nearshore and coastal mapping. Known as RAMMS (Rapid Airborne Multibeam Mapping System), the promises to deliver an efficient and cost-effective solution, dramatically improving upon other bathymetric lidar mapping capabilities. “Traditional bathymetric lidar technology requires […]
NPD Kicks Off Deep Sea Minerals Survey
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) is starting data acquisition expedition for mineral deposits in the deeper areas of the continental shelf in western parts of the Norwegian Sea. The NPD has engaged Swire Seabed, who partners with Ocean Floor Geophysics, to carry out mapping of potential sulphide minerals on the seabed over […]
Saipem Orders Balltec SCPs for Dolphin’s North Field EPRS
Balltec has secured a contract from Saipem for the supply of two sheave connection points (SCPs) for Dolphin Energy’s emergency pipeline repair system (EPRS). The EPRS supports the Dolphin gas project where natural gas from Qatar’s North Field is transported via two 36” diameter sealines to the company’s onshore processing plant at […]
Scottish Government Boosts Decom Fund
The Scottish Government has made available an additional £5 million to the supply chain in Scotland to help maximise the economic benefit to Scotland of decommissioning of North Sea infrastructure. Minister for Energy, Connectivity and the Islands, Paul Wheelhouse, announced that the Decommissioning Challenge Fund (DCF) will reopen for a third round of funding during […]
Inch Cape Project Advances with Site Investigations
Inch Cape Offshore Limited (ICOL) has taken a step forward in its efforts to bring an offshore wind farm to the East of Scotland after embarking on a three-month site investigation utilising local ports. The geophysical and geotechnical surveys will be undertaken by up to four vessels on the 150km2 proposed site, […]
Viper’s V-LIFE Makes Norway Debut
Viper Innovation has marked the first field installation of its V-LIFE insulation resistance recovery system in Norway. The set up took place as a result of recent tests which were carried out on an electrical distribution system, which was recovered during a repair campaign. Talks are also said to be in the […]
HBC Executes for Ørsted | Subsea World News
HBC has completed the Ørsted subsea inspection campaign on Race Bank offshore wind farm, Borkum Riffgrund offshore wind farm, Gode Wind 1 offshore wind farm and Gode Wind 2 offshore wnd farm. According to the company, the campaign was carried out in a safe manner without any accidents, while maintaining a high […]