SeaBird Lands More Work | Subsea World News
SeaBird Exploration and its partner MultiClient Geophysical (MCG) have secured a ‘significant’ additional pre-funding commitment from an undisclosed oil major relating to the ongoing MC2D project in North West Europe. The pre-funding commitment is based on a revised scope increasing the survey from its initial 6,000 km to approximately 16,000 km. Due […]
New Deep-Ocean Profiling Floats Reveal Rapid Decrease in Antarctic Bottom Water
Dr. Taiyo Kobayashi of the Research and Development Center for Global Change at the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) has examined recent changes in the Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) off the Adélie/George V Land coast. His study of the data, obtained by new deep-ocean profiling floats, has revealed that […]
Modus, Fugro Join to Provide Hybrid AUV Services in Australasia
Modus Seabed Intervention has entered into a collaboration agreement with Fugro to provide hybrid AUV pipeline survey and inspection services within Australasia. The collaboration enables Fugro to offer the Modus H-AUV (Hybrid AUV) to perform high speed survey and inspection whilst maintaining best in class data quality. The collaboration has been awarded […]
Infinera Appoints Heard to COO Role
Infinera, provider of intelligent transport networks, has appointed of David Heard as chief operating officer (COO), effective October 1, 2018. Heard is responsible for leading the integration of Coriant, the innovation of new solutions and the overall operation of the company. “As an accomplished and trusted leader, David is uniquely qualified to […]
TGS and Schlumberger in New GoM Nodal Seismic Project
TGS and Schlumberger have announced a new multi-client nodal seismic project in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The project, named “Amendment”, will comprise acquisition of a 2,350 km2 multi-client seismic survey in the Mississippi Canyon and Atwater Valley protraction areas of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. This prolific area includes open acreage, […]
Seatec Inspection Tool for OW Foundation Piles
The Netherlands-based technical solutions provider, Seatec, said it has designed and delivered an hydraulic operated pipe inspection tool. According to the company, this tool will be used during an offshore campaign to measure and monitor the condition of windmill foundation piles upto 2.5 meters in diameter. Unit is equipped with a special […]