TGS Names New Chief Financial Officer
TGS has appointed Fredrik Amundsen as the new chief financial officer (CFO). He has been with the company for 16 years and comes from the position as executive vice president (EVP) Europe at TGS. Fredrik joined TGS in 2003 as financial controller and has since served TGS in a variety of capacities. […]
LMS and WFS Partner on Subsea Innovation
Aberdeen-based Load Monitoring Systems (LMS) and Edinburgh-based WFS Technologies (WFS) have teamed up to drive growth and innovation in the subsea sector. Thanks to a recently signed agreement, WFS has upgraded its range of Seatooth SmartShackles with LMS shackles to deliver a range of wireless load monitoring solutions for the subsea market. […]
Viking Link Seeks Marine Warranty Surveyors
Danish TSO Energinet has issued a tender that concerns consultants working on board the cable laying vessels as Marine Warranty Surveyors for the full duration of Viking Link interconnector laying campaigns. Prysmian is responsible for the development of offshore section of the Viking Link, which is the first submarine cable connection between […]
Manatua Cable Lay Ops Wrap Up
Telecommunications executives from the four partner organisations behind the Manatua – One Polynesia Cable have confirmed that the cable lay operations were successfully completed in January 2020. In an operation lasting more than 50 days, cable ship SubCom Reliance’s team placed the 3600-kilometer cable on the seabed of the South Pacific. Starting in Apia, Samoa, […]
IKM Production Technology Nets CNOOC Contract
IKM Production Technology UK, a newly-formed division of the IKM Group, has secured a 12-month contract to support CNOOC Petroleum Europe with the provision of slops treatment services. Andy McLarney, director of IKM Production Technology said: “We are delighted to herald the launch of IKM Production Technology UK with this contract award. […]
NOAA to Expand Fleet | Subsea World News
NOAA is in the process of acquiring two new oceanographic ships as part of the agency’s fleet rebuilding effort. Once in service, the new ships will support a wide variety of missions, ranging from general oceanographic research and exploration to marine life, climate and ocean ecosystem studies. “When completed, these new state-of-the-art ships will be […]
New Discovery for Eni in Mexico
Eni has made a new oil discovery on the Saasken Exploration Prospect in Block 10, located in the mid-deep water of the Cuenca Salina in the Sureste Basin, offshore Mexico. According to preliminary estimates, the new discovery may contain between 200 and 300 million barrels of oil in place. Saasken-1 NFW well, […]
Seatronics Expands Portfolio with Miros Wave Monitoring Solutions
Seatronics, an Acteon company, has established a new distribution agreement with Miros, provider of wave and current data to the maritime industry, to introduce their range of radar-based solutions to the Seatronics global rental pool. The Miros product range includes the likes of the RangeFinder and WaveFinder. These sensors are purpose built […]
NIST Names NUWC Division Newport’s USRD Designated Institute
Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport’s Underwater Sound Reference Division (USRD) has recently been named an official Designated Institute (DI) for “Acoustics: Sound in Water” by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). “This will formally designate NUWC Division Newport’s Underwater Sound Reference Division as the NIST measurement facility for underwater metrology,” technical […]
EIVA Teams Up with ROV Specialist BlueLink
EIVA has entered into a partnership with ROV specialist BlueLink, which allows the integration of NaviSuite Mobula software when producing BlueROV2 and SARbot ROVs. NaviSuite Mobula is a complete high-end software solution for ROVs which supports the addition of various sonars and laser-scanners. The BlueROV2 is used for inspection, research and exploration, […]