Global Offshore Clinches Kincardine Cable Setup Gig
Global Offshore has landed a contract for cable installation and burial at the Kincardine Floating Offshore Wind Farm for Spanish developer and construction company Grupo Cobra. Utilising the Normand Clipper, Global Offshore will install one export and five inter array cables at the site, totalling 30.3 kilometers. The project will start in […]
ThayerMahan and iXblue Team Up
ThayerMahan has teamed with iXblue to provide unmanned maritime and survey services using iXblue’s DriX Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) in North America and in other parts of the world. Benefiting from ThayerMahan’s expertise in maritime domain awareness, and from iXblue’s Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV), both companies will be able to address a […]
Nexans Names Director Candidates | Subsea World News
French cable supplier Nexans has appointed Jane Basson and Sylvie Jéhanno as censors with a view to proposing their candidature as members of the board of directors to the 2020 shareholders’ general meeting. As censors, Jane Basson and Sylvie Jéhanno will attend board of directors meetings with a consultative role. If they […]
TGS, Schlumberger Start 2nd Phase of Node Project in GoM
TGS, in partnership with Schlumberger, has started the second phase of the ultra-long offset node project in U.S. Gulf of Mexico. This follows the completion of the Amendment Phase 1 project acquired in Mississippi Canyon in 2019. The next phase will extend the footprint of ultra-long offset data to the Northern Green […]
Allseas Wins Europipe II Branch Work
Switzerland-based Allseas has been awarded a contract by Danish transmission system operator Energinet for the pipelaying work related to installation of a new branch pipeline between Europipe II in the North Sea and the landfall at Houstrup beach in Denmark as part of the Baltic Pipe project. The Baltic Pipe project is […]
Niestern Sander Launches Geo Ranger
Royal Niestern Sander has launched yard number 864, the hydrographic research vessel ‘Geo Ranger’. In April 2019, Royal Niestern Sander and Geo Plus signed the contract for the construction of the Geo Ranger. After the start of construction in September 2019, the ship was transported early February from the construction hall to […]
Shearwater in OBS ROV Project in Gulf of Mexico
Shearwater GeoServices has secured an award of a major Ocean Bottom Seismic (OBS) deepwater ROV project by TGS and partner in the Gulf of Mexico, USA. This will be Shearwater’s first OBS ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) survey, the company noted. “Shearwater has an extensive track record of innovation and commercial success in […]
STR Strengthens Asia Pacific Team
Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR) has appointed Karl Weedon as the sales engineer for the Asia Pacific region. The appointment follows an increase in customer enquiries and demand for subsea equipment in the region, STR said. STR said that this move should enable it to deliver its full suite of technology and […]
EGS Survey Takes Part in Australia’s HIPP
EGS Survey has signed a long term partnership with the Australian Government Department of Defence to contribute to hydrographic and oceanographic data collection program through the Hydroscheme Industry Partnership Program (HIPP). The HIPP has an estimated budget of 150 million Australian Dollars for Phase 1: 2020 –2024 (Ramp-up Period). A panel of […]
Fugro Relocates French Base | Subsea World News
Fugro in France has relocated to a new office space, Espace Le Carillon, close to the central business district of La Défense in Paris. The recent office move follows on from the July 2019 merger of Fugro’s four French entities into a single business unit operating under the sole name of Fugro. […]