Alewijnse’s Electrical Package for De Beers’ New Mining Vessel
Alewijnse has secured a contract to supply complete electrical package on board De Beers Marine Namibia’s newest Additional Mining Vessel 3 (AMV3). Alewijnse is working with the Damen Shipyard Mangalia in Romania, where the vessel is being built. The AMV3 is a complex vessel and the build involves partners from the mining industry as well […]
OPT-Modus-Saab Seaeye Subsea Vehicle Residency Solution
Ocean Power Technologies, Modus Seabed Intervention and Saab Seaeye are working on a new solution for carbon-free subsea autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) residency – long-term, persistent deployment without support from manned vessels. This novel system is designed for carbon-free autonomous offshore operations with the OPT PowerBuoy power and communications platform at its core. Via an […]
Equinor Taps IKM for Pipeline Study Off Brazil
IKM Ocean Design has been awarded a pipeline study contract by Equinor for its ultra deepwater project in Brazil. The scope includes a pipeline concept study for gas export from the BM-C-33 field to the coast of the Rio de Janeiro state in Brazil. “This work will be a continuation of the […]
Fugro, NOAA Partner on New Approach to EEZ Mapping
Fugro has partnered with the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (NOAA OER) to establish a new ‘opportunistic’ approach for mapping deepwater areas of the US Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). As Fugro’s survey vessels transit to project sites through NOAA-identified areas of interest, remote command and […]
Ocean Installer Wins China Job
Ocean Installer has secured a subsea power cable installation contract for the CNOOC Liuhua 16-2 oil field development in the South China Sea. This is the company’s second subsea job in China, and Ocean Installer will carry out the work as a subcontractor to COOEC Subsea Technology, which is responsible for the […]
PanGeo Orders Caiman IQ Software
Caiman Software Developments has been awarded a contract by PanGeo Subsea to supply and implement its ‘Caiman IQ’ software system as an integral part of the client’s business management system. Lynne Adu, PanGeo’s vice president Commercial said: “PanGeo Subsea is happy to be working with Caiman Software Development as we continue to […]
Platina Subsea Award for TechnipFMC
TechnipFMC has won an integrated engineering, procurement, construction and installation (iEPCI) contract from BP Angola for the Platina field development. The Platina field is located offshore Angola in Block 18 at water depths ranging from 1,200 to 1,500 meters. The field is planned to be developed as a subsea tie-back to the […]
MacArtney Adds Two Team Members
MacArtney has appointed Bjørn Joensen and Erik J. Aalbæk to strengthen the Offshore Renewable Energy department in Esbjerg, Denmark. Esbjerg local, Bjørn Joensen joins the MacArtney Group as sales director for Offshore Wind from the SH Group where he worked as the general manager to develop the overall business and increase sales. […]
Surge in Work Makes Xodus Double Its Perth Team
Xodus Group has doubled its Perth workforce after a surge in its environmental, field development and subsea work. The company recently secured a major cross-services contract with Beach Energy in Australia. The company is performing the role of integration contractor through the select phase for Beach’s Trefoil gas condensate field in the […]
Northgate Pupils Victorious in Subsea UK’s STEM Challenge
A team of pupils from Northgate High School in Norwich have been crowned champions of the Subsea UK 2020 STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) Challenge, which saw six teams from across the UK compete to design an ROV (remotely operated vehicle) to solve an environmental incident. The STEM challenge, led and organised by Subsea […]