By Xtera Communications Eastern Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) Consortium has selected Xtera Communications Inc. (Xtera), a leading global provider of optical networking solutions, for the upgrade of its festoon subsea cable system. ECFS subsea cable system is made of 10 segments, connecting Tortola in the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad at the south of the [...]
ECFS Consortium Selected Xtera for Upgrading its Caribbean Festoon Subsea Cable System
Submarine Fibre Collaboration Sees Local Expertise For Australian Oil And Gas
By Titan ICT Consultants/WFN Strategies Titan ICT Consultants of Australia has signed an Agreement with US-based, WFN Strategies that would see both companies increase their service offering to the Oil and Gas sector in the Australasian region. The collaboration would see unrivalled expertise in the area of Submarine Fibre communications consulting, available locally in Perth, [...]
TE Subcom Commences Production Of Chevron Big Foot Undersea Network
TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity Ltd. company and an industry pioneer in undersea communications technology, today announced that work is underway for Chevron U.S.A. Inc.’s Big Foot offshore facility undersea fiber optic communications system in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Under terms of a contract awarded to TE SubCom in April 2012, the cable [...]
Oil falls towards $112 as Isaac misses oil platforms
By Reuters U.S. energy companies have shut most facilities in the Gulf of Mexico, as a precautionary measure, cutting the region’s oil output by more than 90 percent. But Isaac, which hit Louisiana, driving water over the top of a levee on the outskirts of New Orleans, skirted major energy installations in the Gulf of [...]
CTC Marine Projects, Trico Offshore and DeepOcean become one
By Deep Ocean Group CTC Marine Projects Ltd., Trico Offshore Ltd. and Deep Ocean AS, all subsidiaries of DeepOcean Group Holding AS, today announced that they are rebranding and changing name to DeepOcean. “The move is more than a name change,” says DeepOcean Group CEO Bart Heijermans. “We will operate as one company offering our [...]
SMD and Blade Offshore Services Announce Joint Venture
SMD and Blade Offshore Services (BOS) are pleased to announce the signature of Heads of Terms for a joint venture. Under the joint venture, expected to be called SMD-BORD, SMD will design and manufacture subsea remote drilling solutions for the marine renewable industry, offering a cost effective alternative to monopile and gravity foundations for wave, [...]





