Equipment
FES Sets Up New Production Plant
North East offshore specialist Flexible Engineered Solutions (FES) is creating 20 new jobs after opening a new manufacturing facility. Ashington-based FES has delivered a boost to its 50-strong workforce after investing in a new 25,000 sqft manufacturing facility in Cramlington, which will also beco
N-Seatec Becomes Seatec
The Netherlands-based technical solutions provider, N-Seatec Subsea Systems has changed ownership and will continue under the new name Seatec Subsea Systems. Seatec was part of N-Sea Group, offshore contractor and specialist in survey and IMR (inspection, maintenance, repair). “After 6 years of oper
Subsea 7 to become major shareholder of Xodus
Subsea 7 is set to acquire a 60 percent stake in the the engineering and advisory consultancy Xodus Group from Chiyoda.
CCI CableService picks up electrical cables supply deal for Liza FPSO
CCI-CableService has been awarded an electrical cables supply deal by SBM Offshore for ExxonMobil’s FPSO Liza Destiny.
Subsea 7 Buys into Xodus Group
Subsea 7 has agreed to acquire a 60% holding in Xodus Group from Chiyoda. Chiyoda will retain a 40% holding as a joint venture partner. This investment by Subsea 7 should help the future development and growth of Xodus and complements the existing support from Chiyoda. Xodus will continue to operate
Seatronics and Whitecap Scientific Ink Distribution Deal
Seatronics, an Acteon company, and Whitecap Scientific, developers of the ROV3D Recon DVR, have entered into a global distribution agreement that will see Seatronics invest in ROV3D Recon DVR rental units for its Aberdeen, Houston, Singapore, and Abu Dhabi offices. Whitecap Scientific’s ROV3D Recon
Namaka Subsea Upgrades Diving Equipment Maintenance System
Namaka Subsea has upgraded its diving equipment asset management system, the DiveCert. DiveCert is a user-friendly software package that creates, controls, stores and synchronizes diving system and equipment maintenance, certification and assets information. As part of the upgrade of the DiveCert, g
NSW’s Inter-Array Cables for Deutsche Bucht Wind Farm
Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke (NSW), a subsidiary of General Cable, has been contracted by Van Oord to design, manufacture and deliver inter-array cables for Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm. The company will deliver 45 km of medium-voltage submarine power cables for the Deutsche Bucht, which is owned
SMST Gangway to Aid East Anglia ONE Jacket Installation
Olympic Subsea has awarded SMST a rental contract from for their motion compensated gangway, including stacking modules, to assist the jacket installations in the East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm. The Telescopic Access Bridge M-Series will be installed on board of Olympics’ multipurpose offshore v
Wartsila, Maersk Drilling Create Thruster Services Strategy
Wärtsilä and Maersk Drilling have joined forces to create a 25-year thruster maintenance strategy for Maersk’s three semi-submersible rigs and four drillships. The parties have already completed the strategy work on the D-rigs and started the strategy work related to V-drillships. By reducing the th
Head Energy and Kongsberg Maritime Strike Strategic Partnership
Head Energy Multicontrol and Kongsberg Maritime have signed a formal strategic cooperation agreement. The agreement covers subsea monitoring communication & data gathering systems, drilling riser – wellhead & data analyses and project management. The co-op deal has a duration of three years and stre
Triton Submarines Expands into Security and Defense Sectors
Triton Submarines, the designer and producer of personal submersible craft for yacht and cruise ship deployment, has signed a framework agreement with SECINDEF for the introduction of their submersibles in the security and defense sectors. Barcelona-based SECINDEF (Security, Intelligence & Defense),
Xtera Completes Interoperability Testing with Infinera
Xtera, subsea fibre optic solutions provider, has completed interoperability testing with Infinera, a provider of intelligent transport networks. By connecting Infinera’s SLTE solution to an Xtera line system, the laboratory trial demonstrated the truly open nature of Xtera’s ‘Open System Gateway’ (
Helix Returns to Profit
Offshore services player Helix Energy Solutions has bounced back to profit in the fourth quarter of 2017. On revenue increase of some $35 million year-over-year, the Houston-based well intervention and robotics specialist generated net income of $50.6 million, or 34 cents per diluted share, against