Equipment
Subsea 7 Scores Hat-Trick with Aker BP
Subsea 7 has been awarded two new contracts from alliance partner Aker BP in the Norwegian North Sea. The contracts are for the Skogul project and the Valhall Flank West project, valued between $50 million and $150 million. Earlier this week, Subsea 7 also announced a contract from Aker BP between $
OGTC Offers £2M for New Ideas on Digital Transformation and Decommissioning
The Oil & Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) has launched two ‘Calls for Ideas’ on digital transformation and decommissioning, with up to £2 million available to innovators. The OGTC is looking for digital analytics approaches, such as machine learning, that can rapidly organise, distil, screen and assess
New JIP to Examine Neodrill’s Well Foundation Technology
The Industry Technology Facilitator (ITF), in collaboration with Maersk Oil, Nexen, Shell, Siccar Point Energy, TechnipFMC and the Oil and Gas Technology Centre (OGTC), is leading a joint industry project (JIP) to investigate an alternative well foundation technology for subsea exploration and produ
Damen Wins Contract for First European TSHD LNG/MGO Conversion
Damen Shiprepair & Conversion has won a contract to undertake the conversion of a dredger to dual-fuel capability combining LNG and MGO. The contract was awarded by Rouen-based GIE Dragages-Ports with regard to its 117m, 8500m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Samuel de Champlain, and the work
Study: ADDs Effective on Minke Whales at OW Construction Sites
The Offshore Renewables Joint industry Programme (ORJIP), with funding from innogy, Ørsted, and Statoil has concluded a study to examine the effectiveness of using Acoustic Deterrent Devices (ADDs), as a protection method for minke whales during offshore wind farm construction. The research project,
Saab and NTU Singapore Partner on Underwater Robotic Research
Saab and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have signed a five-year master research collaboration agreement. The agreement was signed by NTU president Professor Bertil Andersson, and Saab executive vice president and deputy CEO Micael Johansson at NTU Singapore. It follows t
WATCH: ABB Tests Subsea Variable Speed Drive
The first full scale prototype of a subsea variable speed drive has been tested in a sheltered harbor in Vaasa, Finland, taking the vision of an all-electric subsea processing facility one step closer to reality. A variable speed drive is needed to boost the productivity of processes, improve energy
TechnipFMC, OneSubsea Join Aker Solutions in Statoil Win
TechnipFMC and OneSubsea have, along with Aker Solutions, secured new subsea maintenance framework agreements from Statoil on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The contracts have a total estimated value of more than NOK 8 billion (USD 960 mln) and a duration extending to 2023. In addition, the
Aker Solutions Grabs Statoil Subsea Prize
Aker Solutions has secured a framework agreement to provide subsea services for Statoil-operated oil and gas fields offshore Norway. The contract has a fixed period of five years, starting in the first quarter of 2018, and contains five four-year extension options. Its value depends on the amount of
Seatronics Orders Subsea Equipment from Tritech
Underwater technology specialist Tritech has secured order to deliver subsea specialist Seatronics with suite of equipment. The deal between Tritech and Seatronics, an Acteon company, will see the supply of a range of multibeam imaging sonars, precision sensors and pumps for specialist subsea applic
New JIP to explore effectiveness of alternative well foundation technology
The Industry Technology Facilitator (ITF) is leading a joint industry project (JIP) to investigate an alternative well foundation technology for subsea exploration and production wells.
Ashtead wraps up subsea work on Chevron’s North Sea field
Ashtead Technology has completed an advanced subsea laser scanning project for Subsea 7 on Chevron’s Captain field located in the UK North Sea.
Impact Subsea Appoints Scholz as German Distributor
Impact Subsea has appointed Scholz Ingenieur Büro as a distributor of Impact Subsea products in Germany. Scholz will provide local support for Impact Subsea’s range of underwater altimeters, depth sensors, attitude and heading reference systems. Based in Fokbek, Germany, Scholz Ingenieur Büro operat
Innovatum Increases Cable Magnetizing Service in 2017
Innovatum has seen increasing demand for magnetization of subsea cables during 2017. The company said it has magnetized 566 kilometers of subsea cable in 2017, an increase of 86 per cent when compared to 2016 (304 kilometers). According to Innovatum, there is already over 400 kilometers of cable boo