Equipment
CWind Delivers Isles of Scilly Cable Repair Project
CWind, a part of the Global Marine Group, has completed a power cable repair, reconnecting the Isles of Scilly to the mainland electricity. The C.S. Sovereign, the company’s specialist cable installation vessel, was used for the repair of the cable damaged late February by an anchor. Using remotely
JFD Secures Contract with UK MOD Salvage and Marine Ops
JFD, a James Fisher and Sons company, has been awarded a four-year framework contract, worth up to £10 million, by the UK MOD Salvage & Marine Operations Team for the provision of subsea equipment and support. The Salvage and Marine Operations (S&MO) Team owns and operates subsea equipment to fulfil
Sovcomflot Takes Delivery of Polarcus Amani
Oslo-listed Polarcus said it has delivered the vessel ‘Polarcus Amani’ to SCF GEO (Sovcomflot) following the charter agreement announced in February this year. The fixed period of the charter will be 5 1/2 years with options to extend for up to four additional months. The vessel was delivered withou
Keith Grammar School Wins Scottish MATE ROV Contest
Keith Grammar School has come out on top in an annual competition which sees pupils from across Scotland put underwater robots they have designed and built to the test. The Scottish leg of the MATE ROV competition, co-ordinated and hosted by Robert Gordon University (RGU), saw eight schools put thei
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (April 17 – April 23). TechnipFMC and DOF Subsea joint venture has taken delivery of a newbuild pipelay support vessel (PLSV) the Skandi Búzios. The PLSV started its 8-year charter contract with Petrob
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (April 17-23, 2017). New Contracts for DEME in Germany, France, UK and Spain DEME’s German subsidiary Nordsee Nassbagger- und Tiefbau GmbH, based in Bremen, has acquired the maintenance dredging contract on the Ri
C6 Technologies Launches Its Well Intervention System
C6 Technologies, an oilfield technology company offering solutions for well intervention and conveyance utilising composite materials, has informed that its new ComTrac system is performing field trials after completing test well runs. The company, a joint venture by Archer and IKM, currently has on
PGS in Q1 Profit Warning
Norwegian seismic player, Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) said it expects revenues for Q1 2017 of approximately $155 million ($203 million in Q1 2016), with an EBITDA of approximately $30 million ($79 million in Q1 2016). According to PGS, the low EBITDA is primarily driven by the relatively low multi-
Reach Subsea secures work for Havila Subsea vessel
Norwegian subsea services provider Reach Subsea has entered into a contract for the IMR, survey and construction vessel Havila Subsea. In an update on Friday, Reach said the contract obtained for the Havila Subsea vessel will start in the third quarter and it will cover 60 days, plus options. Earlie
Shearwater Contracts Veripos for GNSS Positioning Services
Veripos, has won a contract for global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) positioning services with recently formed seismic contractor Shearwater Geophysical. Under the terms of the new agreement, Veripos will supply GNSS positioning services to Shearwater’s fleet of four marine seismic survey vess
New Commercial Manager for Modus
Modus Seabed Intervention has strengthened its management team with the recruitment of Guy Lainchbury, who joins Modus as commercial manager. Lainchbury has previously worked as commercial manager for Saipem and more recently as tendering director for Subsea 7, where he worked for 10 years. Nigel Wa
Rolls-Royce to Upgrade Njord A Mooring System
Rolls-Royce has been chosen by Norway-based Kvaerner to provide a mooring system for Statoil’s oil platform Njord A. Njord A is being upgraded by Kvaerner and Rolls-Royce has been chosen to provide an upgrade to its mooring system. The contract has a value of about £15 million. Njord A is a semisubm
Rolls-Royce to Supply MTU Engines for KATO Excavators
For the first time, Rolls-Royce is supplying MTU-brand engines to Japanese construction machinery manufacturer KATO for use in its excavator segment. The engine – a 6-cylinder inline Series 1000 unit delivering 210 kW – will be used to power a 30-tonne hydraulic excavator from KATO’s HD range. Equip
Trendsetter, Add Energy Win Well Control Assurance Contract
Trendsetter Engineering and Add Energy have combined expertise to provide engineering and hardware support services to the industry’s most challenging problems in a nimble and responsive environment. The companies have recently been awarded a contract to supply engineering expertise and access to Tr