Equipment
OceanWorks to Enhance ONC Observatory
OceanWorks, a subsea solution engineering company, is providing an upgrade to the Strait of Georgia Shore Station for Ocean Networks Canada (ONC). The work scope consists of design, supply, installation and system integration testing of the upgraded system. The new system should provide ONC with the
Kraken Unveils SeaVision 3D Laser System
Kraken Sonar’s subsidiary, Kraken Robotik GmbH, plans to introduce its new SeaVision 3D laser system at the Ocean Business conference in UK. SeaVision is an RGB underwater laser imaging system that offers the resolution, range and scan rate to deliver dense full colour 3D point cloud images of subse
Subsea Innovation Delivers Structural Repair Clamps to RasGas
Darlington-based equipment supplier Subsea Innovation has completed the design, build and testing of 4 structural pipeline repair clamps for the LNG producing company RasGas in Qatar. These are the second systems that Subsea Innovation has produced for RasGas, following the delivery of 16” pipeline
Fugro to Start Second Phase of Rampion Cable Laying
Fugro is set to begin ‘phase two’ of cable laying operations at the Rampion offshore wind farm, following a winter break. In August, Fugro started cable laying operations at the Rampion site, off the UK’s Sussex coast, from its subsea construction vessel, the Fugro Symphony. The vessel loaded and tr
4Subsea to Monitor Wellhead Integrity on Maria Drilling Campaign
4Subsea has been awarded the wellhead integrity monitoring contract for Odfjell Drilling on the Deepsea Stavanger drilling operations on Wintershall’s Maria field development. The scope of work includes monitoring six wells for the coming 12-18 months, with an option of further two wells. The monito
L&N Scotland Launches Synthesis System
L&N Scotland has expanded its product portfolio with the launch of the Synthesis system. Synthesis system compromises of a full turnkey support package complete with all small-bored tubing lines staged in reverse fitment order. Synthesis can be deployed across a full breadth of subsea applications r
Total extends crane services deal with Enermech
Oil company Total has hired EnerMech for North Sea crane operation and maintenance. According to Enermech, the contract is for three years, with two one-year options. Enermech’s previous five-year contract with Total E&P UK for the provision of operation and maintenance services across 10 pedestal c
Damen Completes Repair Work on TSHD Leiv Eiriksson
Damen Shiprepair & Conversion (DSC) has recently completed works in Vlissingen and Brest on two Jan de Nul’s vessels. One of these is the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Leiv Eiriksson and the other is the Vole au vent, a 140-meter jack-up vessel, built specifically for the installation of th
New Waterking 220 NG-5 for Hungarian Customer
Waterking BV, a Dutch company involved in the production of amphibious excavators, recently delivered a new WK 220 NG-5 to a Hungarian customer. “The machine is equipped with a DAMEN dredge pump and directly driven by a custom made power-pack,” said Waterking in its release. “Our mechanic and operat
Nord Stream 2: Wasco Starts Concrete Pipe Coating in Finland Base
Nord Stream 2 AG’s contractor Wasco has started concrete weight coating of the pipes needed for the natural gas pipeline through the Baltic Sea in its pipe coating plant in Kotka, Finland. Almost half of the 200,000 pipes needed for the entire project will be concrete weight coated in Wasco’s plant
Noble Corp. and GE to develop digital rig solution
Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation and General Electric (GE) have entered into a partnership to work on an advanced data analytics system for offshore drilling rigs known as Digital Rig (SM). Noble said on Monday that the Digital Rig solution aims to improve the operational productivity
Hydratight Launches New Tools for Well Completion Activities
Hydratight has unveiled its External Casing Cutter (ECC) and Internal-External Casing Cutter (IECC) tools to allow customers to work above and below wellheads. The tools will be used in well completion activities by drilling contractors, decommissioning specialists, valve OEMs and service providers.
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (March 20 – March 26). The Johan Sverdrup partnership has now decided to proceed with (DG2) Phase 2 of the Johan Sverdrup development. Phase 1 of Johan Sverdrup is under development, with first oil sch
MMT Surveys Shetland
MMT UK, based in Banbury Oxfordshire, is currently undertaking two hydrographic surveys in the Shetland Islands on behalf of the Maritime & Coastguard Agency. MMT has since 2006 been one of the MCA´s Civil Hydrography Programme survey providers of multi-beam bathymetry, providing hydrographic data f