Equipment
Det norske: Ivar Aasen topside nearly finished. On track for first oil in 4Q
Det norske, a Norwegian oil exploration and development company, has informed that the construction of the topside for the Ivan Aasen field platform, in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, is nearing completion. According to Det norske’s update on Monday, the platform deck, under construction at
Kongsberg Scores Seismic Handling Systems Hattrick
Kongsberg Maritime’s wholly owned deck equipment specialist Kongsberg Evotec has won three separate new contracts for seismic handling systems. Two contracts, for customers located in China, are for delivery of seismic handling systems for a six-streamer vessel and a two-streamer vessel. Both vessel
Xtera Wraps Up 2nd Repeatered Subsea Cable Project in Atlantic Ocean
Xtera Communications has completed marine installation of its second repeatered submarine cable system that was deployed in the last quarter of 2015 in the Atlantic Ocean. The approximately 1,500 km long cable system is built with Xtera’s Raman-based repeaters. “This new repeatered project has been
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (January 11 – January 17). The deepwater pipelay construction vessel “Jascon 18” was arrested last week on behalf of a shipyard in Singapore. The vessel, formerly owned by the marine contractor Sea Tru
Chevron Becomes Corporate investor in Airborne Oil & Gas
Dutch-based composite pipe manufacturer, Airborne Oil & Gas, has secured an investment from Chevron Technology Ventures, the technology investment arm of Chevron Corporation of the USA. With this investment, Chevron Technology Ventures joins Shell and Evonik as corporate investors in Airborne Oil &
Aker Solutions to Cut Up to 900 MMO Jobs
Aker Solutions today notified employees in its maintenance, modifications and operations (MMO) unit across Norway of necessary steps to reposition the business and enhance competitiveness in a market with unprecedented challenges. The company is streamlining the Norwegian MMO business to one regiona
ORCHIDS Project to Enhance Subsea Cable Monitoring
Fraunhofer UK has joined forces with Synaptec and the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) to develop a solution to address cable and electrical infrastructure integrity within the marine renewable energy industry. Funded by the UK Government’s business innovation experts InnovateUK, the ORCHIDS pro
Wessex Archaeology Gets New Marine Geophysicist
Wessex Archaeology’s geoservices has welcomed Megan Metcalfe to the team in its Salisbury office where she will be working as a marine geophysicist. Metcalfe will be responsible for processing and reporting on geophysical data to help investigate sites of potential archaeological interest below the
Metronome Tidal Research Facility Opens in Utrecht
The Utrecht University together with the research institute Deltares officially opened the Metronome tidal research facility on 12 January in the Netherlands. To create reversing tidal flow and sediment transport on scale, professor Maarten Kleinhans of the university created a twenty by three meter
Seven drilling contractors unite for well control equipment failure tool
Seven drilling contractors, including major players like Transocean and Seadrill, have joined forces to create a reporting tool for capturing well control equipment failures. According to one of these offshore drillers, Maersk Drilling, the tool captures all failures in a third party system and give
The Underwater Centre Expands ROV Training
Fort William-based subsea training and testing facility, The Underwater Centre, has added the FMC Schilling TITAN 4 syllabus to its current ROV training suite. According to TUC, the course familiarises candidates with all major components of the TITAN T4 manipulator and provides system operation and
Kingsbridge and Salcombe Estuary Dredging Starts This Month
Van Oord, a Dutch dredging company, has won the Kingsbridge and Salcombe Estuary dredging contract. The dredging operations could start as soon as 21st January – weather permitting, according to the Salcombe Harbor Authority. Adam Parnell, Harbor Master at Salcombe Harbor, said that the type of dred
EU Commission launches in-depth investigation of Halliburton-Baker Hughes merger
The European Commission has opened what it says is an in-depth investigation to assess whether the proposed acquisition of oilfield service supplier Baker Hughes by rival Halliburton would impede effective competition, in breach of the EU Merger Regulation. Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, in charge
IKM Lands Johan Castberg Job
Statoil has awarded a contract for Johan Castberg Subsea Integration Pre-FEED and FEED project with options to IKM Ocean Design. The contract includes Pre-FEED and FEED of pipelines, risers, cables, tie-ins and related structures on the Johan Castberg field. Furthermore, detail design and follow-on