Equipment
DeepOcean to provide ROV survey services to Shell in North Sea
DeepOcean AS, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV, has been awarded a Call-off contract for the provision of ROV based survey services by Shell in the North Sea. According to the company, this contract, announced on Monday, is for three years plus options. Furthermore, DeepOcean will introduc
BP, Subsea 7 get in pipe development pact with Magma
Magma Global has signed a joint development agreement with BP and Subsea 7 in a project to qualify Magma’s carbon fibre m-pipe as the next generation of subsea pipelines. According to Magma, the programme is also supported by the National Composites Centre (NCC) and Innovate UK, the Government initi
GUT in Need of AUV (Poland)
The Department of Ocean Engineering and Ship Technology, Gdansk University of Technology in Poland has issued a tender invitation for the delivery of an autonomous underwater floating vehicle (AUV). The AUV should be fit for acoustics testing, and will be used under the framework of the project “Dev
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (September 07 – September 13). Subsea World News has taken an opportunity to speak to Gary McConnell, Global Business Development Manager from Aleron Subsea to give you a closer look into its business
Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
LOI Signed for Jakarta’s Giant Sea Wall South Korea, the Netherlands and Indonesia have signed a letter of intent for a study on a joint realization of the National Capital Integrated Coastal Development (NCICD), also known as the ‘Giant Sea Wall’ project. Panama Canal Project Enters […]
Kværner to Build Sverdrup’s Drilling Platform Jacket
Norway’s Statoil has, on behalf of the Johan Sverdrup partnership, awarded a contract to Kværner Verdal for delivery of the steel jacket for the Johan Sverdrup drilling platform. The contract is an execution of the letter of intent signed by Statoil and Kværner for delivery of two jackets for Johan
Hexatronic Nets Subsea Cable Order from A-2-Sea
Hexatronic Cables & Interconnect Systems has secured a contract with A-2-Sea Solutions Limited for the supply of rock armored submarine ribbon cable. In the contract worth 10 million Swedish Crowns ($1.19 million), Hexatronic will supply approximately 20 km of rock armored submarine ribbon cable, fo
CAGE Deploys Kongsberg’s K-Lander Observatories Off Svalbard
Two K-Lander observatories from Kongsberg Maritime were deployed offshore Svalbard this summer, to try and unveil the secrets of natural release of the climate gas. The observatories were deployed by the Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate Environment and Climate (CAGE) at the University of Tromsø (UiT),
EIVA Launches Software Package for Shallow Water Surveys
Denmark’s EIVA, an offshore survey and engineering specialist, has launched a new software, dedicated for shallow water surveys, the NaviSuite Kuda. “With NaviSuite Kuda, we have taken many of the high-end features of EIVA’s NaviSuite software package and made them available in an affordable bundle
GE Bags Another Statoil Deal
GE Oil & Gas has been awarded a four-year framework agreement to provide wellhead equipment and associated services to Statoil with the option of two, two-year extensions. This deal follows the company’s framework agreement with Statoil to provide subsea operations services for its Tordis, Vigdis, S
GE signs wellhead equipment deal with Statoil
GE Oil & Gas has secured a four-year framework agreement to provide wellhead equipment and associated services to Statoil with the option of two, two-year extensions. GE Oil & Gas will provide its DWHC MS-700 SFX and MS-800 SFX wellhead systems to Statoil. The wellhead systems are designed to be a h
OceanTools Launches New Subsea Scanning Tool
Aberdeen-based engineering firm OceanTools has released C-Scan, its new laser based optical 3D scanning system. Encased within subsea housings providing an operational depth rated at 3000m, the C-Scan system comprises a 360O rotary encoder plus a laser triangulation system capable of taking measurem
Spanish Navy Deploys Seismometers in Gulf of Cadiz
Spanish Navy’s Royal Observatory, in collaboration with the patrol boat Vigia, has deployed six seafloor seismometers about 90 miles southwest of Cape St. Vicente. The installation has been done at depths ranging between 4,700 and 4,900 meters. The devices consist of an anchor, buoys, seismic hydrop
Saipem Hires GAS to Support Its Kazakh Pipeline Project
Saipem, through its subsidiary ERSAI Caspian Contractor LLC, has awarded GAS KCO (Kazakh subsidiary of GAS Italy) a contract for the survey and positioning services. GAS was recruited to provide these services during the construction of two pipelines of 95 km each which will connect D Island in the