Equipment
ROV Conference to Address Industry Crisis
Subsea UK’s 2015 ROV Conference will host a discussion on advancements in remotely operated vehicle (ROV) technology and the challenges posed by a difficult marketplace. The event, which takes place on Friday 11th September, during the final day of Offshore Europe will welcome experts from across th
INTERVIEW: Aleron Subsea Invests in Growth
Subsea robotic firm, Aleron Subsea, established in 2010 by Mike Bisset, is a specialist ROV refurbishment, upgrade, sales and rental company with currently 8 work class ROV systems. Aleron started in Singapore when, according to Gary McConnell, Global Business Development Manager, its directors saw
SeeByte Gets New Senior Program Manager
SeeByte, a software provider for underwater sensors, vehicles and systems, has appointed Nick Green as its new Senior Program Manager. Green has come on board as SeeByte seeks to have a greater presence within the maritime community on the South of England. Green’s responsibilities will include supp
WATCH: Polarled PLEM Loadout
Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies AS (KOGT), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (KOG), signed an agreement with Statoil for the delivery of subsea structures, in-line tee’s, tie-in and connection systems for the Polarled gas pipeline back in August 2013. The following video show the l
MMT Inks ROV Survey Deal with Shell
Sweden’s MMT has signed a call-off Contract with Shell in Europe for ROV survey services. The call-off contract covers a survey program with various types of surveys, and MMT said they are especially pleased for Shells interest in its Surveyor Interceptor ROV. According to the company, the time peri
Expro Scoops Catcher and Maria Contracts
Expro, has strengthened its operations in the North Sea with $25 million in contract wins secured in the UK and Norway, where it will officially open a new facility later this month. The company has been awarded a subsea contract for oil and gas producer, Wintershall Norway, in the Haltenbanken area
Statoil Starts Up Smørbukk South
Statoil has kicked off production from Smørbukk South Extension at the Åsgard field, two and a half years after the project was sanctioned. Through a combination of wells with long well sections and new completion technology, oil and gas are now produced from a reservoir previously regarded as not f
MMT inks ROV survery services call-off deal with Shell
MMT, a Sweeden-based high-resolution marine surveys specialist, has signed a call-off contract with Shell in Europe for ROV survey services. According to MMT, the call-off contract covers a survey program with various types of surveys. The company says it is especially pleased for Shell’s interest i
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (September 01 – September 06). Aker Solutions notified employees that it has become necessary to reduce the workforce capacity in its Norwegian subsea business because of a continued market slowdown. A
Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
Dutra to Dredge Oakland Harbor The Dutra Group, based in San Rafael, California, has been awarded a contract for the maintenance dredging of the Oakland’s inner and outer harbors. New 2070 Dragon Dredge from Ellicott Ellicott Dredges LLC has announced a completely new design 20” (500 […]
Green Light for Wintershall’s Maria
Wintershall and its partners Petoro and Centrica have today received approval by the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy for the plan for development and operation (PDO) for the Maria development, offshore Norway. The approved development solution for the Maria field involves two subsea templates locat
OSIL Delivers Vibrocorer to VLIZ
UK-based marine systems manufacturers Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) has supplied the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) with a high-powered Vibrocorer system. The OSIL Vibrocorer can collect cores up to 9 meters in length in dense and compacted sediments. A vibrating motor in a sealed pres
More Jobs Axed at Expro
UK oilfield services player, Expro, is forced to make further job cuts as a response to the progressing challenges on the market. In addition to workforce reduction announced earlier in March, Expro plans to make approximately 60 further redundancies across its Europe and Commonwealth of Independent
Expro announces more job cuts
Expro, a UK-based oilfield services provider, pressured by the challenging market conditions, is gearing up to cut 60 positions across its Europe and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) operations. The majority of these are expected to be in the UK, the company said in an e-mail on Thursday. Ne