Equipment
WATCH: Normand Vision Gears for Troll B Gig
The following video shows a Norwegian subsea contractor, Ocean Installer, mobilising its vessel Normand Vision for riser replacement job at the Troll B platform June 2015. In March this year, Ocean Installer signed amendments with Statoil for umbilical marine installation at the Visund field and for
PHOTO: Easydredge Sea Trials
The newly built Easydredge 2700, competitively priced standard trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD), has passed its sea trials with flying colors. Developed by Royal IHC (IHC) and built by MTG Dolphin yard in Varna, Bulgaria, this state-of-the-art dredger that was launched in December 2014 is now
MMT in UK-Iceland Link Route Survey
MMT (Sweden) has been awarded a contract for the world’s longest HVDC route survey for the UK-Iceland Interconnector by Atlantic Superconnection Corporation (ASC). MMT will provide bathymetric and geophysical mapping along the entire route corridor, between Iceland to England, the company said. MMT
Plexus Nets Total Contract in North Sea
Plexus has secured a £3.3 million contract with Total E&P Norge AS, to supply its POS-GRIP wellhead systems, associated equipment and mudline services for Total’s Ultra High Pressure/High Temperature (‘X-HP/HT’) Solaris gas exploration well in the Graben area of the North Sea, offshore Norway. Reven
Another Important Contract for Hilal Makina
Hilal Makina, a Turkish-based manufacturer of dredging equipment and parts, has just signed a contract to build 86 pieces of wire sheaves. The sheaves (with outside dimensions of 1400, 1700, 2000 mm) will be used in the dredging industry for lifting and guidance operations. The company will do the r
Ezra Scores $115 Mln in Subsea Deals
Ezra’s subsea division, EMAS AMC, has clinched several global contracts, including one for rigid pipelay on the Aviat field development in the UK North Sea, under the auspices of the frame agreement the company signed with Apache in the North Sea, bringing the total contract value to more than US$11
Sikorsky S-92 helicopter gets EASA Rig Approach certificate
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp., today received the certification by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) of Rig Approach for the S-92 helicopter. The company explains that Rig Approach provides operators with an automated approach to offshore rig and platfor
Statoil gets approval for subsea ops at Gullfaks Sør
Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has given consent to Statoil to use pipelines and subsea production facilities at Gullfaks Sør in the northern North Sea. Statoil is the operator at Gullfaks Sør, in the Tampen area in the northern North Sea, south of the Gullfaks field. Gullfaks Sør has been
Plexus wins POS-GRIP order from Total
Plexus Holdings PLC has secured a £3.3 million ($5.1 million) contract with Total to supply its POS-GRIP wellhead systems, associated equipment and mudline services for Total’s Ultra High Pressure/High Temperature (X-HP/HT) Solaris gas exploration well in the Graben area of the North Sea, offshore N
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (June 08 – June 14). Three more tendons on the Chevron’s Big Foot tension-leg platform (TLP) have sunk, causing an indefinite delay to the start of the project. As Reuters reports, nine of sixteen tend
VIDEO: Poti Port Development Plan Introduced
APM Terminals has just released a video about the future development program of the largest port in Georgia – Poti Port. APM Terminals Poti recently completed a comprehensive study for the port master plan to drive and accommodate future cargo flows through Georgia and neighboring Armenia and Azerba
Nexans Plans More Layoffs
French cable giant Nexans is downsizing its European workforce as it launches a new savings project aimed to respond to market challenges. The company said that the project may involve all European countries and in particular France, Norway and Germany. As earlier reported, the Norwegian division, n
PSA focuses attention on Statoil’s Aasta Hansteen development
From 14 to 16 April 2015, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway carried out an audit of Statoil’s development of Aasta Hansteen gas field in the Norwegian Sea. The objective of the audit was to make sure that Statoil, in partnership with HHI/Technip and other parties involved, is in compliance
Regulator probes Shell in Norway
On March 6, 2015, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway carried out an audit of Norske Shell’s non-conformity handling. The objective of the audit was to follow up on the requirements which entail that the companies must work systematically to detect regulatory non-conformities and that the co