Equipment
Profits Fall for Aker Solutions
Norwegian oil services company Aker Solutions has reported net income of NOK 33 million ($4 million), or NOK 0.08 in the second-quarter 2017, versus net income of NOK 131 million ($15.8 million), or NOK 0.37 in the prior-year comparable period. The company has seen its revenue decline to NOK 5.4 bil
TE SubCom to Build Deep Blue Subsea Cable System
Deep Blue Cable have contracted TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity company, to build and deploy the Deep Blue subsea cable system. The pan-Caribbean system design spans nearly 12,000 km with initial landing points in 12 markets throughout the region, including the Cayman Islands, Curaçao, the Dominican Re
BAM Preps Blyth Foundations for Setup
BAM has floated out the first of the five concrete gravity base foundations being constructed for EDF Blyth wind farm project off the Northumberland coast, UK. The gravity base left the dry dock in Newcastle and was floated down the River Tyne to Port of Tyne. The base will have additional ballast a
Trelleborg Develops Sealing Solution for New STL Subsea Coupler
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions was asked to create a seal that would work inside a pioneering new product which was developed by Subsea Technologies Ltd (STL). STL’s two inch hydraulically retractable subsea coupler assists in creating its XR Connector’s high-angle release capability, which has no max
EdgeTech Sonar for UNH’s Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping
EdgeTech, the underwater technology specialist, has recently provided a 6205 MPES system to the University of New Hampshire’s Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic Center (CCOM/JHC). The EdgeTech 6205 multi phase echo sounder (MPES) produces 3D maps of the seafloor while providing
Seabras-1 Subsea Cable System Set for August Launch
Seaborn Networks, developer-owner-operator of submarine cable systems, has completed the final splice for Seabras-1. Seabras-1 is the only direct POP to POP submarine cable system between São Paulo (Brazil) and New York (US). “This is a tremendous achievement for both Seaborn and Seabras-1,” said La
Bourbon enters project to develop autonomous OSV prototype
Offshore services company Bourbon has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Automated Ships Ltd (ASL) to support the building of the world’s first autonomous, fully-automated, prototype vessel for offshore operations. The duo will develop the Hrönn project prototype in collaboration
Worldwide offshore rig count drops to 221 in June
Baker Hughes, as of recently GE company, announced today that worldwide offshore rig count for June 2017, fell to 221 active units, down from 244 in the same period a year ago. The international offshore rig count for June 2017 was 197, down 5 from the 202 counted in May 2017, and down 26 from the
DOF Subsea Tests JFD’s New Diving Rebreather
DOF Subsea has carried out the first major offshore dive with JFD’s new deep diving rebreather, COBRA (Compact Bailout Rebreathing Apparatus). Earlier this year, JFD released COBRA into the market to replace conventional SCUBA bailout methods, providing divers with extended supply of breathing gas i
Bakker Sliedrecht to Deliver Electrical Power Plant for Spartacus
Bakker Sliedrecht has been awarded a contract for the engineering, delivery and commissioning of the electrical power plant and auxiliary electrical installations for the world’s most powerful cutter suction dredger (CSD) Spartacus. This giant dredging vessel, to be fueled by liquefied natural gas (
GATE Energy strikes subsea alliance with Canyon Offshore
Gibson Applied Technology & Engineering (GATE Energy) has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Canyon Offshore. The two companies will work together on jointly offering subsea blockage prevention, detection and remediation solutions to the offshore oil and gas industry. Both parties antic
Nexans in 5-year umbilical deal with BP
French subsea cabling specialist Nexans has signed a five-year global framework agreement with BP covering the engineering, procurement and construction of umbilical and Direct Electrical Heating (DEH) systems and ancillary equipment. The agreement, signed with BP by Nexans Norway, also covers the p
Ampelmann launches new A-type gangway
Dutch offshore access solutions provider Ampelmann has introduced the A-type enhanced performance motion compensated gangway to support work in higher sea states. Ampelmann said that its latest gangway for personnel transfer, the A-type enhanced performance (AEP), would provide 10 percent greater wo
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (July 03 – July 09). Subsea 7 has acquired certain businesses of EMAS Chiyoda Subsea (ECS). The acquisition, under a US bankruptcy code Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganisation, was confirmed by the U.S. Bank