Equipment
Tampnet to connect Johan Sverdrup to North Sea subsea fiber infrastructure
Tampnet, a provider of telecommunication infrastructure and services for the offshore o&g industry, has been awarded a contract by Statoil for connecting the Johan Sverdrup field to its existing 2,500 kilometers subsea fiber infrastructure in the North Sea. Tampnet said last week that the contract a
GE Oil & Gas in Cheviot Subsea Deal with Alpha Petroleum
Alpha Petroleum has partnered with GE Oil & Gas to advance the subsea infrastructure for the Cheviot oil field in the UK North Sea with 55 mmbbls of oil and 20 mmboe of future gas production. The company, backed by upstream oil and gas investment firm Petroleum Equity, has named GE Oil & Gas as the
GE’s subsea systems, financing for Alpha’s Cheviot field
Alpha Petroleum is partnering up with GE Oil & Gas on the advancement of the subsea infrastructure for the Cheviot oil field, in the UK North Sea. The field, described by Alpha Petroleum as one of the largest undeveloped fields in the UK North Sea, is estimated to hold 55 mmbbls of oil and 20 mmboe
Oceanteam Gets LoI to Supply Equipment for Cable Transport
Oceanteam Solutions has received a letter of intent (LoI) from an unnamed cable producer in Europe for the supply of a vessel, turntable and auxiliary equipment for the transport of cables from South Europe to Scandinavia. The contract is planned to be executed in summer 2017, the company said. Ocea
Kongsberg Launches New Compact Survey Vessel
Kongsberg GeoAcoustics has recently launched their new Compact Survey Vessel (CSV), specifically designed to survey shallow coastal and inland waterways quickly, using a powerful and manoeuvrable two-person catamaran equipped with the latest GeoSwath 4R shallow water simultaneous swath bathymetry an
Wärtsilä to install hybrid system on Eidesvik’s OSV
Wärtsilä has signed an agreement with Eidesvik Offshore to install a hybrid system with batteries on board the offshore supply vessel (OSV) Viking Princess. Wärtsilä said on Friday that the vessel would become the first OSV in which batteries reduce the number of generators on board. The new hybrid
TGS, PGS Further Expand Seismic Campaign Off Canada
Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (PGS) and TGS are teaming up for the fourth 3D seismic project offshore Eastern Canada for 2017. The project follows the companies’ announcement earlier this week to carry out two new multi-client 3D surveys off eastern Canada Long Range 3D will comprise approximately 9,10
Sonardyne’s DP Technology for Noble Globetrotter I Drillship
Noble Corporation has selected acoustically-aided inertial navigation technology from Sonardyne for its ultra-deep water drillship Noble Globetrotter I. The Marksman DP-INS system is being used to provide a high integrity, independent subsea position reference for the vessel’s GE DP3 dynamic positio
USACE Christens New Hydrographic Survey Vessel – H.R. Spies
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, has just announced that the christening ceremony of the H.R. Spies, their new hydrographic survey vessel, took place yesterday at Fort Mifflin. The vessel, made by All American Marine on the West Coast, was named after the late Bob Spies who s
Oceaneering Bags ROV Services Contract in Canada
Oceaneering has entered into an agreement, expected to extend into 2026, with an undisclosed international oil and gas company, to provide remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services and equipment for projects located offshore of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. In addition, Oceaneering will supply t
Oceaneering lands 10-year ROV deal in Canada
Oceaneering’s subsidiary, Oceaneering Canada, has entered into an agreement to provide remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services and equipment for projects located offshore Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The subsea engineering and tech company said on Thursday that the agreement with an unnamed “
JFSE Wraps up Trenching in Kandla Gujarat
James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE) recently completed a challenging project for underwater services company Seatek in the Kandla Gujarat region of North-west India. Experts deployed its shallow water Twin R2000 tool for post-lay trenching and backfilling of an HDPE pipeline with concrete sinker b
Smulders Assembles First Beatrice Jacket
The foundations project for the Beatrice offshore wind farm has moved forward as Smulders placed the first upper jacket on top of the first lower jacket at its UK yard in Newcastle upon Tyne. The complete jacket now has a height of approximately 70 meters. The upper jacket parts are produced at the
NTT Com Beefs Up Cable Laying Fleet
NTT Communications has recently completed outfitting its new submarine cable-laying vessel, “Kizuna”, which launched late last year. NTTWEM’s parent company NTT Com and other telecommunication companies and service providers will use Kizuna, along with three existing vessels operated by NTTWEM, to l