Equipment
Ferguson Marine Engineering Grabs MacKellar Sub-sea
Ferguson Marine Engineering, a subsidiary of Clyde Blowers Capital has, for an undisclosed amount, acquired MacKellar Sub-sea Ltd and its related company Tritech Nairn Ltd. The Subsea engineering and fabrication business, based in Grantown-on-Spey, had gone into administration after falling victim t
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (April 27 – May 03). Aberdeen-based subsea dredging and excavation specialist, X-Subsea UK Holding and its subsidiaries, have entered into Administration on April 27, 2015 following the collapse of wid
Huisman Installs Pipelay Tower Onboard Seven Rio
Huisman, the specialist in lifting, drilling, and subsea solutions, has completed the setup of 550mt Pipelay Tower onboard the Subsea 7’s Seven Rio at its facility in Schiedam. In November last year, IHC successfully launched the 550t pipelaying vessel at its shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The
Marginal field consortium: Apollo in, WGPSN out
ABT Oil and Gas Ltd. (‘ABTOG’), Enegi Oil’s joint venture with ABTechnology Ltd, has signed a collaboration agreement with Apollo Offshore Engineering Ltd. who will join the Marginal Field Delivery Consortium providing expertise in the structural engineering of ABTOG’s current and future solutions.
Helix, OneSubsea to Build New Intervention Riser System
Subsea Services Alliance, the collaboration between OneSubsea and Helix, has announced the first joint technology project between the two companies to engineer and manufacture a 15,000-psi intervention riser system. According the Subsea Services Alliance, the IRS system is being engineered and built
NPRA Conducts Core Drilling to Map Subsea Tunnel Route
On the west coast of central Norway the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) is carrying out a core drilling operation for a 15,5 km long subsea tunnel. Seismic surveys that have previously been carried out shows weakness zones in the rock that the tunnel must be drilled through. There may a
Subsea Services Alliance to engineer new intervention riser system
Subsea Services Alliance, the collaboration between Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., OneSubsea, a Cameron and Schlumberger company, and Schlumberger, has announced the first joint technology project between OneSubsea and Helix to engineer and manufacture a 15,000-psi intervention riser system. Ac
Port of Gothenburg Presents New Oil Spill Robot
A new robot has been introduced at the Port of Gothenburg. Its task will be to deploy booms in the event of an oil spill. This new technology should result a more rapid and safer oil spill clearance at the Port of Gothenburg. The Port of Gothenburg has invested SEK 3.5 million in an automatic [&hell
KIASMA Takes Part in Magdalena River Project
KIASMA and Odebrecht, through their Colombian subsidiary – Consortium Navelena Construction, have signed a cooperation agreement under which KIASMA will supply the HDPE floating pipelines with KFC system (for abrasion reduction) to be used for dredging operations on the Magdalena River in Colombia.
PGS Down in Q1, Cold-Stacks Two Vessels
Oslo-listed seismic player Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) has booked a net loss of $19.5 million for the first quarter of 2015, compared with a $4.6 million profit in the corresponding period in 2014. In the first quarter of 2015, the company recorded revenues of $251 million ( out of which $143.3 mil
Lifeboat simulator installed on Prosafe’s Safe Boreas
Virtual Marine Technology, a Canadian simulation services provider, announced it has installed its first lifeboat simulator system in Norway. The simulator was installed onto Prosafe’s Safe Boreas accommodation vessel in Stavanger. The simulator system was unveiled in as an element of the vessel’s s
Bibby HydroMap Presents d’ROP (VIDEO)
Bibby HydroMap, a company involved in a range of services including hydrographic and geophysical survey, geotechnical sampling, etc, has just released a video about their innovative d’ROP system. d’ROP is a dynamic Remotely Operated Survey Platform that borrows and combines technology and operating
VIDEO: Port of Husum Dredging Program
Koninklijke Smals, a Dutch company involved in hydraulic and civil-engineering works, has released a video about their dredging and remediation project in Port of Husum, one of Germany’s seaports along the North Sea coast. Husum is famous for its tourism, HDR Shipyard and Senvion, one of Europe’s le
Subsea 7 Lifts Profit
Oslo-listed, Subsea 7, has seen its profits rise for the first quarter (Q1) which ended on March 31, 2015 on improved operating income and foreign currency gains. The UK-based offshore engineering company, recorded net income of $151 million in the quarter, compared to $131 million in Q1 2014. Dilut