Equipment
Reach Subsea secures work for Havila Subsea vessel
Norwegian subsea services provider Reach Subsea has entered into a contract for the IMR, survey and construction vessel Havila Subsea. In an update on Friday, Reach said the contract obtained for the Havila Subsea vessel will start in the third quarter and it will cover 60 days, plus options. Earlie
Shearwater Contracts Veripos for GNSS Positioning Services
Veripos, has won a contract for global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) positioning services with recently formed seismic contractor Shearwater Geophysical. Under the terms of the new agreement, Veripos will supply GNSS positioning services to Shearwater’s fleet of four marine seismic survey vess
Birns Connectivity Solution for DeepFlight New Submarine
Birns, Inc. has been selected by DeepFlight, a manufacturer of personal submarines, to supply a range of custom penetrator assemblies for its newest submarine model, the DeepFlight Super Falcon 3S. The custom penetrators will be crafted from anodized aluminum and rated to 400FSW. The Super Falcon 3S
RTI-C and NEC Start Building Hong Kong – Guam Subsea Cable
Construction of the Hong Kong – Guam Cable system (HK-G) has officially begun, RTI Connectivity and NEC Corporation said on Friday. The 3,900 kilometer undersea cable, featuring 100 gigabit per second (Gbps) optical transmission capabilities, will deliver design capacity of more than 48 terabits per
New Commercial Manager for Modus
Modus Seabed Intervention has strengthened its management team with the recruitment of Guy Lainchbury, who joins Modus as commercial manager. Lainchbury has previously worked as commercial manager for Saipem and more recently as tendering director for Subsea 7, where he worked for 10 years. Nigel Wa
WFN in Hudson Bay Subsea Cable Study
WFN Strategies has been selected by Ambra Solutions to carry out a study for a submarine cable connecting Canada’s Nunavut region and Manitoba. Submarine cable system implementation company WFN Strategies will be accomplishing its executive Desktop Study (eDTS), an abbreviated analysis using readily
Rolls-Royce to Upgrade Njord A Mooring System
Rolls-Royce has been chosen by Norway-based Kvaerner to provide a mooring system for Statoil’s oil platform Njord A. Njord A is being upgraded by Kvaerner and Rolls-Royce has been chosen to provide an upgrade to its mooring system. The contract has a value of about £15 million. Njord A is a semisubm
Rolls-Royce to Supply MTU Engines for KATO Excavators
For the first time, Rolls-Royce is supplying MTU-brand engines to Japanese construction machinery manufacturer KATO for use in its excavator segment. The engine – a 6-cylinder inline Series 1000 unit delivering 210 kW – will be used to power a 30-tonne hydraulic excavator from KATO’s HD range. Equip
Trendsetter, Add Energy Win Well Control Assurance Contract
Trendsetter Engineering and Add Energy have combined expertise to provide engineering and hardware support services to the industry’s most challenging problems in a nimble and responsive environment. The companies have recently been awarded a contract to supply engineering expertise and access to Tr
ConocoPhillips set to spud another Barossa well
ConocoPhillips has completed drilling an appraisal well at the Barossa project offshore Australia, and is set to move the rig to start drilling the second well. This was revealed by Santos, ConocoPhillips’ partner in the Barossa Caldita offshore projects, located in the Timor Sea, in Australia’s Bon
Interventek Presents World’s First 20,000psi In-Riser Safety Valve
Aberdeen-based well intervention technology specialists, Interventek Subsea Engineering, have launched an ultra-high pressure, high temperature (HPHT) version of its Revolution safety valve for in-riser landing string systems. This new shear and seal valve is able to withstand working pressures of 2
PTTEP Hires Neptune for Cash Maple Geotechnical Job
Neptune has been awarded a geophysical and geotechnical work scope by PTTEP at the Cash Maple Field, located approximately 630 km North Northeast of Broome. Neptune will acquire survey and geotechnical data to assist PTTEP in deciding export pipeline routing options from the Cash Maple Field. The wo
Statoil’s Njord A platform to get Rolls-Royce’s mooring system
Rolls-Royce has been chosen by Norway-based engineering and construction services firm Kvaerner to provide a mooring system for Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil’s oil platform, Njord A. Njord A is being upgraded by Kvaerner and Rolls-Royce said on Thursday it has been chosen to provide an upgra
BAE Systems Builds Royal Navy’s New Attack Submarine
The Ministry of Defence has negotiated a new £1.4 billion contract for the Royal Navy’s new attack submarine, the sixth in a total fleet of seven. The submarine, named Agamemnon, is part of the Astute Class submarines. The submarines are being built by BAE Systems in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. Defe