Equipment
Nautilus’ Seafloor Production Tools Arrive in PNG for Trials
Nautilus Minerals’s seafloor production tools (SPTs) have arrived in Papua New Guinea to start submerged trials. Mike Johnston, Nautilus’ CEO said: “We are delighted to be undertaking submerged trials in PNG. The trials will result in money and investment going into the PNG economy, and the employme
Forties Pipeline Sale ‘Bad for Scotland and UK’, Unite Says
UK’s largest union, Unite, has called for the Scottish and Westminster parliaments to carry out urgent inquiries into the sale of the Forties Pipeline System (FPS) from BP to Ineos. BP confirmed on Monday the sale of FPS assets including the main Forties offshore and onshore pipelines and other asso
Bakker Sliedrecht to Deliver Generators for Jan De Nul TSHDs
Bakker Sliedrecht has received an order from Jan De Nul Group to deliver ten IP 44 class Cummins generators. The generators will generate all electric power on board tree new trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs) that are currently being built at Keppel Singmarine in China. “Jan De Nul Group requ
Plexus Secures First Russian Order
Plexus has received first purchase order for its Tersus – TRT mudline suspension system (MLS) from Gusar, the company’s partner in Russia. The purchase order falls under the exclusive licence agreement Plexus signed in January 2016 with Gusar and Konar, two independent Russian oil and gas equipment
Sercel’s QuietSea Achieves Success in US and Morocco
Sercel’s QuietSea passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) system, which is integrated into seismic streamers to detect the presence of marine mammals during seismic operations, has achieved two milestones. Most recently, the US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) authorized the use of Qu
Plexus gets first equipment order from Russia
Plexus Holdings, oil and gas engineering services company, has received a first purchase order for its Tersus mudline suspension system (MLS) from Gusar, the company’s partner in Russia. The purchase order falls under the exclusive license agreement Plexus signed in January 2016 with Gusar and CJSC
Eni starts up new supercomputer to support E&P activities
Italian oil company Eni has fired up its new HPC3 supercomputer at the Green Data center in Ferrera Erbognone intended to support all the company’s activities in the Exploration & Production sector. Eni said on Monday that the high-performance computing HPC3 together with the co-existing HPC2 system
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (March 27 – April 02). Norwegian oilfield services player Aker Solutions has reduced its workforce by some 4,800 since 2014. According to the company’s latest corporate responsibility report, total sta
AIS Develops New Electrode for Subsea Welding
Advanced Industrial Solutions (AIS) has produced a new welding electrode which it believes will save marine companies significant time and costs on underwater welding projects. The so-called Barracuda Gold Welding Electrode, manufactured in AIS fabrication facility in North East England, is a specia
Deep Down Eyes New Markets
Deep Down, an oilfield services company, reported net income of approximately $0.2 million, or $0.01 per diluted share for the year 2016, compared to a net loss of $1.8 million, or $0.12 loss per diluted share in 2015. Revenues in 2016 were $25.4 million, an increase of 2% compared to revenues of $2
Royal IHC Launches TSHD Shanti Sagar 17 for Adani
The launch ceremony of SHANTI SAGAR 17 – an 8,000m³ standardized trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) – took place today, 31 March, at Royal IHC’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands. This is the first of two Beagle 8 TSHDs for Adani – the second (SHANTI SAGAR 18) is scheduled to b
Norway: IMCA Plans ROV Seminar in May
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) is organising an ROV Seminar, with the theme ‘The future for remote systems and ROVs in the offshore construction industry’. Chaired by Graham Duncan of TechnipFMC, the IMCA ROV Committee Chairman, it will be held Tuesday 30 – Wednesday 31 May
Trelleborg NjordGuard CPS Passes Wet Tests
Trelleborg’s offshore operation has completed a series of wet tests to verify the capabilities and functionality of its NjordGuard cable protection system for installation and removal on J-tube and monopile interfaces for offshore wind farms. In addition to passing all the tests, NjordGuard was inst
HR Wallingford to Support Expansion of DCI Dredging Activities
HR Wallingford has been awarded a contract to work in partnership with M/S Dredging Solutions to support the expansion of the dredging activities of the Indian Government-owned Dredging Corporation of India (DCI). Working as Technical and Project Consultants, HR Wallingford will share its expertise