Equipment
FMC Technologies Axes 2000 Jobs
Tough times in the oil industry have also started affecting the subsea sector as the oil service company FMC Technologies is reportedly reducing its company-wide headcount by 10 percent. The Houston-based subsea specialist, which roughly employs 20,100 people in 17 countries, is next in line to axe
DRAGFLOW: Early Detection of Seals Damage
DRAGFLOW team is at work for a cutting edge project: design a new and reliable system to detect seals’ damages in submersible pumps. The goal is to reduce maintenance costs and water contamination’s risks. This project is funded by FESR, Regional Development European Fund and is fulfill in collabora
Nexans’ Subsea Cables for NordLink Project
The Norwegian and German power grids will be able to share green energy directly for the first time thanks to Nexans submarine HVDC (high voltage direct current) cables to be installed as part of the NordLink project. Nexans will design, manufacture and install two 525 kV cable subsystems, with a to
VIDEO: STS’ Predator Dredger on Trials in Fort William
Subsea Tooling Services (STS) has recently completed final tests of their new Predator Subsea Dredger at The Underwater Centre’s open-water site in Fort William. According to The Underwater Centre, their main objective was to prove that the Predator Subsea Dredger was as efficient, if not better, th
Subsea UK Awards winners revealed. Proserv named company of the year
Energy services company Proserv was crowned company of the year in the category sponsored by 3sun Group and RRC Controls at last night’s Subsea UK Awards. During the past 12 months, Proserv marked a number of key milestones including a series of high-profile contract awards across the globe, expandi
Picture of the Day: Dredger ‘J.F.J. De Nul’
Today we are bringing you this beautiful photo of Jan De Nul’s cutter suction dredger J.F.J. De Nul, built by IHC Holland’s Kinderdijk yard. This dredger is the most powerful vessel of its type in the world. The cutter suction dredgers (CSD) are equipped with a rotating cutter head cutting hard soil
NPD’s Interactive CO2 storage atlas
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has produced two interactive versions of the atlas of potential CO2 storage sites in the sea areas off the Norwegian coast. One of them has been integrated with the NPD’s ordinary fact map, and thus provides access to much more information than is the case for the
Predator Subsea Dredger Put to the Test
Subsea Tooling Services (STS) recently completed final tests of their new Predator Subsea Dredger at its open-water site in Fort William. Their main objective was to prove that the Predator Subsea Dredger was as efficient as other dredgers that are currently on the market. As this dredging system is
‘Cheese Wire’ Concept for Arctic Subsea Pipelines Presented
Two innovative Ramboll engineers have developed an idea to protect subsea pipelines in the Arctic region and to avoid their collisions with icebergs. The idea, initially rewarded in the Ramboll Oil & Gas innovation competition, presents a concept for deep burial of pipelines using a “cheese wire” pr
PGS Swings to Loss
Oslo-listed seismic player, Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS), slid into the red during the fourth quarter as the company falls victim to weaker seismic market and impairments, despite revenue growth. In Q4 2014 revenues increased by $70.6 million, or 20%, compared to Q4 2013, mainly driven by higher mar
Subsea Cables UK Announces Conference in March
Subsea Cables UK, the trade association for submarine power and telecommunications cables for the United Kingdom and Northern Europe, has announced its 44th Plenary. The Plenary will be held at The Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Dublin, ROI, hosted by Sea Fibre Networks. The Plenary will be held over 1.5
KCA Deutag: 500 jobs at risk
Headcounts keep reducing in the oilfield services sector. This time, it is KCA Deutag. The company, a provider of drilling and engineering services, plans to lay off up to five hundred workers, 230 of which in the UK North Sea sector. In a statement sent to Offshore Energy Today, KCA Deutag has expl
Kenz Cranes’ equipment on ‘West Rigel’
West Rigel, a harsh-environment semi-submersible drilling rig, currently under construction in Singapore, will feature two Dutch-designed boom hoist cranes. According to Kenz Cranes, a Dutch company specializing in offshore lifting and hoisting solutions, the two EHC 100/4000 cranes were designed in
Prysmian Subsea Cables for Wikinger OWF
Prysmian Group has been awarded a contract by Iberdrola Renovables Offshore Deutschland GmbH worth a total of around EUR 60 million to supply and install wind turbine inter array cables for the Wikinger offshore wind farm. The wind farm is located within the West of Adlergrund cluster in the German