Equipment
STR Builds New Subsea Inspection and Monitoring System
Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR) is set to release its new SeaGamma Flooded Member Detection System at Subsea Expo Exhibition 2017. Gamma Flooded Member Detection has been the method of choice for the inspection and monitoring of subsea structural members for the detection of water ingress. FMD ins
Halliburton’s 4Q loss widens
Halliburton, one of the world’s largest oilfield services providers, reported a net loss of $153 million for the fourth quarter of 2016. To remind, Halliburton’s loss a year earlier was $26 million. Revenue for the quarter ended December 31, 2016, was around $4 billion, down from the $5 billion in t
Saudi Aramco’s Underwater Robot Passes Field Test
Saudi Aramco’s underwater inspection robot, the Shallow Water Inspection and Monitoring Robot (SWIM-R), was recently field tested at the Ras Tanura West Pier with the help of the Marine Department. SWIM-R capabilities were validated by carrying out multiple inspection tasks on underwater pipelines.
Xodus wins Apache deal in North Sea
UK’s Xodus Group has secured a contract with Apache to deliver subsea engineering services for two new infill well developments at the Nevis and Skene fields in the UK North Sea. According to Xodus, the project includes a novel idea of designing and fabricating spools with no requirement for metrolo
Viper Subsea Introduces V-Supply
Viper Subsea has introduced V-Supply, a topsides electrical power module, which along the provision of a source of electrical power to subsea equipment, incorporates monitoring technology. In addition to control and monitoring technology, V-Supply also provides remote umbilical testing without the n
Photo Update: Damen DOP350 Working in Herten
De Rosslag marina dredging project in Herten, conducted by the contractor Martens & Van Oord, is progressing according to schedule. The capacity of the existing marina, located on the river Maas, is being doubled by using Damen’s DOP350. The submersible dredge pump wins the local mixture of sand, gr
Interview: WeSubsea Raises the Bar
WeSubsea, a subsea service company located in Norway and UK, has reported a very busy 2016, filled with lots of activities and accomplishments. Enough reasons for Dredging Today to catch up with Mr. Jason Wilson, UK WeSubsea Managing Director, to review the business highlights from 2016 and discuss
Scotland wants bigger slice of global subsea market
Scotland has revealed a new Subsea Engineering Action Plan with the aim of capturing an even bigger slice of the current £50 billion global subsea market. The news, shared by Scottish Enterprise, comes as Scottish Government Minister for Business, Innovation, and Energy, Paul Wheelhouse, visits oil
OneSubsea’s Production System for Statoil’s Utgard Field
OneSubsea, a Schlumberger company, has secured an engineering, procurement and construction contract from Statoil to supply subsea production system for the Utgard gas and condensate discovery in the North Sea. The scope of the contract includes a subsea template manifold system, two subsea wellhead
NEC to Supply Hong Kong-Guam Submarine Cable
NEC Corporation has signed a contract with RTI Connectivity to supply a high capacity optical submarine cable for a new system connecting Hong Kong and Guam. The 3,900 km Hong Kong Guam cable system (HK-G) is scheduled to begin operation in January 2020. The system features 100 gigabit per second (G
DBMs for Installation by ROVs Launched
Trelleborg and SubC Partner have joined forces to design, manufacture and test a distributed buoyancy module (DBM) for installation by a remotely operated vehicle (ROV). The DBM would be installed by an ROV on to a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) units’ 12 inch production riser in
PHOTO: Xblocs for Punta Catalina Breakwaters
The Odebrecht, Tecnimont and Ingeniería Estrella consortium is currently building the Punta Catalina Power Plant in the Dominican Republic. Within this project, two breakwaters will be built to protect the cooling water intake structure from hurricane waves. These breakwaters will be protected by ar
Statoil Extends with Altus Intervention
Altus Intervention, a subsidiary of the Qinterra Group, has won a contract extension with Statoil for power mechanical services on a number of its North Sea and Norwegian Sea fields. The new two-year agreement will see Altus deliver its services across Heidrun, Statfjord, Snorre, Sleipner and Statoi
JFD Boosts Its Team
JFD has welcomed Graeme M Mackie as Diving Technical Authority at their National Hyperbaric Centre in Aberdeen. Mackie has over 28 years experience within the diving, ROV and construction industries, most recently as vessels operations manager for Ceona. He started his career as an air diver for Tec