Equipment
OKEA hires Ridge for well management
OKEA, a recently established Norwegian oil and gas company, has awarded a frame agreement to Ridge AS for well management services. Under this contract, Ridge will provide personnel and services to manage offshore well design, construction and operation for OKEA. The initial contract term is three y
IADC Facts About: Selecting a Destination for Dredged Material
The International Association of Dredging Contractors (IADC) has just released a new ‘Facts About’ publication named ‘Selecting a Destination for Dredged Material‘. ‘Facts About’ is a series of concise, easy-to-read leaflets which give an effective overview of essential facts about specific dredging
Planys Technologies Introduces Its New ROV
IIT Madras alumni and faculty-founded designer and manufacturer of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and provider of underwater robotic inspection and survey services, Planys Technologies, has launched its second ROV. Named Beluga, the ROV has, reportedly, more than double the thrust capacity compar
Saab Seaeye’s ROV Becomes Diving Support Vessel Resource
Flash Tekk Engineering has selected the Saab Seaeye Panther XT Plus remotely operated vehicle (ROV) as a key diving support vessel resource. Flash Tekk supplies diving systems and ROVs for Ultra Deep Solutions, an operator of ultra-deep diving and heavy construction vessels. Saab Seaeye said they ar
WFS Technologies, TSC Introduce Seatooth ACFM
WFS Technologies and TSC have launched Seatooth ACFM, a wireless smart NDT monitoring solution designed to reduce subsea inspection costs. TSC‘s ACFM array probe range can be installed on offshore structures to monitor the growth of surface breaking cracks. Seatooth is a subsea wireless communicatio
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (October 14 – November 20). Technip’s latest newbuild, the diving support vessel (DSV) Deep Explorer, was officially named on Saturday November 12, in Norway. The naming ceremony was held at VARD’s Lan
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (November 14-20, 2016). Royal IHC, ANP Ink TSHD Deal Royal IHC has signed a contract for the design, construction and delivery of a 4,200m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) with Administración Nacional de Pu
Huawei Marine Completes Avassa Subsea Cable Project
Huawei Marine has delivered the Avassa submarine cable system, the 10th submarine cable project the company has been involved with in Africa. Comoros Telecom and Mayotte based carrier STOI, signed the construction contract with Huawei Marine in January 2016 to provide connectivity between Grande Com
ZTT Grabs USD 43 Mln OWF Cable Deal in China
ZTT Group said it has received the letter of acceptance to supply 35kV & 220kV submarine composite cable with accessories from China Power Complete Equipment Co (CPCEC), for H2 400MW offshore wind farm project. The H2 400MW OWF project is located in the East China Sea coastal waters, between norther
Fugro Accumulates 70 Years of Subsea Motion Data
Fugro’s DeepData subsea instrument pods have been collecting motion data on subsea structures for a collective total of over 25,000 days, equating to over 70 years. The first deployments were in the North Sea followed by other worldwide locations including the Gulf of Mexico, Canada, Australia, Medi
Siemens Subsea Axes Jobs in UK and Norway
Siemens Subsea employees have been notified that the company is proposing a global business restructuring in order to adjust to current market situation. The company said that the main reason behind its decision is the continued difficult market conditions driven by the low oil price and lower than
Boskalis Launches ‘Creating New HORIZONS’
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has just launched the fourth edition of its Creating New HORIZONS magazine. “In our magazine we offer fresh perspectives from external experts and present projects and approaches that push back operational and technological boundaries,” Boskalis said. In this new edit
Nord Stream Subsea Repair Clamp Delivered
The latest element of Nord Stream’s repair preparedness strategy, a subsea repair clamp, has reached its destined storage facilities in Haugesund, Norway, on Thursday. The hydraulically activated repair clamp can restore structural and pressure integrity of the pipeline in the unlikely event that th
Offshore driller hires RigNet for comms at Mariner field
RigNet, a provider of communications solutions for the offshore oil and gas industry, has been awarded a multi-million dollar remote communications contract with an offshore drilling contractor currently working on the Mariner field in the UK North Sea. RigNet said on Tuesday that the contract inclu