Equipment
Infographic: Chevron joins Viper Subsea’s JIP
Chevron has become the latest major operator to join Viper Subsea’s Joint Industry Project (JIP) to develop its Subsea Integrity Monitoring System known as V-IR. Viper Subsea says that the project, which began in October 2013, has already attracted Shell, BP and Total and the additional sponsorship
NETmc Marine in Oceanlab’s Mariana Trench Shoot
Scientists at the University of Aberdeen have set a new record for the world’s deepest fish, filmed in the Mariana Trench, the deepest place on Earth. The new finding was just one of several new species discovered, as well as the first footage of the mysterious ‘supergiant’ amphipod filmed alive. Th
Dyna-Mac modules for Catcher FPSO
Dyna-Mac has secured a contract with a preliminary sum close to S$89 million for the construction of 10 units of FPSO topsides modules and 1 unit of flare tower from BW Offshore, a provider of floating production services to the oil and gas industry. Dyna-Mac’s contract includes preparation of shop
VARD secures offshore handling equipment order
Vard Holdings Limited (VARD) has, through its specialized subsidiary SEAONICS, secured a large equipment contract for a vessel under construction at FINCANTIERI S.p.A. Based in Ålesund, Norway, SEAONICS designs and manufactures offshore handling equipment to improve all critical lift and handling op
Picture of the Day: Easydredge 2700 Launching
The first Easydredge® 2700, built for Royal IHC, was successfully launched at MTG Dolphin Shipyard on 16th December 2014. The new vessel will be supplied with a “world-dredging package”, which includes bottom doors, a bow coupling and a dredging depth of 25m. This makes her suitable for a wide range
Rosneft to buy up to 160 AW189 helicopters
Rosneft, Rostec Corporation and Italian group Finmeccanica signed trilateral agreement for strategic partnership. The document was signed by the Head of Rosneft Igor Sechin, Rostec Corporation CEO Sergey Chemezov and the Head of Finmecanica group Mauro Moretti on December 29, 2014. As part of the si
Statoil Starts Up Valemon
Statoil and partners kicked off the production on the Valemon field in the North Sea, on January 3, 2015. Recoverable reserves from the field are estimated at 192 million barrels of oil equivalent. Valemon is the second Statoil-operated platform to be put into production in the last nine months and
Royal IHC Takes Over Brastec Technologies
Royal IHC (IHC) has acquired a majority stake in Brastec Technologies, based in Brazil. Brastec Technologies designs and builds value-added, tailor-made production lines for the production of umbilicals and flexible pipes. This agreement fulfills two important elements of IHC business strategy: a fo
Seagull, BW Offshore developing training for offshore workers
Seagull Oil & Gas, a provider of training solutions for oil and gas industry has announced that, together with an FPSO-provider BW Offshore, it is working to develop industry-leading training material for the offshore industry. The company has explained that, building on a training relationship stre
JDR appoints new CEO
JDR has appointed David Currie as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors, effective 12 January 2015. Currie has nearly 30 years’ experience in the global offshore energy industry, most recently the UK Regional President for Aker Solutions. Previously to that he spent the
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (December 29 – January 04). Russia’s Gazprom has signed an agreement for the acquisition of the remaining 50% stake in the South Stream gas pipeline project (South Stream Transport BV). South Stream Tr
VIDEO: Statoil brings Valemon on stream
Norway’s Statoil has informed that the Valemon gas and condensate field in the North Sea was brought on stream on Saturday, January 3, 2015 at 08.36 a.m. According to Statoil, recoverable reserves from the field are estimated at 192 million barrels of oil equivalent. “Valemon is one of several new p
Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
VIDEO: Panama Canal Expansion – December 2014 The largest infrastructure project since the waterway’s original construction, the Panama Canal Expansion Program will create a new lane of traffic along the Canal through the construction of a new set of locks, doubling the waterway’s capacity. Wärtsi
Editor’s Picks for 2014
The editors of Subsea World News have selected a few among many worth remembering articles from the previous year that received exceptionally high attention from our readers. In no particular order, here are some of the news to look back on, in case you missed them last year. Enjoy. Pieter Schel