Equipment
Premier Oil hires GE Oil & Gas for decommissioning job in Indonesia
GE Oil & Gas’ subsidiary has been awarded a field decommissioning contract offshore Indonesia. The work, to be carried out by PT Vetcogray, a subsidiary of GE, will entail the provision of support the shut-down of four subsea wells in the Anoa field, offshore Indonesia. The field is operated by Prem
Utility ROV Services Invests in Growth
Utility ROV Services (URS), has invested £6m million ($7.8 million) in two remotely operated vehicle (ROV) systems showcased at their base in Glenrothes, Fife. In addition, the company said it was recruiting 28 offshore employees who will work on back-to-back shifts operating the systems. Furthermor
Magseis Swings to Loss
Norwegian seabed seismic services player, Magseis, has seen red ink at the end of the second quarter 2016, on 53 percent revenue drop, but said it anticipates better days backed by the recently started Red Sea survey for Saudi Aramco. The Oslo-listed company has seen its revenue decline to USD 7.7 m
SEA Deploys New Connection Tech at Biscay Marine Energy Park
SEA, a Cohort subsidiary, has installed a 13.2kV cable connection for the Oceantec wave energy device located at the Biscay Marine Energy Park (Bimep) test site in Northern Spain. Bimep tests prototype devices for generating wave energy in advance of commercial production to ensure economic and tech
FMC Technologies ROVs for DOF Subsea
FMC Technologies has secured a contract with DOF Subsea for two new remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). According to the company, the HD and UHD-III ROVs will be delivered by FMC Technologies’ Schilling Robotics business line in December 2016. These ROVs will be utilized by DOF Subsea for its inspect
Fugro Lands Total Job Off Uruguay
Fugro has been awarded a contract by Total E&P Uruguay to support its drilling campaign offshore Uruguay. The contract provides for ROV and tooling services in the Raya-1 field in 3,400 metres water depth. Fugro is supplying two 200hp FCV 4000D work-class ROV systems and subsea tooling, which are in
Paradigm Bags Its Largest Deal in Malaysia
Aberdeenshire-based Paradigm Flow Services said it has just landed its largest ever contract in Malaysia. The deal will see the company’s React Locate Remediate (RLR) umbilical unblocking technology deployed in a deepwater setting for an undisclosed international operating company. This recent win w
Huawei Outlines Belize Subsea Link
Huawei Technologies USA and Huawei Marine Networks, a submarine cable network provider, have teamed up with Belize Telemedia (BTL) to build an undersea cable system that will connect Belize mainland and San Pedro Island. The subsea cable, named Strategic Evolution Underwater Link (SEUL), will span 2
Malaysia: MMHE/EPIC in repair services joint venture
Malaysian offshore facilities builder Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering (MMHE) has teamed up with Eastern Pacific Industrial Corporation, (“EPIC”) forming a joint venture company known as MMHE EPIC Marine & Services Sdn Bhd. The purpose of the company, MMHE said, is to provide repair services fo
Colombo Dockyard Completes Repairs of DEME’s Ambiorix
Colombo Dockyard PLC has just announced that DEME Group’s self-propelled cutter suction dredger Ambiorix called in for layup and drydock repairs during May – June 2016. “One of the biggest CSDs in the DEME fleet selected Colombo as the repair center for its special survey requirements,” Colombo Dock
DOF orders two ROVs from FMC Technologies
DOF Subsea has signed a contract with FMC Technologies for two new Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) from the Schilling Robotics business line. FMC Technologies said on Tuesday that the HD and UHD-III ROVs will be delivered in December 2016. These ROVs will be utilized by DOF Subsea for its Inspecti
Fugro to provide ROV services for Total’s drilling campaign off Uruguay
Fugro has been awarded a contract by Total E&P Uruguay B.V. to support its drilling campaign offshore Uruguay. The contract provides for ROV and tooling services in the Raya-1 field in 3,400 meters water depth. Fugro is supplying two 200hp FCV 4000D work-class ROV systems and subsea tooling, which a
VIDEO: Royal IHC Completes Largest TSHD in China
After 19 months of building, trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) JUN YANG 1 left Royal IHC yard in Kinderdijk on 15 August 2016. A ceremony to celebrate the on-time completion was held before the vessel set off for Guangzhou, China where it will be handed over to CCCC Guangzhou Dredging Company (
Technip-DOF Subsea PLSV Kicks Off for Petrobras
Technip and DOF Subsea joint venture, TechDof Brasil AS, has taken final delivery of the pipe-lay support vessel Skandi Açu. The vessel has started its 8-year charter contract with Petrobras. It is the first of 4 PLSVs fixed on long-term charters with Petrobras which were awarded to the joint ventur