Equipment
Hydratight nets remote pipeline repair work from Statoil
UK-based subsea connector specialist, Hydratight, has secured a contract with Norwegian oil major, Statoil, for the supply of products, services, and management for remote pipeline repairs. Hydratight said on Thursday that the contract between the two companies will initially be for four years with
OOS International orders pair of semi-sub crane vessels in China
Dutch provider of offshore accommodation solutions, Holding OOS International Group B.V., has entered into a contract for two newbuild semi-submersible crane vessels (SSCV) with China Merchant Group. The contract for the engineering and construction of two SSCVs, OOS Serooskerke and OOS Walcheren, w
PJ Valves Bags Culzean Contract from Maersk Oil
PJ Valves (PJV) has been awarded more than GBP 1m (USD 1.3m) worth of contracts to supply over 1,000 valves to Maersk Oil’s Culzean field in the UK North Sea. PJV will manufacture forged cast gate globe and check valves in super duplex and super alloys for the well head, living and central processin
InterMoor disconnects FPSO turret in Brazil to allow decommissioning
InterMoor, an Acteon company, has completed its involvement in the decommissioning operations of the OSX-1 floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, offshore Brazil. The company said on Wednesday that it was responsible for the disconnection of the submerged turret production system
MPS Completes Scaled Tank Testing of WaveSub
Marine Power Systems (MPS), a Swansea-based company, has recently conducted scaled tank testing of its WaveSub device. The tank scale power-take-off systems have been developed in collaboration with the University of Bath. In addition to validating MPS’ computational simulations, the test programme
Italian Coast Guard Acquires VideoRay ROVs
VideoRay has delivered VideoRay Pro 4 remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to the Italian Coast Guard, along with sonars and accessories. The ROV manufacturer said the equipment is worth more than 200,000 euros. ROVs will be used for several tasks including underwater police tasks, search and recovery,
Subsea in July
Subsea World News has gathered all the highlights to bring you a summarized version of the most popular articles from the previous month. Industry majors made the news again last month with new contract awards, including Saipem’s field development project for the Zohr gas field, located off the Egyp
Diving Equipment Market to Reach $3.2 Bln by 2021
Global diving equipment market is expected to grow from $2.72 billion in 2016 to $3.21 billion by 2021, at a CAGR of 4.05%. According to market researcher ReportsnReports, the growth will be driven by the increasing number of underwater projects, exploration of oil rigs, underwater construction, and
Seiche Boosts AutoNaut
AutoNaut has secured investment from the Seiche Group to advance R&D aims, assure long-term growth and develop business across UK and international markets. In September 2015, Seiche agreed its first investment in AutoNaut and this new deal sees them take a majority stake in the company. AutoNaut Lt
Halliburton Launches New Flowback Service
Halliburton has released CALIBR engineered flowback service, which reportedly applies advanced diagnostics and a collaborative workflow to continuously manage flowback operations to improve well productivity. According to Halliburton, it also helps maximize water recovery and reduce damage to fractu
Fugro Delivers Metocean Survey for Hess Ghana
Fugro has completed a 33-month period of metocean data acquisition for Hess Ghana Exploration, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Hess Corporation. Measurements were made at three locations in an area offshore western Ghana known as the Deepwater Tano/Cape Three Points block, in water depths of
STR’s Cabling Solution for CEFAS
Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR) have secured an order to design and manufacture bespoke cabling solution for the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS). STR were approached by CEFAS to produce a cable design to expand the capabilities of the STR SeaSpyder telemetry camer
Lighthouse Integrates Ageotec
Italian ROV manufacturer and survey equipment provider, Ageotec, has merged with marine survey company, Lighthouse, which for years has been part of the same Holding Group. According to the company, the merger should strengthen the current existing sales structure by involving Ageotec staff in selli
Pioneering Spirit Wraps Up Topsides Lift System Harbour Tests
Allseas’ has completed commissioning of the topsides lift system and the part of the harbour test programme of the single-lift installation/decommissioning and pipelay vessel ‘Pioneering Spirit’ in the Alexia harbour, Rotterdam. All twelve installed topsides lifting beams on board Pioneering Spirit