Equipment
Vallourec lands largest single OCTG contract from ADNOC
Vallourec, a French provider of tubular solutions serving the energy market, has signed a contract with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) to supply OCTG during the 2016-2018 period to its three operating companies, ADMA-OPCO, ADCO, and ZADCO. Vallourec noted that this was the first time th
University of Dundee to Study Subsea Decommissioning
Research that will support decommissioning by exploring approaches to the recovery of subsea structures is to be carried out by the University of Dundee on behalf of Xodus, with support from the Oil & Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC). Xodus is undertaking the project in order to develop analysis methods
Neptune Delivers for BP
Energy industry specialist, Neptune, has completed the latest installation in a subsea project delivered on behalf of BP. Namely, the firm’s subsea, design and manufacturing expertise is being utilised to provide wellhead integrity systems for use on BP’s Quad204 programme. An offshore team from Nep
Harris CapRock Helps Oceaneering Pilot Its NEXXUS
Technology from Harris CapRock Communications, a provider of managed communications services for remote and harsh environments, is enabling Oceaneering to remotely pilot and automatically control its NEXXUS remotely operated vehicle ROV. Harris CapRock is providing satellite bandwidth and service to
Neptune supports BP’s Quad 204 project
Neptune, a provider of integrated inspection, repair and maintenance solutions to the oil and gas industry, has completed the latest installation in a subsea project delivered on behalf of BP. The firm provided wellhead integrity systems for use on BP’s Quad 204 program. According to Neptune, the re
FMC to Weather the Storm by Improving Subsea Project Economics
The largest provider of subsea equipment to the industry, FMC Technologies, could see its 2016 Subsea revenue slashed by up to $1 billion as analysts forecast a very challenging year for the oilfield service and equipment market. The Houston-based company estimates its 2016 Subsea revenue at about $
Chinese Underwater Robot Completes First Task
China’s unmanned submersible Qianlong No.2 has completed sea trials and delivered its first exploration mission in the southwest Indian Ocean. The 3.5 meters long and 1.3 meters high autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) was designed and developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenyang Institute
Transocean’s rig fleet to get comms system upgrade
Harris CapRock Communications, a provider of communications solutions, will install its Harris CapRock One system on Transocean’s entire fleet as part of a multi-year contract renewal for complete managed communications services. The contract provides satellite communications services and includes c
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (March 21 – March 27). OneSubsea is to invest £1.8 million in a new project for the development of its Standardised Modular Injection System (SMIS). The project, which will create five new jobs and saf
OMM and Rederij Groen Team Up on New Renewables SOV
Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has formed a partnership with vessel owner, Rederij Groen (RG), to bring the offshore renewables industry a purpose built service operations vessel (SOV) for the operations & maintenance (O&M) market. The companies engaged Saltwater Engineering in Holland for the des
Subsea Innovation Delivers Connectors to Qatar’s RasGas
Subsea Innovation has completed the design and manufacture of two 16” mechanical pipeline connectors for use by oil & gas operator RasGas. These are the first systems that Subsea Innovation have produced for RasGas, the company said. RasGas required the connectors to meet specific weld specification
PHOTO: Fraunhofer-IOSB Tests New AUV at PLOCAN
Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation (IOSB) in Germany has tested the DeDaVe, a new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), at the PLOCAN (Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands) test site. A team of technicians from Germany carried out the work at PLOCAN’s land
Bibby Offshore Awards IMES Rigging and Wire Rope Gig
Subsea services specialist Bibby Offshore has awarded a frame agreement for rigging equipment inspection and wire rope management to Aberdeen-based marine and subsea business IMES. The agreement, potentially worth a seven-figure sum, has a duration of three years with a further two, one-year options
Royal IHC Unveils LNG-Powered TSHD Design
During the recent EADA (India) conference, which promotes the exchange and development of dredging technology, Royal IHC presented its design for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) powered trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). Following the introduction of Emission Control Areas by the International Ma