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Aker Solutions Lines Up Another 600 Layoffs
Aker Solutions is reducing management and other staff of its subsea business in Norway. As many as 600 permanent positions at facilities in Fornebu, Moss, Tranby and Ågotnes may be affected. Workforce reductions will be made through normal employee turnover and redundancies. “These are tough but nec
OneSubsea Bags BP Gig Offshore Egypt
OneSubsea has secured a contract from BP Exploration (Delta), and its partner DEA (Deutsche Erdoel AG), to supply subsea production systems for the West Nile Delta Giza/Fayoum and Raven fields, situated offshore Egypt. Giza/Fayoum will be tied-back to modified onshore Rosetta facilities and integrat
OneSubsea scoops BP deal in Egypt
OneSubsea, a Cameron and Schlumberger company, has been awarded a contract from BP and partner DEA, to supply subsea production systems for the West Nile Delta Giza/Fayoum and Raven fields, offshore Egypt. OneSubsea said that Giza/Fayoum will be tied-back to modified onshore Rosetta facilities and i
Shell Launches Phase III of Parque das Conchas Off Brazil
Shell and its joint venture have started oil production from the third phase of the deep-water Parque das Conchas (BC-10) development in Brazil’s Campos Basin. Production for this final phase of the project is expected to add up to 20,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d), at peak production
Hydroid Introduces New Generation REMUS 100 AUV
Hydroid, a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, announced the release of the New Generation REMUS 100 AUV. Reportedly, the New Generation REMUS 100 AUV was created over a period of two years, and is designed based on feedback from the world’s largest AUV user community. “The New Generation REMUS 100 AU
Eni Puts Goliat in Action
Eni has started production from the Goliat field located in production licence 229, which is 85 kilometers northwest of Hammerfest in the Barents Sea offshore northern Norway. Goliat is the first oil field to come on stream in the Barents Sea and is being developed using a floating cylindrical produ
Maersk Oil chooses Emerson for Culzean automation services
Oil and gas company Maersk Oil has awarded Emerson Process Management a contract to automate the Culzean gas field development located in the UK North Sea. Maersk Oil and its co-venturers are investing around $4.5 billion in the Culzean development which is expected to meet around five percent of th
SLP Prepares Dudgeon Jacket
Sembmarine SLP has worked together with and ALE to upend and jack up the jacket structure, built for the Dudgeon offshore wind farm substation. Sembmarine SLP was awarded the EPC contract for the Dudgeon OWF’s substation platform in September 2014 by Siemens Transmission & Distribution Limited (STDL
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (March 07 – March 13). Det norske has been given permission to carry out manned underwater operations in the period from January 1 to December 31, 2016. Under framework agreement, diving operators Tech
Falmouth Scientific Announces New HMS-AT650
Falmouth Scientific, Inc. (FSI), a Cataumet based designer and manufacturer of precision oceanographic instrumentation and systems, continues to grow their Sub-Bottom product line with the addition of the new HMS-AT650 Compact ULF Sub-Bottom Profiling System. “This system is ideal for applications t
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (March 7-13). Ravestein Builds World’s Largest Backhoe for Boskalis The new backhoe dredger Magnor, currently being built for Boskalis by Ravestein, will be the largest and most efficient backhoe dredger in the wo
Nautilus’ Seafloor Production Equipment Lands in Oman
The three seafloor production tools (SPTs) for the deep seabed Solwara 1 project have arrived at Duqm Port in Oman, Nautilus Minerals informed on Friday. The three SPTs are scheduled to undergo wet testing at Duqm Port. The testing is one of the next major steps in the progession towards seafloor pr
VIDEO: Senwatec Introduces Dredge-Prince
Senwatec, a German manufacturer of dredging equipment, has just released a video about their Dredge-Prince, a versatile workboat for marinas and ports. Built under the European-Safety-Regulations, this piece of equipment has stable aluminum construction with steel front outrigger for heavy tools. Th
NORBIT Equipment for Jan De Nul Group
NORBIT has secured orders from Jan De Nul Group, through their Benelux dealer Seabed BV, for several tightly integrated all-in-one turnkey multibeam sonar systems. These compact survey systems allow for fastest set-to-work on any sized survey platform while allowing for highest quality broadband FM