Equipment
MMT inks ROV survery services call-off deal with Shell
MMT, a Sweeden-based high-resolution marine surveys specialist, has signed a call-off contract with Shell in Europe for ROV survey services. According to MMT, the call-off contract covers a survey program with various types of surveys. The company says it is especially pleased for Shell’s interest i
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (September 01 – September 06). Aker Solutions notified employees that it has become necessary to reduce the workforce capacity in its Norwegian subsea business because of a continued market slowdown. A
Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
Dutra to Dredge Oakland Harbor The Dutra Group, based in San Rafael, California, has been awarded a contract for the maintenance dredging of the Oakland’s inner and outer harbors. New 2070 Dragon Dredge from Ellicott Ellicott Dredges LLC has announced a completely new design 20” (500 […]
Green Light for Wintershall’s Maria
Wintershall and its partners Petoro and Centrica have today received approval by the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy for the plan for development and operation (PDO) for the Maria development, offshore Norway. The approved development solution for the Maria field involves two subsea templates locat
WATCH: TEN Subsea Manifolds Loadout
The TEN Project’s four subsea manifolds and two riser bases were fabricated by FMC Technologies in Houston, USA. They were recently loaded out onto a transport vessel on their way to Ghana to be installed on the seabed in the TEN fields. Operated by Tullow, the TEN Project is Ghana’s second major oi
Tiburon Upgrades Otis ROV
Tiburon Subsea Services has selected GreenSea Systems to supply its new controlling and operating system for their science class ROV “Otis”. GreenSea Systems is a specialist in automation and navigation for unmanned underwater vehicles. According to Tiburon, the new control, navigation and station-k
OSIL Delivers Vibrocorer to VLIZ
UK-based marine systems manufacturers Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) has supplied the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) with a high-powered Vibrocorer system. The OSIL Vibrocorer can collect cores up to 9 meters in length in dense and compacted sediments. A vibrating motor in a sealed pres
More Jobs Axed at Expro
UK oilfield services player, Expro, is forced to make further job cuts as a response to the progressing challenges on the market. In addition to workforce reduction announced earlier in March, Expro plans to make approximately 60 further redundancies across its Europe and Commonwealth of Independent
Expro announces more job cuts
Expro, a UK-based oilfield services provider, pressured by the challenging market conditions, is gearing up to cut 60 positions across its Europe and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) operations. The majority of these are expected to be in the UK, the company said in an e-mail on Thursday. Ne
Subsea in August
Subsea World News has gathered all the highlights to bring you a summarized version of the most popular articles from the previous month. The month of August has seen companies adjusting to tough market environment with further workforce reductions, shipowners laying-up vessels and some major deals
TreeC’s Simulator for Nautilus’ Solwara 1
Nautilus Minerals and Tree C Technology B.V. have signed a contract for the supply of a Simulator and a Mining Site Monitoring System for the world’s first Seafloor Production System. Delivery is scheduled for the first half of 2017. The simulator will facilitate the training of the operators of the
Aquatic Names New Managing Director
Aquatic Engineering & Construction, an Acteon company, has appointed Martin Charles as group managing director. Charles replaces Aquatic’s former president, Chris Brooks, who has departed Aquatic after eight years. Charles joined Aquatic in 2014 as regional general manager, Europe, Middle East and A
Nexans’ cables to power Nasr complex (UAE)
Nexans, a France-based supplier of cables and umbilicals for the international oil and gas industry, has won a contract by Hyundai Heavy Industries Co (HHI) to supply its subsea cables for the development of the Nasr oilfield, offshore Abu Dhabi, UAE. This follows the award of a contract worth aroun
Atlas Professionals Adds Subserv Pro & ORCA
Atlas Professionals has completed the acquisition of a 100% interest in Subserv Pro (SSP) and ORCA Offshore (ORCA). Based in Banbury, the office will expand Atlas’ UK network, bringing together two agencies in the niche markets of ROV, Diving, Inspection and Renewable Energy. Marcus Chandler, Managi