Equipment
Shell, Total buy MACH data set
BMT ARGOSS Ltd, the Met Office and Oceanweather Inc., have announced the launch of their joint Mid-Atlantic Current Hindcast (MACH) data set, resulting in two data sales to Shell International Petroleum Company Limited and Total S.A. The Met Office deals with data assimilation and large scale, compl
SENER Designs New Subsea Support Vessel
Spain’s SENER is developing a new Multipurpose Subsea Support Vessel specially designed for subsea ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) light construction duties. According to the developer, the ship will have a length overall of more than 112 m, a length between perpendiculars longer than 100 m and a br
Lamprell hands over Butinah jack-up to NDC
Lamprell, a provider of engineering and contracting services, has announced the completion of construction on the jack-up drilling rig, the “Butinah”, and delivery to Abu Dhabi’s National Drilling Company (NDC). This comes following an announcement last week where NDC exercised one of its existing o
James Fisher buys subsea assets from S3
James Fisher Offshore Ltd, part of James Fisher and Sons plc, has reached an agreement with KPMG in Scotland to acquire a number of subsea assets free from encumbrances from Specialist Subsea Services Limited (S3). S3, that was acquired by the Reef Group in 2009, went into administration and dismiss
Wartsila 50DF engine certified to operate on ethane gas
Wärtsilä of Finland informed that its 50DF marine engine has been tested and certified to run on ethane (LEG) fuel. The testing programme was carried out by Wärtsilä in close collaboration with Evergas, an owner and operator of seaborne petrochemical and liquid gas transport vessels. The capability
Wartsila 50DF engine certified to operate on ethane gas
Wärtsilä of Finland informed that its 50DF marine engine has been tested and certified to run on ethane (LEG) fuel. The testing programme was carried out by Wärtsilä in close collaboration with Evergas, an owner and operator of seaborne petrochemical and liquid gas transport vessels. The capability
Benthic wins geotechnical investigation contract from Statoil
Benthic, a geosciences company form Houston, has been awarded a contract by Statoil Canada Ltd for an offshore geotechnical investigation in the Flemish Pass region off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. According to Benthic, the contract includes the provision of geotechnical services required by S
Eidesvik: Contract extension and battery solution for Viking Queen PSV
Lundin Norway has extended a contract for Eidesvik Offshore’s platform supply vessel (PSV) Viking Queen from 900 to 1.200 days. The contract was signed in January 2014 and it began in late 2014. In addition, Eidesvik entered into an agreement for installation of Energy Storage System (Battery soluti
StormGeo launches OceanWatch and SpillWatch
StormGeo, a provider of decision support services and products to support weather sensitive operations, has announced two new services named OceanWatch and SpillWatch. According to the company, the new services enable oil and gas companies and renewable energy companies to make informed assessments
Planet Ocean Partners with dotOcean
Planet Ocean signed an exclusive representation agreement with Brugge-based dotOcean. The agreement covers the UK and Republic of Ireland. dotOcean manufactures and supplies a range of systems for the evaluation of sediment and fluid mud for research, hydrographic & geophysical survey & dredging sup
Teledyne Bowtech Boosts U.S. Sales Team
Teledyne Bowtech has expanded its sales team with the appointment of a new sales manager for the U.S. territory. According to the underwater vision systems specialist, Galen Rice is the company’s new U.S. sales manager and will be based at the Teledyne Instruments facility in Houston. “This addition
Nexans to present SUTA-FLEX at OTC 2015
Nexans is at OTC 2015 to launch its next generation SUTA-FLEX Subsea Umbilical Termination Assembly. According to Nexans, SUTA-FLEX is designed to work in combination with Nexans’ range of umbilicals to provide a complete, single source solution that enables oil and gas customers to “benefit from mo
Ferguson Marine Engineering Grabs MacKellar Sub-sea
Ferguson Marine Engineering, a subsidiary of Clyde Blowers Capital has, for an undisclosed amount, acquired MacKellar Sub-sea Ltd and its related company Tritech Nairn Ltd. The Subsea engineering and fabrication business, based in Grantown-on-Spey, had gone into administration after falling victim t
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (April 27 – May 03). Aberdeen-based subsea dredging and excavation specialist, X-Subsea UK Holding and its subsidiaries, have entered into Administration on April 27, 2015 following the collapse of wid