Ashtead Technology has recently acquired of Underwater Cutting Solutions (UCS) for an undisclosed sum. This is the fifth deal completed by the subsea equipment and solutions specialist since the firm was acquired by Buckthorn Partners and APICORP in April 2016. This latest transaction further demons
Omnisens has been awarded a contract by Ørsted for the supply of fiber optic-based monitoring solutions. The 5+ year framework agreement covers the integrity and performance monitoring of export cables of all offshore wind farms that will be constructed by the major Danish energy company in UK, USA
Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has given Equinor a consent to use the facilities on the Vigdis field beyond their original operating life. The consent has been extended to December 31, 2040, instead of the current consent that expires on March 09, 2024. Equinor, who is the operator of the f
Aquaterra Energy said it has appointed Rob Gill as platforms business development director. Gill will focus on expanding Aquaterra’s Sea Swift platform across West Africa, South East Asia and Latin America. He previously worked in both technical and commercial roles with the likes of Advisian, INEOS
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has completed data acquisition expedition on the Mohns Ridge in the north-western Norwegian Sea, using the Seabed Constructor vessel. During the four-week expedition, the NPD has made several discoveries of previously unknown sulphide deposits, and collected
Rotech Subsea has competed inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) scope in the German North Sea for NKT, a global cable player. The cable repair job saw Rotech mobilize its RS2 tool, a part of the new 2nd Generation RS non-contact CFE/J range of equipment. The company’s RSG grab tool was also depl
Subsea cutting tools specialist, Webtool, has supplied JDR Cable Systems with a resettable emergency disconnection tool for its fleet of rental IWOCS well intervention and workover systems. JDR’s Intervention Workover Control Systems (IWOCS) rentals are said to offer oil and gas operators the abilit
Minesto’s Board of Directors and senior management recently visited the Faroe Islands where they engaged in strategy discussions and meetings with key stakeholders. Minesto’s Board and management team met with the company’s collaboration partner in the Faroe Islands, the electric utility company SEV
Shearwater GeoServices has been awarded a seismic acquisition and depth processing contract by Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortaklığı (TPAO). This represents the second project to be executed for TPAO in 2019. The survey covers an area of 6,200 sq. km and includes fast-track processing, followed by ful
DeepOcean said it intents to split DeepOcean UK into two entities, creating DeepOcean Subsea Cables and a new division with a standalone brand for its seabed intervention and trenching business. The split and new brand announcement are scheduled to be finalized within 2019. It will see the existing
Austrian-based Aero Enterprise has performed its first offshore wind turbine inspection using the in-house developed helicopter drone AERO-SensorCopter. Back in July, Aero Enterprise carried out inspection flights around the offshore wind turbines some 70 kilometers from the German/Dutch coastline o
SIMEC Atlantis, via its joint venture Normandie Hydroliennes, has signed a heads of terms with Alderney Electricity Limited (AEL) to supply the island of Alderney in the Channel Islands with power from a proposed tidal array in the Raz Blanchard. Normandie Hydroliennes is a joint venture with region
Tampnet and Aker BP have finished the deployment of fibre optic cable to the Aker BP operated FPSO Alvheim. The FPSO is now connected to Tampnet’s subsea fibre optic network providing high redundancy and capacity, preparing Alvheim for the digital transition. Alvheim was already connected to Tampnet
Innovo and Sparrows have introduced a new Reel Drive System (RDS). Innovo’s Innodrive 800T RDS can carry 800-ton reels in a sea state 8 and has a peak torque of 350 tons per meter at full speed. This new addition to the fleet is designed to be fully integrated with the latest generation of Sparrows
