Operations & Maintenance
MMT Checks Dong’s Pipelines
Sweden-based MMT has recently completed a pipeline inspection for Dong E&P in the North Sea, Danish sector. MMT was earlier awarded a long term service agreement with Dong Energy Exploration and Production and has been performing the annual inspection on the Dong pipelines in the North Sea since 200
Saipem Cleared for Black Sea Pipeline Work
Saipem is to resume its pipeline construction operations in the Black Sea after receiving a go-ahead notice from South Stream Transport B.V. The notification comes just a few day after Gazprom, now a 100% owner of South Stream Transport, announced further development on Turkish Stream project, setti
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (May 04 – May 10). A new subsea company was launched at OTC in Houston today May 4, 2015. Underwater Integrity Solutions (UIS), headquartered in Houston, is an independent company focused on underwater
Ghana connects wave energy plant to its grid
The installation of six wave energy devices is currently taking place at the Ada Estuary, Ghana, as part of collaborative wave energy project between TC’s Energy and Seabased. The first phase of the Ghanaian wave energy project which includes the installation of 6 wave energy devices is expected to
Ecosse Subsea Systems Adds MASfab
Banchory-based subsea technology specialist, Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS), has acquired MASfab for an undisclosed sum. The County Durham-based MASfab provides a range of fabrication, welding and construction services to the oil, gas and renewables sectors. As part of the deal MASfab has been awarded
Subsea 7 Lands USD 300 Mln Maria Gig
Subsea 7 has been awarded of a contract with a value of approximately USD 300 million for the Maria field development by Wintershall Norge AS. The pipeline and subsea construction contract consists of engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of 95 kilometres of rigid flowlines
Vertech Invests in Growth
International oil service firm Vertech, part of Global Energy Group (GEG) has announced plans for rapid growth at its new Aberdeen office in the next five years. Only a few months old, the Granite City arm of the Australian company, said it aims to achieve £40 million annual turnover from the base.
50Hertz Awaits Ostwind 1 Subsea Cable Route Approval
50Hertz informed it has reached another important milestone in the approval procedure for the Ostwind 1 offshore cable project. The public hearing for the submarine cable route in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for the grid connection of the Westlich Adlergrund cluster (project Ostwind 1) was hel
Polar Duchess in 3D Barents Shoot
Dolphin Geophysical, in partnership with TGS, is currently acquiring 4,100km² of Multi-Client 3D Broadband seismic in the Barents Sea. The Polar Duchess is utilising 12 streamers and is working towards a planned completion date in June 2015. The Ringvassøy survey will cover open acreage of the Norwe
Kvaerner Earns $18.3 Mln in Q1
Kvaerner, an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor, has recorded net profit for total operations of NOK 137 million ($18.3 million) in first quarter 2015, compared to NOK 63 million ($8.4 million) in the corresponding quarter last year. Basic and diluted earnings per share for t
Scientists Study Ocean Acidification Effects at Raunefjord
In a new experiment with the KOSMOS mesocosms, scientists from GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel address key questions about the impacts of ocean acidification on the food web and biogeochemical cycling. As part of this study, which runs until the end of June in Raunefjord, Bergen (Nor
Gazprom: Turkish Stream Online in Dec 2016
Ankara has hosted a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Taner Yildiz, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of the Turkish Republic. Alexey Miller and Taner Yildiz addressed the issues of Russian gas supplies to Turkey, upgrade of the Blue Strea
Nexans Provides Snøhvit CO2 Umbilical
Statoil’s Snøhvit gas field will be equipped with Nexans’ static umbilical that provide hydraulic, electrical and fibre optic services for subsea services. The Snøhvit project development will establish an additional well at a new CO2 injection template as well as prepare for gas production from exi
WATCH: Statoil, OneSubsea on Subsea Compression at OTC
The Video below shows an OTC 2015 executive session presentation on Subsea Compression with Margareth Øvrum, Statoil’s executive vice president for Technology, Projects & Drilling and Mads Andersen, President, Processing Systems at OneSubsea. In March this year, OneSubsea delivered the world’s first