Operations & Maintenance
OGS Boosts Its Explora Vessel
French seismic acquisition equipment provider, Sercel, has been awarded a contract for the provision of a multi-channel seismic acquisition system by the National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics (OGS) in Trieste, Italy. The equipment will be installed on the digital telemetry r
GUT in Need of AUV (Poland)
The Department of Ocean Engineering and Ship Technology, Gdansk University of Technology in Poland has issued a tender invitation for the delivery of an autonomous underwater floating vehicle (AUV). The AUV should be fit for acoustics testing, and will be used under the framework of the project “Dev
Montero to Acquire Stake in Greenflash Phosphate Project
Montero Mining and Exploration has entered a binding letter agreement with Greenflash 251 to acquire up to a 75% interest in the Greenflash Offshore Phosphate Project in South Africa (the “Greenflash Project”). Montero has 6 months from signing to complete financial, legal and technical due diligenc
SeaRobotics Builds Water Tank Cleaning ROV
SeaRobotics has delivered a TankBUG Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) system. Designed and constructed in its new manufacturing facility, the SeaRobotics TankBUG will now serve a water tank cleaning corporation to remove sediments and debris from water storage facilities and reservoirs. The TankBUG RO
OFG Bags GSR Survey Deal
Ocean Floor Geophysics (OFG) has been awarded a contract by Global Seas Mineral Resources NV (GSR) for seafloor sampling, AUV, and geophysical services. Since September 2014, GSR NV has been integrated into DEME Concessions NV. GSR and OceanflORE (a joint venture between Royal IHC and DEME) are work
Global Marine Delivers Nigeria-Cameroon Subsea Link
Global Marine Systems, a UK-headquartered specialist in underwater cabling and engineering projects, has just completed a fibre optic installation project in the Gulf of Guinea. This telecommunications project for Huawei Marine Networks (HMN), a Global Marine joint venture partner, will be the first
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (September 07 – September 13). Subsea World News has taken an opportunity to speak to Gary McConnell, Global Business Development Manager from Aleron Subsea to give you a closer look into its business
Inpex Puts Off Ichthys Launch, Expects Cost Increase
Japan’s Inpex will hold up the expected production start-up but also raise the anticipated production capacity of the Ichthys LNG Project, the company informed earlier today. Namely, the production, which was initially expected to start toward the end of December 2016, is now expected to start in th
GE, Pemex Ink Cooperation Deal
GE and Mexico’s Pemex have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), as part of the GE’s quarterly meeting of its corporate executive council in Crotonville, New York, with the presence of Pemex CEO, Emilio Lozoya Austin and GE’s chairman and CEO, Jeff Immelt. As an answer to the new situation in
Ocean Installer Bags Moho Nord Contract Off Congo
Ocean Installer has been awarded a contract for deep water UFR installation work with Total E&P Congo at the Moho Nord field off the coast of the Republic of Congo. The contract is Ocean Installer’s first major operation in West Africa following the creation of the Africa, Mediterranean and Middle E
Kværner to Build Sverdrup’s Drilling Platform Jacket
Norway’s Statoil has, on behalf of the Johan Sverdrup partnership, awarded a contract to Kværner Verdal for delivery of the steel jacket for the Johan Sverdrup drilling platform. The contract is an execution of the letter of intent signed by Statoil and Kværner for delivery of two jackets for Johan
MPA Advises Mariners of Underwater Ops Off Singapore
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has informed that from September 14 to 23, an underwater communication and networking experiment will be conducted north of Pulau Semakau. Meanwhile, seabed characterisation works will be carried out east of St John’s Island. According to the Maritime and Por
GE Bags Another Statoil Deal
GE Oil & Gas has been awarded a four-year framework agreement to provide wellhead equipment and associated services to Statoil with the option of two, two-year extensions. This deal follows the company’s framework agreement with Statoil to provide subsea operations services for its Tordis, Vigdis, S
Marine GeoSolutions Wraps Up Geophysical Survey of CETO 6 Site
Marine GeoSolutions (MGS), a Perth-based specialist marine geophysical & hydrographic survey company, has completed an offshore marine survey in support of Carnegie Wave Energy’s CETO 6 Yirra Wave Energy project. The project involved the acquisition of hydrographic and geophysical survey data at the