Operations & Maintenance
Polarcus in New Houston Base
Polarcus has relocated its North & South America regional office in Houston, Texas, to new premises in the Cobalt Center, Memorial City. The new Polarcus office is located adjacent to the Energy Corridor in West Houston, home to many of the major local and international oil companies. Richard Price,
Bibby Offshore Targets Asia Pacific Subsea Market
Bibby Offshore’s Asian division, Bibby Offshore Singapore (BOS), has expanded its foothold in the Southeast Asian oil and gas sector by securing multimillion dollars worth of contracts in the first half of 2015. Drawing on its international fleet of subsea support vessels and work class ROVs, the pa
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (June 29 – July 05). Italian contractor, Saipem, has relased an animation of its future fleet addition, the offshore subsea construction vessel Normand Maximus. With Normand Maximus, the Italian contra
Benin, Canary Islands Connect to ACE Subsea Cable
Orange, together with the other members of the ACE consortium, announces the launch of the ACE cable in Cotonou, Benin and Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. The connection of these two stations is part of the second phase of deployment of the ACE submarine cable, which now serves 18 countries: France
Subsea 7 Lands Australia EPRS Deal with Chevron, Inpex
Subsea 7 has been awarded four contracts by Chevron Australia and INPEX for the engineering, procurement and construction of an Emergency Pipeline Repair System (EPRS) to be used offshore Australia. This EPRS project consists of developing a process of repair, including both equipment and contingenc
WATCH: Gullfaks Subsea Wet Gas Compressor Installed
After several years of technology development, construction and testing the first subsea wet gas compressor in the world is now installed at the Gullfaks C platform in the North Sea. In May and June Gullfaks subsea compressor project (GSC) completed successful structure and module installation campa
Gode Wind 2 Foundations in Position
GeoSea has successfully installed all 42 positions for Gode Wind 2 and already 6 monopiles for Gode Wind 1. Using a combination of the IHC IQIP Hydrohammer S-3000 and newly developed NMS-8000 together with a big bubble curtain, all piles have been realized on time and within German underwater noise
SPSL Develops Pipeline and Cable Crossing for Tampnet
Scour Prevention Systems (SPSL) has successfully delivered its first commercial project in the offshore oil and gas industry, providing an innovative scour solution to pipeline and cable crossings in the North Sea. Lowestoft-based SPSL has developed an innovative and patented solution, using a matri
Viking SeaTech Secures Total UK Contract
Aberdeen-based provider of mooring and marine solutions, Viking SeaTech, has won a new call-off contract with operator Total E&P UK. Under the framework agreement, Viking SeaTech will carry out marker buoy and mooring services for Total E&P UK Ltd in the North Sea for the next three years. The work
WATCH: Saipem Presents Normand Maximus OSCV
The following video presents Saipem’s future addition to its fleet, the offshore subsea construction vessel Normand Maximus. With Normand Maximus, the Italian contractor aims to combine SURF installation with field development activities in ultra-deep water. Saipem signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) wi
Van Oord Places First Gemini Monopile
The first monopile at the Gemini wind park has been successfully installed. The wind park, owned by Northland Power (60%), Siemens (20%), Van Oord (10%) and HVC (10%) will consist of 150 monopiles. Gemini will be built in the North Sea, and the building process is taking place over a three year peri
Endeavor Management Drafts Subsea Decom JIP
Endeavor Management has released a proposal for a Joint Industry Project (JIP) to support the industry’s need for global best practice development in subsea decommissioning. The genesis of this JIP is the work completed for Petrobras by Endeavor Management to research global best practices for subse
Sites Chosen for Elk-Antelope Gas Field Development (PNG)
InterOil Corporation and the PRL 15 joint venture participants have unanimously endorsed recommendations from Total SA for key project infrastructure sites for development of the Elk-Antelope gas field in Papua New Guinea. The central processing facility for the Elk-Antelope gas field, on which the
Scientists Find Limited Risk from Subsea CO2 Leakage
The results from the world’s first experiment into the realistic simulation of the potential environmental impact of a submarine CO2 leakage, which featured several studies by scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and University of Southampton, have been published in a special issue