Subsea
Atlantis: MeyGen Set New World Record for Monthly Production
Tidal power developer Atlantis said that the third Andritz Hydro Hammerfest (AHH) turbine was reinstalled this week, as part of the Phase 1A of the MeyGen project in the Pentland Firth. The offshore works were executed by the Atlantis offshore operations team. All three AHH turbines, which were reco
M3 Marine Teams Up with ROV Inspeksi
Singapore-based M3 Marine and Indonesia-based PT ROV Inspeksi have transformed their working collaboration into a new partnership. M3 believes this union should enhance collective capabilities in the offshore marine surveying and inspection arena. The new company, M3 Marine Remote Inspection, offers
Hydroid AUV Takes Part in USS Indianapolis Discovery
REMUS 6000 autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), manufactured by Hydroid, a Kongsberg Maritime company, was used to gather sonar data by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s team in the historic discovery of the USS Indianapolis wreckage earlier this month. The ship was found 5,500 meters below the surf
MetOcean Telematics Appoints CSCS as Greece and Cyprus Agent
Nicosia Cyprus Subsea Consulting and Services C.S.C.S. has signed an exclusive representation agreement with MetOcean Telematics. The contract gives exclusive rights to CSCS to promote, support and sell MetOcean Telematics products and services in Cyprus and Greece. MetOcean Telematics develops and
Francis Brown Delivers New Carousel to Ecosse Subsea
Stockton-based Francis Brown has fabricated and installed a 700Te carousel which will be used for the storage of spare cables for UK offshore wind farm projects. Francis Brown was commissioned to fabricate and site install the carousel to the project base in Sunderland, by Ecosse Subsea on behalf of
Aker Solutions Bags Shell Deal in Norway
Aker Solutions has secured a framework agreement from Shell to provide brownfield modifications services and maintenance support for the Nyhamna and Draugen facilities in Norway. The agreement has a fixed period of four years and may be extended by up to seven years. It covers the offshore Draugen o
Saipem Clinches USD 370 Mln in New Contracts
Saipem has secured work orders from Eni Angola in relation to the West Hub Development project as an addition to those previously assigned during 2016 and 2017. The work, which will be performed by the E&C Offshore division, encompasses the construction and installation of umbilicals, risers and flo
Nabors Adds Robotic Drilling Systems
The main shareholders of Robotic Drilling Systems AS (RDS) Odfjell Drilling, Statoil Technology Invest, Investinor and Westcon have entered into an agreement to sell 100 % of the RDS shares to Nabors Industries (Nabors). As part of the transaction, the largest shareholder in RDS prior to the transac
TechnipFMC Gives $1 Million to Harvey Relief Efforts
TechnipFMC has donated 1 million dollars to the United Way of Greater Houston to support the work being carried out across Houston and Gulf Coast communities to assist in the recovery from Hurricane Harvey. The company which has more than 4,500 employees in the Gulf Coast region, said that this effo
CGG to Acquire Seismic Data Offshore Mozambique
CGG has signed a multi-client data agreement with Mozambique’s Instituto Nacional de Petroleo (INP) following a competitive tender process held by INP in 2016. As a result of this agreement, CGG will shortly start the acquisition of a new multi-client survey of up to 40,000 km² of 3D data over the B
Baker Hughes in Another Coral South Win
Baker Hughes, a GE company, has secured a second contract for Eni East Africa’s (EEA) Coral South FLNG development, offshore Mozambique. The contract was awarded in 2Q this year by a joint venture formed by TechnipFMC and JGC Corporation, the lead partner in a consortium that will provide engineerin
Nord Stream Piepeline Maintenance Set for September
Nord Stream AG said it will be conducting long-planned annual maintenance works on its twin gas pipelines system between September 11 and 22, 2017. This routine maintenance work will require a temporary shutdown of both lines. “The Nord Stream AG twin pipeline is a state-of-the-art gas infrastructur
Energean Gets Nod for Israeli Karish and Tanin Gas Fields
Energean Israel, a 50/50 joint venture between Energean and Kerogen Capital, has received approval from the Israeli Petroleum Commissioner for its field development plan (FDP) for the Karish and Tanin natural gas fields, offshore Israel. The FDP application was submitted on June 20, 2017. Energean I
DeepOcean Gears for Nemo Link Cabling Work
DeepOcean’s Maersk Connector has completed loading of the first phase on the Nemo Link cables in the port of Blyth. Two 59 km long 400kv HVDC XPLE cables were simultaneously spooled from a freighter onto the 7,000 te. split capacity duel concentric carousel. The vessel is now on its way to the UK co