Subsea
TechnipFMC Bags West White Rose EPCI Deal from Husky
TechnipFMC has been awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract from Husky Energy for the West White Rose project in Eastern Canada. The contract covers the supply and installation of subsea equipment including tie-in manifolds, flexible flowlines, and control
Minesto Takes Delivery of Deep Green Wing
Minesto has taken delivery of the wing, the first one built for a Deep Green system in commercial scale. The wing was delivered to Minesto’s team in Holyhead from Southampton, where it has been manufactured by Green Marine. Prior to the delivery, factory acceptance test was performed at Green Marine
JD-Contractor Gets Nissum Bredning Cabling
JD-Contractor has been awarded the contract for the cabling of the 28MW Nissum Bredning project in Denmark, where Siemens Gamesa will test a variety of its new offshore wind solutions. On behalf of I/S Nissum Bredning Vind, Siemens Gamesa is constructing four wind turbines and related equipment in N
IKM Cleandrill Lands Absheron Gig
Early 2018 IKM Cleandrill will start its first offshore operations in the Caspian Sea, after being awarded a contract for riserless mud circulating system services by Total E&P ABSHERON BV on behalf of JOCAP, Joined Operating Company for Absheron Project, JV between SOCAR (50%) and TOTAL (50%). The
Forth Ports, AF Gruppen to Create Decom Hub at Port of Dundee
Forth Ports Limited and AF Offshore Decom UK, a subsidiary of AF Gruppen, have signed the head of agreement with the intent to establish a new joint venture, AF Dundee, which will lay the foundations of creating a UK North Sea oil and gas decommissioning hub in the city of Dundee, with its nucleus a
Forum Takes Over Global Tubing, Gets Quantum as Major Shareholder
Forum Energy Technologies has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the membership interests in Global Tubing from its joint venture partner Quantum Energy Partners. As part of the transaction, Forum will also acquire management’s interest in the joint venture and repay Global Tubing‘s net debt.
Kraken Project Aims to Reduce IRM Costs
A new European project named Kraken has started. The project received €350.000 through financing of OCEANERANET (Ocean Energy European Research Area Network) and gathers four partners of three different countries: WavEC Offshore Renewables and Instituto Super Técnico (Portugal), SIANI (Canary Island
Nexans to Add New Cable-Laying Vessel to Its Fleet
Nexans informed that it has started the construction of a new cable-laying vessel for submarine HV cable systems installation. “The construction of this new cable-laying vessel is a fundamental milestone in our commitment to cleaner energy,“ said Arnaud Poupart-Lafarge, Nexans CEO. “For many decades
Eidesvik Boosts Earnings
Norwegian vessel owner Eidesvik Offshore has posted quarterly profit of NOK 201 million (approximately $26 million) or NOK 6.54 per share, against loss of NOK 27 million (approximately $3.5 million) or NOK 0.74 per share for the quarter that ended on June 30, 2016. Result for the first six months of
PGS Gets New President & CEO
Norwegian seismic player Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) has appointed Rune Olav Pedersen as the new president & CEO of the company. He will succeed Jon Erik Reinhardsen on September 1, 2017. “The Board has run a thorough succession process since early spring, and assessed a number of very qualified No
BW Catcher FPSO Sails Away to North Sea
BW Offshore informed that the FPSO BW Catcher has left Keppel Shipyard in Singapore and is currently in transit to the Catcher field in the central North Sea. BW Catcher is expected to reach UK waters early in the fourth quarter, depending on prevailing weather conditions. Upon the arrival, BW Catch
Crown Estate Scotland Makes Offshore Data Available to Public
Crown Estate Scotland now has spatial data relating to the organisation’s offshore assets freely available on its website for the first time. The data covers infrastructure projects and undersea cabling and can be used by a range of organisations from oil and gas companies to consultancies and educa
Ashtead Appoints APAC Sales Manager
Subsea equipment specialist Ashtead Technology has boosted its Singapore operation with the appointment of Ankit Munjal as regional sales manager. Munjal will be responsible for the firm’s sales and business development activities in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region in support of both existing and new
Royal Navy Unveils New Futuristic Submarine Concepts
The Royal Navy has unveiled a number of futuristic submarine concepts, looking forward to well beyond 2050 to mark the 100th anniversary of the launch of the USS Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear powered submarine. The Royal Navy’s submarine service, often known as the ‘silent service,’ challenged