Subsea
Rem Offshore Secures Charters
Rem Offshore ASA has entered into a charter agreement with DeepOcean AS for the OCV vessel “Rem Forza”. According to Rem Offshore, the charter agreement is for a duration of three years with another three yearly options. Rem Forza is a subsea construction vessel built by Kleven in 2008 that came int
Hydro Group Boosts Portfolio with New Investment
Aberdeen based, Hydro Group Plc has boosted its portfolio with state-of-the-art machinery, following a £300,000 investment. The company has installed and commissioned an advanced armouring line at its facility in Bridge of Don, Aberdeen, enabling the company to offer cable products which will improv
Heerema Cuts Steel for Culzean WHP Jacket
Maersk Oil and Heerema Fabrication Group have cut the first steel plate for the Culzean WHP jacket at the official ceremony held at Heerema Vlissingen yard. The jacket for the WHP is the first to be constructed and installed in range of the Culzean field and will be approximately 114 m tall with a f
Scientists Find Manganese Nodules in Atlantic
The biology of deep-sea animals and processes of plate tectonics are actually the themes of the first expedition of the new German research vessel SONNE. Marine scientists and oceanographers have now encountered an occurrence of manganese nodules which may dwarf all previously known manganese nodule
Bibby Athena Set to Arrive in UK
Osiris Projects latest custom-build vessel Bibby Athena is due to arrive in the UK for the first time in the next few days. Built by French shipbuilders Socarenam, the vessel was constructed to the same high specifications as the company’s successful Semi-SWATH catamaran Bibby Tethra launched in 201
Motive Offshore Invests in Safety
Motive Offshore, headquartered in Boyndie, Aberdeenshire, has implemented a new safety and lean production scheme called 6S, to improve efficiency and safety in the work environment. The firm, which was established in 2010 by James Gregg, Dave Acton and Bob Smit, will utilise the Japanese developed
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (January 12 – January 18). GE Oil & Gas and McDermott International have launched io oil & gas consulting, a new independent venture to transform the development of front-end solutions for offshore fie
Det Norske to Develop Alvheim Pair
Det norske has decided to develop Viper-Kobra. The project comprises two small discoveries in the Alvheim area. According to plan, approximately 7 500 barrels will be flowing into the Alvheim FPSO every day around Christmastime 2016. Viper-Kobra is located in the Alvheim area and consists of two sep
Alcatel-Lucent to Boost ACE Submarine Link
Alcatel-Lucent and the Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) consortium have successfully completed a field trial on the existing ACE system, which connects France to the west coast of Africa, based on 300 gigabit-per-second (Gbit/s) and 400 Gbit/s technology. They achieved a breakthrough transmission of 12.
Schlumberger Cuts 9000 Jobs
Oilfield services major, Schlumberger, has decided to reduce its overall headcount, in response to lower commodity pricing and anticipated lower exploration and production spending in 2015. The company, which employs approximately 120,000 people in more than 85 countries, recorded a $296 million cha
DEME Orders Two New Vessels
DEME has ordered two new vessels serving the offshore energy market. Contracts have been signed with shipyards La Naval in Spain and Uljanik in Croatia to build respectively the multipurpose vessel “LIVING STONE” and the self-propelled jack-up vessel “APOLLO”. Both vessels will be delivered in 2017.
EMEC to Host Session at Atlantic Stakeholder Conference
EMEC is hosting a session at the Atlantic Stakeholder Conference in Porto, Portugal next week (Tuesday 20th January 2015). Bringing the key players from European open-water ocean energy test sites together, the session will identify key issues of common interest across marine energy test sites, and
SST Delivers Tool Detection Alarm for Safer Well Intervention
Severn Subsea Technologies (SST) has developed Zone 0 rated, tool detection sensor technology to reduce the risk of damage to the riser assembly during drilling and intervention operations, as the tool string is recovered to the surface. The Tool Detection Alarm (TDA) offers a safer method of locati
Ulstein Verft Names New Sales Manager
Trond Skodjevåg Bø was appointed new Sales Manager in Ulstein Verft on 14 January 2015. He comes from a position as Project Manager Sales in Ulstein Verft. Trond S. Bø has been employed in Ulstein Verft since November 2012. Ulstein is an internationally renowned provider of ship design, shipbuildi