Subsea
Jee to Highlight Pipeline Integrity at Subsea Expo
Jee Limited’s Paul Otway, winner of Subsea UK Young Emerging Talent award 2013, discusses best practice for the management of pipeline integrity by pigging at Subsea Expo 2015. Otway, a senior engineer at independent subsea engineering and training company Jee Ltd, will draw on his extensive pigging
VBMS Bags Another Wintershall Contract
VBMS, a strategic joint venture of VolkerWessels and Boskalis, has been awarded another contract by Wintershall Noordzee B.V. The scope of work includes the installation, burial, survey and pull-ins of an 18.5km control umbilical which connects the Ravn platform to A6-A, located in the Danish and Ge
McDermott, GE Start ‘io Oil & Gas’ Venture
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 fields. io aims to deliver greater certainty into the design and planning of the offshore oil and gas field and overhaul the curr
Total Starts Production from West Franklin Phase 2
Total has started gas and condensate production from the West Franklin Phase 2 project in the Central Graben area of the UK North Sea. The project will supply 40,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) to the Elgin/Franklin hub. “With the start-up of the West Franklin Phase 2 project, Total co
Industry Joins on Subsea Cable Performance
A collaboration between the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and GnoSys Global Ltd is supporting the development of a new insulation material for power cables to improve their performance in the onshore and offshore renewable energy industries and drive down whole life network costs. New, mo
VIDEO: Ulstein Sells 100th X-BOW
Ulstein has achieved 100 sales of the X-BOW hull line design with the latest contract for two offshore wind service vessels for Bernhard Schulte/WINDEA Offshore. The milestone was achieved 10 years after the launch of the X-BOW design in 2005. Following the sales to Bourbon Offshore Norway of the se
ESS Wraps Up Westermost Rough Seabed Clearance for DONG
Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has successfully completed a boulder clearance and seabed preparation campaign on behalf of DONG Energy. The subsea engineering specialist cleared almost 50,000 boulders and other obstructions from 33 routes spread over a distance of 40km at the Westermost Rough wind farm
Huawei Completes Repeater and Branching Unit Trials
Huawei Marine, a global submarine network provider, announced the successful completion of sea trials for its second-generation Repeater, RPT 1660 R2, and Branching Unit, BU 1650 R2. Both innovative second-generation products were recently tested in the extreme winter conditions of the Atlantic Ocea
ACE Winches Shortlisted for Outstanding Graduate Programme at OAA
ACE Winches has been shortlisted in the Outstanding Graduate Programme Award Category of the 2015 Offshore Achievement Awards. The annual awards are organised and hosted by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen Section and recognise exceptional performance across a range of categories. T
IHC Delivers New Heavy Duty LARS
To ensure the safe deployment of divers, IHC Hytech has provided several types of diver handling systems. Divers can be transported to and from subsea work site using the LARS. The latest type of LARS is specially designed for heavy duty operations. This system is designed, manufactured and certifie
Deep BV Conducts Borssele Wind Farm Zone Geophysical Survey
Deep BV, a Dutch company specializing in hydrography, geophysics and oceanography, has been awarded a five-year framework agreement to undertake geophysical soil investigations for offshore wind farm zones in the Netherlands. Furthermore, the company has sealed the deal for its first job within the
Bridon Buys Moorings Business
Bridon Group, a manufacturer of wire and fibre rope, has acquired the moorings business of ScanRope from the Parker Hannifin Corporation. Bridon is a global business with a UK Head Office in Doncaster that manufactures wire and rope solutions for applications across several sectors including Oil and
Kongsberg Presents PulSAR
Kongsberg Maritime has introduced a new tow fish side scan sonar for use in Search and Recovery (SAR) missions as well as underwater inspection, engineering and scientific surveys. Developed by Kongsberg Geoacoustics, PulSAR is designed for intuitive operation and easy deployment by non-specialised
Ocean Installer Marks 2000 Vessel Days
Norway’s subsea company, Ocean Installer has completed 2000 vessel days. The company reached the goal with 0 LTI (Lost Time Injury). Only a year after reaching 1000 vessel days, Ocean Installer reached 2000 executed vessel days in the beginning of January, including Ocean Installer operated and subc