Subsea
Ensco Secures Jobs for Three Drillships
Ensco has been awarded three drillship contracts offshore West Africa, representing an aggregate three years of contracted term and more than six additional years of options. ENSCO DS-4 is expected to start a two-year contract with Chevron offshore Nigeria in August 2017. The contract also includes
PHOTO: Subsea 7 Installs Culzean Export Pipe
An export pipeline for the Maersk Oil Culzean field in the UK North Sea has been laid by Subsea 7. According to Maersk Oil’s latest update, Culzean’s export pipeline has been laid safely and on time by Seven Borealis, the 182-meter pipelay and heavy lift vessel. Subsea 7 secured the subsea, umbilica
Atlas Targets Subsea Services in APAC Region
Andrew Blears, Director for energy, marine and renewables recruitment specialist Atlas Professionals, will now be based in the company’s Singapore office to support the team and enhance Atlas’ collaboration with local businesses in the Asia-Pacific. This move is also in line with the company’s goal
OSU Gets Grant for Research Vessel Construction
Oregon State University has just received a grant of $121.88 million from the National Science Foundation to spearhead the construction of a new class of research vessels for the United States Academic Research Fleet. This grant will fund the construction of the first of three planned vessels approv
Trendsetter Enters Subsea Well Servicing Arena with Its 15,000 psi System
Trendsetter Engineering has completed live well operations with its new 15,000 psi subsea hydraulic intervention system (referred to as STIM). The STIM system, which had previously been utilized for subsea hydrate remediation work, has now completed seven subsea projects in the GOM since November 20
ARENA Supports Tidal Energy Mapping in Australia
Australia’s tidal energy resource will be mapped in unprecedented detail in a new study funded by the Commonwealth Government through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). ARENA has provided $2.49 million in funding support for the three year project which will explore the future potential
Wasco Begins Concrete Weight Coating Nord Stream 2 Pipes
Nord Stream 2 contractor Wasco Coatings Germany has begun concrete weight coating pipes for the project in the port of Mukran on the Baltic Sea island of Rügen. Up to 90,000 pipes will be coated by the end of 2018 at the location. Currently 39,000 pipes are already at a specially prepared storage ar
Carbon Trust’s OWA Subsea Inspection Competition Open
The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA), a collaborative RD&D programme funded by nine offshore wind developers and the Scottish Government, has launched a competition targeted at finding new ways to inspect offshore wind substructures and reduce the cost of offshore wind. The competition
Briggs Marine Invests in New Diving Equipment
Briggs Marine Contractors has made a six-figure investment into its diving division’s capabilities with the purchase of a dual basket diver launch and recovery system (LARS). The system was manufactured by Submarine Manufacturing Products (SMP). It has been built and maintained to International Mari
ConocoPhillips in Barossa Offshore Project Proposal
ConocoPhillips is proposing to develop the Barossa Area located in Australian Commonwealth waters within the Bonaparte Basin, approximately 300 kilometres north of Darwin, Northern Territory (NT). The development concept includes a permanently moored FPSO facility, subsea production system, supporti
Bibby Offshore Finalizes Decom Contract with Maersk Oil UK
Bibby Offshore has completed a contract awarded by Maersk Oil UK to provide both late life production enhancement and decommissioning support in the North Sea. The contract saw Bibby Offshore’s diving support vessel Bibby Polaris operate at two separate locations, undertaking production system isola
TWI to Develop Underwater Laser Cutting for Decommissioning
Research and technology organisation TWI has started a new project to reportedly advance the decommissioning of offshore structures. Namely, TWI is developing decommissioning technology for use in deep and hazardous waters. This will consist of a laser cutting solution that can be deployed remotely
SeaRenergy to Provide QHSE Services for ZTT
SeaRenergy has secured a contract from cable manufacturer ZTT to provide QHSE services for the HVAC export cable connection between BorWin Gamma platform and Hohe See offshore wind farm. The scope for QHSE management and support includes the cable load-out, cable transport and installation phase of
MMT and Reach Bolster ROV Survey Services Portfolio
Swedish survey specialist MMT and Norwegian contractor Reach Subsea have secured the DP2 subsea vessel M/V Olympic Delta, with two ROVs mobilised onboard, for execution of the project announced earlier this year. The project has been postponed from June 2017 until August same year, the Oslo-listed R