Subsea
Boskalis-Van Oord JV Bags Nord Stream 2 Rock Placement Job
Royal Boskalis Westminster has been awarded a letter of intent (LoI) in joint venture with Van Oord for rock placement services for the Nord Stream 2 project. The award was made by the project developer Nord Stream 2 AG and is a part of the construction of the planned twin 1,200 kilometer gas pipeli
ECA Group to Supply PAP Subsea Demining Robots for French Navy
ECA Group has been awarded a five-year contract by French Ministry of Armed Forces for the supply of consumables for French Navy PAP demining remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). The value of the contract is over EUR 4 million up to a maximum of EUR 8 million depending on utilization frequency. The Fr
Aquatic Gets New Head for Asia Pacific Region
Aquatic Engineering and Construction, an Acteon company, has appointed Nikhil Panicker as the new regional manager for the Asia Pacific region. After completing a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering at Anna University in India, Nikhil moved to Houston gaining a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from
TechnipFMC Sends Umbilicals to Total and Shell
TechnipFMC has shipped water injection umbilicals from its Newcastle manufacturing facility to Total in Africa for the Egina project. The long length umbilicals will be installed at a water depth of 1,600 meters some 130 kilometers off the coast of Nigeria. The ultra-deep offshore development plan i
Heerema Installs Oseberg Vestflanken 2 UWP
Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) has informed that the Oseberg Vestflanken 2 unmanned wellhead platform (UWP) jacket has been installed, followed by the installation of the topside. The 900 tonnes topside has a length of 25 meters, a width of 23 meters and a height of 20 meters. The 4,400-tonnes jack
VBMS Selects Tekmar to Protect East Anglia ONE Cables
Tekmar has been awarded a contract by VBMS to supply TekLink cable protection systems (CPS), bellmouths and cover disks for ScottishPower renewables’ East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm. VBMS has awarded contracts on the project to both Tekmar and JDR Cables, both based in the North East of England,
Forum VisualSoft for NKT Victoria
Forum Energy Technologies has won a new contract which includes provision of its pipeline and cable survey software to the newbuild cable laying support vessel, the NKT Victoria. Two VisualSoft Four Channel High Definition Digital Video Systems (VisualDVR MCHD) will be supplied to iSURVEY. The first
PHOTO: Culzean CPF Jacket Lands on Seabed
The jacket for the central processing facility (CPF) on the Culzean field, located in the British sector of the North Sea, has been installed, Maersk Oil informed. It follows the installation of the wellhead platform jacket set up in May 2016. The CPF jacket, set sail from Heerema Fabrication Group’
ABB to Upgrade First HVDC Subsea Link Between Sweden and Denmark
ABB has won an order worth around $30 million from Svenska Kraftnät in Sweden and Energinet in Denmark. ABB will upgrade the control and protection system for the Konti-Skan high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission link with its latest ABB Ability MACH technology. The Konti-Skan transmission
Talos Finds Oil Offshore Mexico
Talos Energy as operator, together with its joint venture partners Sierra Oil and Gas and Premier Oil, has made an oil discovery in Zama-1 exploration well, offshore Mexico. Talos holds a 35% participation interest with Sierra and Premier holding 40% and 25% participation interests, respectively. Th
Shell to Take Ownership of Turritella FPSO
Shell said it will exercise a contractual right to purchase the Turritella floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel from SBM Offshore. The FPSO is a joint-venture (JV) owned by SBM Offshore with 55% interest, Mitsubishi Corporation with 30% interest and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaish
Amec Foster Wheeler Under SFO Investigation
The UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has opened an investigation into the activities of Amec Foster Wheeler and any predecessor companies owning or controlling the Foster Wheeler business. The investigation focuses on the activities of any subsidiaries, company officers, employees, agents and any other
Global Petroleum Completes 2D Seismic Shoot in Namibia
Global Petroleum has finalized 2D seismic acquisition programme in the company’s operated block (PEL 0029) in Namibia. The survey comprises of 834 km of full fold 2D seismic data. The acquisition was carried out by Seabird Exploration of Norway, and took 10 days to complete. The total cost of the ac
Heerema-AF Consortium Wraps Up Murchison Platform Removal
Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) in consortium with AF Offshore Decom (AFOD), named HAF Consortium, has completed the removal of the Murchison platform. The HAF Consortium secured the contract for the engineering, preparation, removal, and disposal (EPRD) of the Murchison platform, comprising of a 2