Subsea
VIDEO: VBMS Burial Sledge System 2
VBMS has developed a burial tool BSS-II. The BSS-II consists of a towed sledge vehicle with a telescopic adjustable jetting lance. The BSS-II is designed for simultaneous laying and burial operations and is capable of installing flexible products, like cables, umbilicals, flexible pipe lines, rangin
Havyard Names New CFO
Havyard Group ASA has appointed Karl Eirik Frøysa Hansen as the new chief financial officer. The new CFO will replace Idar Fuglseth as of January 01, 2015. Hansen comes from the position as Chief Accounting Officer in the company. He holds an MSc in Auditing from Norwegian School of Economics(NHH).
Reef Subsea Wraps Up Gwynt y Môr Cable Setup
Reef Subsea has successfully completed its campaign of installing and burying inter-array power cables on the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm. The wind farm is owned by RWE Innogy and partners and is one of the largest in the world, located 13 kilometres off the North Wales coast in Liverpool Bay. Th
DNV GL Issues Guide for Subsea Integrity Management
Hot on the heels of a new Recommended Practice (RP) for subsea lifting, DNV GL has now published an RP providing guidance on how to establish, implement and maintain an integrity management system (IMS). The aim is to help operators carry out maintenance activities at the most cost effective interva
Technip Breaks Off CGG Chase
French engineering group Technip has informed that it no longer plans to pursue its takeover bid for CGG. Namely, Technip approached CCG earlier this year, in November, with a public tender offer in cash for CGG’s shares at a price of 8.30 euros per share and no deal was made. After CGG declined the
Huntington Faces Further Delays
Norwegian Energy Company ASA (Noreco) has been informed by the Huntington field operator that production has been further delayed due to an incident during restart of the CATS riser platform. According to information received, the riser platform will be closed at least until 18 December 2014, probab
Aker Solutions Lands Mariner Hook-Up
Aker Solutions has secured a contract from Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering to provide engineering, construction and commissioning services for the hook-up phase of the Mariner oilfield development in the UK North Sea. The agreement is worth more than GBP 120 million. It comes in addition
Saab to Overhaul HMS Södermanland
Defence and security company Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to overhaul the Swedish Navy submarine HMS Södermanland. The order covers the period 2014-2016 and is valued at SEK121 million (USD 16 million). The order is part of the letter of intent re
RRC Controls Gets New General Manager
3sun Group has appointed James Smith as general manager for its subsea division, RRC Controls Services. Mr Smith joins 3sun Group after a 16 year career with Aker Subsea Limited, where he progressed from a service team workshop manager to global infrastructure and equipment manager. Spending time in
Newly Discovered Form of Ice Could Store Energy ?
Scientists from the University of Göttingen and the Institut Laue Langevin in Grenoble have discovered a new form of ice. Ice XVI is the 17th discovered form of ice and the least dense of all known crystalline forms of water. It is predicted to be a stable low-temperature configuration of water at n
DONG Energy Names New CEO for E&P
DONG Energy has announced that Søren Gath Hansen will step down as Group Executive Vice President and CEO for E&P. His successor is David B. Cook who comes from a position as Executive Officer and Head of Oil & Gas at the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company, TAQA. Søren Gath Hansen will continue in DO
‘Polarstern’ on Antarctic Research Campaign
A group of IMARES staff sails on board the German Research Icebreaker ‘Polarstern’ for investigations in the sea-ice areas of the Weddell Sea. The expedition sails from Cape Town (2 Dec 2014) to the German Neumayer Station (Christmas), through the centre of the Weddell Sea to Punta Arenas in Chile (
PHOTO: GEOxyz Inaugurates Two Vessels
The company GEOxyz presented its vessels Geosurveyor X and Geo Ocean II in the Port of Oostende. Both ships are deployed for various measuring and supporting tasks at sea. In the search for new, sustainable and innovative concepts, motors are used with low consumption. This fits completely into the
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (December 08 – December 14). Statoil, Gassco and ExxonMobil have received consent to perform manned underwater operations between December 1, 2014 and November 30, 2015. Statoil has signed framework ag