Subsea
Subsea 7 Snaps Up EMAS Chiyoda Subsea Business Units and Backlog of $850M
Subsea 7 has acquired certain businesses of EMAS Chiyoda Subsea (ECS). The acquisition, under a US bankruptcy code Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganisation, was confirmed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas and became effective on June 29, 2017. The acquired business of ECS incl
NNPC, First E&P, Schlumberger to Develop Anyala and Madu Fields
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), First Exploration & Production (First E&P) and Schlumberger signed a tripartite agreement for development of the Anyala and Madu fields under OML 83 and OML 85, offshore Nigeria. Under the agreement, Schlumberger will contribute the required services i
Kraken Receives ThunderFish Alpha AUV
Kraken Sonar has formally taken delivery of ThunderFish Alpha autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) designed for deep sea military, commercial and scientific applications. The ThunderFish Alpha AUV (formerly called DEDAVE) was developed by Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute and will be used as a technolog
VIDEO: Shell’s Prelude FLNG Unit Heads to Final Location
Shell’s Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility has left the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in Geoje, South Korea. The facility, constructed by Technip Samsung Consortium, is being towed to North West Australia, where the next phase of the project will begin. Prelude now faces a 5,
Jan de Nul’s New Vessel Gears for Its Maiden Voyage
Jan de Nul has taken delivery of its multipurpose vessel Adhémar de Saint-Venant, following the completion of sea trials in the Yellow Sea. As from next week, the vessel will be heading for its first project, the EPCI Kriegers Flak OSS project in Denmark, Jan de Nul informed through social media. Th
VBMS Utilizes JFSE Equipment for Subsea Cable Repair
Subsea excavation experts James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE) is providing equipment and personnel to subsea power cable installation specialist VBMS for several concurrent projects. The company’s Twin R2000 spread, coupled with its patented water jetting system, is supporting offshore wind farm c
Buss Orange Blue Terminal to Store Structures for Merkur OWF
The Buss Orange Blue Terminal signed a contract with offshore wind farm constructor GeoSea for the handling and storage of the transition pieces for the fundamental structures of the Merkur wind farm. Harbour project logistics manager and consultant Buss Offshore Solutions, based in Hamburg, will as
PGS to Share Surplus Data with IMR Norway
Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) has entered into a data sharing agreement with the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) in Norway for use of surplus data to improve understanding of the oceans. In late March 2017 PGS announced its intention to open the Company’s surplus database for research on the ocean
WATCH: Turkey Strengthens Seismic Fleet
Turkey’s second seismic research vessel, the MTA Oruc Reis, has been delivered to General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration. The vessel joins Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO)’s 8-streamer seismic vessel Barbaros Hayreddin Pasa, which was acquired from Polarcus in 2013. Built by Ist
Royal Navy’s HMS Bangor Recovers Lost Sonar
The team on the Bahrain-based minehunter HMS Bangor has found and recovered a large sonar lost during the latest Anglo-French-US exercise in the Gulf, Artemis Trident. The Brits were asked to assist the US Navy when one of its sonar buoys towed by MH-53 Sea Dragon helicopter became detached and disa
Searcher Wraps Up Solomon Sea Seismic Survey Off PNG
Searcher Seismic, in cooperation with BGP, has completed the Solomon Sea broadband 2D seismic survey offshore Papua New Guinea. The survey, comprising ~3,600 km spans the underexplored Cape Vogel and Bougainville Basins as well as the unexplored New Ireland Basin. Rachel Masters, global sales manage
DeepOcean to Install Export Cable for Merkur OWF
DeepOcean has been awarded a contract by Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH (NSW) for export cable transportation, installation and trenching services, all related to the Merkur offshore wind farm development located in the German Bight. The Merkur offshore wind farm is located 45km north of the island
RVO.nl Hires BLIX & Partners for OWF Site Surveys
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) has awarded BLIX Consultancy BV and a number of partners a framework contract to support RVO.nl with collecting site data for future offshore wind farm zones in the Netherlands. This contract concerns wind farm zone Hollandse Kust (noord) and future zones s
Bardot Sets Up OTEC Simulator
Bardot Group has completed its latest R&D project: an experimentation platform named OTEC Lab. This facility is dedicated to model and optimize the Ocean Thermal Energy Converter (OTEC) system developed by Bardot’s business unit specialized in marine renewable energy. OTEC technology uses seawater t