Subsea
Skandi Neptune Gets Canada Job
DOF Subsea has been awarded a subsea oil field support project offshore Newfoundland for a Canadian operator. The contract award follows another win in Canada this month for the multipurpose vessel Skandi Chieftain hired for a 5-month campaign. For this new project the ROV construction support vesse
Ultra Deep Solutions Receives DSCV Lichtenstein
Shipbuilding company China Merchants Heavy Industries (CMHI) has officially delivered the diving support construction vessel (DSCV) Lichtenstein to Singapore-based Ultra Deep Solutions. The 120.8 meters long Lichtenstein is equipped with JFD LEXMAR built 18 man twin bell saturation system for depth
GE Inks Coral South Subsea Deal
GE Oil & Gas has signed a long-term agreement to collaborate with Eni East Africa (EEA), on the offshore Mozambique developments it operates. The agreement comprises a multi-year contract to supply subsea production systems, ancillary equipment and services. It covers the Coral South FLNG project an
Prysmian Wins More Work in Venetian Lagoon
Prysmian said it has secured a series of addition work with Terna Rete Italia — originally included as option — to be added to the Venetian Lagoon submarine power cable links project. The initial €34 million contract for two 14 km and 6 km long high voltage alternate current (HVAC) 132 kV cable link
DNV GL Revises RP for Free Spanning Pipelines
DNV GL has updated its recommended practice (RP) on free spanning pipelines with project and research experience from the last decade on free span dynamic response, particularly on structural modelling. The DNVGL-RP-F105 is said to enable significant costs savings, both in the newbuilding and operat
Vietnam’s Thien Nam Positioning Selects Sonardyne Subsea Technology
Vietnam-based Thien Nam Positioning JSC has selected subsea technology from Sonardyne that tracks the position of divers and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) as they carry out surveys and inspections, to supports its offshore activities in the region. The Mini-Ranger 2 Ultra-Short BaseLine (USBL) a
Seatronics Provides Equipment for Oilfield Contractor in Brazil
Seatronics, a marine electronic equipment specialist in subsea services group Acteon, has supplied subsea equipment to an undisclosed oilfield services provider for a project in Brazil. The equipment sale included ROV Survey sensors, which were interfaced to Seatronics RTS Gen5 MUX ROV multiplexer.
Wood Group Scoops Alexandroupolis FEED
Wood Group has secured a new front end engineering design (FEED) contract with Gastrade S.A. for the Alexandroupolis Independent Natural Gas System (INGS) offshore Greece. The project, to develop a floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving, storage and regasification unit (FSRU), should create
Heerema Ships Oseberg Vestflanken 2 Package
The topside for the Oseberg Vestflanken 2 unmanned wellhead platform sailed out from Heerema Fabrication Group’s yard in Zwijndrecht, The Nederlands, on Sunday June 25. The jacket followed on Monday June 26. In February 2016, Statoil awarded Heerema the contract for the engineering, procurement & co
SeaBird to Provide Source Vessel in South America
SeaBird Exploration has signed an agreement to provide a source vessel for an upcoming survey in South America. The project is anticipated to start during Q3, SeaBird informed. The project will have a duration of approximately 60 days. SeaBird will be using the Osprey Explorer for the project. Ospre
JFD, Vanguard on Track with ‘Safety-Advanced’ SPHL Project
JFD, the subsea operations and manufacturing company and part of James Fisher and Sons, nears completion of two newly designed self-propelled hyperbaric lifeboats (SPHL), developed in partnership with Composite Engineering. In February 2016, JFD won a multi-million pound contract to design and manuf
Polarcus Secures 3D XArray Project Off West Africa
Polarcus has received an award for a 3D project offshore West Africa with a duration of one month. The project is scheduled to start early in Q4 2017, the company informed. The Polarcus XArray methodology will be utilized to optimize both data quality and acquisition efficiency. Richard Price, senio
Briggs Boosts Subsea Portfolio
Marine contractor Briggs Marine has invested more than £1 million into its subsea services division over recent months. The company said it has enhanced its subsea cable repair and installation capabilities with the addition of two new 15Te tracked cable tensioners. The tensioners were employed imme
DOF Subsea to Survey Transmediterranean Pipeline
DOF Subsea has recently signed a new contract in the Mediterranean with Transmediterranean Pipeline Company (TMPC) to undertake the pipeline inspection on the TMPC’s pipeline system. The inspection is planned to take place in Q3, 2017, the company informed. The scope involves inspection of 5 submari