Subsea
JX Nippon Starts Layang Field Gas Production
JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration, the operator of Block SK10 offshore Sarawak, Malaysia, has started commercial gas production from Layang field. Layang field is located approximately 7 km east of the producing Helang gas field in Block SK10. Natural gas produced from Layang field, together with natu
SMD Gives Newcastle University Students Insight into Subsea Engineering
Tyneside-based subsea vehicle manufacturer, Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD), has recently given Newcastle University students insight into the offshore engineering industry as part of a special research trip. The students are members of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) which
Lankhorst Ropes Supplies Fibre Rope for MacGregor Crane
LankoDeep fibre rope from Lankhorst Ropes has been selected for the MacGregor FibreTrac crane. The MacGregor FibreTrac crane will have a 150-tonne safe working load capacity. It has been designed and will be built to comply with the latest DNV GL lifting appliance, fibre and rope manufacturing rules
NOC Studies Impact of Ocean Circulation on MPAs
Researchers at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) studying the UK’s four largest Marine Protected Areas have found that, because of the ocean’s vigorous circulation, even remote, seemingly pristine habitats, are not isolated from human activities, and may be vulnerable to pollution and overfishi
ASV Demos Autonomous Surface – Subsurface Survey System
ASV Global is leading a collaborative research project called ‘Autonomous Surface and Sub-surface Survey System’ (ASSSS), which aims to deliver an integrated system to provide a means of conducting low cost, shore based, full water column marine surveys using multiple unmanned systems. The project,
Pharos’ Cable Recovery Spread Completes New Projects
Pharos Offshore have paired their trenching and deburial systems with a rugged cable retrieval grab to aid the offshore industry with a solution for recovering damaged subsea products and out of service cables. Two of the company’s cable recovery spreads were sent out to work on the recovery of an a
Reliance and BP to Develop R-Series Deepwater Gas Fields Off India
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and BP have said they are moving forward to develop already-discovered deepwater gas fields, bringing new gas production for India. The two companies have agreed to deepen and expand their partnership to work jointly across a wide range of areas throughout India’s e
Pacific Radiance Scoops $45M in Vessel Deals
Pacific Radiance has secured USD 45.3 million worth of new contracts, including options. Under these contracts, ten of the Group’s offshore support vessels, including a diving support vessel, are being deployed to support projects in Asia and the Middle East. The vessels are chartered to new and exi
Mermaid Inks New Subsea Contracts
Mermaid Maritime has through its South East Asian business units secured subsea contracts with a combined total estimated potential contract value of USD 4.3 million. The first highlighted package of work involves the DP2 dive support vessel ‘Mermaid Sapphire’ with a work-class ROV and cement/grouti
PSA Audits Johan Sverdrup Phase 2
Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of Statoil’s follow-up of improvement processes in phase 2 of the Johan Sverdrup development. In March and April 2017, PSA carried out an audit of how Statoil is ensuring that HSE risk is identified and accounted for in the work and de
J2 Subsea to Offer BluHaptics ROV Manipulator Software
BluHaptics, the software company pioneering new technology for augmented robotics, and Aberdeen-based J2 Subsea have formed a sales and distribution partnership for BluHaptics’ first commercially available product – a software solution that reportedly makes the operation of underwater manipulator ar
ABB Delivers DolWin2 Project
ABB has commissioned and handed over the DolWin2 offshore wind transmission link to the Dutch-German transmission system operator TenneT. DolWin2 is the third offshore wind connection project that ABB has executed for TenneT in Germany’s North Sea, following BorWin1 and DolWin1. The high voltage dir
Atisa Subsea Cable Ready for Service
Docomo Pacific has completed the construction and end-to-end testing of the 183-mile Atisa submarine fiber optic cable system and the system is ready for service. The cable connects Guam to the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The Atisa submarine cable, which began with the signing o
CGG Seeks Bankruptcy Protection
French seismic contractor CGG said it has begun legal processes to implement a pre-arranged restructuring, with the opening of a Sauvegarde proceeding in France and Chapter 11 and Chapter 15 filings in the U.S. The announcement follows execution of legally binding agreements in support of the terms