Subsea
McDermott Nets Angelin EPCIC Work from BP
McDermott has been awarded an engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) contract from BP Trinidad & Tobago (bpTT) for the Angelin gas field, located 40 kilometers off the east coast of Trinidad and Tobago. This EPCIC contract follows the completion of a multi-pha
Proserv Invests in New Facility in Great Yarmouth
Proserv has invested in a new purpose built technology centre for subsea controls and communications in Great Yarmouth. The move will see around 190 employees consolidate from two sites in the area into the new 65,000 sq ft Beacon Park site in Gorleston-on-Sea which will feature modern office, manuf
ENGIE E&P Hires WesternGeco for Gjøa 4D Shoot
ENGIE E&P Norge has awarded WesternGeco two contracts for acquisition and processing of towed 4D seismic data in the production license 153, the Gjøa license, in the northern part of the Norwegian North Sea. The acquisition will be performed with the vessel “WesternGeco Magellan”, and is planned to
EIB Funds Nordlink Project
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a EUR 300 million loan agreement with Norwegian transmission system operator (TSO) Statnett for the completion of the Nordlink interconnector between Germany and Norway. The signature comes shortly after the first part of the financing for the interconne
New Commercial Director Joins Seismic Apparition
Seismic Apparition GmbH has appointed Robin Walker as a commercial director. Robin has more than 30 years’ experience in the seismic sector, most of it with WesternGeco and its predecessor companies. Robin will take on primary responsibility for formulating and introducing a series of new value-addi
Plexus Wins with Maersk Oil
Plexus has entered into a new 4-year contract with Maersk Oil North Sea UK for the provision of wellhead, mudline suspension systems and associated services. The initial purchase order is to prepare and provide POS-GRIP HPHT surface wellhead systems and Tersus mudline suspension equipment on a stand
EMGS Sells Data Off Norway
Norwegian geophysical services company EMGS said it has entered into various agreements with undisclosed oil companies involving data licensing (prefunding and late sales) related to 3D EM data in the Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea in Norway. The agreements represent revenues of USD 2.4 million. In M
Waves4Power Connects WaveEL to Norwegian Grid
Waves4Power has connected its wave energy system to shore at Runde and started to deliver electricity to the Norwegian power grid on Friday. The Waves4Power wave energy system consists of the WaveEL buoy, a connection hub, and custom designed proprietary marine cables from the buoy to the hub, and f
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (May 29 – June 04). Bibby Offshore has secured a contract with TAQA for subsea construction works in the Eider field, located 184 km north-east of Shetland. With offshore operations to be completed thi
ELA Container Equips VBMS’ Cable Layer
ELA Container has recently delivered an ELA offshore multipurpose room to VBMS, which will be used on board its cable laying / multipurpose vessel MV Ndeavor, built and outfitted in 2013 by Boskalis. After delivery of the multipurpose room to the VBMS warehouse in Moerdijk in The Netherlands, the co
Offshore Center Maasvlakte 2 to Set Up in Port of Rotterdam
The Port of Rotterdam is planning to create a new port site of up to 70 hectares using the hydraulic filling technique on Maasvlakte 2 in the Prinses Alexiahaven. The Port of Rotterdam is creating the space for an offshore centre for wind energy at sea, decommissioning and the oil and gas market. Th
DOF Subsea Extends Harvey Deep Sea Charter
DOF Subsea North America has extended the charter of the MPSV, Jones-Act-Compliant vessel, ‘Harvey Deep Sea’ until the end of 2018, plus two one-year options. The Harvey Deep Sea is a multi-purpose DPII construction, supply, ROV vessel with 71 accommodation and 165 ton AHC crane capable of reaching
Pipetech Targets Wider Market under New Management
Pipetech, the pipe and process cleaning solutions specialist, said it plans to expand its services to industrial markets and introduce subsea and wells to its offshore portfolio following recent contract wins and the appointment of a new leadership team. Eric Doyle, most recently regional director a
Veripos Secures Allseas Contract Extension
Veripos has secured a contract extension for the supply of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) services to Allseas Group. The global contract pertains to Allseas’ fleet of specialized heavy-lift, pipelay and subsea installation vessels, and covers all survey requirements including upgrades to