Subsea
NKT Victoria Cable Layer Gets Ship of the Year Accolade
The NKT Victoria cable laying vessel has been awarded the ‘Ship of the Year 2017’ prize in Norway. Norway’s Labour and Social minister Anniken Haugli presented the award, in the presence of HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, during a ceremony at the NorShipping exhibition. The prize was presented to
Lewek Constellation Gets Swan Hunter Flexlay Spread
Swan Hunter has completed mobilisation and commissioning of a flexlay spread onto EMAS Chiyoda Subsea’s multi-lay vessel Lewek Constellation for flexible risers installation. The lay equipment comprises Swan Hunter’s new-build loading tower complete with tensioner, a 26-meters basket carousel provid
Mermaid Nets $26M in Subsea Contracts
Mermaid’s South East Asian and Middle Eastern business units have continued working efficiently on subsea contracts recently awarded during the first quarter of 2017 with a combined total estimated potential contract value of USD 26 million. The highlighted package of work involves the DP2 dive supp
MarineSpace Adds New Member to Its Team
MarineSpace has appointed Phil Durrant as a technical director, with a remit to develop and deliver services for the offshore oil and gas and marine renewables sectors. With a background in marine geology, geophysics and survey, Phil will augment MarineSpace’s existing offering to clients and also p
DNV GL Launches Subsea Pipe-Soil RP
DNV GL now launches a new recommended practice DNVGL-RP-F114 ‘Pipe-soil interaction for submarine pipelines’, solely dedicated to the interaction between the pipeline and the soil. Pipe-soil interaction assessments are usually far more complex and there can be more uncertainty on the results compare
Reach Subsea Revenues Fall
Norwegian contractor Reach Subsea has narrowed quarterly loss, but saw revenues decline 55 percent during the first quarter of 2017. For the quarter, Reach Subsea booked net loss of NOK 12.8 million, or NOK 0.11 per share, on revenue of NOK 38.3 million, versus net loss of NOK 14.7 million, or NOK 0
Aker BP Awards Removal Contract to Allseas
Aker BP has awarded Allseas, via Excalibur Marine Contractors, a long term frame agreement for transport, installation and removal (T,I&R) services. The company has also been awarded a call off for removal of the Valhall QP topsides and QP/DP bridge in 2019 and disposal thereafter. The contract has
MMT Appoints REO in Russia
Marine survey specialist MMT has appointed Andrey Voronov as its regional executive officer (REO) in Russia. Voronov has worked for 25 years in the offshore industry for companies such as Nord Stream AG and Blue Stream and a leading Russian survey company. He started as MMT’s representative in Russi
Magseis Returns to Profit
Norwegian seabed seismic services player, Magseis, has bounced back in black in the first quarter 2017 on higher revenues backed by its Red Sea campaign. The Oslo-listed company has seen its revenues at USD 21 million, up from USD 18 million same time last year. The Q1 2017 revenues is a result of t
Peter Madsen Rederi Wraps Up Arkona OWF Boulder Clearance
Danish marine contractor, Peter Madsen Rederi, has completed the removal of boulders at the Arkona offshore wind farm in the German Baltic. Working directly for the wind farm developer Arkona-Windpark-Entwicklungs GmbH (AWE), owned by E.ON and Statoil, Peter Madsen Rederi (PMR) was awarded the contr
Aquatic Names New Head of Engineering
Aquatic Engineering & Construction, an Acteon company, has appointed Kevin Ashcroft as the new head of Engineering based in Aberdeen. Kevin joined the business in May 2017 with responsibility for the competence and delivery of the Design Engineering and Technical Excellence Group at Aquatic. Kevin h
Seatronics, Imenco Ink Partnership Agreement
Seatronics, an Acteon company, has signed a new partnership agreement with Imenco AS. The newly formed agreement will provide Seatronics’ clients with access to Imenco’s complete range of subsea electronic products including subsea cameras, lights and ROV tooling. The Imenco product range will be av
SeaBird in NW Europe Shoot
SeaBird Exploration, a seismic data acquisition company, has signed a letter of award for some 2D work in Northwestern Europe for an undisclosed client, subject to contract. The project is due to start in the third quarter and will have a duration of approximately two to three weeks. The Oslo-listed
PT.OSI Executes Phase 2 of ONWJ Contract
PT. Offshore Services Indonesia (OSI) said it has completed the second phase of its Offshore North West Java (ONWJ) contract. The second campaign was part of the 3-year technical services contract in relation to provision of DSV and associated saturation diving services for state oil & gas company P