Subsea
Oceaneering Wins More Appomattox Work
Oceaneering has been awarded a contract to provide services and products to support the design, fabrication and installation of ancillary flowline hardware for the Appomattox development in the Mississippi Canyon Area of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico for Shell. The scope of work for ancillary flowline har
WATCH: Saipem Hydrone ROV/AUV
The animation shows a new hybrid ROV/AUV technology as a permanent subsea infrastructure for Life of Field management services. The so-called Hydrone, developed by Italian oil and gas industry contractor Saipem and its Sonub division, was born as an evolution of the Innovator 2.0 remotely operated v
Sonardyne’s Technology to Navigate New Thai AUV
Sonardyne Asia’s marine robotics technology has been selected to help navigate a new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) being jointly developed by PTT Exploration and Production Public Company (PTTEP) and Kasetsart University (KU), Bangkok, Thailand. The order for a Sprint inertial navigation syste
Minesto Hires Doosan Babcock for Deep Green Testing
Minesto, a marine energy technology developer, has contracted Doosan Babcock to carry out fatigue testing of their Deep Green technology. Testing will be carried out on two wing sections at the Renfrew Test Facility. The project will run for around two months and will include accelerated life testin
Seaway Heavy Lifting Sets Up Galloper OWF Substation
Seaway Heavy Lifting, wholly-owned subsidiary of Subsea 7, has completed installation of the Galloper offshore wind farm substation and associated jacket foundation. The company’s heavy-lift vessel ‘Oleg Strashnov’ executed the job last Friday, May 12. Heerema Fabrication Group has manufactured the
Wood Group Nets Shell Brent Bravo Decom Deal
Wood Group has secured a contract to support Shell in the decommissioning of the Brent Bravo platform in the North Sea. Effective immediately, Wood Group will prepare the platform for removal via single lift methodology. This includes conductor removal, structural strengthening and installation of u
Boskalis Drops 230 HQ Staff
Dutch marine services player Royal Boskalis Westminster has said it plans to make redundant around 230 employees at its head office in Papendrecht. The headcount reduction is a result of the previously initiated study into the costs of its head office organization, due to as the company said deterio
2H Offshore Launches New Joint Industry Project
2H Offshore has launched the STeel Riser Enhanced Analytics using Measurements (STREAM) joint industry project (JIP). STREAM aims to provide a measurement-based foundation for steel catenary riser (SCR) modelling to allow for accurate fatigue assessment. SCRs have been widely used in the deep-water
IMCA Names Regulatory Representative in North America
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has appointed Eric Roan as its regulatory representative in North America. “I am very pleased to welcome an experienced professional with the stature and credentials of Eric on to the IMCA bench,” said Allen Leatt. “He will play a key role in o
Savante Puts Its Diver-Held Laser Scanner in Action
Aberdeenshire-based Savante Subsea Lasers said it has ‘miniaturised’ its DLS (dynamic laser scanning) technology into an integrated diver-operated 3D laser measurement solution. The CTS-3D underwater laser scanner, a hand-held diver operated tool, completed a shallow-water platform inspection contra
Eidesvik Improves Quarterly Earnings
Norwegian vessel owner Eidesvik Offshore has posted quarterly profit of NOK 135 million (approximately $16 million) or NOK 4.49 per share, against NOK 104 million (approximately $12 million) or NOK 3.47 per share for the quarter that ended on March 31, 2016. In the first quarter 2017, Eidesvik gener
Eni Starts Up Jangkrik Offshore Indonesia
Eni has started gas production from the Jangkrik Development Project, offshore Indonesia. The project comprises the gas fields Jangkrik and Jangkrik North East, located in the Muara Bakau block, Kutei basin, in the deep water of Makassar Strait. Production from ten deepwater subsea wells, connected
Aquatic Inks Frame Agreement with Ocean Installer
Aquatic Engineering & Construction has signed a global framework agreement with Ocean Installer. The contract will run for three years with the option of a one-year extension. The frame agreement will cover the provision of engineering services, supply of equipment and personnel, and all necessary t
RDC Supports Kraken ThunderFish AUV Program
Kraken Sonar has secured a non-refundable financial contribution of $745,950 by the Research & Development Corporation (RDC) of Newfoundland and Labrador. The funding will support development of Kraken’s ThunderFish autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) program. The ThunderFish program will combine sm