Subsea
Wood Group’s Specialist Technical Solutions Gets New CFO
Wood Group has appointed Grant Angus as chief financial officer (CFO) for its Specialist Technical Solutions business. Grant moves into the role from his position as vice president, finance and administration for Wood Group’s Asset Life Cycle Solutions business in Europe. Before joining Wood Group i
Unique Group Customises CCTV Inspection Systems
Unique Group’s Survey Equipment division, through its Oceanvision brand, has recently delivered two custom-made portable CCTV inspection systems to an undisclosed energy services company based in Singapore and Australia. The CCTV inspection systems were developed through Oceanvision’s software which
Solstad Wins with Saipem
Norwegian vessel owner Solstad Offshore said it has signed a frame agreement with Saipem (Portugal) Comercio Maritime for the subsea construction support vessel “Normand Cutter”. According to the Oslo-listed company the new deal is valid for 4 years. Through this agreement, Saipem can utilize the “N
Hydrex Expands in Antwerp
Antwerp Port Authority has supported Hydrex Underwater Technologies’ plan to expand its existing 5000m² site on Asiadok on the River Scheldt with new workshops and offices. As part of its expansion, Hydrex has also refurbished its dive support workboats and increased its manpower by 25% to strengthe
Wärtsilä Power Package for DEME’s Newbuild
The technology group Wärtsilä is to supply the engines and other propulsion machinery for DEME’s new offshore construction vessel ‘Orion’ being built at the Cosco shipyard in China. This will be the first vessel of its kind to be fueled by liquefied natural gas (LNG) and in addition to the dual-fuel
First Marine Solutions and Interocean Join Forces
First Marine Solutions (FMS) have signed an official alliance with Interocean Marine Services to combine their equipment and technical capabilities to offer enhanced integrated mooring solutions. As part of the deal FMS has bought £5 million worth of mooring equipment from Interocean, increasing the
OGA: 21CXRM Palaeozoic Project Presented
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) and The British Geological Survey (BGS) have released the 21st Century Exploration Roadmap (21CXRM) Palaeozoic Project, aiming to improve the knowledge and data from the underexplored Palaeozoic petroleum systems of the North Sea and Greater Irish Sea. The project was
MacArtney Gets New CEO
MacArtney Underwater Technology Group has appointed Claus Omann as the new CEO, effective August 01, 2017. Claus Omann has a strong technical and commercial background and has previously worked for LEGO, Viking Life-Saving Equipment, and TRIAX. “This is the job I have dreamt about, and I am honoured
ZTT in Saudi Aramco Cabling Win
Chinese submarine cable manufacturer ZTT Group received the purchasing contract from EMAS Chiyoda and Saipem and has been confirmed as the bidder of 33kV, 15kV of Hasbah II, Marjan & Zuluf, and Safaniya 10 these three projects from Saudi Aramco with total value of $30 million. ZTT said it has passed
Iran Inaugurates New Phases of South Pars
Iranian president Hassan Rouhani has officially launched five new phases of the South Pars gas field. President Rouhani inaugurated the phases 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 of the giant gas filed located in the Persian Gulf region. The start of the new five phases represents an investment of USD 20 billion.
African Petroleum Finds Senegal and Gambia Farm-In Partner
African Petroleum said it has signed a non-binding heads of terms and a binding exclusivity agreement with an undisclosed oil and gas company said to have a strong track record in offshore deep-water drilling. The deals provide a framework for the incoming third party to secure a 70 percent operated
General Atomics Supplies LiFT Batteries for SAHRV
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has been awarded a contract to provide its Lithium-ion Fault Tolerant (LiFT) battery system for the Semi-Autonomous Hydrographic Reconnaissance Vehicle (SAHRV). SAHRV is a small, portable underwater vehicle (UUV) intended for shallow water surveillanc
GWL to Shoot Seismic in Iranian Sector of Caspian Sea
GWL has, in conjunction with the Geological Survey of Iran (GSI) and the Ministry of Industry, Mine & Trade, announced a new 2D seismic, marine gravity and magnetic data survey in the Iranian sector of the Caspian Sea. The 2D survey will be acquired in Q3/Q4 2017 and will provide new high-end seismi
Louis Dreyfus Travocean Repairs IFA 2000 Link
Louis Dreyfus Travocean repaired on behalf of RTE and National Grid 4 of the 8 submarine cables being part of the IFA2000 electrical link between France and England. The cables of this link are buried in pairs, and form 4 routes about 1 km apart from one another. The defaults concerned 2 of these ca