Subsea
Kleven Delivers Cable Layer to NKT
NKT Cables has taken delivery of the cable-laying vessel from Norwegian shipbuilder Kleven. The build number 372, previously known as ABB Victoria, is part of the acquisition of ABB HV Cables business which was wrapped up in March 1, 2017. The 140 by 30 meters vessel, based on a 306 CLV design from
Next Geosolutions Acquires RMS Submarine
Next Geosolutions has acquired UK-based marine resource solutions company RMS Submarine. The acquisition of the company enables Next Geosolutions to focus on the operations and maintenance market, for both the cables and renewables industries, and represents a strengthening of its presence in the No
Sandvik Lands Leviathan Umbilical Tubes Contract
Sandvik Materials Technology has secured a contract to be the sole provider of stainless steel umbilical tubes for the Leviathan gas field in the Mediterranean Sea, offshore Israel. The order was booked in the first quarter and the value is about 400 million SEK ($40 million) with deliveries schedul
Wood Group Scores Snorre Flowlines FEED
Wood Group has been awarded a contract with Statoil to provide front end engineering design (FEED) to the subsea flowline system of the Snorre expansion project in the Norwegian North Sea. The contract will be delivered by Wood Group’s Stavanger, Norway office and follows on from the completion of a
IOG Acquires Thames Gas Pipeline in North Sea
Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) has signed a sale and purchase agreement regarding the acquisition of the recently decommissioned Thames gas pipeline in the Southern North Sea for a nominal consideration from Perenco UK, Tullow Oil and Centrica. The pipeline will provide the proposed export route for
WATCH: Aasta Hansteen Substructure Floats Out
Statoil is preparing for the sail away of the 200 meter long Aasta Hansteen substructure from the Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) yard in South Korea to Norway. Aasta Hansteen is the world’s largest Spar-platform, and will be the first in Norway. The substructure is 200 meters long, 50 meters in diam
G8 Subsea Buys Aleron ROV
Aberdeenshire-based Aleron has sold the XL150 remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to a new client in South East Asia, G8 Subsea. The XL150 has seen several upgrades performed by Aleron Subsea including a single mode-upgrade to boost its survey capability and an HPU upgrade taking the system to 150HP to
Greenpeace Swimmers Protest Against Seismic in New Zealand
Greenpeace activists have thrown themselves into the sea in front of the Amazon Warrior seismic vessel off the New Zealand coast. The swimmers’ position has forced the oil exploration ship to halt its operations and deviate off course. To find oil, the Amazon Warrior is using seismic cannons to blas
Delmar Moves Up Houston Staff
Mooring specialist Delmar Systems said it has made two promotions within its engineering group in Houston, Texas. Namely, John Shelton, P.E. will assume the role of vice president of engineering, while Robert Garrity, P.E. will become the engineering manager/chief engineer for the company. Shelton h
Prysmian Invests in New Brazil Center of Excellence
Italian subsea cable specialist, Prysmian has created its new global Center of Excellence for Latin America. Once fully operational, it will be a competitive hub serving the local wire and cable market, and will consolidate the company presence in the whole region. “The investments in these new faci
C-Diamond Names President
C-Diamond, a provider of subsea cutting solutions to the offshore industry and a joint venture between C-Innovation and 1Diamond, has appointed Harald Ramfjord as president. Ramfjord, who held senior management positions at Beerenberg Corp before its acquisition by Quanta Services, will be based in
Premier Hires Wood Group for Tolmount FEED
Wood Group has been awarded a contract by Premier Oil to deliver front end engineering design (FEED) to the Tolmount offshore field development in the Southern North Sea. Effective immediately, Wood Group will provide topsides, jacket, pipeline, flow assurance and subsea engineering expertise for Pr
RGU Sets Up Learning Portal for O&G Industry
Robert Gordon University (RGU) has launched a new set of online short courses to help professional development and address skills needs within the oil and gas industry. The courses, the first of which focuses on decommissioning and is available now, have been tailored to appeal to differing competen
U.S. Authorities Respond to Barge Leaking Oil in San Francisco Bay
The U.S. Coast Guard and the California Deptartment of Fish and Wildlife’s Office of Spill Prevention and Response responded to the report of the capsized and sunken 112-foot freight barge Vengeance leaking diesel fuel and hydraulic oil south of the Bay Bridge on Friday, April 7. Coast Guard respond