Subsea
Trelleborg Develops Buoyant Cable and Flowline Protection
Trelleborg’s offshore operation has launched Buoyant Uraduct, a protection system for subsea cables, umbilicals, flowlines and hoses. Based on the original Uraduct design, Buoyant Uraduct is designed to protect cables from abrasion and impact. The protection system reduces the crush risk at crossing
Superloop Snaps Up SubPartners
Asia Pacific fibre networks operator Superloop has acquired all the issued shares of SubPartners for $2.5 million. SubPartners was established to develop international cable systems capable of providing connectivity between Australia and the rest of the world. The acquisition of SubPartners should d
Kraken to Build 3D Laser Imaging System for AWI
Kraken’s German subsidiary, Kraken Robotik, has been awarded a contract to design and build a 6,000-meter rated 3D laser/optical imaging system for the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) in Bremerhaven. The 3D smart camera system will be based on Kraken’s
ExxonMobil, Qatar Petroleum Sign Cyprus Offshore Deal
Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil have signed an exploration and production sharing contract with the Government of the Republic of Cyprus for offshore Block 10. The contract was signed in the presence of Yiorgos Lakkotrypis, the Cypriot Minister of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism, as well as th
Trendsetter Clinches Leviathan Subsea Deal Off Israel
Trendsetter Engineering has secured multiple contracts to design and manufacture subsea production equipment for Noble Energy’s Leviathan project, a large natural gas field development off the coast of Israel. Trendsetter’s scopes of work include multiple clamp connection systems, subsea distributio
PSA Inspects Oseberg Vestflanken 2 Control Cable
Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of the design and fabrication of the control cable for Oseberg Vestflanken 2 project. The PSA carried out an audit of Statoil’s management of the design and fabrication of the control cable that will connect Oseberg Vestflanken 2 with
Aptomar Environmental Monitoring for Martin Linge Field
Total E&P Norge has selected Aptomar’s tactical collaboration and management system (TCMS) to digitalise and manage environmental monitoring and oil spill detection at its Martin Linge field. The TCMS will combine subsea, topside and aerial oil spill detection sensors into one common operating pictu
Gassco Gets Approval to Use Polarled Pipeline
Gassco has received consent from Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to use the Polarled pipeline. According to PSA, the consent has been given to Gassco to put the pipeline into commission. Polarled is a new gas pipeline from Aasta Hansteen field in the Norwegian Sea to the Nyhamna gas-processi
Statoil Gets Trestakk Go-Ahead
Norwegian authorities have approved the plan for development and operation (PDO) of the Trestakk discovery on the Halten Bank in the Norwegian Sea. Investments are calculated at NOK 5.5 billion, almost half of the original estimate. Trestakk was discovered in 1986, and expected recoverable volumes a
U-Boat Worx Unveils New Line of Research Submarines
Dutch submersible manufacturer U-Boat Worx has introduced five new research submarines that open up the deep to private explorers and oceanographic research organizations. The deepest diving submersible of the new C-Researcher series is the 2-person “C-Researcher 2”, which has an operating depth of
EMGS Records Increase in Vessel Activity
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has recorded an increase in the vessel activity in the first quarter of 2017, compared to the corresponding period in 2016. Vessel utilization for the first quarter 2017 was 92% compared with 55% for the first quarter in 2016. In the first quarter of 2017, EMGS
Phoenix and Infinity Join Forces on IMR/Decom in Australasia
Phoenix and Infinity Offshore have formed a joint venture to provide inspection, maintenance, repair (IMR) and decommissioning works in the Australasia region with the atmospheric diving system (ADS) Hardsuit. The joint venture, operating under the name Infinity Phoenix Subsea, will be based out of
Forum Adds MacArtney Multiplexers
Forum Subsea Rentals, a Forum Energy Technologies business, has expanded its multiplexer video and data acquisition technology rental portfolio following investment in MacArtney’s EMO range. The acquisition of DOMINO-7 Mk II and NANO-MUX multiplexers has been made in response to a growing demand for
Kongsberg Showing Off New Tech at Ocean Business
Kongsberg Maritime is bringing its new technology to Ocean Business 2017, including the Eelume underwater robot, the HiPAP 102P portable acoustic positioning system and GeoSwath compact survey vessel. A futuristic looking vehicle with a flexible and adaptable body, Eelume is designed to live permane