Subsea
Aker Solutions Drops 4800 Workers Since 2014
Norwegian oilfield services player Aker Solutions has reduced its workforce by some 4,800 since 2014. According to the company’s latest corporate responsibility report, total staff count has been cut by 23 percent from 2014 to 2016. Aker Solutions’ workforce dropped to 16,177 in 2016 from 20,974 emp
Husky Registers BOP Fluid Leak Off Canada
Canadian oil company Husky Energy has reported an unauthorized discharge of blowout preventer (BOP) control fluid from the from the semi-submersible drilling rig Henry Goodrich. According to the regulator Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB), the incident took place on
James Fisher Adds Insight
James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) has acquired a Cornwall-based specialist survey company Insight Marine Projects. The acquisition will see the addition of hydrographic/geophysical survey and construction support to JFMS’s existing offering to the renewables, oil and gas and civil engineering mark
Eni Gets Snadd Nod
Two wells will be drilled from Goliat in the Barents Sea in order to start production from the Snadd discovery. This will increase oil reserves on Goliat by 1.2 million standard cubic metres (7.5 million barrels). The Snadd reservoir is located between the two reservoirs from which Goliat is already
Exceed Nets £5.5M in Contracts
Aberdeen-headquartered Exceed, a well management and performance improvement specialist, has secured four new North Sea contracts in the first quarter of 2017 with a combined revenue of approximately £5.5 million. The work includes a new contract for Exceed’s Performance Improvement division, a well
Hydro Group Connects with MeyGen
Aberdeen-based Hydro Group has completed the supply of complete connection systems for three turbines on the MeyGen tidal energy project. The company secured the supply contract from Andritz Hydro Hammerfest (AHH). Doug Whyte, managing director at Hydro Group said: “This significant MeyGen project i
Telco Trio Launches TGA Subsea Cable
Spark, Vodafone and Telstra have officially put in service the Tasman Global Access (TGA), ready to carry internet traffic between New Zealand and the world. The three telecommunications companies have invested approximately $100 million to build the TGA cable – which stretches 2288 kilometers from
Fugro Gears for Gwynt y Môr Survey in April
Geophysical survey operations are due to be carried out in and around the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm during early April 2017, AWJ Marine informs. The vessel MV Meridian will carry out a geophysical survey over a period of up to 7 days, starting on April 4, 2017. However, the start date and durat
Aker Solutions to Boost M&M with Reinertsen Buy
Aker Solutions said it has agreed to buy oil services provider Reinertsen to strengthen its position in the Norwegian maintenance and modifications market. The asset deal is set to be concluded in the second quarter, giving Aker Solutions ownership of Reinertsen’s Norwegian oil and gas services busi
MacArtney Equips New Danish Drillship
MacArtney has provided active heave compensated (AHC) drilling platform for the newly launched multipurpose drillship ‘Freja’, operated by Danish engineering consultancy Geo and NCT Offshore. In addition to project management, mechanical design and engineering, as well as installation and commission
Savante Performs Riser Inspection with Hybrid 3D Laser Scanner
Aberdeenshire-based Savante Subsea Lasers has completed the inspection of a production riser catenary using a new hybrid underwater 3D optical scanner. The DLS or “dynamic laser series” of underwater laser scanners, combines laser and real-time photogrammetry technologies in a single measurement sys
Pemex Delegation Tours Aberdeen’s Subsea Sector
Senior figures from Mexico’s national oil company, Pemex, have been discovering the secrets of the UK subsea sector’s success and how it has revolutionised the way in which hydrocarbons have been extracted from beneath the seabed during a fact-finding visit to Aberdeen. Organised in partnership with
Fugro Strengthens Footprint in Guyana
Fugro said it aims to boost its marine site characterisation services for the oil and gas industry in the Republic of Guyana with a new strategic alliance with Ground Structures Engineering Consultants. The new relationship should facilitate training for Guyanese citizens and support local economic
FES International Secures Culzean Contract
FES International has secured a contract from National Oilwell Varco (NOV) to supply equipment for the Maersk Oil-operated Culzean field in the UK North Sea. The project includes the design, manufacture and supply of the several automatic Diverless Bend Stiffener Connectors (DBSC). Ian Latimer, tech