Subsea
Next Geosolutions to Survey UK-Norway North Sea Link
Next Geosolutions has been awarded two survey contracts for the North Sea Link (NSL) project, the first electricity link between UK and Norway. The first contract, due to start in April, will see Next Geosolutions provide cable protection survey work for Statnett, the Norwegian transmission system o
JDR and Proserv Team Up in Nigeria
JDR has expanded its presence in West Africa through a partnership agreement with Proserv Instrumentation Nigeria. Under the strategic alliance, JDR will establish a service and maintenance base in Proserv’s operations facility in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Together, the companies will offer combined s
WATCH: PGS Shows Off Its Fourth Ramform Titan Class Vessel
PGS has completed its newbuild program with a naming ceremony of the fourth, and last member of the Ramform Titan-class vessels ‘Ramform Hyperion’ at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shipbuilding yard in Nagasaki, Japan. The Ramform design was created by Roar Ramde in the early 1990’s and has been ta
Alam Maritim Nets $22M Subsea IMR Job
Malaysia-based Alam Maritim Resources Berhad has been awarded a contract for the provision of subsea inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) services. The company secured a contract through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Alam Maritim (M) Sdn Bhd, from an undisclosed oil and gas exploration and produc
Eni Names FPU Set for Indonesian Deepwater Wells
Eni has held a naming ceremony of the “Jangkrik” Floating Production Unit (FPU) vessel at Saipem Karimun Yard in Indonesia. The FPU will operate in the Eni-operated Muara Bakau PSC located in the Kutei Basin, in the Makassar Strait offshore for the “Jangkrik Complex Fields”. Ten production deepwater
Canada Supports Kraken’s Underwater Robotics Program
Kraken Sonar Systems said it will receive a non-refundable financial contribution of up to $1.47 million from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP). In addition to technical and business advisory services provided by NRC-IRAP, the funding is being
TechnipFMC Awards Prelude PPU Contract to EnerMech
EnerMech has been awarded a pre-commissioning subcontract by Technip Oceania, part of TechnipFMC in Australia, on the Shell Australia operated Prelude FLNG project. The work scope includes the pre-installation filling of the risers, riser leak testing, pressure monitoring of the umbilical and electr
Nokia and Facebook Boost Subsea Fiber Capacity
Nokia and Facebook have collaborated on field trials of new optical digital signal processing technologies over a 5,500 kilometer transatlantic subsea link. To increase the capacity capabilities of subsea fiber, Nokia and Facebook tested Nokia Bell Labs’ new probabilistic constellation shaping (PCS)
Accurate and Speedy Subsea Surveys Now Possible
By Khaled Aboud, Global Business Development Manager at MCS In the subsea world, engineers are facing severe challenges, which don’t exist onshore as the light can barely penetrate the depths, resulting in only a few metres visibility ahead, therefore engineers and surveyors have to depend on acoust
Energinet.dk Pens Subsea Cables Repair Deal with JD-Contractor
Energinet.dk has awarded a framework agreement to JD-Contractor for the contingency repair of its subsea cables. The agreement covers all Energinet.dk subsea asserts in Denmark, among others the transmission systems and the export cables for all Danish offshore wind farms. The contract started in Se
Geokinetics to Shoot Seismic for Brunei Shell Petroleum
Geokinetics has secured a contract from Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) to acquire a high resolution 3D seismic survey offshore Brunei Darussalam. The acquisition is scheduled for Q2 2017 and involves the deployment of a hybrid recording solution that comprises both towed streamers and ocean bottom nod
Venezuela and T&T to Connect via Subsea Gas Pipeline
Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago have signed a framework agreement to supply natural gas from Venezuela to Trinidad and Tobago via an underwater pipeline from the Dragon field to Hibiscus field. The agreement provides for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a gas pipeline from the Drago
Magseis Set to Expand Fleet
Norwegian seabed seismic services player Magseis said it has entered into an LOI with an undisclosed provider of offshore vessels regarding a potential charter of one of their vessels. In addition, the agreement includes an option for the lease of certain seismic equipment. The company said it expec
OneSubsea Wins Mad Dog 2 EPC Contract
OneSubsea, a Schlumberger company, has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by BP to supply the subsea production system for the Mad Dog 2 development in the Gulf of Mexico. The scope of this supplier-led solution includes subsea manifolds, trees, control system,