Subsea
Sonardyne Secures Equipment Order from SES
Survey Equipment Services (SES) placed an order with Sonardyne for a Mini-Ranger 2 USBL tracking system and multiple Nano transponders, during the recent Underwater Intervention show in New Orleans. Measuring 155 mm and weighing 200 grams in water, Nano is designed to be fitted to a diver or small R
Kvaerner in Jacket FEED on Johan Sverdrup Phase 2
Kvaerner has signed a contract with Statoil for delivery of a FEED study on Johan Sverdrup Phase 2 for P2 Jacket. The work will be performed by Kvaerner’s specialised design engineering group for steel substructures. The contract is a call-off from the framework agreement that was entered into by St
Subsea 7 Clinches Mad Dog 2 Deal from BP
Subsea 7 has been awarded a large contract by BP as part of the deepwater Mad Dog 2 development, located approximately 190 miles south of New Orleans. The Oslo-listed SURF specialist defines a large contract as being between USD 300 million and USD 500 million. The contract scope covers engineering,
Aker Solutions Scores Johan Sverdrup Phase 2 FEED
Aker Solutions has secured a front end engineering and design (FEED) contract from Statoil for the second phase of the Johan Sverdrup development offshore Norway. The work is for a new processing platform and the bridge that will connect it to the development’s riser platform. The contract also incl
Johan Sverdrup Phase 2 to Cost Up To NOK 55 Bln
The Johan Sverdrup partnership has now decided to proceed with (DG2) Phase 2 of the Johan Sverdrup development. Phase 1 of Johan Sverdrup is under development, with first oil scheduled for late 2019. The partners will now proceed with maturing Phase 2 for the investment decision and submission of th
General Dynamics Evaluates Knifefish UUV
General Dynamics Mission Systems team has completed evaluation of Knifefish autonomous surface mine countermeasure (SMCM) unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV). In coordination with the U.S. Navy, the testing took place off the coast of Boston using submerged Navy mine test targets. The evaluation demonst
Vryhof Sets Up Offshore Engineering Division
Vryhof and its business unit Deep Sea Mooring (DSM) have launched a new engineering unit to support the company’s offshore oil & gas, renewables and aquaculture operations. The new unit, which is just one element of Vryhof that also includes anchoring technology specialists Vryhof Anchors and Moorli
Scotland’s Offshore Union Turns Down Latest OCA Pay Deal
Members of Scotland’s biggest offshore trade union ‘Unite’ have voted to reject a pay offer put forward by employers, represented by the Offshore Contractors Association (OCA). In a consultative ballot, 81 per cent of Unite members voted to reject the latest deal. This is the second pay offer reject
Abyss Aqua Boosts ROV Fleet with Seaeye Falcon
Abyss Aqua has bought a second Saab Seaeye Falcon electric underwater robotic system. The Norwegian aquaculture industry services provider added the deeper-rated 1000 metre version of the Falcon to their extensive fleet of underwater vehicles. “We decided to go for the Falcon DR, not only because of
James Fisher in Gwave Setup
James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) has been selected to provide project engineering services for Gwave’s inaugural ‘Power Generation Vessel’ (PGV) installation, the first wave energy device of its kind to be used in Europe. The work will be undertaken by a division of JFMS, Marine Projects (previou
ECA Bags Astrid Diving System Order in South Africa
ECA Group has secured a contract from Armaments Corporation of South Africa SOC (ARMSCOR) to supply its Astrid diver tracking and distress monitoring system in South Africa. The contract aims to deliver the system in 2017 and includes a training, the company said. ECA Group’s Astrid solution is a po
OGA-TNO Join Forces on Hypo-Lias Project
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has joined the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) on the on-going joint industry research project, ‘Hypo-Lias’, to explore the hydrocarbon potential of Jurassic rock formations across the Southern North Sea (SNS). This research project, exe
PHOTO: Ultra Deep Lays Keel for DSCV Andy Warhol
Singapore based Ultra Deep Solutions (UDS) has held a keel laying ceremony for the multipurpose diving support and construction vessel ‘Andy Warhol’ at Wuchang Shipbuilding’s yard in China. The DP2 vessel, of MT6023 design, will be equipped with an 18-men diving system for operations down to 300 met
Badger Acquires Dwellop for $22M
Badger Explorer has entered into a letter of intent (LOI) with the shareholders of Dwellop to acquire 100% of the company’s outstanding shares. Dwellop is systems and technology provider delivering topside handling equipment for well intervention and plugging & abandonment (P&A) operations. A large