Subsea
Motive Delivers Reel Drive System to Swan Hunter
Swan Hunter has taken delivery of a new 450Te reel drive system from Motive Offshore. According to Swan Huter who previously took delivery of Motive’s 15Te horizontal 2 track tensioner, the equipment has completed the factory acceptance testing program and is now ready for operations. “We are please
PSA Inspects Pipeline Fabrication for Maria Field
Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of Wintershall’s management of pipeline fabrication for the development of the Maria field. Subsea 7 has a contract with Wintershall for the engineering, purchasing, fabrication and installation of the pipelines. The audit also covered
Operators Launch MCT Submarine Cable
Telcotech, Malaysia Telekom and Symphony Communication have launched the Malaysia-Cambodia-Thailand (MCT) submarine cable system and landing station in Cambodia. MCT cable system spans approximately 1,300 kilometers and adopts 100 Gbps technology and will support a capacity of at least 30 Tbps. The
Aquind Link Secures Agreement with French Grid Operator
UK company Aquind has signed an agreement with the French national transmission system operator RTE to link an interconnector to the French grid at Barnabos substation, in the region of Haute-Normandie. The Aquind Interconnector is a new underground and subsea electricity cable providing additional
Deepsea Bergen to Drill HPHT Well on NCS
Odfjell Drilling has received a letter of intent from an undisclosed party for further employment for its semi-submersible, Deepsea Bergen, for one firm high pressure high temperature (HPHT) well on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The LOI also includes options for two additional HPHT wells. T
Ecosse Subsea Systems Names New Managing Director
Banchory-based Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has appointed Mark Gillespie as managing director. Gillespie has held senior technical, commercial and contractual management roles in Technip, CSL, GE Oil & Gas, Centrica and Talisman. More recently he was managing director of Aberdeen-based engineering an
Production Starts from Total’s Moho Nord Project
Total has started up production from the Moho Nord deep offshore project, located 75 kilometers offshore Pointe-Noire in the Republic of Congo. Operated by Total, the project has a production capacity of 100,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. “Moho Nord is the biggest oil development to date in
Russian Navy Orders 12 ROVs from Tetis Pro
Russian company Tetis Pro informed that it will supply 12 new remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to the Russian Navy by the end of 2017. The ROVs will be supplied from a range able to perform tasks at a depth of over 300 meters, the “Marlin 350”. The Marlin 350 is developed by Tetis Pro for search [&
Gas Leaks from Statoil’s Asgard Subsea Template
A gas leak was detected on Friday night from a subsea template at the Statoil’s Asgard field. The gas leak in the Norwegian Sea field occurred during a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) operation preparing for a well intervention, Statoil’s spokesperson said in an email statement. Production from the
Halliburton Closing In on Acquisition of Aker Solutions
The US oilfield services major Halliburton is said to be close to strike a deal to acquire Norwegian oil services company, Aker Solutions. According to Norwegian media reports, with reference to an article in the Norwegian Financial daily Finansavisen, the Aker Group, owned by Kjell Inge Røkke, is a
WGP Prepares for North Sea Spring Campaign
WGP Group informed that the preparations for 2017 Spring North Sea projects are in full swing. WGP’s parent company, Thalassa, said that the seismic operations are on track and anticipated to start during April. WGP in December 2016 secured a contract from ConocoPhillips Skandinavia to acquire seism
Flexenclosure Bags Cable Landing Station Orders
Flexenclosure has secured an order to deliver a cable landing station (CLS) to Belau Submarine Cable Corporation (BSCC) in Palau. In addition, Flexenclosure announced a separate deal for two cable landing stations in Samoa. BSCC have ordered Flexenclosure’s eCentre CLS solution to terminate the isla
CGG Amends ‘Oceanic Champion’ Deal
French seismic survey specialist CGG has entered into an agreement with its Norwegian subsidiary Exploration Investment Resources II to reduce the cash cost of the charter agreement for the ‘Oceanic Champion’ vessel. The Oceanic Champion is an active seismic vessel, and the reduction rate will be co
Siem Ruby Clears Path for Caithness-Moray Subsea Link
Caithness-Moray transmission project has kicked off its 2017 offshore campaign with clearance of rocks and boulders along the proposed subsea cable route. The route for the cable was cleared by the Siem Ruby vessel utilising a subsea boulder clearance plough to clear the route of boulders along the