Subsea
FTAI Offshore Wins Subsea Gig in South China Sea
Marine vessels owner/operator FTAI Offshore, a subsidiary of Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC, said it has secured a short-term charter to support the installation of subsea infrastructure. According to the company, the vessel will be contracted to provide marine and subsea c
Wood Group Bags Mad Dog 2 Contracts
Wood Group has won two separate contracts related to BP’s Mad Dog 2 project providing engineering services to further develop deepwater production. Wood Group has been contracted by Samsung Heavy Industries to provide detailed engineering and procurement services for the topsides for BP’s Mad Dog Ph
Subsea Cable Repair Project Starts South of Sha Chau
Government of Hong Kong SAR Marine Department has informed that, with immediate effect and for a period of approximately 5 months, submarine cable repair works will be carried out South of Sha Chau island. The works will be carried out by one cable-laying barge, assisted by one flat top barge, one d
Seaproof Solutions’ Cable Protection for Hornsea Project One OWF
Seaproof Solutions has secured a contract to supply cable protection systems (CPS) for DONG Energy’s 1.2 GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm in UK. The contract, awarded by DONG Energy Wind Power, covers the design and supply of 248 cable protection systems for the inner array grid submarine c
Atlantis Subsea Farming Concept Reduced to Two Development Licenses
The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries has awarded development licenses to Atlantis Subsea Farming concept, but limiting the project to 2 licenses out of 6 the company applied for back in January 2016. Atlantis Subsea Farming was established last year after Norwegian company AKVA group teamed up wit
Ashtead Grows Inspection Tools Portfolio
Ashtead Technology has expanded its equipment rental pool with the latest Pulsed Eddy Current (PEC) technology for asset integrity inspections. Namely, Ashtead will now supply the Eddyfi Lyft, an inspection tool for identifying corrosion under insulation (CUI), an asset integrity issue for the oil a
Shearwater Nets APAC Contract Extension
Shearwater GeoServices has secured a contract extension for an ongoing work in Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Under the extension, the company’s vessel, Polar Marquis, will carry out an additional 835 square kilometers of 3D broadband data acquisition and depth processing. Polar Marquis, 119 meters lon
Wood to Integrate Amec for $2.7 Bln
Amec Foster Wheeler and Wood Group have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended all-share offer by Wood Group to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Amec Foster Wheeler. Under the terms of the so-called combination, each Amec Foster Wheeler Shareholder will receive fo
EPIC International Launches Diving Cylinder Testing Centre
EPIC International has set up a cylinder pressure testing centre for diving industry in Great Yarmouth. The company has converted a part of its Vanguard Road building into a three-room test centre for cylinders used in the diving industry and general offshore industry. The company is already in nego
Shearwater Gets TGS Nod for More Work Off Norway
Shearwater GeoServices, has received a confirmation from TGS for the optional work program to be conducted offshore Norway. Shearwater GeoServices is jointly owned by GC Rieber and Rasmussengruppen. Earlier this year the company entered into agreement with TGS for two seismic surveys, one firm and o
Ezra Looks at $194 Mln Claim for Lewek Champion
Emas Offshore has been given a notice of termination for the bareboat charter of the pipe lay construction vessel “Lewek Champion” by Hai Jiang 1401, the vessel-owning unit of ICBC Financial Leasing. The vessel has been detained by Huisman Equipment B.V. in Xiamen, China since February 18, 2017. Ema
Subsea 7 Adds Seaway Heavy Lifting
Seaway Heavy Lifting and its subsidiaries became wholly-owned by Subsea 7. Subsea 7 has acquired the remaining 50% shareholding from K&S Baltic Offshore (Cyprus) Limited. Prior to the acquisition, Seaway Heavy Lifting was a 50:50 joint venture company. The Oslo-listed SURF specialist said it paid ca
TGS Bags Carlsen 3D Seismic Shoot in Barents Sea
TGS has secured a new multi-client acquisition project, Carlsen 3D in the Barents Sea, Norway. Carlsen 3D is a 5,490 km2 multi-client survey in open acreage located in the Southwest Barents Sea between the Tromsø and Sørvestnaget Basins. Multi-level targets exist within pre-cretaceous, cretaceous an
Scientists Deploy Boaty McBoatface on New Antarctic Mission
Scientists from the University of Southampton and British Antarctic Survey (BAS) are embarking on an expedition to study the Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW), some of the deepest and coldest abyssal ocean waters on earth. The team of researchers, alongside engineers from the National Oceanography Centr