Subsea
Spectrum Wraps Up Another 2D Seismic Campaign Off Brazil
Spectrum has announced the completion of the 17,700 km Santos Campos Phase 2 2D seismic survey offshore Brazil. The new acquisition program is an outboard extension of Spectrum’s 2012 Santos Campos Phase 1 survey, and ties other programs in the Santos, Campos and Espirito Santo Basins producing a co
Polarcus Scores More Work
Polarcus has finalized a contract for 3D marine seismic acquisition in Australia, and secured a 30-day extension to the West African campaign. The Australia program should deliver broadband data-set utilizing one of the Polarcus X-bow vessels. The project is due to start in Q3 2017 and will run for
TGS Gets $10 Million Tax Penalty
Økokrim, the Norwegian National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime, has issued a corporate fine of NOK 85 million (some USD 10 million) against geophysical contractor TGS. According to TGS, the fine is based on alleged violations of the Tax Assessment Act
AGR Bags New Wintershall Contract
Wintershall Norway has awarded AGR a contract for a feasibility study in the Barents Sea. The contract will see AGR monitor and identify the optimum design, drilling and testing techniques required to carry out efficient exploration activity. The study will also include the evaluation of emergency p
Angola Cables Picks Ciena for Monet Submarine Cable
Angola Cables has selected Ciena’s GeoMesh and Blue Planet solutions to support its new service launch on the MONET subsea cable. This 10,556 km route will provide more than 25 Tb/s of traffic on Angola Cables’ network between the U.S. and Latin America’s business hub of São Paulo, Brazil. Angola Ca
Seaproof Solutions’ Cable Protection for TWB-II Wind Farm
Seaproof Solutions has received a contract to supply its ‘Long cable protection systems (CPS)’ for the Trianel Windpark Borkum Phase II (TWB-II) offshore wind farm. The contract was awarded by Siem Offshore Contractors and covers the design and supply of cable protection systems for the inner array
SapuraKencana Wins New Contracts
SapuraKencana Petroleum has secured several contracts with a combined value of approximately USD 97.4 million. The first contract awarded by Petronas Carigali is for the provision of engineering, decommissioning, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning for Sepat mobile offshore pro
Polarcus Extends South America Shoot
Seismic contractor Polarcus will be staying on the 3D marine seismic project in South America for additional month after its client exercised the option to further expand the survey area. The company received the project award in December 2015, and completed the first phase in August 2016. The secon
Prysmian Sets Up Wikinger Inter-Array Cables
Italian subsea cable specialist Prysmian said it has completed the laying phase for the Wikinger offshore wind farm ahead of schedule. Termination and testing works are currently in progress. “This milestone, which is quite uncommon in the offshore wind market, highlights the Group’s capabilities in
Proserv Introduces New Subsea Sampling Solution
Proserv has launched a new subsea sampling cylinder that can improve the quality of results and reduce risks associated with sample transfer. The Proserv subsea sampling cylinder (SSC) accurately captures well properties throughout the lifetime of a field, the company explained. Subsea cylinders all
Siem Offshore Contractors Hires NSW for Trianel Windpark Borkum II Cables
Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke (NSW) has been awarded a contract by Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC) for planning, producing and delivering of the inner-array cable for the Trianel Windpark Borkum (Phase II). The contract between NSW and SOC was signed in Leer, Germany in January this year. The order inc
Plexus Nets New Order from Nexen
Plexus Holdings has been awarded a well order from Nexen Petroleum UK (Nexen) for the Glengorm exploration well in the Central North Sea. Under the terms of the contract, Plexus will supply Nexen with its POS-GRIP wellhead and Tersus mudline equipment. Nexen has selected Plexus’ high pressure/high t
Wood Group Starts Leviathan Platform Engineering
Wood Group has started the detailed engineering for the Noble Energy’s Leviathan field project platform – including the topsides and the jacket. The work follows the completion of the seven-month front-end engineering design (FEED) for the Leviathan field located in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Th
Subsea 7 Books $418 Million Profit in 2016
Oslo-listed Subsea 7 has substantially narrowed its loss, compared to the prior-year quarter, and bounced back in black on an annual basis, after implementation of cost reduction measures in order to adjust to current offshore oil & gas market. To remind, Subsea 7 has since the start of 2014 reduced