Subsea
TechnipFMC Hires DOF Subsea Vessel for Prelude FLNG Campaign
DOF Subsea Australia has been awarded a contract by Technip Oceania, part of TechnipFMC in Australia, for the provision of multipurpose support vessel (MSV) “Geoholm” for the Prelude FLNG project, operated by Shell Australia. The Geoholm will be required to provide ROV and light construction support
Eni and BP Conclude Stake Sale in Egypt’s Zohr Field
Eni and BP have completed the sale of 10% interest in the Shorouk concession offshore Egypt, which contains the giant Zohr gas field. Eni’s CEO, Claudio Descalzi, Bob Dudley, CEO of BP, and the Egyptian Minister of Petroleum, Tarek El Molla signed a deed completing the sale to BP. The signing took p
Modus Boosts Survey Capacity with New Hybrid Underwater System
Modus Seabed Intervention said it has completed system integration and testing of one of the subsea industries first commercially available hybrid unmanned underwater vehicles. The Modus hybrid is marketed as one of the first autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) to feature the capabilities and chara
Bourbon Nets Hylia Pipelay EPCI Off Gabon
Bourbon has secured its first pipelay contract from Total Gabon for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of 25 km of 6” rigid pipeline as part of the Hylia water injection project using Zap-Lok technology. For the execution of this contract, Bourbon is subcontracting Co
CWind Expands Its Services with Global Marine’s Resources
CWind informed that it will incorporate the resources of its parent company Global Marine to expand its services offering to wind farm owners and developers. CWind currently provides services including blade repair, corrosion protection, inspections and maintenance (topside and subsea), cable pull-i
Ivar Aasen Field Officially Opens
Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Terje Søviknes, has officially opened Ivar Aasen field in the North Sea, on February 13, 2017. “The development of Ivar Aasen is an important milestone for the oil industry, and represents significant values for the Norwegian society,” said Søviknes at the
Ocean Yield Ends Lewek Connector Charter
Ocean Yield has terminated a bareboat charter with EMAS Chiyoda Subsea (ECS) for the Lewek Connector vessel, following a request by ECS for a short-term standstill agreement. Ocean Yield said that it served a notice of termination in order to protect the company’s legal interest. The company will ho
E.ON Takes Care of Faulty Cable Section at Rampion OWF
A section of one of the export cables for the Rampion offshore wind farm, located in UK, was cut out due to a fault in the fibre optic communications core. According to E.ON’s email statement, the section will be jointed in Q2 2017. The faulty cable will not have any impact on the construction sched
Oceaneering Clinches Maersk Supply Service Contract
Oceaneering International has entered into a long-term agreement with Mærsk Supply Service to support its global operations. Under the contract Oceaneering will provide eight work-class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), survey and associated services, including subsea tooling, engineering, communic
Genesis Bags Reliance Industries’ FEED Contract
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has awarded Genesis a contract to undertake the front end engineering design (FEED) for the deepwater development of MJ field in the Bay of Bengal. The MJ field is a part of the Block KG-DWN-98/3, also known as KG D6, located in the Krishna Godavari Basin, off the E
Lundin Hits Oil in Filicudi Prospect
Lundin Petroleum has made an oil and gas discovery in the Filicudi prospect in the Barents Sea. The company made a discovery in the main well 7219/12-1 and is presently drilling a sidetrack 7219/12-1A. The wells are located in PL533 approximately 40 km southwest of Johan Castberg and 30 km northwest
Forum Provides ROV Simulator to California Science Center
Forum Energy Technologies has delivered a custom built simulator to California Science Center. The dual simulator station provides visitors with the experience of operating a subsea remotely operated vehicle (ROV) for themselves. The core technology used in the simulator is Forum’s proprietary Vmax
CLS Acquires Woods Hole Group
CLS, a French satellite-services specialist, has acquired Woods Hole Group, a company specialized in sustainable and resilient solutions for coastal sciences and engineering, applied ecology, oceanography and measurement systems. By acquiring Woods Hole Group, CLS can now offer complete solutions in
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (February 06– February 12). Ezra Holdings has received a statutory demand from the solicitors of Forland Subsea for payment of a charter that is due and owing by EMAS-AMC AS for the vessel Lewek Inspec