Subsea
IKM’s Merlin ROV to Work on HLV Fairplayer
Working with Jumbo Offshore since January 2014, IKM Subsea now expands the partnership with Jumbo Offshore. IKM Subsea is contracted to deliver another Merlin WR200 WROVs in addition to the system already onboard. The contract includes personnel, project specific tooling, and survey service onboard
OMV Finds Oil in Barents Sea Off Norway
Tullow Oil plc has announced that the Hanssen wildcat well, in production licence 537, offshore Norway, has encountered a 20-25 metre oil bearing sandstone with good reservoir properties in the main target (Stø Formation). The Hanssen well was drilled about 7 kilometres northwest of the Wisting Cent
Hurricane Energy Demobilizes Transocean Semi from Lancaster
Hurricane Energy plc has announced that it successfully demobilized the Transocean Sedco 712 semi-submersible drilling unit from the Lancaster horizontal appraisal well, West of Shetland, at 2100hrs on 1 July 2014. The Sedco 712 was under contract to Hurricane for 73.5 days – under the budgeted AFE
VIDEO: Hire Torque’s No-Flog Could Improve Health and Safety
Hire Torque (HTL) has recently unveiled the No-Flog, an innovative product that could improve health and safety standards across industries, including the power generation and subsea sectors. The No-Flog eliminates the need for flogging hammers and spanners, giving workers hands-free control to erad
Seatricity’s Oceanus 2 Gets Telemetry and Control Systems from SST
Severn Subsea Technologies, part of the Severn Glocon Group, has developed an integrated telemetry and control system for wave power company Seatricity’s Oceanus 2 wave device, now moored at the Cornish Wave Hub. The SST system will enable researchers to correlate wave movement with power generated,
Huisman’s DDS for Jumbo Javelin
Jumbo has recently decided to award Huisman a contract for the design and construction of a 2nd Deepwater Deployment System (DDS). This system will be integrated on Jumbo’s DP2 Heavy Lift Vessel (HLV) Jumbo Javelin. The integration is planned to be completed by the third quarter of 2015. With this i
Roxtec Secures Quad 204 FPSO Supply Contract
Cable and pipe seal manufacturer Roxtec has won a major contract to supply one of the largest and deepest oil sea developments in the North Sea. Roxtec’s UK and Korean operations are working with global petroleum giant BP on its offshore oil and gas project called ‘Quad 204’ where it is building a n
SeaBotix Visited by UK’s RAS Experts
In cooperation with The Maritime Alliance, SeaBotix was visited by an entrepreneur group of UK’s leading Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) startups. Their unique mission was designed to bring together the UK and US RAS sectors to share knowledge and help the UK firms lay the groundwork for expan
SeaRoc: First Maintenance Visit to Forewind’s Dogger Bank Met Masts Complete
SeaRoc Group, a specialist provider of marine and engineering services for offshore renewable energy projects, has successfully completed the first major maintenance visit to Forewind’s Dogger Bank meteorological (met) masts in the North Sea at the beginning of June. The East (DB-MME) and West (DB-M
Normand Vision CSV Delivered to Solstad
Solstad Offshore ASA (SOFF) took delivery of Normand Vision (CSV) from Vard Group AS, Søviknes. The vessel started directly on a 8 year firm chart with Ocean Installer AS with additional 2 yearly options. Normand Vision is a large, sophisticated subsea vessel with a length of 157 meters. She has a 4
Prosafe Inks ‘Safe Scandinavia’ Contract with Statoil
Prosafe has now signed a contract with Statoil Petroleum AS for the provision of the Safe Scandinavia semi-submersible accommodation vessel temporarily converted for tender support vessel operations at the Oseberg Øst installation on the Norwegian continental shelf. The three year firm period on sit
Subsea 7 Extends Havila Subsea Charter
Subsea 7 S.A. has exercised its contractual option to extend its existing charter of the Havila Subsea for a further one year period to end of 31 December 2015. The contract has another one year option until 31 December 2016. The dayrate for the optional period is equal with existing rate. The Havil
IRM Systems: Operators Must Have Emergency Pipeline Repair System
In the wake of four major pipeline accidents in June, emergency preparedness is taking center stage. IRM Systems notes that these incidents are a dramatic reminder of the random threats that can affect pipelines, and the urgency for having an Emergency Pipeline Repair System (EPRS) in place. “Operat
Valeport Launches New UV-SVP
Production is now underway on Valeport’s latest innovation – the new UV-SVP – a small and compact direct reading package aimed primarily at AUV and ROV users, which delivers high accuracy data to compliment survey work. Valeport’s UV-SVP (Underwater Vehicle – Sound Velocity Profiler) is based on the