Subsea
SapuraKencana Grabs New Deals Worth $300 Mln
SapuraKencana’s wholly-owned subsidiaries have been awarded contracts with a combined value of approximately USD 300 million. Namely, SapuraKencana Subsea Services has been awarded a 2-year contract, to be performed on a call-out basis, for the provision of underwater services for Petronas. The scop
Optime to Deliver Hyperbaric Testing System to Nautilus
Optime Subsea has signed a contract with German Nautilus Marine Service GmbH for the delivery of a new hyperbaric testing system. The 19,000-psi hyperbaric pressure vessel will be manufactured by Optime Subsea in Notodden, Norway, located in the Norwegian subsea oil and gas cluster known as “Subsea
Polarcus in West Africa Shoot
Dubai-based seismic contractor, Polarcus has received a letter of intent for a broadband 3D marine seismic acquisition project. According to the Oslo-listed company, the survey will be carried out offshore West Africa. The duration of the project should be approximately one month. Polarcus did not d
Atlantis Bags EU Funding for MeyGen Project
Atlantis has secured the award of €20.3 million from the European Commission for the next phase of the MeyGen tidal array project. The funding was secured through the Horizon 2020 program for the Demotide project, which will design, build and operate a 6MW turbine array, MeyGen Phase 1B, in the Inne
DTOcean Wave and Tidal Design Tool Launched
DTOcean wave and tidal energy design tool was officially launched as an open source software package. The tool will assist project developers to design wave and tidal energy arrays by identifying optimal layouts, components and procedures. DTOcean has been produced through a three-year collaborative
Holyhead Towing and Turbine Transfers Get Deep Green LARS Contract
Holyhead Towing Co and sister company Turbine Transfers have been awarded a turnkey contract for Minestio’s Deep Green 10MW subsea project in the Irish Sea. The two companies will be responsible for developing the launch and recovery system (LARS), for the launching and recovering of Minesto’s subse
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (January 02– January 08). McDermott has been awarded a contract from Saudi Aramco for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of four jackets and three gas observation platfo
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (January 02 – January 08). McDermott has been awarded a contract from Saudi Aramco for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of four jackets and three gas observation platf
Technip Shows Interest in Marine Renewable Energies
French oil services provider Technip has acquired stake in the new industrial player in marine renewable energies established by DCNS and Bpifrance, and also supported by BNP Paribas Development. DCNS Energies, majority owned by DCNS and 36% by the SPI fund of Bpifrance, will devote its activity to
Nexen Submits Ettrick and Blackbird Decom Plan
Oil company Nexen, a subsidiary of CNOOC, has submitted a plan for decommissioning of the Ettrick and Blackbird fields, located in the UK North Sea. Ettrick field, operated by Nexen, has been producing oil and gas through subsea wells tied back to the FPSO Aoka Mizu. Blackbird field was also tied ba
Two Bodies Found in Port of Los Angeles Helicopter Crash
Members of the Los Angeles Port Police dive team located wreckage of a downed helicopter that crashed in the Port of Los Angeles with two bodies inside. The crash of a small black helicopter was reported on Wednesday by several passengers aboard a outbound cruise ship, following which the search and
Gondan Delivers New Research Vessel to Norwegian IMR
Spanish Gondan Shipyard has delivered oceanographic research vessel ‘Dr Fridtjof Nansen’ to the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research (IMR). After recently completing the sea trials, the vessel is heading to Bergen, its port of registry. The vessel, of Skipsteknisk ST 369 design, is 74,5 meters lon
Solstad Ships to Work for Dong Energy Wind Power
Solstad Offshore (SOFF) has entered into a contract with Dong Energy Wind Power for hire of the CSV Rem Installer. The contract is for a period of 23 months firm with further 6 months option and an additional CSV from the SOFF fleet, to be nominated at a later stage, for a period of 7 […]
Hyperdynamics Gets ‘Pacific Scirocco’ Drillship for Guinea Exploration
Hyperdynamics said it has accepted a proposal from its drilling contractor, Pacific Drilling, to deploy the Pacific Scirocco drillship in place of the Pacific Bora for its upcoming deepwater exploration well offshore the Republic of Guinea. Financial terms under the earlier contract with Pacific Dri