Subsea
AccessESP Delivers Cost-Effective Pump Replacement Solution
AccessESP, the provider of rigless electric submersible pump (ESP) conveyance solutions, has showcased its rigless ESP conveyance system in the industry’s first pump swap for an operator on the North Slope of Alaska. In two days, through a live well intervention, the AccessESP system enabled retriev
McDermott Bags Saudi Aramco EPCI Contract
McDermott has been awarded a contract from Saudi Aramco for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of four jackets and three gas observation platforms offshore Saudi Arabia. The total weight of all structures combined is 11,595 tons. “As the third fast-track jacket contra
Search for MH370 Could Continue?
Fugro Equator, the only vessel left in the search for the missing MH370 flight, continues to conduct underwater search operations using the autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). The vessel has completed ten AUV missions with an average duration of 23 hours, since December 21, 2016, ATSB informed. Fug
UDS Newbuild to Sail under Canadian Flag
Ultra Deep Solutions (UDS) informed that its “Deep Installer” vessel will be Canadian flagged. The vessel, based on the proprietary design “Red Class 6027” MT design DSCV, is a DP3, 143-meter multipurpose subsea diving support construction vessel. Reportedly, this should be the first “Canadian Flagg
Teledyne SeaBotix Upgrades U.S. Department of Defense ROV Fleet
Teledyne SeaBotix has secured an operational capability upgrade contract with the U.S. Department of Defense through distributor, Atlantic Diving Supply (ADS). The upgrade program will result in delivery of sixty new Teledyne SeaBotix vLBV300 remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) for explosive ordnance
Minesto Orders Deep Green Components
Minesto has placed an order with Green Marine out of Southampton, UK for the wing of its first commercial-scale Deep Green demonstrator. In the manufacturing process of Minesto’s wing, the British outfit will be assisted by Gurit, supplier of composite materials and engineering services. The ordered
GCE Subsea Signs New Partner Agreement
As a part of being awarded GCE status, a new GCE partner agreement has been developed by and between the partners of the cluster. A working group consisting of four board members and the CEO, have in collaboration with the board and the partners, developed the new partner agreement. The new agreemen
Prysmian Looks for New Engineers
Italian subsea cable specialist Prysmian is in its second edition of the “Make It” recruiting program, aimed at scouting new talents for its production plants worldwide. The first edition received over 6,000 applications and led to the recruitment of 50 professionals. Prysmian continues to search fo
Osbit Chairman Awarded MBE in 2017 New Year’s Honours
Dr Tony Trapp, executive chairman of Osbit, has been awarded the Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 New Year’s Honours. Dr Trapp has been instrumental in the formation and success of the subsea technology industry in North East England having been a co-founder
OMS Becomes EEEGR Member
OMS has joined the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR), an organisation geared towards the sustained development of the energy industry in the region. EEEGR aims is to promote businesses that provide services to a number of industry sectors, helping them to deliver secure, affordable energy to the
COBRAcable Sees Construction Start of Dutch Convertor Station
TenneT and its Danish partner Energinet.dk drove the first pile into the ground for the construction of the Dutch convertor station of the COBRAcable, a subsea electricity connection that will link the Dutch and Danish grids. Nienke Homan, a member of the Groningen Provincial Executive, Marijke van
SubC Partner Inks Maersk Drilling Deal
SubC Partner said it has signed a three-year framework agreement with Maersk Drilling. The deal covers ROV offshore underwater inspection of semi-submersibles and drillships worldwide. The company noted it has developed special solutions that enable the inspection work to be carried out offshore rat
WATCH: DeepOcean SURF Campaign in Norwegian Sea
The video shows DeepOcean’s SURF operations carried out by its construction vessels Edda Freya and Edda Fauna. The project consisted of connecting the Norwegian Sea Maria field to Kristin and Heidrun plaforms for Statoil and Wintershall. The 2016 campaign saw the Installation of 170 Te riser anchor
PGS Sees Drop in Vessel Activity
Norwegian seismic player, Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) has seen a further vessel-activity drop in the fourth quarter of 2016. In the Q4 the vessel utilization on the contracted basis was 25 percent compared to 40 percent in the corresponding period in 2015. On the multi-client seismic basis, the ves