Subsea
Christmas Comes Early for Maersk Voyager
Maersk Drilling’s ultra deepwater drillship Maersk Voyager has received its first subsea Xmas tree, the company informed through social media. The vessel received the subsea Xmas tree for the upper completions phase of the Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) integrated oil and gas project offshore Gha
Ndeavor Starts Its First Project as Cable Laying Vessel
Rotterdam Offshore Group (ROG) has completed the conversion of the Boskalis’ Ndeavor multi purpose vessel to a cable laying vessel. The conversion included the installation of the new equipment including a 200T knuckle boom crane, a 15T standalone crane, a 227T carousel to store the cable, trencher,
OTMT Divests Middle East and North Africa Submarine Cable
Orascom Telecom Media and Technology (OTMT) has sold the entire shareholding of its subsidiary Middle East and North Africa Submarine Cable (MENA) to Network i2i, a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel. OTMT holds a 100% stake in MENA. OTMT aims to conclude this transaction by the end of Q1 2017, after the f
Pharos Offshore Sells MD3 Cable Plough
Pharos Offshore has sold MD3 cable plough to a telecommunications company in preparation for their upcoming installation campaigns. The company recently refurbished the SMD built MD3 cable plough in preparation for the sale. The plough is designed to minimize pull force requirements and provide effe
Saipem Wraps Up Testing of Its New ROVs
Italian oil and gas industry contractor, Saipem, has completed sea trials of its new remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) line, the Innovator 2.0. The new heavy work-class ROVs are the result of three years of design and testing, the company said. The Innovator 2.0 has obtained a declaration of complia
ExxonMobil Awards Liza FPSO Contract to SBM Offshore
ExxonMobil subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), has awarded contracts to SBM Offshore for a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for the Liza field. Under the contracts, SBM Offshore will perform front end engineering and design for the FPSO, and,
Seatools Upgrades Subsea Compensator Range
Seatools, a Dutch subsea technology company, has introduced a new subsea hydraulic compensator range. The new subsea compensator range: the Advanced series, is based on the preceding Hyco range and features a strongly improved mechanical design, the company explained. The range’s revised design, lar
Subsea UK Urges Industry to Embrace ‘New Norm’
With a growing realization that lower oil and gas prices are here to stay, Subsea UK urged the industry to embrace the ‘new norm’ to safeguard the future of the UK’s £9 billion subsea sector. The call was issued as Subsea UK announced the final speaker line-up and programme for its 12th annual confe
Cognizant Becomes Aker’s Services Partner
Cognizant has become the digital systems, technology and operations services partner for multiple portfolio companies of Norway-based Aker. As part of the multi-year relationship, Cognizant will help several of Aker’s companies lay the foundation for digital transformation of their businesses, the c
Imenco Launches New Division
Imenco has launched a new division, Imenco Corrosion Technology, to promote its anode systems in the offshore renewable energy sector and the oil and gas industry. Imenco Corrosion Technology will provide a range of products including clamps to fit on to a wide range of construction detail like plat
Lapa Field Production Begins Off Brazil
Petrobras and its partners in the BM-S-9 consortium started the oil and natural gas production through the FPSO Cidade de Caraguatatuba in the Lapa field, located in the Santos Basin pre-salt layer. This is the third unit to enter operation in the pre-salt this year, the company noted. In addition,
DTU to Work on New Mine Detection Drone
Researchers at Technical University of Denmark – DTU intend to develop a drone with magnetometers capable of mapping mines in former war zones, which could make demining more efficient and less dangerous. The project has received DKK 11 million from Innovation Fund Denmark. “The plan is for our dron
Rovco Secures Funding for Underwater 3D Modelling Technology
Rovco, an ROV services company, has secured Innovate UK funding which will enable it to carry out research and development activity and perform a full feasibility study into the advancement of underwater 3D modelling technology. The project will be 70% supported by Innovate UK and the remaining 30%
Swiber’s ONGC Projects Suspended (India)
Singapore-listed Swiber informed that India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has suspended projects carried out by its two subsidiaries, reportedly due to ongoing legal actions started by certain creditors in the India Courts against ONGC and Swiber’s two units. Specifically, subsidiaries af