Subsea
Neptune Supports PIAM Project Off Argentina
Neptune has been awarded a contract from Sea Trucks Group to support the Enap Sipetrol Argentina pipelay construction for the PIAM project. The company will provide integrated survey, ROV and stabilization services for PIAM project in the Magallanes field, offshore Argentina. The scope of work cover
WATCH: VBMS Wraps Up Rampion OWF Export Cables Installation
VBMS completed the installation of two 16 kilometer-long 150kV HVAC cables for the Rampion offshore wind farm last week. To overcome some environmental challenges in the shallow water, VBMS had to extend the pre-installed landfall HDD’s with duct extensions of approximately 480 meters each. VBMS uti
Forland Gives More Time to EMAS AMC
Forland Subsea said it has reached a temporary agreement with EMAS AMC AS over charter payment for the LCV/IMR subsea vessel Lewek Inspector. To remind, EMAS AMC AS has defaulted on its payment for the month of October 2016 due to financial distress. Since EMAS informed Forland that it is ‘unable to
Benthic Bags Libra Field Geotechnical Contract
Benthic has secured a contract by Libra Consortium for an offshore geotechnical investigation at the Libra field located approximately 140 miles off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Benthic’s portable remotely operated drill (PROD) will perform in-situ testing and sampling to a maximum penetrati
KBR Strikes BP Deal
KBR has been awarded contracts by BP for the provision of conceptual engineering services and for the provision of pre-front end engineering design (FEED) and FEED engineering services. Each agreement has a duration of three years with an option on each to extend for two additional years. The global
Trident, Triasmitra Partner on Singapore – Indonesia Subsea Link
Trident Subsea Cable (Trident) and PT. Ketrosden Triasmitra (Triasmitra) have entered into a strategic venture to own and operate a telecommunications cable asset connecting Singapore and Indonesia. The Trident Subsea Cable system is an independent, carrier-neutral fibre network designed to enhance
Nexans’ Subsea Cables to Connect Cameroon and Brazil
Nexans has been awarded a contract from Huawei Marine Networks to supply 6000 km of their submarine repeatered optical cables (ROC) for Phase II of the National Broadband Network (NBNII) project linking Cameroon and Brazil. The cable system will be manufactured and tested at Nexans’ Rognan factory i
Ooredoo and Huawei Launch Maldives Subsea Telecom Cable
Ooredoo Maldives and Huawei Marine has inaugurated Ooredoo’s Nationwide Submarine Cable. Azleen Ahmed, home minister of Maldives, Wang Fukang, Chinese ambassador to Maldives and more than 200 guests attended the event. The Nationwide Submarine Cable project is part of Ooredoo’s program to provide hi
Cellula’s Seafloor Drill Passes FAT, Ready for Sea Trials
Canada-based Cellula Robotics said it has completed factory acceptance testing of its CRD100 seafloor drill for Fukada Salvage & Marine Works and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC). This is Cellula’s third seafloor drill for the same cl
Sirius Inks ISM Deal with Schlumberger for Its Nigeria Campaign
London-listed Sirius Petroleum said it has entered into a contract with Schlumberger for the provision of integrated services management (ISM). As part of Sirius’ shallow offshore development strategy in Nigeria, the contract is for a multi-well campaign, which should start in the first half of 2017
Eel Energy Secures Funds for Its Tidal Energy Device
Eel Energy has secured 3.7 million euros for the development of its 1MW prototype tidal energy system from the French PIA – Future Investment Program, operated by Bpifrance. The granting of the financing comes after a capital increase of nearly 3 million euros secured by the company last June, Eel E
Aisus Strengthens Market Position with New Contracts
Aberdeen-based Aisus Offshore has strengthened its global footprint following the award of 15 contracts and work scopes over the past three months. Most recently, Aisus completed four J-Tube inspections on a platform located in the Mediterranean Sea. Aisus has also completed internal caisson inspect
Osbit Sees Rise in Revenue
The Northumberland-based offshore engineering and technology company, Osbit, has reported an increase in turnover by a third during its 2015/16 financial year after boosting its export activity despite challenging market conditions. For the 12 months ending September 30, 2016, the company achieved t
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (December 12– December 18). US oil major Chevron has canceled floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel order for the Rosebank oil and gas project. Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), who i