Subsea
Aker Solutions and MAN Look to Advance Subsea Compression
Aker Solutions and MAN Diesel & Turbo are said to expect to cut the size and weight of subsea compression systems by at least 50 percent just a year after the first such system successfully went on stream at Statoil’s Åsgard field. The Åsgard system, which has been running with practically no stops
Mermaid Keeps Middle East Subsea Job at Lower Rates
Mermaid Maritime’s joint venture company, Zamil Mermaid Offshore Services Company (ZMOS), has retained a long-term offshore inspection, repair, and maintenance (IRM) services contract with an undisclosed client where the rendering service day rates have been reduced to ensure service continuity to t
Optime Subsea Services Merge with Telemark Technologies
Optime Subsea Services, a provider of subsea well access systems technology and services, has announced a merger with Telemark Technologies. The two Norwegian companies are merging into Optime Subsea Services. As a part of the merger Holta Invest becomes the largest single shareholder in Optime Subs
Russia, Turkey Ink TurkStream Agreement
The Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Turkish Republic have signed an agreement on the TurkStream project in Istanbul on Monday. The document provides for the construction of two strings of the gas pipeline from Russia to Turkey across the Black Sea, as well as an onshor
Technip Lands Dvalin Contract
DEA has awarded the EPCI (engineering, procurement, construction and installation) contract for the smaller structures and pipelines, as well as the subsea installation work of the Dvalin development to Technip Norge. The contract includes the fabrication of smaller structures, the 12/16-inch pipe-i
Chinese Institute Selects Sonardyne Technology for New Research Vessel
Sonardyne Asia, Singapore, has announced that its underwater acoustic positioning technology has been selected for China’s new polar research vessel currently under construction. Commissioned by the Polar Research Institute of China, the 122 meter vessel will be equipped with a Ranger 2 USBL (Ultra-
Dolphin, Qatar Petroleum Ink Subsea Gas Supply Deal
Qatar Petroleum (QP) and Dolphin Energy have entered into a new long-term gas sale and purchase agreement, under which QP will deliver additional quantities of gas to Dolphin for export to the UAE through the existing 48-inch subsea pipeline. The agreement was reached and signed in the framework of
REM-Solstad Merger Gets Shareholders Nod
A merger plan regarding the merger of REM with Solship Invest 1 AS, was approved by Solstad Offshore and Rem Offshore at yesterday’s extraordinary general meetings. The merger will be completed as a statutory triangular merger, whereby Solship Invest will be the surviving company, against issuance o
MMT’s Surveyor Interceptor Hits New Record During Black Sea MAP
During MMT’s participation in the Black Sea Maritime Archaeology Project (Black Sea MAP), the Surveyor Interceptor ROV (SROV) has set new records for depth and speed. The SROV, used for geophysical surveys to detect former land surfaces buried below the current seabed, set new records for both depth
New CEO Takes Helm at Sevan Marine
Sevan Marine informed that Carl Lieungh will step down as CEO of the company, effective January 01, 2017. The board has appointed the current CFO, Reese McNeel, as the new CEO of Sevan Marine. Carl Lieungh will continue as an advisor to the board of directors with responsibilities related to various
Telia Carrier Sets Up New PoP in Florida
Telia Carrier has established a new network point-of-presence at the OJUS cable landing station in Hollywood Florida. The new network infrastructure provides resilient network options for customers wishing diverse connectivity to the Nap of the Americas in Miami and Equinix MI3 in Boca Raton as well
Scientists Conduct Black Sea Survey Off Bulgaria
An international team, involving the University of Southampton’s Centre for Maritime Archaeology (UK) and funded by the charitable organisation for marine research, the Expedition and Education Foundation (EEF), is surveying the Bulgarian waters of the Black Sea, where thousands of years ago large a
Exova Nets Subsea 7 Contract
Global testing company Exova has agreed a new two-year framework agreement with Subsea 7 to provide testing services in support of its pipeline welding activities. The agreement will include support to weld qualification, routine mechanical testing of materials, corrosion testing, and fatigue testin
Ashtead Boosts Its UK Team
Ashtead Technology has strengthened its UK team with the appointment of a regional technical support leader. With a career spanning more than 25 years in the subsea industry, Graeme Booth joins Ashtead from Subsea 7 where he held a number of technical support and offshore operational roles, includin