Subsea
New Chairman for Decom North Sea
Decom North Sea has appointed Nigel Lees as the new chairman of the board. As vice president responsible for decommissioning at Wood Group, Lees has been an active member on the Decom North Sea board of directors for the past five years. His election follows the decision of Callum Falconer to step d
PHOTO: UXO Cleanup at Nordergründe OWF Site
James Fisher Subsea (JF Subsea) in cooperation with their German partner GSS Hansa Offshore (GSS) were contracted by the windfarm developer OWP Nordergründe GmbH & Co KG to help clear unexploded ordnance (UXOs) from the site of the proposed Nordergründe wind farm. The Nordergründe 111 MW offshore wi
Telia Carrier Sets Up PoP in Marseilles to Accommodate New Subsea Cable Systems
Telia Carrier said it has established a new point of presence (PoP) within Jaguar Network’s Marseilles data center. This is the second PoP Telia Carrier has established in Marseilles to provide carriers, content and cloud providers with diverse connectivity choices and added network redundancy. Teli
SapuraKencana Bags $65M in Contracts
SapuraKencana TL Offshore (SKTLO), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad, has been awarded new contracts for work in Malaysia and in Vietnam with a combined value of approximately USD 65.3 million. The contracts were awarded by Repsol Oil and Gas Malaysia, MISC Offshore Floatin
SeaBird Acquires Hawk Explorer
SeaBird, the seismic data provider for oil and gas companies, has entered into a contract for the purchase of the vessel Hawk Explorer and its seismic equipment. Under the purchase agreement, the Oslo-listed SeaBird said it will pay USD 1.1 million for the vessel and seismic equipment as well as the
Aqualis Offshore Appoints New Boss in Middle East
Aqualis Offshore, a specialised marine and offshore engineering consultancy and part of Oslo-listed Aqualis ASA, has appointed Ben Lazenby as director of the company’s Middle East operation. Ben Lazenby succeeds Reuben Segal, who will now concentrate fully on his role as chief operating officer of A
Report Shows Life Around Trans Tasman’s Proposed Mining Area
A report by the Cawthron Institute shows there are likely to be a good number of important habitats in and around the area where Trans Tasman Resources re-applied for a marine licence to mine the seabed. “That a new report shows plenty of marine life in the South Taranaki Bight in the area a seabed
GC Rieber Sees Red on Fleet Impairment
Norwegian offshore vessels provider, GC Rieber Shipping, has recognised quarterly loss of NOK 453.8 million, compared with NOK 103.4 million profit in the second quarter of 2015, due to impairment of the fleet and low activity levels. Namely, the fleet impairment of NOK 335.5 million, in combination
Seanamic Snaps Up IMES
Surface to seabed company, Seanamic, has acquired the business and trading assets of IMES, an inspection and monitoring engineering solutions company, headquartered in Aberdeen. Formed in 2014, Seanamic provides integrated surface to seabed systems to the oil and gas, marine renewables, diving, ocea
Profits Fall for Reach Subsea
Norwegian contractor Reach Subsea has booked lower profit as it saw revenues decline close to 60 percent during the second quarter of 2016. For the quarter, Reach Subsea generated net profit of NOK 3.3 million, or NOK 0.04 per share, on revenue of NOK 89.5 million, versus net profit of NOK 9.1 milli
OGA to Reprocess Seismic Data in Six Areas Around UKCS
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has awarded two contracts worth more than £2.5 million to Schlumberger WesternGeco and DownUnder Geosolutions (DUG), in collaboration with Geopartners, to supply around 15,000km of reprocessed multi-client 2D seismic data in six areas around the UK Continental Shelf (
Wood Group Nets Wintershall Norge Contract
Wood Group has been awarded a new frame agreement by Wintershall Norge to tender for provision of modification and maintenance services to assets in the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The four-year frame agreement, which has two three-year extension options and is effective immediately, will be
Cyprus to Send Gas to Egypt via Subsea Pipeline
Cyprus has signed an agreement concerning the transport of natural gas to Egypt via a direct subsea pipeline. The deal was signed in Nicosia on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 by the minister of energy, commerce, industry and tourism of the Republic of Cyprus, Georgios Lakkotrypis, and the minister of pe
Phoenix Boosts ROV Capacity
Maryland-based underwater solutions provider, Phoenix International Holdings, has expanded its fleet of remotely operated vehicles with the addition of Super Mohawk II inspection-class ROV system. The ROV comes from Forum’s Sub-Atlantic brand. It is fit for operation in depths of up to 3,000 meters