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NSRI Creates Roadmap to Overcome Subsea Storage Challenges
The National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI) is on a mission to develop technology that will make subsea storage more viable, helping to increase the recovery of hydrocarbons and prolong the life of the North Sea. The industry-led, technology organisation has issued a report on the outcomes of its
MacArtney Delivers Focus 2 ROTV to German WTD 71
German navy research institute, WehrTechnische Dienststelle, WTD 71, has taken delivery of MacArtney Focus 2 ROTV system. WTD 71, with the main task of developing new underwater technologies for the German navy, will use Focus 2 ROTV as a tool for their research efforts. The system is supplied with
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (July 25 – July 31). Pirates have attacked a cable laying vessel during operations in the Red Sea on Friday, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) informed. Sixteen pirates in two skiffs armed with A
WesternGeco Starts Reprocessing Searcher’s Vampire Survey
Searcher Seismic announced that PSDM reprocessing of 7,000 km of 2D seismic data in the Browse Basin, Western Australia has started. The project comprises broadband PSDM reprocessing of Searcher’s existing Vampire 2D seismic survey. “Applying broadband deghosting not only improves the end result, bu
Block Island Wind Farm Cables in Place
Installation of cables for America’s first offshore wind farm, the Block Island Wind Farm, has been completed, Deepwater Wind informed. The Big Max cable lay vessel, under a contract with LS Cable and its subcontractor Durocher Marine, finalized the installation of all cables, including the four int
Prysmian’s New Cable Layer Ready for Operation
Prysmian Group informed that its new cable lay vessel, named Ulisse, is ready for offshore cable installation operations, following an investment of over EUR 20 million. Following the purchase from the ship owner EOS, the flat top barge has been converted into ca. 120 meters by 33 meters cable layer
INTECSEA Gets New President
Advisian, an independent management and technical consulting business line of the WorleyParsons, has appointed Geeta Thakorlal to the position of president for INTECSEA, effective immediately. Geeta succeeds Neil Mackintosh, who will take on the role of executive vice president of global sales and m
Equinix IBX Data Centres Become Trident Subsea Cable PoPs
Equinix’s international business exchange (IBX) data centres in Melbourne (ME1), Sydney (SY1), Singapore (SG3) and Jakarta (JK1) have been selected by Trident Subsea Cable for the cable’s points-of-presence (PoPs) in the Asia-Pacific region. Trident will be the first submarine cable to establish a P
Serica Resumes Production from Erskine Field
Serica informed that oil and gas production from the Erskine field has recommenced following the clearance of a pipeline blockage and the completion of scheduled maintenance works on the Lomond platform, in the UK North Sea. The pipeline blockage, which occurred earlier this year in the Lomond to Ev
DOF Subsea Clinches Shell Prelude FLNG Contract
DOF Subsea has secured a contract from Shell Australia to provide a full time underwater services and multi-purpose supply vessel (MPSV) to the Prelude FLNG facility. The contract is for five-years with 2x two year options, the company informed. Prelude FLNG will produce, liquefy, store and transfer
Forum Records Loss in Q2
Forum Energy Technologies, Houston-based oilfield products company, recorded net loss in the second quarter of $29 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, compared to net income of $9 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, for the prior year period. The revenue recorded for the second quarter 2016 was $1
The Underwater Centre Launches New Hydraulics Course
Subsea training facility, The Underwater Centre, has introduced a new hydraulics course which will provide candidates an introduction to fluid power systems. The Underwater Centre has developed the course to give candidates an introduction to the principles of fluid mechanics and provide hands-on ex
Navy Oceanographer Inks MoA with Republic of Korea Navy
Oceanographer of the Navy and Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command Rear Adm. Tim Gallaudet signed an amendment extending a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with the Republic of Korea navy (ROKN), shortly following a meeting with ROKN CNO Adm. Jung, Ho-sub. The agreement allows for the
Baker Hughes Posts $911 Million Loss in Q2
Baker Hughes has recognized significantly wider quarterly net loss compared to the second quarter 2015 results as the industry slowdown drove its revenue down by close to 40 percent. The oilfield services company posted net loss for the second quarter of $911 million, or $2.08 per diluted share (inc