Subsea
Jee in Cable Optimisation Study for East Anglia ONE
Jee has been awarded a contract by Scottish Power Renewables to carry out an array cable optimisation study for the East Anglia ONE (EAONE) offshore wind farm. EAONE is a development planned off the coast of East Anglia for 102 turbines; enough to power more than 50,000 homes every year. Scottish Po
Royal IHC Recognized for Pipelaying Vessels Delivery
Royal IHC has received an honor award from Sapura Navegação Marítima for the delivery of five pipelaying vessels. On June 21, 2016, Royal IHC concluded the project with the delivery of the pipelaying vessel, Sapura Rubi. Arjan Klijnsoon, director shipbuilding, said: “IHC is very thankful for this re
DownUnder GeoSolutions Begins Olympus 3D Processing
DownUnder GeoSolutions’ has started processing of Olympus 3D Reprocessing Project at its Perth facility, Searcher Seismic informed. The project, in cooperation with Spectrum, comprises the reprocessing of 20 existing 3D datasets through a broadband pre-stack time and depth migration (PSTM and PSDM)
Dril-Quip Bags $40 Mln Indonesia Contract
Dril-Quip Asia Pacific, in conjunction with its local representative, has been awarded a contract to supply subsea drilling and production equipment and related services to Kangean Energy Indonesia. Kangean Energy is a contractor for SKK Migas, for the development of its Terang/Sirasun/Batur gas fie
Halliburton Launches Subsea Well Control Response Suite
Boots & Coots Services, a Halliburton business, has developed the Global Rapid Intervention Package (GRIP), a suite of services to help reduce costs and deployment time in the event of subsea well control events. Reportedly, GRIP provides well planning and well kill capabilities facilitated by the c
Senvion Charters CSV Polar Queen from GC Rieber
GC Rieber Shipping has entered into a time charter agreement with Senvion GmbH for the construction support vessel (CSV) Polar Queen. The contract is for a fixed period of seven months with options to extend by up to three months. The charter will start in spring 2017, the company informed. CSV Pola
Aker Solutions Scores Vietnam FEED Deal with Idemitsu
Aker Solutions has secured a contract from Idemitsu Oil and Gas to provide engineering services for the development of oil and gas resources in the Nam Con Son basin offshore Vietnam. It is the first time Aker Solutions teams up with Idemitsu on a project in Asia Pacific and marks an expansion into
Ageotec Delivers Another ROV to QSTAR
Ageotec has delivered a new remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Perseo GTV to QSTAR, the ROV pilot training centre based in the Canary Islands and Barcelona. QSTAR already owns the Ageotec Sirio and Ageotec Perseo ROVs. The ROV Perseo GTV is equipped with a black & white HD camera, a full color camera w
Klein Appoints Director of Sales and Marketing
Klein Marine Systems announced that Giuseppe Di Stefano has joined the company as director of sales and marketing. Di Stefano will be responsible for the business development strategies for Klein side scan sonar, bathymetry products and maritime security and surveillance systems. Frank Cobis, vice p
ISE to Build AMC’s New AUV for Antarctic Exploration
A new underwater robot that will help scientists answer important questions about the Antarctic is due to arrive in Tasmania in early 2017, thanks to a contract awarded to International Submarine Engineering (ISE). Capable of diving to depths of 5,000 meters and travelling over 100 kilometers under
StormGeo to Support Cable-Laying Ops
StormGeo, a provider of decision support for weather sensitive operations, has launched ‘Cable Lay Service’, the newest addition to its suite of weather forecasting services. According to the company, its Cable Lay Service provides a Common Operating Picture (COP) to enable operators, owners and sup
Coda Octopus Adds New Member to Its Board
Coda Octopus has appointed Francis D. (Chuck) Rogers to its board of directors. Rogers’ appointment brings the company`s board composition to three independent directors, including the chairman, and four executive directors. “Chuck’s extensive business development and entrepreneurial background, com
Beach Energy Begins Gas Production from Udacha Field
Beach Energy’s Udacha field in the Cooper Basin, South Australia, has achieved first gas, Rawson Resources informed. The PRL 26 (Udacha) licence is operated by Beach Energy, and Rawson holds 10% interest. The Udacha-1 well has been tied back as a producing well to the Middleton production facility.
NPD Approves Start-Up of Subsea Facility on Balder
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted ExxonMobil consent to start-up a subsea facility for production well 25/11-E-29 AH on the Balder field. Recently ExxonMobil received an approval from Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) to use E-29-AH subsea well, on the Balder field. The Balder fi