Subsea
Siem Offshore Contractors Bags Beatrice OWF Job
Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Siem Offshore, has been awarded a contract for the turnkey supply and installation package of the inner-array grid cable system for the Beatrice offshore wind farm (OWF) by SHL Offshore Contractors. SOC will be utilising vessels and resou
TGS Begins North West Australia 2D Shoot
TGS has started the Northwest Shelf Renaissance 2D seismic survey offshore North West Australia. The survey consists of approximately 8,000 km of long offset, broadband 2D seismic data as well as magnetic and gravity data, TGS explained. It is designed to provide enhanced imaging through to the deep
2016 MATE ROV Competition Winners Announced
2016 MATE international ROV competition winners are Eastern Edge Robotics of Memorial University of Newfoundland – Explorer Class, and Ozaukee High School-Ozaukee Robotics in Ranger Class. The 15th annual competition took place June 23-25 at the NASA Johnson Space Center’s Neutral Buoyancy Lab (NBL)
JIP Confirms DNV GL Helica Stress and Fatigue Analysis Software
A joint industry project, run by DNV GL, has replicated stresses measured in an umbilical subjected to tension and bending in full-scale tests, further validating the accuracy of the analysis software Helica. According to DNV GL, Helica, which calculates stresses in umbilical and flexible pipe compo
Subsea 7’s i-Tech Orders Pipe Repair Clamps from Subsea Innovation
Subsea Innovation has secured an order from Subsea 7’s i-Tech Services to provide 5 ROV installed structural pipeline repair clamps for an emergency pipeline repair systems (EPRS) supporting pipelines off the North and Northwest coasts of Australia. The 5 systems cover pipes across a range of diamet
Tekmar, Covestro in China OWF Subsea Cable Protection Pact
Tekmar Energy and Covestro have signed a cooperation agreement on subsea cable protection for the China offshore wind farm (OWF) market. Reportedly, this market is set to grow towards 10 gigawatts of capacity within the next three to five years. Cable protection systems cover solutions from bend sti
SapuraKencana in New Contract Wins
SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad’s wholly-owned subsidiary SapuraKencana Australia has secured multiple contracts for light well intervention and decommissioning services. The scope of the first project included provision of light well intervention services to Woodside Petroleum. SapuraKencana perform
SME Sets Up Rock Anchors for Its PLAT-O Tidal Energy Project
Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) has completed installation of four subsea drilled rock anchors at its berth at the European Marine Energy Centre. The anchors will be used to moor its PLAT-O tidal energy platform which will be deployed at EMEC. The anchoring remotely operated vehicle (AROV), which wa
Omega Subsea Snaps Up Accpron (UK)
Omega Subsea UK, a provider of project personnel to the energy industry, has acquired Westhill-based personnel firm Accpron UK to boost its provision of project management teams and individual personnel to the subsea, energy and oil and gas industries. Accpron UK was established in 2011 to provide q
INTERVIEW: JDR Prepares for Market Recovery
Subsea World News recently spoke to JDR’s global sales director for oil and gas, Carl Pilmer, about the company’s views of current market situation and JDR’s plans for the future. JDR is a provider of subsea technologies and services to the global offshore energy industry. The company is active in b
Trelleborg Inks Framework Agreement with Subsea 7’s i-Tech
Trelleborg’s applied technologies operation in Rochdale, England, has signed a framework agreement with i-Tech Services, a Subsea 7 company, to deliver buoyancy products for remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). This is the first formal framework agreement for the supply of ROV buoyancy, which covers t
Accidental Button Push Could Cause Diver Fatalities
National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) revealed a recent incident where a vessel lost position while diving activities were being conducted approximately 130 metres from a hydrocarbon facility offshore Western Australia. According to report, the loss of p
Western Link Cable Laying Ops to Start in July
Work on the installation of the third deep water cable of the Western HVDC Link in the Irish Sea is due to start in early July 2016 and is due for completion in September 2016, AWJ Marine informs. This installation campaign will take place over a distance of about 120km, starting to the west of [&he
ACE Winches Gets New Hire and Services Director
ACE Winches, a deck machinery specialist, has appointed Chris Dixon as hire and services director. Dixon joins ACE Winches from Stork where he most recently served as delivery director. He has held a number of senior positions in the oil and gas industry including product line director at Stork and