Subsea
Jan De Nul Delivers Nobelwind Scour Protection
Offshore contractor Jan De Nul has completed the setup of scour protection (first phase) around the 51 foundations of the Nobelwind project. The scour protection is part of the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract the company signed with the offshore wind project N
Subsea Sector in UK Suffers on Major Revenue Plunge
A research by industry body, Subsea UK, has found that, 90% of surveyed companies in the UK’s subsea industry have in the last 18 months seen sales drop by 30-50% or more. Of those, 28% have lost half their revenues with sales decreasing by 50% or more, while close to 6% reported no impact on sales
WATCH: Maria Subsea Templates Installation
The video above shows Wintershall’s flagship development in Norway achieving a new milestone as the subsea templates for the Maria field were installed last week some 210 kilometres offshore Kristiansund, Norway. Two subsea templates arrived in Kristiansund in May onboard the heavy load carrier Meri
Saipem to Mobilize Drillship Off Portugal
Saipem has been awarded a contract by Eni Portugal for the utilization of the Saipem 12000, which will operate offshore Portugal. Built in 2010 by Samsung Heavy Industries, Saipem 12000 is a sixth generation ultra-deepwater drilling ship capable of operating in water depths of up to approximately 36
Eni and BP Score Gas Off Egypt
Eni and BP have made a new gas discovery in the Baltim South West exploration prospect, located in the Baltim South license, in the Nile Delta, offshore Egypt. This new discovery, achieved through the Baltim South West 1X well, is placed 12 kilometers from the coast, 25 meters of water depth and 10
PGS’s Ramform Tethys Sets New Towing Record
PGS’s Ramform Tethys, currently working on its maiden project, a multi-client survey over the Aasta Hansteen area in the Norwegian Sea, has achieved a new world towing record, the company informed. The Ramform Tethys is towing a configuration of 16 streamers, each 8.1 km long, with streamer separati
Statoil Makes ‘Minor’ Gas Discovery in North Sea
Statoil, operator of production licence 272, has encountered gas and condensate after the completion of the drilling of wildcat well 30/11-13. The well was drilled eight kilometres southeast of the 30/11-8 S (Krafla) discovery, and about 27 kilometres south of the Oseberg South facility in the North
Siemens’ New Product Improves Subsea Ethernet Communication
Siemens has developed and tested a new product for better subsea Ethernet communication. The Advanced Converter & Switch (ACS) is making it possible to communicate at higher data rates and over longer lengths, the company explained. This communication solution can be used for connecting to existing
Solstad Secures Technip Vessel Deal
Solstad Offshore has entered into a frame agreement with Technip Norge and Technip UK for supply of vessels for trenching, construction and subsea services. The frame agreement is valid for 2016 – 2018, the Norwegian vessel owner said in Oslo Stock Exchange filing on Thursday. Through this agreement
Tekmar Tests Its Products at The Underwater Centre
Tekmar Energy has carried out a full-scale demonstration of its products at The Underwater Centre, based in Fort William. The objective of the demonstration was to prove the ability to rapidly and reliably remove a cable protection systems (CPS) without the need for divers, the company explained. Te
Wood Group Mustang Teams Up with Grupo Diavaz (Mexico)
Wood Group Mustang and Grupo Diavaz, a Mexican oil & gas operator and services company, have created a joint venture engineering business Mustang Diavaz. Mustang Diavaz is based in Mexico City and will provide engineering, procurement and construction management services to onshore and offshore faci
DP Energy Names New Chief Investment Officer
DP Energy has appointed Andrew Smith to the post of chief investment officer. His role will include work on the funding round for DP Energy’s FORCE tidal projects in Nova Scotia and the financing of the company’s Australia project, the 375 MW hybrid wind/solar PV development at Port Augusta in South
Aker Solutions and Subsea 7 Land Alvheim Prize
During Aker companies investor day 2016 at Fornebu on Tuesday, Det norske CEO Karl Johnny Hersvik revealed that the oil company has awarded a subsea contract for christmas trees to Aker Solutions for Alvheim field, Det norske’s core area of production. In addition, Subsea 7 has been awarded a contra
InterMoor Completes FPSO Turritella Job
InterMoor, an Acteon company, has completed the final tensioning and chain cutting operations on the FPSO Turritella for the Shell Stones project, located in the Walker Ridge protraction area in the Gulf of Mexico. The FPSO Turritella will connect to subsea infrastructure located beneath approximate