Subsea
MMT UK Nets MCA Contract Extension
MMT UK has been awarded a two-year hydrographic survey contract extension with the Maritime & Coastguard Agency’s Civil Hydrographic Programme (CHP). This is the second time MMT UK has been awarded an extension following the first three years, the company said. The company will continue to provide h
ROVOP Marks GBP 3 Mln in Deals and New U.S. Appointment
Remotely operated vehicle provider ROVOP has been awarded £3 million worth of new contracts, which sees the company expanding into two new territories. For the first time ROVOP will complete projects in South East Asia and Mexico, signalling success for both its Aberdeen and Houston bases. In additi
Subsea 7 Gets Early PLSV Termination in Brazil
Subsea 7 informed about the early termination of the day-rate contract for its pipelay support vessel (PLSV), Seven Mar, working for Petrobras, offshore Brazil. According to the company, the termination is effective May 31, 2016. The contract was due to expire at the end of 2016, and as a result Sub
Fugro to Survey St. George’s Bay OWF Site
Beothuk Energy has, through its engineering firm Maderra Engineering, contracted Fugro GeoSurveys for its offshore wind farm project in St. George’s Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Fugro GeoSurveys, a division of Fugro Canada Corp., specializes in seafloor mapping, geotechnical, geological/s
Substation Jacket for Dudgeon OWF in Place
The offshore substation jacket for the Dudgeon offshore wind farm has been installed at the site, offshore UK. The four-legged jacket was designed and built by Sembmarine SLP in Lowestoft . This is the first time suction bucket technology had been used on an offshore substation in UK waters, the com
Caley Dive Bell Handling Systems for UDS’ Newbuilds
Offshore handling systems specialist, Caley Ocean Systems, is supplying Singapore-based, diving and subsea equipment company Flash Tekk Engineering with saturation dive bell handling systems for its client Ultra Deep Solutions’ vessels Deep Installer and Van Gogh DSCVs. The Caley dive bell handling
DOF Subsea Keeps Ships Busy
DOF Subsea has been awarded several ROV and diving contracts for the vessel Skandi Achiever in the North Sea and the North America region, securing utilization of the vessel until end-October 2016. Following completion of ongoing commitments in the North Sea, the vessel will mobilize to Canada for R
4Subsea Gets Statoil Contract Extension
4Subsea has secured an extension of a framework agreement with Statoil, covering ten installations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The original agreement was signed in 2012 with the duration of four years and an option for additional two years. The agreement has now been extended to June 2018, t
Oceaneering Wins with Statoil
Oceaneering Norway has been awarded a framework agreement by Statoil for the maintenance, modification and storage of ROV tools and related subsea equipment. Additionally, the deal covers the manufacturing and sale of ROV tools and related equipment. Reportedly, the agreement has been signed for two
Report: Clear Future for AUVs
Energy research and consulting service, Douglas-Westwood (DW), believes there is still potential for substantial growth for autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), particularly in the oil & gas sector, where AUVs remain niche assets. Namely, technological advancement has driven growth in the sector a
Impact Subsea Grows Distributor Network
Impact Subsea has expanded its distributor network with the addition of seven new companies over the last five months. The recent distributor appointments include: All-Star Technology (Taiwan), Oceanvision (Singapore), Oceasian Technology (China), Pioneer Focus (Hong Kong), Seascape (The Netherlands
CGG Acquires Data for New Gabonese Licence Round
Following Gabonese 11th deepwater licensing round, CGG has worked with the Direction Generale des Hydrocarbures of Gabon (DGH) to acquire and process over 25,000 km2 of new 3D BroadSeis multi-client seismic data over blocks in the South Basin. The company informed that the fast-track pre-stack time-
MDL Energy to Fund New Vessels Project
MDL Energy, through it’s Singapore subsidiary, WaterBridge Ventures will be investing in a series of new-build vessels based on its proprietary new design (V 4910). Reportedly, these vessels are aimed at both the oil and gas IMR market including walk to work, diving and ROV operations, as well as in
Technip to Develop Gas Field Off Libya
Technip has been awarded a “major” contract to develop the Bahr Essalam Phase II development in the Central Mediterranean Sea. For Technip, a “major” subsea contract is ranging from €500 million to €1 billion, the company noted. This natural gas field development, which is operated by Mellitah Oil &