Subsea
Horizon ROV Aids Jacket Installation Off India
Horizon Geosciences recently provided ROV services for Valentine Marine Gulf Limited on an ONGC India project in the Heera field, offshore Mumbai. Horizon’s ROV was mobilized onto Valentine’s DLB 1600 barge for the work, that was centered around the installation of a four legged jacket and topside.
WWII American Aircraft Found in Pacific
An American aircraft, a TBM-1C Avenger, missing since July 1944, was recently located by Project RECOVER in the waters surrounding the Pacific Island nation of Palau. Project RECOVER is a public-private partnership to enlist 21st century science and technology combined with in-depth archival and his
Volstad Seeks Financial Lifeline
Norwegian vessel owner Volstad Maritime has been looking into commercial and financial options to secure a sustainable financial position going forward as its subsidiary Volstad Subsea does not have sufficient funds to redeem the NOK 600 million ($72 million) bond at its upcoming maturity. Namely, i
Fugro Supports BP Trinidad and Tobago’s Ops
Fugro has provided several services to BP Trinidad and Tobago (bpTT) to allow safe drilling and completion of five subsea wells. The services included positioning which was carried out onboard the drilling vessel as well as on the three supporting anchor handling tugs. Wellhead motion (fatigue) moni
PGS Gears for Irish Survey
Woodside, along with its partner Petrel Resources, has received environmental approvals from the Department of Communications, Climate Change, and Natural Resources for 3D seismic acquisition in Porcupine Basin off Ireland. The acquisition, awarded to PGS by Woodside, will include the 3D surveys ove
Magseis Cuts Losses
Norwegian seabed seismic services player, Magseis, has managed to shrink its loss as the revenue increased by close to 220 per cent in the first quarter of 2016. The Oslo-listed company has seen its revenue climb to USD 18.1 million compared to USD 5.7 million same time last year. Increase in revenu
ThinJack Grabs Egypt Contract
Westhill-based oil service company ThinJack has secured a deal with an undisclosed Middle East oil and gas company for the removal of multiple well Christmas trees on surface platforms in the Gulf of Suez, Egypt. Reportedly the agreement could be ThinJack’s largest ever agreement in the region. It f
Technip Nets Umbilical Supply Contract from Statoil
Technip’s wholly-owned subsidiary Technip Umbilicals has been awarded a contract by Statoil to supply the umbilical to the Oseberg Vestflanken 2 field offshore Norway. This field is located approximately eight kilometers North West of the Oseberg field center at Block 30/9-30/6 on the Norwegian cont
MacArtney Increases Footprint in Germany
MBT GmbH, part of MacArtney Germany, has acquired Bremen based CPU GmbH, provider of equipment for underwater technical systems. CPU GmbH remains an independent entity with Christoph Reuter carrying on his job as managing director of the company. The company will relocate to the Innovation and Techn
TGS – PGS in 3D Shoot Off Canada
TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company (TGS) is expanding its multi-client library offshore Eastern Canada, with plans to acquire approximately 2,000 km² of 3D seismic data, in partnership with PGS. The survey will be acquired utilizing the PGS GeoStreamer technology, and it should begin during the summer se
Kongsberg Equipment for New Peruvian Navy Research Vessel
Kongsberg Maritime has been selected to deliver a subsea technology systems package including two Hugin autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) for the new Peruvian Navy hydrographic and oceanographic research vessel. The 97-meter ‘BAP Carrasco’ vessel is built at Construcciones Navales P. Freire shipy
Ocean Team Launches UK Division
Danish-headquartered Ocean Team Group, specialists in cleaning technical fluids and their transfer systems for the global energy industry, has established its first UK division in Aberdeen. Ocean Team has seven divisions which service the on and offshore energy industry, including the Oil & Gas, sub
JDR’s Flying Leads for Vashishta & S1 Project Off India
UK-based JDR has been awarded a contract by GE Oil & Gas, on behalf of ONGC, for the Vashishta & S1 project offshore India. The Vashishta & S1 fields are located in the KG Basin, 30 to 35 kilometers off the east coast of India, at a water depth of 250 to 700 meters. JDR’s scope […]
Canyon Offshore and Olympic Shipping in Subsea Services Alliance
Olympic Shipping has entered into a frame agreement with Canyon Offshore for the joint marketing and subsequent operation of the subsea construction vessel Olympic Athene and Canyon’s ROV systems. Under the agreement the companies will work together to secure utilization for the vessel and ROV syste