Subsea
Ichthys LNG Mooring Pre-Lay Wrapped Up
The Inpex-operated Ichthys LNG project has seen a completion of the offshore pre-lay of the 77 kilometer chain and cable mooring system in the Browse Basin, off the coast of Western Australia. As part of the mooring system, 49 chains were laid on the seabed in water depths of up to 250 metres and an
Eureka Secures Det noske Deal
Norwegian pump supplier, Eureka Pumps, has been awarded a service contract for pumps from Det norske oljeselskap. The frame agreement is related to scope of work on the new built offshore production facility named Ivar Aasen and the operating FPSO named Alvheim. Eureka said it will provide support t
Premier Cuts Catcher Costs by 15%
The Premier-operated Catcher project is progressing under budget and is scheduled to deliver first oil in the second half of 2017, the company informed on Wednesday. Premier said that the forecast gross capex to first oil is now anticipated to be some 15 per cent below that original sanctioned due t
Repsol Calls Polarcus for Morocco Shoot
Seismic player Polarcus has received a letter of intent (LOI) from Repsol for a broadband 3D survey offshore Morocco. According to the Oslo-listed company the survey is scheduled to start in Q3 2016. Polarcus did not reveal how long the project would run, nor the vessel which should be assigned for
Xtera to Build SRG-1 Subsea Cable in Gulf of Oman
Multinet Pakistan, Omantel and Xtera Communications have signed a supply agreement for the new subsea cable system Silk Route Gateway 1 (SRG-1). The new cable will directly link Muscat in Oman to Karachi in Pakistan, with a future extension to Gwadar in Pakistan. “The SRG-1 project is our ambition t
Maersk Connector Named in UK
DeepOcean, in corporation with Maersk Supply Service, held a naming ceremony for the Maersk Connector in Newcastle, UK. The vessel was named by a godmother Haydee Noemi Castillo Diaz de Boyde, the wife of DeepOcean’s commercial director Pierre Boyde. Pierre Boyde said: “We are extremely proud to hav
MDL and Magma Present New Well Intervention System
Maritime Developments (MDL) has delivered a new flexible pipe deployment and retrieval system for Magma Global, which is, reportedly, set to reduce the costs and risks of light well intervention for the offshore oil industry. The m-IDP (integrated deployment package) was unveiled at the company’s as
Technip Bags Woodside Gig
Technip has been awarded an engineering services contract by Woodside to provide multi-disciplinary engineering services. This contract covers all Woodside operated onshore, offshore and subsea producing assets, the company informed. Under the agreement, Technip and Genesis, the company’s wholly own
Hughes SSE Wraps Up Jersey – France Cable Decom Gig
Hughes SSE has completed a 6-week cable decommissioning campaign for Jersey Electricity of the OSS EDF1 power cable. The cable connected the Island of Jersey to France, and spanned 31 kilometers. The link will be replaced by so called Normandie 1 (N1) cable, scheduled for installation by VBMS’ vesse
Wintershall: Maria Subsea Templates Arrive in Kristiansund
Two subsea templates for Wintershall’s Maria field have arrived in Kristiansund onboard the heavy load carrier Meri, the company informed through its social media. The two subsea templates host installations in the area. The reservoir will be linked via a subsea tieback to the Kristin, Heidrun and Å
Rolls-Royce to Equip UK’s New Polar Research Vessel
Cammell Laird has selected a Rolls-Royce design for the UK’s new £200 million polar research ship. Rolls-Royce will also supply machinery and equipment for the vessel in a deal worth £30 million ($43.2 million). The 128 meter long ship, which will be named RRS Sir David Attenborough, will be built a
Bibby Offshore in Further Contract Wins
Bibby Offshore has won two contracts with a multi-million pound combined value. The first contract win is a DSV IRM campaign at two unnamed fields in the UKCS, Northern North Sea. The scope of work includes performing barrier testing, reconfiguring flexible pipelines, installing a new production spo
Glomar Offshore and GEOxyz Team Up
Dutch company Glomar Offshore has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Belgium-based GEOxyz. Under the agreement, the companies will offer several services including: cable and trenching operations; offshore support vessel operations; guard/chase vessel support; survey operations; drone sup
New CEO for FMC Technologies
FMC Technologies has appointed Douglas J. Pferdehirt as president and chief executive officer of FMC Technologies, effective September 1, 2016. Pferdehirt will succeed John T. Gremp who will continue to serve as chairman of the board of directors while the company completes its transition to the new