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Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (April 04 – April 10). FMC Technologies is taking legal action against its four former Norwegian employees and their company Optime Subsea Services, established in alliance with subsea installation pla
Pioneering Spirit Stinger Completed
A 150-meter steel structure that weighs about 4,200 tonnes was recently loaded out at Vlissingen yard. The structure is a stinger, a frame that will hang behind the “world’s largest” vessel the Pioneering Spirit. The stinger is used to lead the pipe to the bottom of the sea during the installation p
ConocoPhillips Wireline Deal for Archer
Archer has been awarded a five-year contract by ConocoPhillips for the provision of mechanical wireline services for the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The contract was awarded to Archer following a tender process for ConocoPhillips’ well intervention services in Norway. Archer has provided wireline i
Teledyne Buys CARIS
Teledyne has aquired CARIS, a developer of geospatial software designed for the hydrographic and marine community. The companies did not disclose the terms of the transaction. The closing of the transaction, which is subject to customary conditions, is anticipated to occur in the second quarter of 2
Island Constructor to Work for BP Off UK
Island Offshore has secured work for its offshore construction and well intervention vessel ‘Island Constructor’ with BP on the UK continental shelf. The contract follows the recently awarded work with Norske Shell on the Draugen field. The BP deal covers the provision of light well intervention (LW
Tullow Confirms Turret Bearing Damage on Jubilee Field FPSO
Following technical investigation on the condition of the turret bearing on the Tullow’s FPSO Kwame Nkrumah, the company confirmed that the bearing has been damaged and is no longer able to rotate as originally designed. The FPSO is moored in approximately 1,100 meters water depth on the Jubilee fie
U-Boat Worx Presents New Tourist Submersibles
The Netherlands-based submersible manufacturer, U-Boat Worx , has launched three new luxury submarine models the Cruise Sub 5, Cruise Sub 7 and Cruise Sub 9. The Cruise Sub 5 and 7 are capable of diving to 1,140 meters making them the deepest-diving tourist submersibles. Depending on the model, it c
Royal Navy Divers Destroy WWII Torpedo in Orkney
Royal Navy bomb disposal team detonated a WWII torpedo found during a routine seabed survey in Scapa Flow, Orkney. The torpedo is likely to have been one of those fired at HMS Royal Oak, as the battleship lay at anchor in Scapa Flow in 1939, Royal Navy wrote. The attack by the German U-boat U47 sank
EMGS Records Lower Vessel Utilization in Q1 2016
Norway’s Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) reported vessel utilization for the first quarter 2016 at 55% compared with 76% for the first quarter 2015. In the first quarter of 2016, the vessels were allocated 29% to contract and 26% to multi-client projects. EMGS had two vessels in operation in the
WHOI Welcomes RV Neil Armstrong
The research vessel Neil Armstrong arrived to its home port for the first time at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) dock Wednesday, escorted by the WHOI coastal research vessel R/V Tioga, two Coast Guard boats and fireboats from neighboring towns. “What a wonderful day for Woods Hole,
Materia’s Pipeline Insulation for Shell’s Appomattox Development
Materia in conjunction with Aegion has been selected by Shell Offshore to supply pipeline insulation materials for the Appomattox development in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The Appomattox development is located 80 miles offshore Louisiana, in approximately 2195 meters of water. The insulation syst
TGS to See Revenues Drop More than 60 Pct
Geophysical contractor TGS said it expects net revenues for the first quarter of 2016 to be approximately USD 64 million. This compares to net revenues of USD 172 million in the first quarter of 2015, which represents a decrease of close to 63 per cent. In addition to the undrawn revolving credit fa
CEE, Swathe Services Ink UK and Ireland Distributor Deal
CEE HydroSystems, a hydrographic survey single beam echo sounder manufacturer has entered into a distributor agreement with Swathe Services, a hydrographic survey instrumentation sales and support specialists. The aim of the agreement is to promote the new CEE echo sounder systems for marine and fre
PGS to Start Aasta Hansteen Shoot in May
PGS is set to start the acquisition of a new 4.400 sq. kilometers 3D GeoStreamer survey over the Aasta Hansteen area in the Norwegian Sea, in May 2016. The survey is planned to be completed in August 2016. Fast track data will be available four months after the final shot. This pre-funded multi-clie