Subsea
U.S. Looks to Shut Halliburton-Baker Hughes Merger
Halliburton and Baker Hughes Incorporated have said they intend to ‘vigorously contest the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) effort to block’ their pending merger. Namely, the DOJ filed a civil antitrust lawsuit on Wednesday to stop the merger between two of the world’s largest oilfield-services co
James Fisher Subsea Excavation Boosts Asia Pacific Team
James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE) has appointed Ankit Munjal as a business development manager for the Asia Pacific region. Ankit has previously worked in Australia and Singapore in field engineer and project engineer roles. In his latest role he worked as a project engineer for Swiber in Singap
IKM to Support Bibby Offshore’s Future Projects
IKM Testing in Aberdeen has been awarded a three year pre-commissioning services frame agreement by Bibby Offshore. The three year contract, with the extension option for a further two years, spans three Diving Support Vessels, one Construction Support Vessel and one ROV Support vessel operating pri
TAS Sees OCV Shipbuilding Deal Canned
TAS Offshore Berhad’s (TAS) subsidiary, TA Ventures (L) Ltd has received notice of termination of a shipbuilding contract from QMS1 Offshore Services Ltd (QMS1), via email on April 5, 2016. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia on Thursday, the Malaysian shipbuilder informed that the contract between TA V
Wintershall to Use Island Offshore Vessels on Vega Field
Wintershall Norge AS has received consent to use the mobile drilling facilities Island Frontier and Island Wellserver for intervention work on the Vega field. The two vessels provide light well intervention services and associated work, construction work, subsea installation work, securing of wells,
Fuglesangs Subsea Aims at New Seabed Boosting Solution
A subsea technology spin-off from Norwegian firm Fuglesangs is working a new pump drive and coupling system, Hydromag, that could simplify how seabed boosting is performed. The system, being developed with support of Innovation Norway, National Oilwell Varco and Voith Turbo, could allegedly reduce t
Farstad Names New CFO
Norwegian shipowner, Farstad Shipping, has appointed Olav Haugland as the company’s new chief financial officer (CFO) after current CFO, Torstein L. Stavseng, has decided to take an early retirement after 28 years of company service. “Torstein L. Stavseng has been an important and valuable person to
Oceaneering Axes More Jobs in Norway
Oil services company, Oceaneering, is reportedly laying off 150 staff from its Norway division. According to Norwegian Aftenbladet.no the company informed the employees about the downsizing earlier this week, and that specifically ROV division will be most affected by this decision. Oceaneering’s CE
Searcher Seismic in 3D Reprocessing Project Off Mexico
Searcher Seismic has announced the South Campeche Ultracube 3D seismic reprocessing project offshore Mexico. The seismic project, totaling approximately 17,700 km2, is a merge of three existing surveys, the Holok Alvardo 3D (2003), the Cequi 3D (2010) and the Boloi Norte-Balche-Xulum 3D (2003). Rach
Viking Link Consultations to Start Next Week
National Grid Viking Link Ltd (NGVL) will be inviting local people to have their say on proposals for an electricity cable link between Denmark and Lincolnshire, with the launch of a six-week public consultation on Monday, April 11. Viking Link is a proposal to link Britain and Denmark’s electricity
Epic International Joins Marine and Subsea Services Arena
Epic International, an offshore engineering company, has expanded into marine and subsea services for oil, gas and renewables. Namely, the Great Yarmouth-based firm has appointed Tonia Weldon as its new business development manager. Weldon, who has more than 25 years offshore industry experience, mo
Huawei Marine to Upgrade Pakistani TW1 Subsea Cable
Huawei Marine has been contracted by Transworld Associates (TWA), a Pakistani Tier 1 internet provider, to upgrade its submarine cable system, TW1. Commissioned in 2006, the 1,300 km TW1 submarine cable system connects Pakistan, United Arab Emirates and Oman. The 100G upgrade will combine submarine
Ramboll to Monitor Counter Filling Ops for Submarine Wreck
Ramboll has been commissioned to support the Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA) in the environmental monitoring of the installation of a supporting counter-fill for the sunken German WWII submarine U-864. The rediscovery of German WWII submarine U-864 off the Norwegian west coast in 2003 prompte
700 Jobs Lost at FMC Technologies Norway
The largest provider of subsea equipment to the industry, FMC Technologies, has notified the employees in Norway of its decision to cut up to 700 jobs. Workforce adjustment comes as a result of activity decline in the oil & gas industry and the company’s efforts to position its business in response