Subsea
Wood Group Wins with TAQA
Wood Group has been awarded a two-year contract extending its service provision for TAQA in the North Sea. Under the contract, which has the option of three, one-year extensions, Wood Group PSN will continue to deliver engineering, construction and maintenance services to five offshore assets: Cormo
Aker Solutions’ MMO to Work on Utgard-Sleipner Tie-In
Aker Solutions’ maintenance, modifications and operations (MMO) business in Norway secured a contract from Statoil for preliminary engineering work to enable a tie-in of the Utgard gas and condensate field to the Sleipner facilities in the North Sea. The work involves preliminary engineering for pla
Level 3 Activats New Pacific Subsea Cable Route
Level 3 Communications announced the activation of a new subsea cable landing station, giving Colombia a Pacific Ocean route to connect to its international network. The fiber optic undersea cable runs 300 kilometers to the seaport city of Buenaventura on Colombia’s Pacific coast, then 154 kilometer
Hydrex Dives Twice in Mexico
Last month Hydrex performed underwater thruster operations on two vessels simultaneously in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico. Repairs were carried out on both azimuth thrusters of an FPSO, while the blade and shaft seals of the stern thruster of a 180-meter heavy load carrier were replaced. The stern thruster
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (March 28 – April 03). Aker Solutions has won a global framework agreement to deliver engineering and project management services at BP-operated subsea oil and gas fields. The contract has a fixed peri
Malaysia Opens Its Waters to Multi-Client Surveys
Malaysian offshore waters have, for the first time, opened to the multi-client seismic model, TGS informed. The move came as a result of a new initiative by Petronas to stimulate offshore E&P investment activity. A consortium comprising of PGS, TGS and Schlumberger WesternGeco, the industry’s three
MMT Extends Stril Explorer Charter
As part of the focus on the renewable and marine cable sectors, MMT have signed an extension of the charter agreement for M/V Stril Explorer. MMT took the vessel on charter in 2014 from Simon Mökster Shipping, on a period of two years. In today’s announcement, the company did not disclose the time p
Intertek to Support FAB Interconnector Project
Intertek has been appointed by FAB Link to provide marine environmental and planning support for the France-Alderney-Britain (FAB) Project – a proposed underwater interconnector between France and Great Britain via the island of Alderney. The construction of the project, consisting of two pairs of e
Angola Cables Secures Loan for Angola-Brazil Subsea Link
An Angolan telecom operator, Angola Cables, has secured a loan from Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) of approximately USD 65.8 million for the construction of a complete submarine cable system connecting Angola and Brazil. The loan was secured through the agreement between JBIC and Ba
Subsea Trees for BP’s Juniper Field Arrive in T&T
All five subsea trees required for the Juniper project have arrived to Trinidad and Tobago, BP Trinidad and Tobago (bpTT) informed. The Juniper project is bpTT’s first subsea field development, located 50 miles off the south-east coast of Trinidad. As an essential piece of equipment for the Juniper
Hawaiki Submarine Cable Construction Starts
Hawaiki Submarine Cable and TE SubCom announced that the contract for the Hawaiki submarine cable system has come into force and the construction phase has started. The Hawaiki submarine cable system is a new trans-Pacific cable, which will link Australia and New Zealand to mainland United States, a
Viper Subsea Trials V-IR System Off UK
Viper Subsea has started water trials of its V-IR system at Portishead Quays marina, UK. The system, developed by Viper Subsea with the support of Total, BP, Shell, and Chevron, will help to identify the location of electrical faults on subsea oil and gas installations. The shallow water trial in Po
The Underwater Centre Adds New Modules to Diving Courses
The Underwater Centre has added new modules to its commercial air diving courses. The ‘Premium’ and ‘Construction’ diver training packages will now include commercial enriched air nitrox course, MJI 21 hydraulically tensioned subsea bolted connections course, IMCA diver medic training (DMT) and IMCA
Polarcus Wraps Up 3D Shoot for Chariot Off Brazil
Polarcus has completed 3D seismic survey offshore Brazil for Chariot Oil & Gas. The survey covers 100% Chariot operated BAR-M-292, BAR-M-293, BAR-M-313 and BAR-M-314 licences in the Barreirinhas basin, offshore Brazil. Polarcus A-Class 3D seismic vessel, Polarcus Alima, conducted the survey work. Th