Subsea
Sparrows and INNOVO Join Forces
Sparrows Group and INNOVO have partnered to provide the offshore industry with the fully electric-drive flexible cable and pipelay system for rental. As part of the agreement INNOVO’s electric drive 700 Te multi-reel drive system will be rented alongside Sparrows Group’s electric drive tensioners as
WATCH: Monitoring Submarine Volcano
As part of the National Science Foundation Ocean Observing Initiative (NSF-OOI) Cabled Array project SubC Imaging was selected as the vendor for providing underwater cameras (1Cam) and lights (Aquarea LED) to the Applied Physics Laboratory at the University of Washington for the CAM HD instrument. T
Aker Solutions Lines Up Another 600 Layoffs
Aker Solutions is reducing management and other staff of its subsea business in Norway. As many as 600 permanent positions at facilities in Fornebu, Moss, Tranby and Ågotnes may be affected. Workforce reductions will be made through normal employee turnover and redundancies. “These are tough but nec
OneSubsea Bags BP Gig Offshore Egypt
OneSubsea has secured a contract from BP Exploration (Delta), and its partner DEA (Deutsche Erdoel AG), to supply subsea production systems for the West Nile Delta Giza/Fayoum and Raven fields, situated offshore Egypt. Giza/Fayoum will be tied-back to modified onshore Rosetta facilities and integrat
N-Sea Subsea Services for French Renewables
N-Sea, the subsea IMR provider, has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with CERES and TechSub to provide subsea survey, installation and remediation services to the French offshore wind industry. Gerard Keser, CEO of N-Sea, said: “N-Sea has developed a strong track record in UXO management, constructio
Shell Launches Phase III of Parque das Conchas Off Brazil
Shell and its joint venture have started oil production from the third phase of the deep-water Parque das Conchas (BC-10) development in Brazil’s Campos Basin. Production for this final phase of the project is expected to add up to 20,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d), at peak production
MEC Plans Sydney Basin Survey
MEC Resources has begun preparatory work to perform a seismic survey in the offshore Sydney Basin in PEP11. This includes procurement of specialist seismic service providers to assist in the new data acquisition planned for PEP11. The PEP11 joint venture participants are Asset Energy Pty Ltd. (85 pe
Williams Grabs Appomattox Deal
Williams Partners has reached an agreement with Shell and Nexen to provide deepwater gas gathering services to the Appomattox development, located 80 miles offshore Louisiana, in approximately 2195 meters of water. Williams Partners will provide offshore gas gathering services to its existing Transc
WFS Welcomes New Sales Manager for Scandinavia Region
WFS Technology has appointed David Baumley as Sales Manager for the Scandinavia region. He will be based in Bergen, Norway. David will extend the market reach of WFS’ Seatooth enabled products in the Norwegian, Swedish and Danish markets. Prior to this appointment, David was the Business Development
Hydroid Introduces New Generation REMUS 100 AUV
Hydroid, a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, announced the release of the New Generation REMUS 100 AUV. Reportedly, the New Generation REMUS 100 AUV was created over a period of two years, and is designed based on feedback from the world’s largest AUV user community. “The New Generation REMUS 100 AU
Eni Puts Goliat in Action
Eni has started production from the Goliat field located in production licence 229, which is 85 kilometers northwest of Hammerfest in the Barents Sea offshore northern Norway. Goliat is the first oil field to come on stream in the Barents Sea and is being developed using a floating cylindrical produ
Next Geosolutions in MONITA Contract Win
Next Geosolutions has secured a £ 12 million (€ 15 million) survey contract from Prysmian Group for the MONITA Project in the Adriatic Sea. The project, which is due for completion in Q3 2016 and is the company’s biggest contract win since its establishment in 2014, consists of a 500kV power cable i
UTEC Geomarine Makes New Management Appointments
UTEC Geomarine, part of UTEC Survey, an Acteon company, has made new management appointments. Jim Edmunds, the company’s Technology Director, assumes responsibility for operational and technical project execution, as well as development of the company’s geotechnical contracting business. Jim has bee
SLP Prepares Dudgeon Jacket
Sembmarine SLP has worked together with and ALE to upend and jack up the jacket structure, built for the Dudgeon offshore wind farm substation. Sembmarine SLP was awarded the EPC contract for the Dudgeon OWF’s substation platform in September 2014 by Siemens Transmission & Distribution Limited (STDL